Partners

Subject Matter expert (SME) “line card”

Aerospace BD has access to individuals with specialized expertise in aerospace and defense electronics and systems. Each of these SME partners brings substantial experience and a proven track record in their specialty areas. They can be utilized on projects as required.

Karl Anderson

Karl Anderson

Specialty:  Motion Control; Electromechanical Devices
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Work Experience

  • Island Components Group – VP, BD
  • API Tech – Director of Sales, Space Domain
  • CAES / Aeroflex Motion Control – Director of Sales and Marketing
  • Moog / Schaeffer Magnetics – Director of Sales and Marketing; Program Manager; Project Engineer
  • ITT Gilfillan – Program Manager; Test Director; Field Engineer

Education 

  • BAS, Business Management, Flight Facilities – Troy State University
Mike Berberet AerospaceBD

Mike Berberet

Specialty:  Military SatCom Antennas
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Work Experience

  • Trivec Avant Corp – VP, Sales and BD

Education 

  • BA, English Literature – Loyola Marymount University
Vinod Chitkara

Vinod Chitkara

Specialty:  RF/MW Sales and Marketing
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Work Experience

  • Narda-MITEQ – Sr. VP of Sales and Marketing

Education 

  • BS, Engineering – Punjab Engineering College
  • Graduate Studies, Engineering – Stony Brook University
Paul Cox

Paul Cox

Specialty:  Space RF and BD, Strategy, General Mgmnt
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Work Experience

  • SWISSto12 – Sr Director, Business Development
  • Dunes Point Capital – Sr Advisor
  • Smiths Group – President, John Crane Division; Group Managing Director, Speciality Engineering; President, Smiths Interconnect
  • Andrew Corp – Group President, Antenna Products
  • EMS Technologies – Sr VP/GM, Space & Technology Division
  • Texas Instruments Defense Group – Design Engineer

Education

  • Bachelors Electrical Engineering – Auburn University
  • Masters Electrical Engineering – Southern Methodist University

Other Recognitions

  • US Patent 5,302,958 – Low Loss Fast Switching Tunable Filter
  • IEEE MTTS Technical Program Co-chair (1993)
Vinod Chitkara

Eric Forstner

Specialty:  General Management, Strategy, and BD
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Work Experience

  • Quantic BEI – VP, BD (CGO)
  • Data Device Corporation – VP, Worldwide Sales and VP/GM of Data Bus Products
  • Cobham Microwave Electronics – VP, BD
  • Rodelco Electronics – Director, BD and GM of OEM Division
  • American Technical Ceramics – VP, Marketing
  • Microwave Power Devices – Wireless Product Manager
  • AIL Systems – Sr. Systems Engineer

Education 

  • BS, Electrical Engineering – New Jersey Institute of Technology
  • MS, Management/Technology Management – Polytechnic University
  • Licensed Professional Engineer (PE), State of New York
Tony Jordan AerospaceBD

ANTHONY JORDAN

Specialty:  Semiconductor Design and Packaging; RadHard Space
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Work Experience

  • UTMC/Aeroflex/CAES – Applications Engineer; Director BD; Director Engineering; VP Product Marketing
  • Eastman Kodak Company – Design Engineer

Education

  • BS, Electrical Engineering – Bradley University
  • MS, Electrical Engineering – Rochester Institute of Technology
Randy Kesteron AersospaceBD

RANDY KESTERSON

Specialty:  Operations and Management
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Work Experience

Randy Kesterson has worked as a management consultant to organizations such as Bank of America, Caterpillar, Motorola, Bank of Montreal, Ford Motor Company, Abbott Labs, WellPoint, Milliken & Company, RJ Reynolds, Coty USA, Virginia Tech University, Western Governor’s University, Ultra Herley Electronics, DR Allen & Son, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Ultragenyx Pharmacetical, Maersk APM Terminals, US Department of Commerce International Trade Administration, State of North Dakota, US Air Force, DOW, Danaher, Beckman Coulter, Johnsonville Foods, Pfizer, Wilbur-Ellis, Pan-American Life Insurance Group (PALIG), and others.

