CURRICULUM VITAE

George Michael Samaras

EDUCATION

Doctor of Science The George Washington University

**** *********** ********** & I/O Psychology

Doctor of Philosophy University of Maryland 1976

Physiology/Pharmacology & Biopsychology

Masters of Science University of Maryland 1974 General

Physiology

Bachelors of Science University of Maryland 1972

Electrical Engineering (biomedical emphasis)

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION

2

Certified Quality Engineer

American Society for Quality, (#47957; 2005)

3

Certified Professional Ergonomist

Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (#950; 1998)

4

Professional Engineer

State of Maryland & Colorado eligible (#13004; 1980)

www.samaras-assoc.com

1

Engineering Management is a subdiscipline of Industrial Engineering; the other three

subdisciplines of IE are:

Engineering Ergonomics, Engineering Economics, and Work Science.

2

The Certified Quality Engineer is a professional who understands the principles of

product and service quality

evaluation and control. This body of knowledge and applied technologies include, but are

not limited to,

development and operation of quality control systems, application and analysis of testing

and inspection

procedures, the ability to use metrology and statistical methods to diagnose and correct

improper quality control

practices, an understanding of human factors and motivation, facility with quality cost

concepts and techniques,

and the knowledge and ability to develop and administer management information systems

and to audit quality

systems for deficiency identification and correction. CQE requires EIGHT years of higher

education and/or work

experience including THREE years in a decision -making position.

3

The Certified Professional Ergonomist is a practitioner of human factors/ergonomics. A

practitioner is defined as

an individual who has (1) a mastery of ergonomics knowledge; (2) a command of the

methodologies used by

ergonomists in applying that knowledge to the design of a product, process, or

environment; and (3) has applied

his or her knowledge to the analysis, design, test, and evaluation of products,

processes, and environments.

4

The term Professional Engineer and the actual practice of professional engineering is

legally defined and

protected by a government body. In some jurisdictions, only registered or licensed

Professional Engineers are

permitted to use the title, or to practice Professional Engineering. The earmark that

distinguishes a

licensed/registered Professio nal Engineer is the authority to sign and seal or "stamp"

engineering documents

(reports, drawings, and calculations) for a study, estimate, design or analysis, thus

taking legal responsibility for it

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EMPLOYMENT RECORD

CEO Samaras & Associates, Inc. 1996-present

Consulting firm involved in software engineering, human factors engineering, computer

systems

validation, quality engineering, technical management consulting, expert testimony, and

occupational &

environmental health & safety research. Corporate clients range from new start-ups to

Fortune 500

multinational firms; also consulted with universities, government agencies, and labor

unions. Most of our

consulting contracts are bound by strict confidentiality agreements and are not reflected

in this document.

Visiting Research Professor, College of Education, Engineering and Professional Studies,

CSU-Pueblo

(formerly, USC), Fall 2010-present

.

Adjunct Professor, University of Southern ColoradoFall 1997-

Spring 98 Graduate Program in Systems Engineering (graduate courses in Project Management

and

Ergonomics with lab).

Associate Director US Food and Drug Administration 12/95-6/96 Division of Electronics and

Computer Science, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA (this is the same

entity, renamed,

where I worked from 1968 1972). Managed, with the Division Director, a staff of 40,

consisting largely of

scientists and engineers with advanced degrees and an annual operating budget (excluding

salaries and

facilities) of about 750K$. Primarily responsible for electronics & software activities,

while the Director (a

medical physicist) was primarily responsible for medical imaging & ionizing radiation

activities. Involved in

initiating process of a software validation guidance document for industry.

Interdisciplinary Scientist US Food and Drug Administration 6/94 -11/95Interdisciplinary

scientist

and primary software engineering reviewer in the Division of Ophthalmic Devices, Center

for Devices and

Radiological Health, FDA; primary duties included the engineering review of ophthalmic

medical devices

utilizing software. Team led development of industry guidance for ophthalmic lasers

systems that was

approved by outside advisory committee. Appointed one of Center's experts on

electromagnetics.

Numerous FDA individual and group recognition awards for FDA regulatory work on

ophthalmic laser

systems and computer software.

Visiting Senior Scholar The George Washington University9/9312/94Visiting Professor

The

George Washington University1/939/93Dept. Engineering Management and Systems

Engineering,

Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Taught graduate management courses

(including

marketing management and entrepreneurial management). Conducted theoretical

(mathematical)

research in Industrial Engineering (organizational theory and measures of organizational

efficiency and

effectiveness).

Dissertation Research, The George Washington University Washington, DC 1992

CEO GMS Engineering Corporation Columbia, MD 1981-1991 Began and managed a contract

biomedical engineering firm providing development work for federal (DoD and NIH) and

private clients.

