This section describes a few of the past projects I've worked on.  I have tried to provide sufficient detail about the projects to be interesting and informative, while also being sensitive to the companies' proprietary value and of course not to violate security constraints.  Much of the higher level content of these pages can also be found in other publicly accessible web sites, some of which are linked to here.  I do not make any claims concerning the accuracy of other sites and cannot be held accountable for any of the content they may contain.  A brief introduction to these projects follows.  To read more about them, click on the buttons to the left. The links in the introductory paragraphs below provide overview information from the web.

I'm proud of the involvement I've had in these projects, both in the capacity of meeting technical challenges and finding effective solutions, and in the leadership capacity of moving the project goals forward.  Personal satisfaction is an important part of the work experience, and that's a common thread that runs through these projects for me.  I hope you enjoy reading about them as much as I've enjoyed working on them.

At Grumman (now Northrop Grumman) I worked on the EA-6B Prowler, a unique radar jamming aircraft.  I developed the operating system software, and created the program loading and data recording subsystems, in addition to other functions.  This was one of the most technically challenging and rewarding positions I've ever had. Grumman had the single best group of people I've ever been honored to work with.

At Baxter Healthcare I worked on all software aspects of the Amicus aphaeresis blood collection system, and on a photoreactive pathogen inactivation device for platelets and plasma. Both devices are important to maintaining the health of individuals and the general public, whose full potential may not be realized for some time yet to come.

At Newport News Shipbuilding (now also a division of Northrop Grumman, but at that time a division of Tenneco), where nuclear powered aircraft carries and attack submarines are built, I did the analysis for a major revision of operations for the plate handling yard.  Although this began as a software proposal, it became a complete manufacturing process proposal, supported by a central software package design.  I also completed the development of a PC based controller for an automated pipe cutting robotic project.  This was the first use of a PC on the shop floor at the shipyard, and their first system that went directly from design data to a finished manufactured part without human intervention.

As a contractor to NASA, I spent a year on their Landsat 2 program, improving the image analysis and classification software in this Remote Sensing Earth Resources Satellite project. Currently the Landsat 7 project is run by the USGS.

Before that, I got my start building operating systems and telecommunications for the New York banking industry. This was when remote teller stations and ATMs were just getting started.