• Detail-oriented engineer-scientist-technical writer.
• Designed and built many novel and advanced instruments.
• Specializing in data acquisition, computer interfacing and control of equipment and systems.
• Effective technical writer, including successful proposals and papers.
• Extensive hardware and software experience, including documentation.
• LabView expert; programmer in C, FORTRAN, VB, HTML, others.
• Broad understanding of and education in multiple areas of advanced technology, including physics, astronomy, optics, electronics, radar, communications, acoustics, imaging, software, and internet-related technologies.
• University teaching in computer science and mathematics.
• Excellent English communication skills; office computer tools.

2005-Present

VSS, Inc

Rocklin, CA

Software Consultant

Responsible for producing advanced business forms for direct laser printers and email. The forms are output as pure PostScript or PCL code which codings are native to most laser printers and email. Examples are invoices, quotations, packing lists, etc. The forms contain placeholders for merging customer business data into the forms. The forms support color, watermarks, signature graphics, barcodes, and control of every printable dot (pixel) on the page. Author of a powerful application (in Real Basic/Xojo) with a graphical WYSIWYG user interface, comprising more than 10,000 lines of code, to allow easy page layout and design. A basic brochure is on line here. A more recent update on signatures and barcodes is available here.

1995-2002

Folsom Research, Inc

Rancho Cordova, CA

Staff Scientist and Consultant

Responsible for laboratory research in microwave and synthetic aperture acoustic detection and imaging of objects buried in sand and soils for gas utility industry. Programmed and developed extensive LABVIEW data acquisition software and instrumentation, using 16-bit 100KHz ADC and DAC I/O boards or better. Performed extensive programming for advanced data analysis in LABVIEW and also in FORTRAN and C, including Fourier analysis and image processing. Primary author of successful proposals for more than $500,000 in R&D funding in 4 years. Worked as a consultant in 2000 and 2001.

1987-Present

Various Locations

Consulting Engineer

Designer of remote protocols for computer controlled instruments. Author of three patents, including art work, on very high speed digital data transmission methodologies. Author of SBIR proposals for federal engineering/scientific research. Engineering developer of a high performance digital signal correlation board. Experience in HTML and web page design. Optical Instrumentation Engineer at Apache Point Observatory, NM; Summer (1992) Faculty Associate, U. S. Army White Sands Missile Range, NM; Consulting Engineer, Caltech-Owens Valley Radio Observatory.

1990-1994

University of Nevada, Reno

Lecturer in Computer Science/Math

Taught computer literacy including PC hardware, software, networks, communications. Developed advanced interactive multimedia lectures using Authorware Professional and PowerPoint. Introduced friendly GUI environment into primary computer laboratory. Taught Calculus and FORTRAN for engineering/science majors.

1974-1989

California Institute of Technology, NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory, & The Carnegie Observatories

Pasadena, CA

Senior Electronics Engineer

Member of the Technical Staff

Responsible for design and development of electro-optical instruments for optical and radio astronomy, and geophysics, with emphasis on computer-controlled digital data acquisition systems and machinery. Designed and developed custom data acquisition systems, computer control systems for telescopes and advanced scientific research instrumentation, and produced extensive documentation. GPIB, FORTRAN, BASIC.

Macintosh since 1986; PC since 1986; some UNIX; prior mainframes.

Programmed I/O control and communications, peripherals, GPIB.

Productivity: Framemaker; MSWord, Excel, MSOffice, various.

Programming: C (1990-); HTML (1996-); FORTRAN (1963-); BASIC (1965-); VB (1992-); LABVIEW (1997-); etc.

Misc.: PhotoShop; SuperPaint; graphic design, Authorware Professional, etc.

B.S., Trinity College, Connecticut - Major: Physics

Ph.D., University of Maryland College Park - Major: Astronomy

College award for English Composition.

Elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Award for innovative multimedia teaching, University of Nevada, Reno.

Private Pilot.

A list of published papers and samples of technical writing is available on request.

A list of professional references is available on request.