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Turbomachinery, Gas Turbine Engines, Aircraft Auxiliary Power Units
Expert is well-versed in internal aerodynamics of a axial-flow compressor, having commenced his career in testing and development of same for gas turbine engines. Expert is sole-inventor of a significant patent concerning "floating vane diffuser" for high-performance centrifugal compressors. Well…
Development and Assurance of High-Assurance / Safety-Critical Software & Embedded Systems
Expert has substantial experience with software safety and reliability. Most of his career has been spent working with high-assurance systems and safety-critical software. He has developed software for commercial aviation systems, for medical devices, and for industrial controls and safety…
Renewable Energy, Strategic Planning, Technology Development, LEAN Six Sigma, TQM, SBIR, R&D, etc.
Expert is an emerging leader in the field of hydrokinetic renewable energy and has provided expertise in business re-engineering, strategic planning, product development, and technology management to organizations operating in the nascent ocean renewable energy market space. He has directed…
Optical Science and Engineering
Expert has applied his optical engineering expertise to designing, building, calibrating and testing pushbroom imaging spectrometers for remote sensing and surveillance applications. Wavelength ranges for the various instruments were visible and near infrared (400 nm to 1100 nm) and longwave…
Imaging Sonar, Sonar Data Interpretation, Maritime Oil Spill Target Detection, Air Safety Search
Expert has spent over 35 years in the science of oceanographic search and consulted on over 350 operations to locate hard-to-find submerged targets. These have included aircraft and aircraft parts, chemical toxins, spilled petroleum products, weapons, navigational obstructions, lost cargo,…
Data Analysis, Physics & Astronomy, and Technical Project Management
He has designed and built electronics for spaceflight and stratospheric balloon payloads. These electronics systems have included embedded computers running real-time and Linux operating systems, data acquisition electronics, particle detector electronics, and low-speed control systems. In each case, a small…
Airplane and Helicopter Research, Design and Analysis
During the latter part of his tenure at NASA Langley, Expert served as the Assistant Branch Head of the Subsonic Aerodynamics Branch, and was the only Army researcher ever to serve in a NASA management position. He was principally responsible…
RF, Wireless, Microwave, Analog, Digital and Video System and Design Engineering
Expert is an RF/Microwave Engineering Consultant with 33 years of experience in the areas of RF, Microwave, Wireless, Analog, and high-speed Digital/FPGA designs. Expert recently completed a Patent Research project on an ITC Section 337 lawsuit that involved a number…
Usabililty Analysis, Human Factors, Premises & Product Safety & Liability
Ms. Expert has an extensive background in Human Factors, Ergonomics, Usability, and Research Psychology, totaling over 25 years of experience. Her career began in aviation and aerospace where she worked on the design of displays & controls for military and…
Explosives Instrument Detection, Trace Explosives Chemical Analysis, Optical Spectroscopy, Polymers
Expert has spent over 15 years working in the field of analytical chemistry of various labile organic compounds and macromolecules. He worked on the quantitative and qualitative analysis of highly involatile species that required special sample preparation and processing. These…