Paul W. Croft
1593 alpine hills
Henderson Nv-89014 paulwcroft@cox.net
702-458-4010

Summary of Qualifications

A Microwave/Electronics Systems Engineer with 40 years experience in; Development, Design and Test of:
• Radar
• Electronic Countermeasure
• Microwave Communication


Career Objective
Seeking a challenging position, which will allow me the opportunity to apply my diverse experience in product development and design.

Professional Experience

JT3 LAS VEGAS Nv
Radar Systems Engineer August 2005 -present
Assigned to RDT (technical advisory group).JT3 provides the operations and management of outdoor flight test ranges for the USAF and Navy. These range facilities are implemented to provide “realistic” evaluations of radar based weapon systems and defensive avionics systems. Due to reorganization the RDT position was discontinued.. I am currently teaching radar theory and operations and setting up a lab to support the effort for RDOE. The purpose is to bring recent EE grads. (with proper clearances) up to a useful skill level

MCL/MITEQ Bolingbrook, Illinois
RF Systems design - October 2001 to August 2005
Principal Duties: Specification, Design & test of commercial & military SAT-COM amplifiers.
Principal effort to date has been devoted to: Development (pre-production) of a multi-band TWT Amp for military usage. This unit provides linear High power over 5.8 – 14.5 GHZ and 30-31 GHZ for military mobile satellite communications. Other units developed include high power C&Ku band solid-state amp and a wide band instrumentation amp.

SELF EMPLOYED. Enterprise Alabama
Consultant, March 2000 – Sept 2001
A part time consultant to Radtech engineering on systems designed for Kavouras, Inc.
During this time I was also employed by Conagra, Inc. in Enterprise, Alabama in the maintenance department to supplement my income.

KAVOURAS INC., Burnsville, Minnesota
Radar Systems Engineer (director), 1992 – February 2000
Designed and developed the TDR 3000 (TWT) and the TDR 4384 (Klystron) pulses Doppler weather radars. By applying sound theory, new technology and several original concepts and designs, I developed an excellent performance, moderate cost and versatile weather radar available for current needs and future growth. The “BRAG” sheet includes direct pulse modulator, phase droop compensation, yoke pedestal, improved low sidelobe antenna, fast polarization, (ZDR), coherent frequency hop and (-125 dBm) receivers.
Of specific note is the design of a family of direct pulse HV modulators (solid-state) which is useful for high coherency (pulse Doppler) radars. They provide wide 0-30 us pulses with negligible droop (eliminating phase or amplitude compensation), fast rise and fall-time, inherent protection, etc. They are capable of driving TWT, Klyston, CFA, etc., in a very versatile yet reliable manner to afford required system performance. The entire units were built “from scratch” including RF drive, monitoring, cooling fault detection, system controls, etc., to become an integral part of the radar system. This technology was not offered in the market at the time of inception of (92-94). It is now mature, reliable and cost effective for these commercial/C.O.T.S. (USAF) weather radars.


These radars are continuing to be purchased and deployed in China, Spain, Jordan, Korea and the United States. This effort was completed with minimal staff in a small company that had experience in (only) weather display and communications systems.

The latest R&D effort includes a 400kW magnetron transmitter utilizing a direct coupled HV switch for improved mode control (spurious emissions) and the ability to drive a wide range of output parameters. A digital receiver and advanced processor are also in development phase.

ENTERPRISE ELECTRONICS CORP., Enterprise, Alabama
Radar Engineer, 1989-1992
Various duties supporting pulse Doppler weather radar development and production, i.e. Formal instruction, technical writing, preparation of design specifications and testing.

U.S.A. AIR FORCE TACTICAL AIR WARFARE CENTER
ECEC AND ECED, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
Electronics Warfare Engineer, 1984 - 1988
ECI130H (Compass Call Division). Responsible for detailed analysis of intelligence, threat and jammer design through final recommendation of program adequacy for USAF requirements. These efforts encompassed several (special access required) C3 projects while working in ECED, Active Systems Division. Most significant contributions were identifying through test and analysis, serious design deficiencies prior to production of these tactical jammer systems.

BELL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
Senior Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer, 1981 – 1984
Provide systems engineering for the development and test of electronic warfare (radar) THREAT simulators to the USAF AFSC/ADYI including effort on the latest SAM and AI threats.

Efforts ranged from developing specifications and statements of work through final system test evaluation. Significant engineering contributions were made on MSR T4, Have Pewter, Have Copper , Have Iron, SARS VI, etc. simulators and a jammer simulator system.

NORTHDROP DSD, Rolling Meadows, Illinois
Senior Electronics Warfare Engineering/Advanced Development, 1978 - 1981
Duties ranged from R&D through production start-up. Considerate effort was devoted to proposal effort on new projects as well. Typical projects included ALQ-162 and ALQ-135.

A notable achievement in R&D was the development of a high-speed, wide-band IFM with unique ambiguity rejection capability.

CINCINNATI ELECTRONICS, Cincinnati, Ohio
Technical Staff Member, 1977 – 1978

Primary effort was in advance electronic warfare system design. Majority of effort was devoted to a variety of studies, proposals, and R&D. Projects were comprised of ground jammer, downlink jammer, cruse missile electronics countermeasures, powered expendable monopulse jammer, and techniques generator.

KELTEC – FLORDIA DIVISION, Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Product Assurance Department Manager, 1974 – 1977

Responsible for production engineering, special application (design), test equipment design, production analysis, and technical procedures. Considerable effort was devoted to design improvements on high/low voltage military power supplies and microwave amplifiers,

Significant improvements were accomplished in production methods, test and design, which resulted in high production yield rates.

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC, Baltimore, Maryland
Field Engineer, 1967 – 1974

Principle duties were production start, flight test, and development of ECM systems. Many assignments on QRC jammers both in the United States and abroad, which provided a diverse background in test and tactical usage of USAF Electronic Countermeasures Systems.


Education

Indiana Tri-State College
Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering (Electronics/Communications) Major, 1967

Clearance-TS/SSBI Feb. 07

Personal

Married: Excellent Health: Age 62

References

Richard C Reliey
1750 Venus Avenue
St Paul, Minnesota 55112
(615) 633-5324

John W. McCarty
514 Linthictim
Baltimore, Maryland 21209
(301) 789-8778

C Wendell Boucher
1771 Redbud Rd
Bolingbrook Il.60490
630-771-0587
William R Pate
5844 Flamingo Road
Crestview, Flordia 36539
(850) 682-3653