San Jose, CA: Some of the philosophy behind the first “just in time” capital equipment production facility in Silicon Valley, which I designed and built in 1989 to produce PC board inspection machines at low cost. Read More
El Segundo, CA: In 1982 I developed the 1st fully-automated laser countermeasures characterization facility. It was in a basement, with metal mesh in the walls to prevent electronic surveillance. It was before PCs, and to get a mini-computer without 3 years of paperwork I had to order all the parts for one as a list...Read More
El Segundo, CA: We made this in 1981 to demonstrate how a pistol-sized laser with a belt pack battery could blind a tank from further than the tank could shoot. Thus began a game of laser countermeasure versus counter-countermeasure that still occurs today – only today some of the laser weapons we dreamt up in...Read More
El Segundo, CA: World’s first infrared laser counter-countermeasure for military vehicles. If a laser attempted to jam our infrared imaging sensor, we had to rapidly detect the jamming, then swing the correct optical filter in place to block the jamming laser’s wavelength (filters not installed yet in this image). I could tell stories about this...Read More
Pasadena, CA Research Assistant: Performed experimental research in the field of micro-gravity acoustic levitation, supporting the leading researcher in the field. We used sound waves to establish energy fields that could levitate drops of liquid, move them, or distort them in known ways. In the microgravity of space, such techniques could enable production of perfectly...Read More
Los Angeles, CA: Associate Consultant: Evaluated and improved a semiconductor manufacturer’s competitive strategy, product lines, profitability, distribution, asset productivity, and R&D effectiveness. Developed a resource guide and catalog of emerging technologies for firm-wide use. Read More
Riverside, CA Consultant: With NASA funding while at Harvard Business School, co-led a study of opportunities for commercial manufacturing in space, developed a business plan for zero-G protein crystallization, and presented recommendations to NASA’s Chief Administrator and the President’s Science Advisor. Was later brought in by venture capitalist to assist start-up of protein structure technology...Read More
El Segundo, CA: I led development of the 1st laser-designated missile warning receiver for aircraft. We called it the “oh shit” sensor, because it told a helicopter pilot that a laser-guided missile was 2 seconds away, but the helo had no defense mechanisms to do anything about it. It was a very cool sensor that...Read More
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