- Leads 200 mil/civ/contractors to develop/integrate/test $664M USSTRATCOM missile warning C2/processing sys- Directs nine CGOs responsible for cost, schedule, and performance analysis to meet infrared system prgm baseline- Interfaces w/AFSPC, AFOTEC, 14 AF, 460 SW on requirements trades, prgm status, test & ops transition planning- Coordinates w/msn control prgm mgr & contracting ofcr to direct contractor activities to meet AFSPC, 14 AF rqmts

- Leads 200+ government/contractor team to design, integrate the $20.4B ACAT-1 SBIRS satellite program--#1 DoD space priority- Spearheads development and execution of $15M system test campaign & USSTRATCOM ops certification for 1st-of-a-kind SBIRS GEO satellite- Directs 24 major test events to scrutinize 400+ requirements; delivers compliant warfighter and missile defense assets on time- Integrates OSD, HAF, AFSPC, AFOTEC, NGA & 14AF needs to meet national missile warning/missile… Show more - Leads 200+ government/contractor team to design, integrate the $20.4B ACAT-1 SBIRS satellite program--#1 DoD space priority- Spearheads development and execution of $15M system test campaign & USSTRATCOM ops certification for 1st-of-a-kind SBIRS GEO satellite- Directs 24 major test events to scrutinize 400+ requirements; delivers compliant warfighter and missile defense assets on time- Integrates OSD, HAF, AFSPC, AFOTEC, NGA & 14AF needs to meet national missile warning/missile defense/intelligence requirements Show less

DISSERTATION: Optically Pumped Atomic Rubidium Lasers: Two-Photon and Exciplex Excitation MechanismsIMPACT: Critical experimental research invesitigating feasibility of a two-photon pumped alkali laser that (1) enables advanced IR countermeasures in new wavelengths with possible submarine communication applications, and (2) provides the understanding of essential physics for possible next-generation compact high-power laser weapons.

-Led team of 65 scientists/engineers conducting laser lethality studies across 4 highly classified laser test programs- Directed and executed $25.5M laser effects joint service effort--investigated vulnerability of national defense systems- Managed classified resources-- responsible for the security, personnel, two SCIF areas and $7M of test equipment- Coordinated critical & sensitive AF laser test operations at the USASMDC HELSTF, led tri-service high priority IPT

THESIS: Singlet Delta Oxygen: A Quantitative Analysis Usinig Off-Axis Integrated-Cavity-Output-Spectroscopy (ICOS)"IMPACT: Research can be used to increase efficiency in and energy output of high energy chemical lasers. Thesis documents first observation of 13 new oxygen absorption lines--this is of great importance within the remote sensing and atmospheric modeling communities.