Education

  • MBA in Operations Management – Syracure University
  • BS in Engineering – Iowa State University
Dr Mahesh Kumar

DR. MAHESH KUMAR

Specialty:  RF/MW Products and Systems; Radar Design
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Work Experience

  • Aerospace and Defense Consultant
  • Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions (CAES) – Vice President, Advanced Technology
  • Lockheed Martin Corporation – Director, Advanced Technology

Education

  • PhD in Electrical Engineering – Indian Institute of Technology – Kharagpur, India

Other Recognitions

  • 23 US Patents Granted
  • 55 Papers Published in Technical Symposia and Journals
Mike MacBrair

MIKE MACBRAIR

Specialty:  Interconnect (Connectors, Cable Assemblies) and EMI Filter Products
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 Work Experience

  • Qnnect – VP Sales
  • Trexon – VP Sales
  • Carlisle Interconnect Technologies – Global Director of Sales, Defense and Space
  • WEMS Electronics –VP Sales and Marketing
  • Amphenol Aerospace –Business Development Manager
  • Glenair, Inc. – Space and Launch Program Manager
  • Cooper Interconnect – Product Development Engineer

Education

  • BS, Mechanical Engineering – University of California, Davis
  • BS, Aeronautical Science and Engineering – University of California, Davis
  • Technical Management Minor – UC Davis Graduate School of Management
  • Center for Creative Leadership
Scott Marks

SCOTT MARKS

Specialty:  RF Products / Systems Engineering; Software Defined Radio (SDR) Technology and Applications
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Work Experience

  • Trellisware Technologies – Principal Radio Systems Engineer
  • Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions – Director, Technology and Strategy / Technical Fellow 
  • L-3 Communications (Linkabit) – Director, RF Engineering
  • Harris Corporation – Scientist

Education

  • BS, Electrical Engineering – The John Hopkins University
  • Post Graduate Studies – University of Flordia (Graduate Program in Business), University of Rochester (Dept of EE), and Rochester Institute of Technology (Dept of EE)

Other Recognitions

  • Five US Patents Granted
  • Paper Presentation at MILCOM
Col Myles Murphy

COL MYLES MURPHY (USAF, RET)

Specialty:  EW Technologies and Systems
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Work Experience

  • Association of Old Crows National Board Member (NE Region); Past Vice President
  • CACI/LGS Labs – Chief Technologist/Director
  • L3Harris – Adv Systems EW Engineer; BD Team Leader
  • JDS Uniphase – Sr Product Line Manager
  • Lucent Technologies/Bell Labs – RF Systems Engineer
  • ITT Avionics – EW Electrical Engineer
  • USAF – Electrical Engineering Acquisition Officer

Education

  • BS, Electrical Engineering – Villanova University
  • MS, Electrical Engineering – University of Dayton
  • MBA – Fairleigh Dickinson University

Other Recognitions

  • Five US Patents Granted
  • USAF Legion of Merit Award
  • USAF Meritorious Service Medals (4)
Tony Musto

TONY MUSTO

Specialty:  Optical and Microwave Communications
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Work Experience

  • American Made Photonics – President
  • Fast Photonics – Sr VP
  • Dust Photonics – Sr VP Sales & Marketing
  • Titan Photonics – VP
  • MITEQ – VP Sales and Marketing
  • Finisar Corp – VP Sales
  • Optium Corp – Founder; Corp VP Sales & Marketing
  • JDS Uniphase – Director of Marketing

Education

  • BS, Electrical Engineering – Penn State University
Doug Patterson

Doug Patterson

Specialty:  Embedded Computing
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Work Experience

  • Aitech Inc. – VP of Worldwide Marketing and Business Development
  • SBS Technologies, Inc. – Director of Business Development, Government Systems
  • VISTA Controls – Director of Marketing
  • Ixthos, Inc. – Director of Marketing
  • SBS Embedded Computers – Marketing Manager, Military Systems
  • Dy4 Systems – Marketing Manager, Single Board Computers and Systems Products
  • Radstone Technology Corporation – Marketing Manager

Education

  • ASEE – Connecticut State Technical University, Norwalk, CT
  • BSEE – Sacred Heart University, Bridgeport Engineering, Fairfield, CT
  • Management Communications – InVision

Other Recognitions

  • Two U.S. and two European patents on non-volatile memory management algorithms and techniques for government currency; U.S. patent on modular, multiprocessor-based postage embossing system
  • Over the past three decades, have authored numerous articles and delivered many technical presentations ranging in scope from technology trends to product innovations. Recent examples:
    • Inside Story:  The Role of the SFFs in Rugged HPEC Computing
    • C4iSR:  Aitech introduces C875 single-board computer to counter cyber threats
    • GPGPU processors to help with artificial intelligence, machine learning, pattern recognition
Andy Singer

MICHAEL TARRICONE

Specialty:  Capture Process Management; RF and Aircraft Sensors
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Work Experience

  • Frontgrade Technologies (Exeter) – Director, BD
  • Collins Aerospace Mission Systems – Sr Manager, BD and Sr Program Manager
  • Superior Technical Ceramics – Director, BD
  • Chemring Detection Systems – BD and Engineering
  • HUBER+SUHNER (US) – Director, Sales Engineering and Product Marketing

Education

  • BS, Mechanical Engineering – University of Connecticut
  • MS, Mechanical Engineering – University of Vermont

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