Richard Swerdlow Email & Phone Number

Responsible for the design, analysis, and planning of telecommunications systems. Responsible for construction of the sample task orders used in evaluation of the Connections II acquisition for the General Services Administration (GSA), a telecommunications contract for equipment, labor, building, and campus infrastructure with a $5B ceiling. The task orders were key to the success of the project.Team lead for the telecommunications infrastructure of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric… Show more Responsible for the design, analysis, and planning of telecommunications systems. Responsible for construction of the sample task orders used in evaluation of the Connections II acquisition for the General Services Administration (GSA), a telecommunications contract for equipment, labor, building, and campus infrastructure with a $5B ceiling. The task orders were key to the success of the project.Team lead for the telecommunications infrastructure of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Satellite Operations Facility (NSOF), a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold building. The unique building design, the critical nature of the work taking place within it, and the architectural vision led to challenges of resilience and cabling design not found in standard office buildings. The design led to a successful implementation which is on track to support the expected communications requirements for at least this decade.Mr. Swerdlow was a participant or lead in several other telecommunications projects, including work in Call Centers. Show less

North Andover, Massachusetts

As a system engineer on the Nike-X Anti-Ballistic Missile System, Mr. Swerdlow led a case history analysis of the system which was presented to a Congressional Committee and led to system changes.As supervisor of the system test group for a Single-Sideband microwave carrier system, Mr. Swerdlow invented the pseudorandom noise loading test set which was used to qualify the system for field use.Worked on a team to develop an advanced security system to protect carrier microwave… Show more As a system engineer on the Nike-X Anti-Ballistic Missile System, Mr. Swerdlow led a case history analysis of the system which was presented to a Congressional Committee and led to system changes.As supervisor of the system test group for a Single-Sideband microwave carrier system, Mr. Swerdlow invented the pseudorandom noise loading test set which was used to qualify the system for field use.Worked on a team to develop an advanced security system to protect carrier microwave communications systems from intercept; the team earned a commendation from the Secretary of Defense for their work. Show less

M.S.E.E., Electrical Engineering

Project Management Professional (PMP)

B.S.E.E., Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu