Engineering Development

DANIEL P. ORTH, BSEE/MSCIS, TS/SCI, SSBI

Highlands Ranch, Colorado 720-***-****(H), 720-***-****(M) LinkedIn profile,

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SUMMARY

** ***** ** *****-******* systems engineering & architecture with modeling, testing & development

of ideas into h/w & s/w products via RF, digital signal processing, communications, networks, and

electronics including:

• RF & microwave system development & testing • RF application development

• Digital signal processing & SIGINT payloads • IT engineering & data architecture

• Digital communication electronics • Laser/optical/electro-optical system design

• Systems engineering & architecture • Data modeling - 2D/3D/4D

• Network engineering & enterprise architecture • Scientific programming & modeling

• Research & development • Algorithm & EM signature development

Present Goals – Senior Systems Engineer for RF, signal processing, communications &

electronics

• Digital signal processing & payloads: video, imaging, sensing, communications & IR systems

• RF MIMO, DBF & phased-array antennas

• Computational electromagnetics (CEM), GPU & cluster aided high-performance computing

• RF & Electronic system & circuit design

• Open source UAS development

• H/w & s/w co-simulation for s/w defined radio/cognitive radio (SDR/CR) FPGA system

• Matlab & Simulink modeling & simulation

Future Development Goals

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RF antenna systems: SAR & GMTI Embedded h/w & autonomous systems

• •

Antenna/composites: metamaterials & plasma 3-D printing for UAS parts & novel antennas

• •

Tracking systems: video, image, GPS & INS Adaptive & dynamic systems control

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Android RF/microwave & control applications Front-end control mobile app development

EDUCATION

Master of Science Computer Information Systems (MSCIS), Graduated with Honors (GPA: 4.0 /

4.0), Regis University, Denver, Colorado: Double-emphasis on “Management of Technology” &

“Networking” Master's Project: “High Performance Networks”

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), [EE & ECE], emphasis on

communications, University of Arizona, Tucson

PROFESSION AFFILIATIONS - IEEE MEMBER SOCIETIES

Signal Processing Microwave Theory & Techniques Control Systems

Robotics & Automation Antennas & Propagation Aerospace & Electronics

Systems

EXPERIENCE

A better bottom-line by way of reducing expenses, increasing revenue & improving productivity via

time, function, size, weight, power consumption, power efficiency, performance, quality, or

collaboration

RF/ MW, WIRELESS & SIGNAL PROCESSING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Multiple awards for R&D proposals technical achievements, performance & support

• Signal processing payloads • RF link-budgets - fixed & • RF flyaway kit

• EMI enclosures

mobile

• • CONOPs & baseline (servers, storage,

Communication systems

workstations, apps & PDAs)

• drawings

WiFi access points

• RF lab equipment & materials

• Excel RF calculators

• RF chain architecture

• RF component trades:

• User & technical

• LTE mobile base-station

antennas, LNAs, SSPAs, LiPo

requirements

retro-fit

batteries, filters, mixers,

• Customer buy-in

• Multiple airborne platforms

VCOs, current probes,

• Wireless security & PDAs

• ELINT RF signal processing

circulators, hybrids, isolators,

• Physical & logical drawings

• Active interference

directional/couplers, loads,

• EM signature development

cancellation

adapters, fixed, variable &

• • National enterprise

Systemic antenna-matrix

digital attenuators & cabling

parameters & worksheets consolidation & acquisition

• HF through Ka bands

DATA MODELING & PROGRAMMING (RF, DSP, SS-Memory, Communications, Image,

Networks, ECM)

Commendations for rendering first-ever 3D graphic of MIRACL beam wave-front & 3D interferogram

results

• Matlab app to reduce • Wideband RF payload data • Simulation via

antenna placement time 20- correlations via Matlab, Matlab/Simulink, Xilinx

fold Imaging Data Language (IDL) System Generator & Questa

• Matlab 2D/3D modeling of a/c & Excel tools for rapid development of

• Satellite Input-circuit card & Intellectual Property (IP)

antenna radiation patterns

library for reconfigurable

• Simulink modeling of high-Q backplane assignments

computing FPGA on SBIR

• SIGINT DSP routines

tunable S-band dual-band

proposals

• Matlab & MathCAD 2D/3D

filter

• Beam-propagation code for

• DSP communication modeling of GPS tracking

wave-front modeling

• Modeling I/O to CPU logic

modulations simulation

• Image analysis development

• Matlab digital signal data flow of satellite memory

• 3D RF modeling of missile

processing (DSP) system

bodies relative to ECM

• Matlab app of single-event

programming

modes

• Avionics & payload baseline effect (SEE) & memory IC

modeling for RF interference mapping

TEST ENGINEERING (RF, DSP, Payload, Enterprise Networks, SIGINT, Nuclear I&C,

Electronics, E-O)

Multiple commendations for finding long-standing interference issues among fleets

•

• RF troubleshooting of aircraft • Systemic EMI & safety polarization discrimination

(XPD)

communications solutions for RF carry-on

• Travel & troubleshot fleet RF

• RF co-site interference systems (COS)

• Filter design/engineering for interference at Hurlburt AFB

between all antennas &

RF interference & EMI/EMC • Risk analysis & test relative

avionics

• EM hardening of ILS & NAV issues to RF/microwave interference

• Broadband radome tests of • Final selloff-test-plans for

• RF analysis for aircraft

composites & various signal processing payload to

antenna placements &

antennas customer

specifications

• Active cancellation test filter • Testing carry-on systems for • Tested CAOC SIGINT h/w &

hazards of electromagnetic TPED apps, and acquired

proposed to establish filter

radiation to personnel IATO & IATT DIA product

specs

(HERP) accreditation

• EMI/radar interference

• SATCOM radome off-site • Anechoic-chamber frequency

tarmac testing with RF

anechoic chamber testing of test & analysis on helicopter

damping solution

boresight, attenuation/”tand”,

radiation pattern & cross-

• Calibration & analysis of • Performing laser testing, • Discovered interference issue

pyro-electric instrumentation optical-augmentation & data tied to poor filter production

• Vehicle field tests & research

& blackbody standard analysis

• Mobile lab range tests of • Range test monitoring of in EM foot-prints, optical &

CCD cameras, IRIG timing, flight termination with 409er ECM

radiometer calibrations, IR RF group

• Established FAA STC RF

video Tx & Rx

testing

LEADERSHIP / PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Multiple awards for leadership, raising the bar in technology, performance & technical support

awards

Multiple commendations for h/w development & deliveries

• Led team to build & install 30 racks of system devices, fiber & cabling for SIGINT network

• Self-initiated assistance on site standards & new methodologies to optimize OO s/w & IT

processes

• Managed high energy laser target multi-color pyrometer project with laser instrumentation, particle

laser-imaging, detector analysis & laser transmissometer

PROPOSALS & WHITEPAPERS

R&D proposals developed:

• Compressed-sensing radar • Mini-LEO satellite Whitepapers developed:

• Hazards of electromagnetic

• Satellite video system • LEO satellite delivery system

radiation to personnel (HERP)

• Image recognition toolkit • Bacteria communication

• Phase-change derivations

• Smart dust disruption via RF/MW

• WiFi 802.11a,b,g,n & ac with

• Platform antenna placement

• RF neural imaging toolkit

design issues

• RF/MW anechoic test

• ISR development platform

• Matlab app to improve

chamber

• UAVs, UWVs & UGVs

process, expedite antenna

• RF basis for testing & safety

• Active RF filter cancellation

placement, and reduce co-

• SBIR proposal reviews

site interference

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