HIGH TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST FOR COMMERCIAL AND AEROSPACE BUSINESS

QUALIFICATIONS

Nationally known high integrity technology expert
50 years business experience including R&D on lasers, electro-optics, electronic/microwave devices, and satellite system design
Extensive participation on government advisory boards and committees, especially R&D planning and transfer of technology to manufacturing
Hands-on experience in strategic planning, marketing, manufacturing, business acquisition and licensing, congressional interactions

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2009-200x Optical Physics Company - Executive Advisory Board - Member
2009-2009  National Research Council - 2009 Engineering Research and Commercialization Program - of Ohio Review Committee - Member
2008-200x ClearSign Combustion - Founder and Tech AdvisoryBoard - Chairman
2007-200x Aria Microwave - Chief Advisor
2006-200x  National Research Council - Board on Manufacturing & Engineering Design - Vice-Chairman
2006-2006 National Research Council - Committee to Review TSA Technology Proposals - Chairman
2005-2008 Aculight - Board of Directors - Member
2005-200x  Air Force Science Advisory Board - Consultant and Panel Member
2005-2007  National Research Council - Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design - Member
2005-2007 National Research Council - Committee to Review National Nanotechnology Initiative - Member
2004-2005  DOD/OSD - Advisory Group on Electron Devices - Chairman Emeritus
2004-2004 National Academy of Sci & Eng - Evaluation Team for TSA Manhattan II Proposals - Member
2004-2005  Defense Science Board - Task Force on High Performance Microchip Supply - Member
2002-200x  Crystal Research Inc. -  Board of Directors - Chairman
2002-2006  Corvis Inc. - Technical Advisory Board - Member
2001-2003  Directed Energy Solutions Inc. - Technical Advisory Board - Member
2000-2005  General Accountability Office - Reviewer, Various Reports
2000-2003  Washington Capital Partners - Technical Advisor
1999-2005  National Research Council - National Materials Advisory Bd - Member
1998-2003  DOD/OSD - Advisory Group on Electron Devices - Chairman
1998-2005  TSA/FAA/NRC - Committee for Aviation Security - Chairman
1997-2005  IMEC Inc. - Board of Directors - Member
1996-1998  National Research Council - Committee on Optical Science and Engineering - Member
1996-1998  DOD/OSD Science & Technology (TARA) Review - Member
1996-2005  3D Technology Laboratories Inc. - Board of Directors - Member
1993-1995  Army Research Laboratories - Member Advisory Board
1991-200x  National Technology Transfer Center - Small Business Coach
1983-1984  DOD/Japan - US Technology Assessment Team - Member
1977-2003  DOD/OSD - Advisory Group on Electron Device - Member
1968-1995  Laser Technology Inc. -.Board of Directors - Chairman

SELECTED WORK ASSIGNMENTS

1995-2005 Consultant - AF Research Labs, Battelle, Santa Barbara Infrared, Boeing, TRW, NSA
-New Focus: Advisor to the President
-Heico: Principal Acquisition Advocate for EDT and SBIR
-AAI: Acting Division Manager
1992-1995 TRW - Satellite Payload: Manager - $450M Program
1986-1989 TRW - Micro-Electronics Center: Manager - 650 staff
1987-1988 TRW - LSI Products Inc.: General Manager - $35M sales
1983-1984 Hughes - Strategic Plan Manager - $1B group sales
1979-1982 Hughes - Labs Manager - 350 staff

WORK HISTORY

1995-200x  Advisor & Consultant - Self Employed
1983-1995  General Management - TRW Inc.
1979-1983  General Management - Hughes Aircraft Company
1961-1979  Assistant Laboratory Director -..Aerospace Corporation
1956-1961  Section Manager - Hughes Aircraft Company

RECENT SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS

-2007         MDA TechUpdate, Fall 2007 -Too Much Internet Can Be a Bad Thing For Innovators
-2007        Aerospace Conference, 2007 IEEE -  Fast Electro-Optic Gratings for Laser Beam Attenuations
-2003       Congressional Hearing - House Small Business Committee - Testimony on DOD On-Shore Technology Capability, Oct. 16, 2003
-2000        SPIE OPTO Southwest - Invited Talk SW05-02 -How to Make an Optics Business Successful, April 10, 2000
-2000        Congressional Hearing - Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Assessment of Technologies Deployed To Improve Aviation Security March 16, 2000
-1999        National Research Council - Assessment of Technologies Deployed to Improve Aviation Security, 1999
-1998        National Research Council - Harnessing Light-Optical Science and Engineering for the 21st Century, 1998

EDUCATION / HONORS

National Associate, National Academy of Sciences and Engineering, 2001
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, 1969
M.S. Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, 1958