This chapter identifies the companies I worked for and the projects and activities I was involved in.

7/06 – 10/21 Advanced Research Corp., Newport, OR

7/06 – 10/21 President 

Professional consulting and expertise on satellite navigation systems, including areas relating to civil GPS applications and training. Expert consulting on legal matters, including patents and criminal cases involving GPS. 

Senior technical advisor to US Department of Transportation Office of Secretary of Transportation for Research and Technology on GPS Constellation Sustainment and Assessment. Development of GPS Civil Signal Monitoring Plans and Specifications. Review of high level policy and technical documents (including Federal Radionavigation Plan, Standard Positioning Service Performance Standard).

Member of United States Delegation to United Nations International Committee on GNSS, serving on Performance Standards Team and International GNSS Monitoring & Assessment Task Force. 

Member of Architecture Development Team involved in developing the National PNT Architecture for the year 2025, conducted by the National Security Space Office and the US Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA).

Expert services on GPS for criminal and civil legal cases. 

Systems Engineer and product architect for electronic fishery information systems used for tracking salmon in the Pacific Northwest and reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico.

9/97 – 7/06 Overlook Systems Technologies, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO

9/97 – 7/06 Senior Staff Engineer

Support to US Department of Transportation on Integrity Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, overseeing development of a GPS Integrity Anomaly Database and the development of Aberration Characterization Sheets.

Support to the US Department of Transportation on defining civil GPS monitoring needs.  Principal author of the GPS Civil Monitoring Performance Specification.

Project Lead, Navigation Tool Kit, overseeing systems engineering and development of algorithms incorporated into this commercially available satellite navigation performance assessment tool, jointly developed with Analytical Graphics, Inc.

Past Director of Operations Support for GPS Operations Center (formerly GPS Support Center) from 1999 to 2005, overseeing the development and maintenance of infrastructure services in support of GSC operations, including computer and network services, analysis software and databases, training, and security.  Prepared a booth for the GSC presented at a Capitol Hill GPS show in support of GPS awareness and support in Congress.

Senior engineering services to the Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense/C3I on GPS, including development of internationally presented papers on GPS and PNT services, authoring a cable on GPS for the Department of State, and being the primary GPS representative for Y2K.

Secretariat, GPS Interagency Forum for Operational Requirements, providing services to AFSPC / DRN, including coordinating involvement with all military and civil panel members, presenting briefings on the GPS ORD, and processing requests for clarification and proposed new operational requirements. Principal author of the IFOR charter.

Manager of the engineering group, overseeing development of GPS performance analysis products, including the Tactical Tool Suite and the Performance Analysis Network System.  Clients included US Space Command, Air Force Space Command, US Coast Guard, and Office of Secretary of Defense, Command, Control, Communication, and Intelligence (OASD/C3I).

Prepared and delivered SPS Performance Analysis reports to the FAA, assessing GPS performance for SPS users.  Participated in the development of the SPS Performance Standard for the Air Staff.  

Consulted with City of Chicago on reviewing the development of a GPS-based tracking system for buses and light rail.  Technical lead on proposal to US West for tracking over 4,000 vehicles over multi-state area.

4/93 – 06/01 Advanced Research Corp., Colorado Springs, CO

4/93 – 06/01 President and Founder

Provided products and services for GPS tracking systems and other applications. Developer of the StarWatch Asset Location System, a PC-based GPS asset location system. Oversee business, marketing (market analysis, competition analysis, business case planning, payback analysis), and technical product development. Consulting on GPS applications, including studies on GPS receivers, commercial differential GPS services, ORBCOMM antennas, and GPS antennas.

Provided services to General Motors (tracking of locomotives), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (tracking of weather balloons), Oregon State University (tracking of ocean sensors), and numerous private tracking applications. Developed proposal for CANTV, Venezuela’s telephone company, for tracking over 4,000 vehicles throughout the country.

4/95 – 2/96 Sverdrup Technology, Ft. Walton Beach, FL

4/95 – 2/96 Principal Engineer (consulting)

Member of the technical team studying the use of GPS as a tracking source for launch vehicles; studies include GPS integrity, availability, and reliability issues. 

