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PhD in Electrical Engineering, 1990. University of California, Los Angeles.
MSEE, 1980. California Institute of Technology.
BSEEE, 1977. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Senior Member of IEEE: Elected 15 May 2004.
Sigma Xi: Elected 2004.
Tau Beta Pi Eminent Engineer: Initiated into California Nu 2002.
Bourse Chateaubriand: Université Claude Bernard - Lyon 1, 1990-1991.
Fulbright Cooperative Research Project Award: Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris VI, April, 1988.
Eta Kappa Nu: California Iota Gamma 1984.
American Physical Society, Eta Kappa Nu, IEEE (Senior Member), Optical Society of America, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi (head chapter advisor, California nu, June 2008 - present)
co-Director, Center for Macromolecular Modeling and Materials Design, June 2005 - present. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Proprietor, PRN Consultants April 2005 - present. Design and analysis of circuits for sensors and actuators, instrumentation, and robotics.
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 9/99 - present. Associate Chair, Graduate Program: 9/01 - 9/02. Tenure: Fall 2005. Associate Professor: 9/99 - 8/06. Chair, Department Retention, Tenure and Promotion Committee, 6/07 - 6/08. Chair, Department Executive Committee: 3/06 - 6/07. Chair, Department Retention, Tenure and Promotion Committee: 6/07 - present. University Research Council: 9/07 - present
Lecturer, Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, 1/92 - present.
Lecturer, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 4/99 - 9/99.
Senior Development Engineer,Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, 9/95 - 9-99. Provide technical support to various faculty members in support of contracted research. Develop new facilities, equipment, processes and components to fulfill the objectives of contracted research programs. Oversee the day-to-day progress of contract research programs.
Senior Scientist, Phraxos Research and Development, 8/95 - 12/97. Development of novel electromagnetic materials and structures for low-observable applications.
Visiting Assistant Research Engineer, Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, 3/93 - 8/95. Spectroscopic evaluation of novel solid-state laser materials, including upconversion systems and novel hosts for transition metal ions. Synthesis and characterization of improved nonlinear and photorefractive materials. Development of novel semiconductor optical detectors.
Associate Development Engineer, Plasma Physics Laboratory, University of California, Los Angeles, 6/92 - 12/92. Design and construction of optical and electro-optical plasma diagnostic systems, photometers for the study of ionospheric chemistry.
Visiting CNRS Scientist, Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie des Matériaux Luminescents, Université Claude Bernard - Lyon 1, 9/91 - 12/91. Postdoctoral Researcher, 12/90 - 8/91. Spectroscopic investigation of energy transfer processes in laser crystals. Theoretical and experimental investigations of impurity ion pairs in laser materials. Spectroscopic characterization of optical host materials for rare earth and transition metal ions. Evaluation of novel solid state laser materials.
Member of the Technical Staff, Superconductive Electronics Department, Advanced Technology Group Research Staff, TRW, Inc., 9/88 - 12/90. Characterization of granular superconductor infrared detectors.
Member of the Technical Staff, Electro-Optical Research Department, Advanced Technology Group Research Staff, TRW, Inc., 4/85 - 9/88. Optical interconnects for low-temperature electronics. Diode-pumped and tunable solid-state lasers.
Project Engineer, Hughes Aircraft Company Space and Communications Group, 6/77 - 1/85. Circuit design and system engineering for military and commercial spacecraft programs. Laser communications.
