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Mark Pesses

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City: Bowie

State: MD

Zip: 20720

Country: USA

Phone: 301-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $150,000

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iMARK E. PESSES

Professional Summary

Three decades of experience in developing physics-based models and comparing their predictions with remote and in situ observations for the Intel, DOD & NASA communities. PI on R&D contracts from: Army, DARPA, DTRA, NASA, NRO, and USAF. Recognized SME in Polarization Imagery and Sensing by the SENSIAC Military Sensing Information Analysis Center. SETA support customers include: ONI, ODNI (National MASINT Committee), SDIO through MDA, and NASA/HQ. Ph.D. student of James Van Allen.

Relevant Experience

EOIR Technologies 2008 to 2012

Principal Scientist

PI on NRO contract to measure the spectropolarimetric signatures of bioluminescent aquatic organisms (2010-2011); senior scientist at the Office of Naval Intelligence (2010-2012): Utilized classified Navy oceanographic models and observations. Worked on model of the transport of polarized blue light through sea water. Worked on associated polarimetric detection experiments; Wrote and delivered reports on the effects of space weather on naval fleet and ISR operations; Developed and field tested a prototype FMV polarimeter (2011-2012); ONI observer on the Geophysical Working Group subcommittee of the national MASINT committee (2011-2012Airborne SAR Technical Advisor in NGA Collegeaiis Sensors Department (2008-2009).

Science Applications International Corporation 1996-2008

Division Chief Scientist, 2000 - 2008

Co-I on NRLaiis Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment (ANDE) experiment to measure upper atmosphere mass density (2006 aii 2008). Senior Technical Advisor to ODNI/Caiis National MASINT Committee; Reviewed proposals to National MASINT Committee. Lead on Inland Test Range Study of ballistic missiles (2007-2008); PI on effort to develop and test LWIR, NIR & VIS polarimetric sensors for IED detection (2006-2007); Counter Propulsion Technology Transfer for a Classified Costumer, 2005-2008; Analyzed the effectiveness of future Ballistic Missile Defense countermeasures against anticipated N. Koran ICBM PENTAIDS for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) (2004 -2006). Space Weather subject matter expert for the MDAaiis Ground-Based Missile Defense system Survivability Enhancement Working Group (2003 -2005); PI on Army contract to develop real-time polarimetery sensor. (2026); Co-I on Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) contract to study how several types of animal communicate with polarized signals (2003 aii 2005); Co-I on USAF contract to develop model of the acceleration and magnetospheric transport of energetic electrons by high altitude nuclear explosion (HANE) shock waves. Compared model results with spacecraft observations. Co-I on Classified Customer contract to develop a 3D simulation of polarimetric sensor images (2003); PI on DARPA contract to explore the use of long-wave infrared polarimetry to discriminate between targets and associated backgrounds. Compared SAIC model with DARPA observations (2000-2002); PI on AFOSR contract to study the transport of polarized infrared light through the atmosphere (1999-2002).

Georgia Tech Physics Department

Adjunct Professor 2001-2004

Worked on an Army Research Laboratory Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) grant on land mine detection.

SAIC Senior Staff Scientist, 1996 aii 1999

Developed algorithm for Subpixel Demixing of Hyperspectral images and tested against Hyperspectral Digital Imagery Collection Experiment (HYDICE) data. Developed algorithm for recognition of man-made objects in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images and tested using CONUS SAR imagery (1996-1999); provided in-house support to the National Security Space Architect in developing national space weather architecture for 2010-2025 (1997-1999); Member of the NRO space-based radar vulnerability & survivability committee (1999-2000).

Private Consultant 1994-1996

Clients included Lockheed Martin, TASC and Bay Area Research.

Develop model of the acceleration of energetic electrons in the shock wave generated by the Starfish HANE. Compared model results with spacecraft in situ observations.

Science Applications International Corporation 1990-1994

Senior Staff Scientist

Lead scientist on SETA contract with Space Physics Division at NASA HQ; managed staff scientists, programmers, science educators, administrative staff members and consultants. Develop and published the NASA plan for maximizing scientific return from the post-planetary encounter missions of the Voyager 1& 2 and Pioneer 10 & 11 spacecraft to explore the outer-reaches of the Solar System. Developed model of the orbit of ions ablated from the Sun shield of the proposed Solar Probe spacecraft.

Booz, Allen & Hamilton 1989-1990

Senior Associate

Developed and wrote the Space Environments Annex to the aiiStrategic Defense Systems (SDS) Defense Acquisition Board Technical Issues Report.aii Modeled the effect of atmospheric nuclear explosions on the Circular Error Probability (CEP) of intermediate range ballistic missile warheads.

Maxwell Laboratories 1986-1989

Staff Scientist

Scientist on SETA contract with the Survivability Division of Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO); developed, wrote and briefed to the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Strategic Systems the aiiSDS Survivability Demonstration Study Planaii; managed engineers, project managers, cost analysts and programmers; Co-I on Air Force Weapons Laboratory contract to develop high-altitude nuclear weapons effect simulation.

Applied Research Corporation 1983-1986 Associate Staff Scientist

PI on two NASA contracts to model energetic solar flare processes and compare predictions to NASA spacecraft observations. Co-I contract with the Air Force Weapons Laboratory to simulate high altitude nuclear weapons effects. Supervised development of VAX simulations; conducted research on the theory of cosmic ray origins; managed associate staff scientists and programmers.

National Academy of Sciences 1981-1983

National Research Council Fellowship at Goddard Space Flight Center

Worked on the Solar Maximum Mission hard X-ray; experiment. Developed model of solar flare particle accelerations and compared predictions with solar flare X-ray data.

University of Maryland 1979-1981

Research Associate, Department of Physics

Worked on Voyager 1, Voyager 2 and ISEE 3 spacecraft data. Compared model interplanetary shock accelerations to data from these spacecraft. Co-I on NASA contract to compare low-energy cosmic ray data from the ISEE-3 spacecraft with outer Earth orbiting spacecraft. Published currently accepted model for the source of the so-called anomalous component of cosmic rays.

University of Iowa 1974-1979

Research Assistant, Department of Physics & Astronomy

Graduate student of Dr. James Van Allen. Worked on Pioneer 10 (1st spacecraft to Jupiter), Pioneer 11 (first spacecraft to Saturn), Explorer 33 and Explorer 35 spacecraft data. Compared prediction of solar wind phenomenology models with data from these spacecraft. Taught undergraduate physics labs. Science writer on the U of I college newspaper.

Education

Ph.D., Space Physics, University of Iowa, 1979;

M.S., Astronomy, University of Iowa, 1976

B.A., Astronomy, University of Iowa, 1972

Security Clearances

TS/SCI with CI-Poly

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