3/91 – 2/95 National Systems and Research Company, Colorado Springs, CO

3/93 – 2/95 Capture Manager

Lead pursuit and proposal effort for work with Holloman AFB GPS O&M and T&E contract, AFMC/Sacramento ALC/Det 25 GPS Remote Tracking Station Upgrade, and Warner Robins AFB GPS Engineering Support Services

4/94 – 2/95 Principal Investigator, Advanced Remote Tracking Technology IR&D

Develop and demonstrate technologies for total asset visibility, cargo tracking, vehicle tracking

9/93 – 2/95 Project Manager, Draper Laboratory GPS OCS and Series/1 Upgrade Support 

Manage and provide engineering support in defining system requirements for GPS OCS and remote tracking stations.

5/93 – 2/95 Principal Investigator, GPS Vehicle Tracking System IR&D

Develop and demonstrate VTS applications, incorporating GPS and dead reckoning technologies

3/91 – 2/95 Systems Engineer, NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Operational Control Segment

Customer: USAF Space Command, 2nd Space Ops Squadron Company Role: Provide GPS Support Services

My Role: project leader and systems engineer for GPS Control Segment, supporting the 2nd Space Ops Squadron, Falcon AFB, CO.  Responsible for engineering and integration of software changes into the existing system.  Designed and developed GPS integrity monitoring software (measurement residual analysis) for operational use by OCS.  Support for integration of major releases, testing, and operational data base.  Understanding of all GPS control segment components, including SV command/status, ephemeris/clock, network control, control and display, ground antenna, and monitor station software.

Equipment: IBM 3083, IBM ES/9000, IBM RS/6000, Series/1, FORTRAN, JOVIAL

10/93 – 3/94 Project Manager, Engineering Support for GPS Remote Sites

Company Role: engineering support in defining system requirements and design for GPS Control Segment remote sites

My Role: project manager and systems engineer

9/90 – 2/91 Independent Consultant, LAVRAKAS CONSULTING

6/93 Consulting services on Software Engineering 

Provided expert opinion on software engineering principles and practices to engineering firm

9/92 – 11/92 Programmer

Designed and programmed portions of a real-time GPS analysis application in C

9/90 – 8/92 Interactive Voice Applications

Engineering, design, development and test support to Interactive Communication Systems, Inc.  Application software development for interactive voice response based systems.

12/90 – 3/91 GPS Receiver Study

Investigated changes necessary to modify USAF GPS receivers RCVR3A and MAGR to support GPS range instrumentation requirements.  Areas investigated included differential operation, dual antenna operation, ground transmitter tracking, integration with inertial reference unit, control and display unit operation, and receiver control.

8/90 – 12/90 GPS Receiver Control and Display Unit

Developed the software for the control and display unit front end for a GPS receiver.

Equipment: IBM-compatible PC, C language, Z8 processor, Magellan OEM GPS Receiver, Orion development station

10/90 – 8/92 Interactive Communication Systems, Inc.

Founder, served as Vice President and Director, business development, product engineering

7/88 – 9/90 NAVSYS Corporation, Monument, CO.

7/88 – 9/90 Director of Software Engineering

Responsible for establishing company software development policies and procedures; other roles include marketing tasks, including providing corporate briefings, review and follow-up on CBD solicitations, and representing NAVSYS at various conferences and events; prepare quarterly budget for the corporation and perform monthly reconciliation; participation in the preparation of the technical and cost portion of a number of proposals; interview and hire technical employees; manage in-house local area network (Novell).

7/90 – 8/90 Commercial GPS/INS Application

Developed analytical programs to process data from GPS receivers; obtain quotes on hardware for workstation.

1/90 – 5/90 GPS Translator Processor System

Company Role: develop low-cost GPS translator system under Small Business Innovation Research contract

My Role: develop test plan for GPS receiver interface software; prepare top level design description for test application software (user interface), using the Presentation Manager running under OS/2.

11/89 – 12/89 NAVSIM GPS Simulator

Customer: Martin Marietta Corp.

