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IEEE Young Professonals (formally GOLD) presents a Career Advice Panel with Dr. Brian Smith of AMRDEC, Dr. Bob Berinato of Dynetics, and Brandon Wolfson of Technology Services Corporation.  Each Panel member will share a little about what they wish they had known at the beginning of their careers.  The majority of the time will be open for audience questions and discussions, so please have some questions in mind.  We will be meeting at 11:30 to 12:45 on April 16 at the Dynetics Solutions Complex Main Conference Room.  Lunch will be provided by Jason’ s Deli: $5 for IEEE Members and $10 for Non-Members. 

You can find a brief Biography for each speaker below.  Please RSVP by April 9 using the link below.  If you have any questions about the event please email Phillip.Henson@Dynetics.com.

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Biographies:

Brandon Wolfson is the Manager of TSC’s Alabama Operations and a Senior RF/Microwave Engineer. He received his BSEE and MSEE from Auburn University with a focus in the areas of Electromagnetics and RF/Microwave design. He has been and engineer and manager for over 13 years and has developed and managed many technologies in the areas of radar, seekers and communications. As Operations Manager, Mr. Wolfson is responsible for the overall technical and financial management of the Operation. This role includes business development, contract management, program management, personnel development, resource planning, strategic planning and execution and product development.

 

Dr. Bob Berinato is the Chief Research Scientist for Dyentics where he has worked since 1985.   His responsibilities include management of Dynetics’ Internal Research and Development program and Dynetics University.  He provides customer support in the areas of innovative sensor technology and signal processing.  He served as the chairman of the local IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society from 2010-2013, is a board member of The Schools Foundation, and is a graduate of Leadership Huntsville / Madison County Class 24. Throughout his professional career, Bob has engaged in part-time graduate work at UAHuntsville, earning his MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering in 1987 and 1993, respectively, and his MS in Applied Mathematics in 2007. He serves as an adjunct associate professor in the ECE Department, and has taught 14 different courses in the communications and signal processing areas since 1995. He has also taught 6 continuing education short courses to the local community.

 

Brian Smith is a supervisory electronics engineer with the Weapons Development and Integration Directorate, Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center, USA RDECOM.  He has worked in modeling and simulation of Air Defense Systems, Anti-Radiation Missiles, data compression, and battlefield communications systems.  He has conducted extensive research in localized computerized tomography for medical imaging and defense related areas.  He is the DACPM for CP-16 providing career counseling to ~2500 engineers and scientists at the AMRDEC.  Dr. Smith has taught undergraduate classes in signal processing in the ECE Department at UAH and Professional Education classes in radar and MATLAB/Simulink.  He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The University of Alabama in Huntsville, an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he was a Sloan Fellow and has studied the transfer of Science and High Technology at Harvard.  He is an IEEE Senior member and a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Alabama.