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Cincinnati Area, OH

• Technical Lead for 5G line of business within Raytheon’s subsidiary BBN and a key member of overall RTX 5G strategy
• Principal Investigator on NSC Hill AFB 5G Dynamic Spectrum Access and Radar Coexistence program developing 5G network enhancements to support coexistence with airborne radar systems
• Co-Investigator on ONR ROSETA-5G (RObust and SEcure TActical 5G Slice) investigating vulnerabilities and opportunities for 5G
• Performer on NSF Convergence Accelerator’s Track G: Securely Operating Through 5G Infrastructure
• Co-Principal Investigator on OUSD(R&E) Innovate Beyond 5G - Spatial Coded Distributed Range Extension – leaps B5G tactical performance forward by enabling UEs to collaborate on a sub-wavelength level
• Co-PI on OUSD(R&E) 5G Operate Through – Secure 5G MANET

Cincinnati, OH

- Member of the IR&D committee.- SINCGARS implementation on SELEX Elsag SDR platform. Requirements management and design documentation. MATLAB modeling to guide implementation. Coordination of effort with international customer, including weekly teleconferences.- MEADS Network Radio Technical Lead. Development of radio for networking components of the.

Rochester, NY

Worked in electrical engineering group that developed LED writer heads for high speed digital press. Wrote software in C++ to run diagnostics tests on electronics of writer heads through JTAG interface. Assisted in building and programming writer head measurement and calibration system.

Rochester, NY

Worked in mechanical enginering group to develop test fixture that automated the evaluation of cleaning system performance in high speed digital press.

Ms, Electrical Engineering - Wireless Communications

Bs, Electrical Engineering