David Turner
Industry leader in design, analysis, and integration
of advanced control, communication, transportation, and information
systems. Developed new product technologies for communication
and television industry. Developed systems, equipment, software,
and assurance for rail transit, mainline railroad, automotive,
trolleybus, peoplemover, vehicle integration, advanced train
control, ac propulsion, and EMC projects with Bombardier, DaimlerChrysler,
Mitsubishi, Nippon Sharyo, Northrop Grumman TRW, NTT, Rockwell
International, Siemens, and Walt Disney, as well as BART, LACMTA,
NYCT, and many others.
Eli Fernald
Senior electronics, software, and system engineer with extensive experience in rail transit equipment and system engineering, rail transit energy improvement projects, and electromagnetic compatibility. He is also adept in high-performance electronic integrated circuit design, software development, instrumentation hardware and software, design and integration of communications circuits and equipment, and use of computer modeling tools for complex design and verification projects.
Kenneth S. Gold
Senior electronics design engineer, expert in
high performance circuit and system design, including EPLD, precision
analog, and innovative solutions to complex problems. Recent
applications include hardware and software structure and design
for a high performance medical laboratory instrument with a fault-tolerant,
maintenance-friendly hierarchical multi-processor structure;
and a patented communication method for fail-safe communication
between a distributed control system and mobile units.
Alan Huelsman
Senior Engineering Manager with industry-leading expertise in
the design, process development, fabrication, characterization and testing of integrated circuits and semiconductor structures.
High volume manufacturing methods for depositing and controling thin films of metal,
dielectric and semiconductor materials by physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition,
and evaporation.
High yield, high volume, high density fab and integration processes for FETs, bipolars,
transistors, and photodetectors. Statistical models and physical methods for yield and reliability improvement
through detailed failure analysis techniques. Product and market development.
Andrew Dombek
Senior software and system engineer and project manager, focused on developing real-time safety-critical embedded applications utilizing cutting edge methods and tools. Expertise includes system design and architecture, software design and implementation for real-time embedded and cross-platform apps. He is adept at safety-critical software development, using Rational Unified Process (RUP), spiral/iterative development process, with in-depth use of IEEE and MIL standards for software quality assurance and system safety. Tools include C, PIC, 8051, Controller Area Network (CAN), Universal Serial Bus (USB), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Program Design Language (PDL); and Trolltech QT, MFC, C++, C, HTML, XML, GUI design, Windows XP/Vista; Installshield.
Glen Humphrey
Senior Hardware Design Engineer, with extensive
accomplishments in designing, prototyping, and integrating high
performance electronic designs and embedded software for commercial,
industrial, medical, and transportation applications. His recent
projects include medical diagnostic instruments, telecommunications
test equipment, an implantable medical device, a component for
a high resolution television, and a mobile computer system. He
is adept at design and proving of leading edge printed circuit
board solutions.
Ross Holmstrom
A leading US authority on EMI in transit applications,
Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering at University of
Massachusetts at Lowell, served many years on staff at the US
DOT Volpe Transportation Systems Center. He performs research
and development on electronics and electromagnetics applications
in rail transit operations and safety, sponsored by US DOT Federal
Transit Administration (FTA) and the Federal Railroad Administration.
Primary author of the FTA EMI Suggested Test Procedures and other
FTA EMI studies. Performed EMI tests at WMATA, NYCT, Boston MBTA,
and Los Angeles and others.
Joe Katz
Senior electronic design and instrumentation
engineer with experience in transit equipment safety analysis
and electromagnetic compatibility testing. Expert in design and
application of leading-edge technology to challenging system,
equipment, and instrumentation developments in controlled fusion,
accelerator, material sciences, and biological science research.
He is adept in digital, analog, computer, software, power, magnetics,
radio frequency, and laser design.
Steven Lawrence
Broadly experienced railcar engineering consultant
in high-tech, systems integration, and transit operations. He
represents carbuilders, equipment suppliers, and rail operators,
in system safety assessment and design, railcar engineering and
integration, project management, RMS analysis, quality assurance
and control, and extended field services. He has extensive practical
experience and knowledge of US transit design, operating, and
maintenance requirements and practices.
Brian Ng
Engineering manager experienced in the integration and development of advanced technology systems in the transportation, industrial control, and accelerator industries. His experience includes high power, pulsed power, and radio frequency power systems up to the MW level; integrated computer / digital controls; motion controls; communications; and instrumentation. Recent projects include ride control development and simulation, engineering for AC propulsion LRVs and subway cars, safety-critical door controllers, and electromagnetic compatibility.
George Soules
Software Architect and Development Leader, with extensive
accomplishments in commercial and safety-critical software, emphasizing
development with object technologies and C++, as well as assessment and safety analysis.
Applications include medical, railway and safety-critical automatic train control,
financial, radio, television, film, and machine control. His areas of expertise
include program and system architectures, graphical user interfaces, communications,
emulators, databases, drivers, and compilers.
Steve Sidman
Electronics product developer with extensive
experience in commercial processors and systems. Responsible
for product definition and development for systems and ICs, specializing
in DSP, data conversion, signal processing, and systems integration.
Expert in hardware and DSP based speech and acoustic processing,
based on a new signal flow-based DSP engine. Earlier, a senior
executive with Sharp, AMD, and custom design houses.
Neil Shaw
Designer and manager for acoustic design projects including architectural room acoustics,
sound reinforcement systems, audio-visual systems, noise and vibrations control, sound isolation,
electroacoustic and electronic signal processing equipment product performance criteria development and
product design and development. He is a principal at Menlo Scientific Systems, Inc.
Tom Egan
Advanced communications systems engineering
consultant, with broad experience in applications of advanced
and conventional technology to mobile, ground-based radio, public
switched network, and integrated services. Projects included
NYCT and LACMTA EMI work, Advanced Train Control System development,
addressed radio networks, mobile fleet management, mobile satellite,
vehicle location, microwave and control systems, telemetry, integrated
voice and data networks, and ISDN, with Motorola, E.F. Johnson,
General Electric, and others.
Art Tanaka
Versatile Senior System Engineer, with broad
experience in radio, hardware, software, power, and computer
system design, test, system integration, and fast prototype demonstration.
Recent projects include spread-spectrum radio and laser comm
products; communications, control, and actuator systems for amusement
park attractions; semiconductor processing equipment; microcontroller
hardware/firmware deices; and innovative consumer appliances.
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