Professional Objective:
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Senior Systems or Senior Mechanical/Electrical Engineering position in systems design or product applied research and development with opportunities for advancement as Technical Fellow and Manager. Exploring multi-disciplinary design and leadership opportunities with hands-on applications and customer interaction in various industries and areas of technology to provide engineering excellence, solutions and results.
Professional Summary:
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Fifteen (15) years direct experience in Systems Engineering and Digital Signal Processing and Implementation. Strong theoretical background, technical management experience and the discipline for solving complex problems. Inventor of three (3) U.S. Patents and recognized for achievements in systems research, prototype design, hardware and software integration and optimization with the initiative to unite and lead systems design teams.
Technical Skills:
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Design: *Electro-mechanical and electro-optical system dynamics and controls analysis, design, and performance assessment; *modern and adaptive controls; *6DOF simulations; *system identification and dynamic signal analysis; *system requirements definition; *Infrared Technologies & Applications; *RF DSP design
Hardware: *Prototype component/sensor selection, performance validation, optimization; *experienced with Dynamic Signal Analyzers, Data Acquisition, IMU’s and optical encoders; Simulator design, modeling; and *GE and IBM robots (PLC), ultrasonic sensors and automation controls
Software: *MATLAB/Simulink, MatrixX (simulation/modeling/design); *Simulink Code Integration; *MS Visual (FORTRAN, C++); *MapleV, MathCAD (symbolic math); *Pro-E; and *Spice
Technical Interests:
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Analytical: *State-Space Analysis, *Perturbation & Lyapunov Methods, and *Differential Geometry
Systems: *Adaptive, learning/repetitive, optimal, and nonlinear controls; *discrete and micro-processor control; *embedded controls; and *control of nonlinear systems and robotics applications
Hardware: *Digital Signal Processing (DSP) for filtering; *estimation, observers, and *spectral analysis
Professional Experience:
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Lockheed Martin Corp.
- Missiles and Fire Control 2001 to 2010
* Met multiple program requirements for design, analysis and integration of precision line-of-sight stabilization and EOIR systems. Drafted system requirements definition and system design and test specifications including error budget analyses. EE and SW technical manager in detailed servo control and Digital Signal Processing designs. Patented real-time adaptive notch filter for automatic tracking and control of structural and noise resonances.
* Analyzed and integrated switching and field-of-view servomechanism prototypes for infrared electro-optical platforms and laser/imaging systems essential for keeping customer program on schedule. Performed CDR and PDR reviews, component and sensor selection, simulator design, analysis and subsequent hardware characterization and optimization including structural and noise compensation.
* Missile design experience includes auto pilots, Control Assembly Subsystems (CAS) and Monte-Carlo analysis and trades.
* Developed and managed Matlab/Simulink controls design and analysis software tools in use by colleagues for improved accuracy, quality, and efficiency of designs including software interfacing experience.
* Certifications/Training: Integrating Code with Simulink, Infrared Technologies and Applications
Georgia Institute of Technology
- (please see Education below) 1994 to 2000
Texas Instruments, Inc.
- Control Systems Tech Center 1987 to 1993
* Completed servo-mechanism design, performance assessment, and hardware optimization of seeker systems and brass-boards while providing proof-of-principle for advanced control and Digital Signal Processing techniques.
* Developed and implemented an adaptive friction compensator for stabilization platforms. Acquired a patent on the resulting algorithm design. Published internal Friction Modeling/Compensation Reference Guide.
* Systems experience includes turrets and image scanner component design, analysis and integration.
Academic Degrees:
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Ph.D. M.E., Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA G.P.A.: 3.8/4.0
Major/Minor: Dynamics and Control Systems / Digital Signal Processing
Research: Learning Control for Under-Actuated Nonlinear Systems: A Formulation Towards Neural Network Implementation
M.S. M.E., Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA G.P.A.: 4.0/4.0
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