Federal projects included: (a) prototype mechanical, electrical, electronic, and software

development of

an NBC-hardened vital signs monitor and an NBC-hardened flash reflectance oximeter for

the US Army;

(b) R&D on an algorithm and hardware implementation for electroencephalography artifact

reduction for

the US Army and the NINCDS; (c) theoretical work and mathematical modeling on workload

leveling and

other ergonomics issues for Army AH-64 helicopter pilots; and (d) prototype development

of an airworthy

biomedical data acquisition system for the USAF. Developed first human sympathetic neural

prosthesis

(Lancet, 1983). The firm's engineers and scientists were also involved in other

consulting jobs in the

areas of biomedical engineering, software development, and system test & evaluation with

larger

commercial organizations. Annual budgets ranged from 700K$ to 1100K$, after the first

year.

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Associate ProfessorUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine198082;p/t83-86Assistant

Professor University of Maryland School of Medicine19761980Department of Radiation

Oncology.

Managed a medical school-based academic research and teaching laboratory (cancer research

funded

by ACS, NIH/NINCDS, and the Whittaker Foundation) conducting research in biomedical

engineering

related to brain tumor and esophageal cancer therapy. Taught graduate physicians & and

doctoral

students physiology, biophysics and biomedical aspects of microwave engineering.

Graduate Teaching Asst. University of Maryland College Park1974-1976Department of

Zoology,

undergraduate physiology laboratory and graduate seminar in neuropharmacology

Biomedical EngineerU.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1971-1972

Computer TechnicianU.S.D.H.E.W., Bureau of Radiological Health1970-1971

Biochemistry Lab. Tech. U.S.D.H.E.W., Bureau of Radiological Health1968-1970

TechnicianSt. Savvas Anticancer Hospital Athens, Greece 1965-1967

LANGUAGE FLUENCY

Computer languages and Application Software:

Fluent in Intel assembly language, proficient in C/C++, SQL, HTML, and various other

computer

languages. Proficient with a variety of software development CASE tools (MS DevStudio, MS

VisualSourceSafe, ER/Studio, MSFrontPage, Rational's RequisitePro, Rational's Rose,

etc.), electrical

engineering tools (MultiSIM, MPLAB, FilterLab), human factors engineering tools

(MannequinPRO, MS

Visio), statistical software (NCSS/PASS), and mathematical software (MathCAD). Proficient

with MS

Office (with MSProject).

Modern European Languages :

Fluent in Modern GreekINTERESTS

RESEARCH

Systems Engineering, Man-Machine Systems, Human Organizational Structures, and

Engineering Ethics

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Snow skiing, Dressage, Hiking/Backpacking, Scuba diving, and Soaring.

PERSONAL DATA

Born: January 6, 1948, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; US Citizen

Family: Married to Elizabeth Averill; one child, Demetrios

Contact Information: 7755 Soda Creek Road, Red Creek Ranch, Pueblo, CO 81005

Telephone: 719-***-**** E-mail: abowbo@r.postjobfree.com

TITLE OF SECOND DOCTORAL DISSERTATION

D.Sc. - directed by Prof. R.C. Waters

Organizational Effectiveness: Towards a Unifying Theoretical Perspective.

TITLE OF FIRST DOCTORAL DISSERTATION

Ph.D. - directed by Prof. J.F. Contrera

In vivo Demonstration of Sodium-dependent High-affinity Hippocampal Choline Uptake.

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TITLE OF MASTER'S THESIS

M.S. - directed by Prof. J.F. Contrera

A Biochemical Approach for Elucidating Protein Uptake in Mammalian Tissue.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, Summer course, laboratory and

field research in Invertebrate Zoology (1974).

National Geographic Society Expedition, Isla Mujeres, Mexico, Scuba diving study of

sharks

and their physical environment with Dr. Eugene Clark (1973). Designed, built, and used

all the

submersible electronics equipment required for the study as part of my graduate course in

marine

biology.

Flight Training (FAA #2169558)

Scuba Training (NASDS #8454/SSI #657622, various DAN & PADI certifications).

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (past and present)

Aerospace Medical Association

American Association for Advancement of Science

American Management Association

American Society for Cybernetics

Association for Computing Machinery

Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE senior member)

Institute of Industrial Engineering (IIE senior member)

Institute of Validation Technology

International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers

Maryland Society of Professional Engineers

National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE licensed member)

New York Academy of Sciences

Society for Neuroscience

Society for Psychophysiological Research

ACADEMIC RESEARCH AWARDS

University of Maryland School of MedicinePrincipal Investigator, NIH/NINCDS Research Grant "Focal Microwave Radiation Therapy:

Preclinical Evaluation" (10/79-9/82

; $332,873) & (

4/83-3/85; $218,198). Principal

Investigator,

Whitaker Foundation Research Grant "Computer- Controlled Multiple-Beam Microwave

Thermotherapy" (11/78-10/81) ($106,414).