My Role: develop user’s guide for modified NAVSIM GPS Simulator

10/89 – 9/90 Commercial product development: NAVPLAN GPS Mission Planner, NAVPOST Report/Plot Generator.

Developed NAVPLAN using existing software and developing new algorithms and user menus and screens; prepare user’s guides, and develop and implement a marketing approach for these products

8/89 – 9/89 GPS Operational Control Segment Residual Software

Consulting support to TRW on proposal for Residual Software; wrote sections on mission scheduler, L-band state of health monitoring, control and display modifications

7/89 GPS OCS Course

Conducted course at client’s site on GPS operational control segment

2/89 – 6/89 Range Application Program IV&V

Performed IV&V of software in the RAP reference receiver processor; review test plans/procedures and witness formal CPCI test

10/88 – 7/90 GPS Range Application Program Ground Transmitters

Customer: Stanford Telecommunications, Inc

My Role: consultant to STel on GT CSCI testing; brief test approach at CDR; prepare the software test plan (STP) and procedures (STD), conduct the CSCI tests; write the software test report (STR), in accordance with DOD-STD-2167A.

Equipment: STel Ground Transmitter, STel GPS Simulator

7/88 – 5/89 Exoatmospheric Reentry Interceptor System

Company Role: systems engineering, software development and independent verification and validation for GPS integration into the Exoatmospheric Reentry Interceptor System (ERIS) and GPS high and low dynamic instrumentation sets (HDIS/LDIS); development of CSCI test program for GPS ground transmitters.

My Role: manager for ERIS GPS Mission Planner Computer Program, systems engineer for test mission planning.

Equipment: IBM-compatible PC, C language

7/78 – 7/88 Logicon, Inc. San Pedro, CA

Job Title 1986 Project Manager

5-8/84,6/85-7/88 NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Range Applications Program

Customer: Eglin AFB/AD Development Contractor: Interstate Electronics Corp, Anaheim, CA

Company Role: subcontract to IEC to (1) develop firmware for I/O processor card; (2) perform software qualification testing (PQT/FQT); (3) develop and monitor a software quality assurance program.

My Role: program manager (1/87) and systems engineer, involving cost accounts, schedules, deliverables and managing on-site office; previously lead engineer for qualification testing and member of technical team on proposal

Equipment: VAX, HP64000, M68000, FORTRAN 77, Assembly

10/84 – 6/85 Flight Control System for Lavi digital fly-by-wire aircraft for Israel Aircraft Industries

Company Role: independent verification and validation of flight control computer program

My Role: Requirements/design analysis; planning for independent test

Job Title 8/83 Assistant Project Manager

12/80 – 6/85 NAVSTAR GPS Operational Control Segment

Customer: USAF Space Division Development Contractor: IBM Federal Systems Div, Gaithersburg, MD

Company Role: contract with USAF for IV&V of ground control software

My Role: assistant project manager and manager of independent test; establish guidelines for and oversee development of test plans/procedures; identify tool needs; requirements/design analysis of tracking, telemetry, commanding, and navigation control software, relocation to Maryland for two years managing on-site office as technical liaison to IBM.

Job Title 11/82 Section Manager

8/82 – 1/83 Advanced Indications System, upgrade to existing military intelligence system, assisted in establishing and implementing IV&V program

Customer: Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Development Contractor: PRC

My Role: provide IV&V consulting services and limited requirements analysis

4/80 – 12/80 Teal Ruby Experiment, space-based infra-red earth sensor

Requirements and test program analysis; development of independent test program

1/80 – 8/80 Survivability Computer Program, model of utilization of SV ground station network resources

Develop data base for USAF Satellite Control Facility (Sunnyvale, CA) network

7/78 – 12/80 Advanced Maneuvering Reentry Vehicle

Independent test, including functional tests and full system tests using 6-DOF digital simulation; aided in developing a scientific flight program simulation

Job Title: 7/78 Member of the Technical Staff (MTS)

9/75 – 5/78 Indiana Vocational Technical College, South Bend, IN

Instructor in math, physics, and programming