Morehead State University
Staff Electrical Engineer
Paratek Microwave Nov 2003 - Jan 2005
Microwave Engineer
Northrop Grumman Corporation Jun 1996 - Dec 1998
Consulting Engineer Gps Protection Systems
Defense Systems Concepts Aug 1988 - Dec 1990
Manager, Hardware Development
Gould Ocean Warfare Division Glen Burnie Md Jan 1986 - Aug 1988
Manager, Hardware Development, Advanced Airborne Ew Systems
Education:
The George Washington University 1983 - 1988
Masters, Electrical Engineering
University of Pittsburgh 1974 - 1978
Bachelors, Electrical Engineering
Morehead State University
Skills:
Rf Electronics Antennas Microwave Testing Satellite System Design Microwave Engineering Satellite Communications Systems Engineering Hardware Architecture Rf Engineering Systems Design Engineering Electrical Engineering Program Management Digital Signal Processors Rf Design Dod Network Analyzer Engineering Management Electromagnetics Pcb Design Filters Wireless Test Equipment Analog Embedded Systems Labview Radio Frequency Radar Signal Processing Mixed Signal Spectrum Analyzer U.s. Department of Defense
An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising an array of patch antennas and a switch/phase shifter network capable of combining the patch antennas in a selected sequential group and wherein by stepping the group throughout the patch antennas, a plurality of main beam positions can be created with at least one of the main beam positions capable of being active with the remaining main beam positions idle, and wherein by sampling energy from the remaining idle antenna elements, a second beam is formed that is capable of creating a null signal in the direction of the second beam. In an embodiment of the present invention, the array of patch antennas may be a circular array and the stepping the group around the array is stepping the group around a circumference of the circular array of patch antennas.