Infrared and Electro Optic Systems Consultant: Weapon Systems Sensors and Infrared Countermeasures

Technical Consultant #1413

Directional Infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) including aircraft protection against heat seeking missiles.
Infrared and optical sensor systems for reconnaissance and weapon guidance.
Sensor systems for ballistic missile defense.
Electronic warfare flight trials, test and evaluation.
High energy laser directed energy weapons.
High power microwave directed energy weapons.
Operational effectiveness of weapons and countermeasures and technology transfer programs (TTP).
GPS jamming and operational effectiveness.
Camouflage effectiveness and human perception trials.

NATO C3 Agency, The Hague, NL 1993 - 2006

Principal Scientist, Sensors and Surveillance Branch, Electronic Warfare Branch

Infrared signatures and countermeasures analysis (IRCM). Developed instrumentation van and conducted IR signature trials for the E - 3A and other aircraft.
Participated in several NATO air trials of IR countermeasures and evaluated decoy effectiveness for large aircraft.
Developed model of directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) effectiveness against IR missile seekers and provided advice on DIRCM installation on wide body aircraft, including the NATO E - 3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS).
Vulnerability reduction against man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS).

Ballistic Missile Defense

Sensor systems engineering: Provided expert advice in NATO missile defense feasibility studies and managed sensor study sub contracts.
Conducted performance analysis and requirements definition for orbital sensor systems.
Analyzed the concept of Airborne Infrared for Early Warning sensor performance for High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) sensor platforms.
Evaluated system level performance of the Airborne Laser system and its integration into the missile defense battle space.
Provided support on Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) command and control and battle management issues.
Produced a major study for NATO military command on directed energy weapons. The report included analysis of non - linear propagation effects from high power laser pulses that can form the basis for spectral remote sensing techniques in chemical weapon detection.
Project Manager for the NATO ISS (Imaging Seeker Surrogate), an advanced infrared sensor with real time image processing functions.
Studies of multi spectral camouflage. Co-chair of NATO RTA (Real-Time Analysis) symposium on camouflage, concealment and deception evaluation techniques at the US Defense Intelligence Agency.

Alenia Aerospace, Project Engineer, Rome, IT 1989 - 1993

Project engineer for a fiber optic guided missile. Responsible for major missile system contract, responsible for project planning, cost estimates, system engineering plan and work breakdown structure.
Sensor integration, Avionics Division. Duties included integration and modification studies for laser designator targeting pod for an Italian Air Force project.
Analyzed atmospheric effects on sensing performance.
Modified LOWTRAN software to produce additional outputs required.

Aerojet Electrosystems, Sensor Systems Engineer, Los Angeles, CA 1984 - 1989

Design and testing of infrared seekers for smart munitions and anti-air seekers. Included arranging and executing flight trials, analysis of weapons effects depending on hit point location.
Developed design of IR seeker for Standard Missile 2. Developed specifications for advanced sensor - fused munitions.