Daniel Bock Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon, United States

Beaverton, Or

Support Cascade Microtech in the Pyramid Probe product family. Work with both internal engineers and customers to evaluate RF performance. This includes increasing RF capability, troubleshooting, and research to asses market shifts and developments.Technical Co-Chair for Cascade Microtech's Compass 2014 in Rome. Technical Co-Chair for Cascade Microtech's Compass 2015. http://compass.cascademicrotech.com/

Torrance, Ca

Directs system integration activities specifically addressing RF technology, wireless sensors, and innovative new physics research. Interfaces directly with military and government clients to develop requirements and CONOPS. Has authored SBIR, BAA, commercial proposals, and scientific publications. Mentors junior proposal writers and assures that proposals meet corporate standards. • Principle Investigator and Program Manager on numerous R&D programs ($70k to $750k)• Winner of 2008… Show more Directs system integration activities specifically addressing RF technology, wireless sensors, and innovative new physics research. Interfaces directly with military and government clients to develop requirements and CONOPS. Has authored SBIR, BAA, commercial proposals, and scientific publications. Mentors junior proposal writers and assures that proposals meet corporate standards. • Principle Investigator and Program Manager on numerous R&D programs ($70k to $750k)• Winner of 2008 corporate business development award• Innovates and develops prototypes• More than $4M in government grants• Liaison between technical and management groups• Works directly with military and government clients to assure prototypes meet client needs• Manages three direct report scientists and engineersSome key projects at Physical Optics Corporation include:• Development of new nanomaterial capable of converting thermal gradients into electricity for the DOE and Army• Development of innovative RF tunable filter technology to reduce RF fratricide that is currently being evaluated for use in DOD jamming systems with NavAir, CREW and JTRS programs of record• Leading the development of a series of wireless technologies, including the miniaturization of a low power wireless sensor that is smaller than a dime for the Marines• Simulation and manufacturing of a new, ultra-wideband antenna that also reduces interference from a collocated antenna• Development of a software algorithm for calculating ship displacement based on a unique frame of reference transformation for the Navy • Invented a new wireless optical sensor for the Air Force to detect a fires, while eliminating false positives with multispectral detector• Significant contributor to the development of a distributed network file system, concentrating on the method for providing data security and robustness to single node failure Show less

Physics II for Science Students , Physics II for Engineers, Physics III, Electronics Lab, Modern Physics Laboratory, Introduction to Astronomy

Innovated, researched, and developed a novel superconducting nanowire bolometer for use in detecting cosmic microwave background radiation. Worked in the CMU nanofabrication cleanroom and was trained and certified in the operation of various pieces of equipment and methods, including:• Rehabilitated He3 Cryogenic system for testing at .4 K• Designed a process to make nanoscale devices (30 x 20 nm cross section) for detection of photons at various wavelengths. These are to become a… Show more Innovated, researched, and developed a novel superconducting nanowire bolometer for use in detecting cosmic microwave background radiation. Worked in the CMU nanofabrication cleanroom and was trained and certified in the operation of various pieces of equipment and methods, including:• Rehabilitated He3 Cryogenic system for testing at .4 K• Designed a process to make nanoscale devices (30 x 20 nm cross section) for detection of photons at various wavelengths. These are to become a new generation of sensors with astrophysical applications astrophysical applications• Clean Room work (CMU Nanofabrication and MEMS labs) o Various sputtering systems, including a Kurt J. Lesker system, for deposition of very clean, thin films of Au, Mo, and SiNo XeF2 etch system for removal of Si o Commonwealth Scientific Ion Beam Etching System o Karl Suss MA56 Contact Aligner o Micrion 2100/2500 Focused Ion Beam System for construction of nanowireso Atomic Force Microscopy for characterization of nanoscale devices.• Designed and programmed data acquisition using GPIB interface o Take four-wire measurements of Superconducting devices in real time o Simultaneously take FFT and cryogenic temperature measurements Show less

Phd, Physics

Activities and Societies: Astronomy Club Dissertation: Superconducting Nanowire Bolometers

Bs, Physics