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Multidisciplinary expertise: Telecommunications, Signal Processing, Infosec and Infotech, Intelligen

Job category:
  • Executive management
Skill: CIO, CTO
Known languages(and levels):
  • English-very good
Employement Type:
  • Full Time/Permanent
Salary: 41000 USD
Preferred Location(s):
  • San Francisco - USA
Would like to relocate: yes
 
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Education: Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, and Philosophy,
Caltech 1972
M.Sc. Electrical Engineering, Caltech (California Institute of Technology) 1968
B.Sc. with Highest Honors, Caltech, 1967
“A+” grade point average. Full scholarships throughout all studies.
        First in a class of over 1,000 students during both years at Rensselaer
        Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY, ‘63/64 & ‘64/65). Transferred to Caltech.
Attended multiple seminars on management, and on all aspects of contracting & contract-
monitoring, on new trends in business and technology (Brookings Institution, etc.)
Completed numerous specialized courses in clandestine operations taught within the US Government.
Taught numerous courses as adjunct professor, and within the US Gov’t.
Degree: Doctorate
Work Experience: Oct ‘08 – Now:
-        Senior scientist, Major Aerospace firm, Northern VA.

        May ’06 – Sept. ’08.:
         - Chief Scientist, Ideal Innovations Inc. Arlington, VA.
                Oversaw that company’s work in support of the US Army in Iraq and Afghanistan.
-        Pioneered IED countermeasures
-        Active armoring
-        Anti-sniper helmets

        June ‘99 – May ‘06:
        - Senior Fellow” with Mitretek Systems (now renamed to Noblis Inc.), a Washington, DC area “think tank” (ongoing) in information assurance, RF technologies, cellular telecom, network security, computer forensics, and related aspects, as well as telecommunications.
        - Extensive experience with the “Infosec Research Council”, the Interagency board clearinghouse for infosec issues (NSF, National Institute of Justice, DARPA, DoD/SecDef, FAA, NRO and others.)
        - Chaired the Infosec Control Board which overseas all aspects of the corporate network, introduces new features, adjudicates requests for changes, etc.
        - Lead the consulting effort for a proprietary government customer on infosec and telecom issues.
        - Chief contributor to numerous ongoing programs in telecom, infosec, biometrics., geolocation.
        
        June ‘98 – Late 2007.
        Independent senior consultant to NASA/NIAC to evaluate advanced technology proposals for work in deep space exploration.
        
        August 2002 – Now.
        Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory
        Teaching:         1) “Enterprise Security”
                        2) “Network and Data Communications”
                        3) “Internet Communications and Issues”
        (all graduate level courses).
        
        February 2004 – Now.
        Adjunct Professor, George Washington University, Washington, DC
        Teaching: a) IP Networks and b) Information security        
        
        July 2008 – Nov. 2008.
        Adjunct Professor, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
        Teaching: Information Technology Security        
        
        January 2000- Now.
        Technical consultant and testifying Expert Witness to attorneys on technical issues, including: a) Geolocation, b) Cellphones, c) VoIP, d) Computer Forensics.
        
        2000-2001
        Chairman of an FCC NRIC advisory panel on Packet Networks. (2000-2001)
        
        9/98-6/99
        Senior Scientist at Boeing Corp., responsible for:
a)        Getting Boeing into the commercial information technology business
        Tasked to steer Boeing into the broadband commercial satellite telecommunications business; this involved interfacing with the highest levels of various regulatory authorities, recommending corporate acquisitions in satcom, assessing multi-billion dollar marketing options, working the frequency management issues, interfacing with competitors, and laying the groundwork for this new business for Boeing.
b)        Corporate direction on:
1.        The “Ellipso” commercial satcom system. At my recommendation, Boeing pulled out of the “satellite cellular” business. My recommendation was subsequently proved right by the well-known commercial demise of Iridium and ICO.
2.        Technical oversight of US DoD’s satellite-based tracking of all Army mobile platforms.
3.        Spearheaded the refocusing of the corporation towards a network-centric approach.

9/84-8/98
Senior Scientist (SIS-3 senior executive level), US Government.
- 7 years in Operations, leading the technical support of field ops, and another 7 years as Chief Scientist in Research and Development.
- Headed the development of numerous new technology efforts over a 14 year period.
- Directed contracts of up to tens of millions of dollars.
- Supervised the technical and strategic aspects of most new technical developments in a wide spectrum of fields, including:
        Creative use of satellites.
        Computer intrusion prevention, secure networks, special components.
        Signal exploitation: interception, spoofing. Fiber optics.
        Satellite technology: payloads, launching, planning, control, etc.
        - Lead teams that developed state-of-the-art techniques for special telecommunications.
        - Lead the strategic planning for the incorporation of new technologies into operations.
        - Personally designed numerous pioneering technologies in:
                Uninterceptable telecommunications.
                Computer and Data Security.
                Encryption. Data Hiding. Effective steganographic techniques.
                Physical Security and countermeasures.
        - Developed and had been personally delivering two highly acclaimed 2-day seminars on:
a)        Security aspects of computers and the Internet.
b)        Security implications of modern technologies.
         which were attended by thousands from many US Government offices.
        
        1980-1984.
        Chief Scientist for classified Space technologies, Rockwell International Corp.
                Pioneered new technologies for space-borne platforms:
                        Satellite-based Synthetic Aperture Radar and Fourier Transform Spectrometry.
                        Satellite-based lasers for SAR and for inter-satellite communications.
                        New functionalities for GPS satellites. Special purpose satellites.
        Rockwell International Corp. (now Boeing Corp.), Seal Beach, CA
        
         Program Manager and Technical Director, Strategic Systems, Rockwell International Corp. (‘77-’80)
                Headed the design of highly complex military systems.
        Analyzed and designed LPI radars using PN spread spectrum.
        Analyzed and designed bistatic radars (geographically separated transmitter and receiver) using indigenous broadcasting transmitters as illuminators.
        Designed and built ground penetrating radars
        Designed and built through-the-wall imaging radars.
        Analyzed and designed point-to-point microwave links, as well as troposcatter and meter scatter links.
        Analyzed and designed means for detecting sidelobes from point to point microwave links
        Rockwell Corp. (now Boeing Corp.), Anaheim, CA
        
        Chief Scientist, classified systems, Rockwell International Corp. (‘74-’77)
                Headed all technical aspects of the design and deployment of a nationwide
                signals’ interception system for a US ally ($300 million contract).
        
        Senior Scientist, Research Division, Rockwell International Corp. (‘71-74)
                Developed new digital communications systems (awarded a US Patent for one)
                Designed a new automated system for latent fingerprint classification.
                Developed innovative means for missile guidance and missile defense.
                Developed classified telecommunications systems for clandestine operations.
        
        1970 (part time)
        Instructor: a) California State University at Pomona: Feedback Control.
b) California Institute of Technology (Caltech): Stochastic Feedback.

’80 – ‘98
Senior Retained Consultant for numerous US and multinational corporations. (7/80 - now).
        Strategic planning for business development. Won multimillion $ contracts for clients.
Senior technical advisor on Inmarsat, Cellular telephony (GSM, AMPS, CDMA), fiber-optics, telecommunications, computer & physical security, RF propagation, Internet, VPN.

7-10 ’98
Adjunct Professor, George Mason University (Fairfax, VA, USA) (7/98 – 10/98)
        Dep’t of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Experience: 39
Post Date: 07/10/2009
 
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