Awards
· Phi Beta Kappa· Robert E. Gross Award For Technical Excellence -- Lockheed's highest award for technical achievement
Work Experience
cognotrend.com LLC (June 2020 – Present)
- Title: Managing Partner
- Consulted to Raytheon Technologies as Navigation Subject Matter Expert on GPS OCX program.
- Patented and developed the graph-theoretic word game “Wordwalk.” Currently active at Spaghetti Speller.
Raytheon Technologies (Mar 2013 – June 2020)
- Title: Engineering Fellow
- Served as Navigation Mission Lead on GPS OCX program.
- Oversaw Mission Data Subsystem (MDS) development, integration, and V&V.
- Primary technical liaison between USAF customer and Harris subcontractor.
- Conducted R&D on autonomous cyber mission planning, AI, and blockchain.
- Developed novel techniques integrating Kalman filtering with Markov Decision Processes.
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (Mar 2003 – Mar 2013)
- Title: Principal Software Systems Engineer
- Led two teams on the GPS System Engineering and Integration (SE&I) program.
- Developed Matlab simulations for GPS control segment Kalman filters.
- Created software tools for testing GPS receiver cryptographic algorithms.
- Served as GPS cross-segment system integrator, developing ontologies and Prolog tools.
- Designed the functional architecture for a GPS civil signal monitoring system.
- Mentored new engineers via the SE&I Brown Bag Seminar program.
BEI Systron Donner Inertial Division (Mar 2001 – Oct 2003)
- Title: Sr. Software Engineer
- Principal software engineer and analyst for the C-MIGITS INS/GPS system.
- Developed real-time embedded software for TI C31 DSP processors.
- Created a covariance analysis simulation tool based on the C-MIGITS Kalman filter.
- Developed a web-based database application for inventorying legacy software artifacts.
LookSmart, Ltd. (May 2000 – Jan 2001)
- Title: Director of Editorial Support Systems (ESS)
- Directed a team of 35–40 engineers in the development of database applications.
- Managed project pipelines, staff development, and process improvements.
- Overseen development using Java (ATG Dynamo), ASP, and Delphi technologies.
CyberStrategies, Inc. (June 1995 – May 2000)
- Title: Founder, President, and CEO/CTO
- Developed corporate vision and strategy; secured financing.
- Designed and developed numerous database-driven, CGI-based web applications.
- Consulted on e-commerce projects and architected solutions for clients like Netscape and Verizon.
Lockheed Corporation (1992–1995)
- Title: Manager, Advanced Computer and Software Applications
- Facilitated development of the Technology Broker System, one of the nation's first intranet systems.
- Represented corporate science and engineering on various technology task forces.
- Served as program chairman for the Robert E. Gross Technical Excellence Awards program.
Lockheed Aircraft Service Company (1985–1992)
- Title: Engineering Program Manager
- Led a team of engineers on the Quiet Knight Advanced Technology Demonstration Program.
- Oversaw development and integration of advanced avionics for C-130 aircraft.
- Managed budgets, schedules, and deliverables for a $30M engineering effort.
Northrop Electronics Division (1984–1985)
- Title: Senior Systems Engineer
- Developed and verified calibration and alignment tests for ballistic missile inertial measurement units.
TRW (1982–1984)
- Title: Systems Engineer
- Developed simulations for distributed data processing systems for radar systems.
- Led software tool development for independent verification and validation efforts.
Goettinger Musikschule (1980–1982)
- Title: Instructor
- Taught classical guitar in Goettingen, Germany.