Creative and energetic scientist and leader. Extensive experience with imaging and sensing systems in all phases of R&D; a unique combination of theoretical analysis, numerical simulations, and field experimentation with innovative systems. Experience includes ground-based adaptive optics systems; satellite-born, remote-sensing / imaging systems; multi-aperture imaging systems; estimation-theoretical and statistical sensitivity analyses; and polarimetric imaging.Cessna Turbo 210 driver / owner. FAA commercial pilot (single- and multi-engine land, instrument airplane)FAA instructor pilot (single-engine land, instrument airplane).Program Manager and Chief Scientist for astronomical imaging at Maui High Performance Computing Center (University of New Mexico) 1998-2002. Principal Investigator for 5-year, $2.5M AFOSR grant 2001-2007. Directed research activities of 5 collaborating scientists.Principal Investigator for 3-year, $1M AFOSR grant 2007-2010. Directed research activities of 3 collaborating scientists.PhD graduate: Sukumar Murali, "Analysis of an Interferometric Stokes Imaging Polarimeter," College of Optical Sciences, The University of Arizona (2010)MS graduate: Hariharan Muralimanohar, College of Optical Sciences, The University of Arizona (2007)Specialties: Sensitivity analyses of optical imaging systems. Theoretical imaging, random processes, applications of estimation theory, characterization and field testing of imaging instrumentation, including adaptive optics. Team leadership. Instrument flying.