Principal Investigator, American Cancer Society Research Grant, "Hyperthermal

Radiotherapy for

Brain Tumors Using Focused Microwaves" (1/1978-12/1980

) ($100,000).

Principal Investigator, University of Maryland HospitalRadiology Department

Faculty Research Award (1976-1978

) ($5,000).

Co-Investigator, on numerous other grants and contracts (19771984).

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University of Maryland College Park

Co-Principal Investigator, Huntington's Chorea Foundation Research Grant, (1973-1977;

$25,000). I wrote this grant proposal as a graduate student and submitted it with my

dissertation

advisor in order to fund my MS/PhD research.

INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTS (non-confidential or non-classified only)

Samaras & Associates, Inc.

Most of our FDA-related industrial contracts are bound by strict confidentiality

agreements and

are not listed here.

Consultant, Ergonomics Training for Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors, IAMAW, 2001

Consultant, University of Maryland School of Nursing, EnvirRN, 2000

Consultant, University of Maryland School of Medicine, USDOE Task Ordering Contract, 19982000

Consultant, USDOE/NIOSH Former Worker Medical Surveillance Program Phase I Grant, 1998

Consultant, Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation, USDOE funding

to the

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and the University of Washington (6/96

-

3/99

))

Consultant, MEDCO Foundation Grant (1994 -1996

)

GMS Engineering CorporationPrincipal Investigator, Development of an EEG Artifact Correction Device, US Army Medical

R&D

Command, DAMD17-89-C-9045, 2/89-11/89

Principal Investigator, Development of an Advanced Life Detector, US Army Medical R&D

Command, DAMD17-88-C-8143,

7/88-9/89Principal Investigator, Development of a Prototype Sympathetic Neural Prosthesis,

National

Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, 9/87-10/89

Principal Investigator, Conceptual Design of a Biocybernetic Link for Workload Leveling

via

Dynamic Task Partitioning, US Army Medical R&D Command, DAMD17-86-C-6027, 10/85-6/86

(see NASA CP 2504, pgs. 43-55, 1988).

Principal Investigator, Advanced Development of an NBC-Hardened Portable Vital Signs

Monitor,

US Army Medical R&D Command, DAMD17-86-C-6067,

10/85-10/87.

Principal Investigator, Exploratory Development of Chemically Hardened Vital Signs

Monitor, US

Army Medical R&D Command, DAMD17-83-C-3064,

2/83- 6/85.

Principal Investigator, Development of a Prototype Computerized Microwave Thermotherapy

System,

CompuMed Corp., 3/82-6/83.

Co-Investigator, Numerous other biomedical R&D projects awarded to GMS Engineering

Corporation, including various SBIRs and commercial product development/testing

contracts,

1981 - 1991.

Cheung, Samaras & Stuchly, Consultants

Consultants to various commercial organizations on the (non-telecomm) applications of ISM-

band

radiation, 1978 1980

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SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Peer Review Panel Member, USAISR Combat Casualty Research Program (6/9-10/2009); DoD

FSECSTS (3/7/2012)

Proctor, BCPE and ASQ certification examinations, (2003 - present)

Publicity Chair, IEEE Pike's Peak Section (7/97 - 7/01)

Member, various software engineering standards development committees for the FDA and

IEEE (1994-

1996)

External Reviewer, Veterans Administration (1981-1985)

Reviewer, (for numerous technical journals) (1981-1985)

Technical Reviewer, National Institutes of Health (NCI & NINCDS) (1981-1985)

Guest Editor, J Microwave Power, Special issue on Microwave and Radiofrequency

Hyperthermia in

Cancer Therapy, Vol. 16(2), 1981

Member, W.H.O. Scientific Review Committee (Radiofrequency and Microwave Bioeffects)

(November,

1978)

External Reviewer, National Science Foundation (1978-1985)

Moderator, Methods of Heating Session, Symposium on Hyperthermia as an Antineoplastic

Agent,

Norfolk, VA (January, 1978)

Member, High Frequency Therapeutic Device National Standards Committee, Association for

the

Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (1977 1985)

Consultant, University of Maryland, Department of Psychology, Computer Systems

Hardware/Software

Interfacing (Summer, 1975)

Chief Editor, Forum, a journal of the American Society for Cybernetics (1973-1974)

Consultant, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Computer (Cybernetic) Systems (1972-

1973)

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