Photon Agnostics

 I have been leading the development of multi/hyper-spectral passive and active LIDAR optical remote sensing systems to provide new measurement capabilities and products to the portfolios of NASA and other end user agencies. I have been using engineering and physics knowledge and skills, combined with knowledge gained by working with preeminent scientists, to devise new remote sensing methodologies and instrumentation to enhance understanding of Earth systems science and solar system dynamics and contribute to applications benefiting human welfare.
 I have served as Instrument Scientist for several airborne and spaceflight sensors, developing, designing, constructing, demonstrating and applying new capabilities. My role includes understanding the processes to be observed, how they manifest themselves in the optical domain, and applying knowledge of the physics of light interacting with materials to establish requirements to derive desired information. II have lead teams of discipline engineers to conceive instrument designs to meet the measurement requirements. When technology gaps are identified that prevent realization of a design, I have lead and/or guided technology maturation activities. My deep knowledge of radiometry, instrumentation design, and optical technologies; have enabled me to predict advances in measurement performance to help application scientist envision breakthrough uses of new capabilities.