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Navigation, Physics, Oilfield Projects, Computational Electromagnetics, Nuclear Radiation, Computers
Expert studied physics at MIT and has 8 years' expertise in navigation, guidance and control. He is experienced in JPL Radiation and worked on the Voyager spacecraft -- which, despite "doomsday" conditions, is still working 30 years later. He has…
Satellite, Space, and Launch Systems, Defense & Intel Market, Defense Budget, Business Development
Owner and CEO of Employer, a small firm focused on helping large and small aerospace companies develop new business, execute existing satellite and launch programs, and position themselves competitively for significant future growth. A specific focus on helping new commercial…
Satellite Propulsion Systems Engineering, Design, and Problem Solving
Expert. Expert worked for 34 years in the engineering design, development, testing and manufacturing of propulsion systems for satellites. He has expertise in chemical propulsion, solid propellant propulsion and ion propulsion. He was Chief Propulsion Technologist for Hughes Electronics at…
Phased Array Radar Systems, Antenna, Microwave, Guidance and Control Systems
Expert has more than 20 years with defense industry (Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon). He is a Radar System Expert and Analyst of Radar System performance and Phased Array Radar Systems for more than 15 years (recently designed EQ-36 mortar radar,…
Aerospace Propulsion Systems, Compressible and Incompressible Fluid Flow, Thermodynamics, Failure Review Board
He has worked for more than 31 years in the propulsion area, including both academic and industrial settings. Specific area of propulsion expertise include liquid rocket systems, high-Mach air-breathing propulsion systems, and solid rocket motors. The first 16 years of…
Spacecraft Attitude Control/Maneuver; Momentum Management; Math: Quaternion and Vectors
Expert has extensive experience in development and operation of orbital vehicles. He developed methods and algorithms for generating spacecraft attitude maneuvers; he developed momentum control and management methods that more than doubled projected vehicle lifetime. He developed and implemented procedures…
Electrical Engineering of Power & Control Systems, Processing Sensors, Servo Control, Prototyping
He specialized in control engineering as a senior at UNM and went to work in the Control Electronics Department at TRW in 1979 (now Northrop Grumman Space Technology) where he has been for almost 30 years. All his assignments regard…
Human Factors: Human Error and Accident Reduction, Performance and Safety into Complex Systems, etc.
Involved in accident analysis from the point of view of human error as a causal or contributory factor in the accident. Led the investigation for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission into the extent to which human error and training played a…
Active Applications of Solar Thermal Energy: Thermophysics, Flat Plate Collector, Solar Water Heat
For 40 years he has been working in alternative energy systems. He created the design for the photovoltaic power system of the Mariner spacecraft that went to Venus and Mercury, with tilting panels to avoid overheating close to the sun.…
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…