Students
Tom Ajamian
Tom received his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University in 2008. He is currently employed by Analog Devices as a DSP Applications Engineer, and works primarily with the Blackfin embedded processor. His professional interests include embedded system design, low level embedded software development, PCB – level design challenges and product development. He is pursuing a Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership.
Challenge Project: Quality of Service on the Blackfin Processor in support of Ethernet Audio / Video Bridging
• Design, implement and analyze the performance of a quality of service software module for the Blackfin processor.
Keith Bertolino
Keith graduated from Northeastern University in 2008 with Bachelor’s Degrees in Computer Engineering and a minor in Technological Entrepreneurship. He is currently the CEO and co-founder of Cipher Tech Solutions, Inc. an emerging engineering firm that provides technical solutions to the Department of Defense. Keith is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Engineering Management.
Challenge Project: “Forensic Data Extraction Tool”
Roberto Cabral
Roberto received his Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering from Northeastern University in 2008. While at Northeastern, Roberto was a co-op at Raytheon Company: Network Centric Systems in Marlborough, MA where he accepted a full-time position as a Software Engineer upon graduation. His interests include Computer Programming, Information Technology, Engineering Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Youth Development. Roberto is pursuing a Master's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership.
Danielle Doane
Danielle holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University. She is currently employed as a research assistant at Gordon-CenSSIS responsible for a proof of concept project to automate the analysis of Pap smear samples. While an undergraduate, Danielle held three co-op positions in the medical device industry and completed a medical capstone design project. She hopes to grow into a technical leadership position focused on developing innovative medical solutions. Danielle is pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership and a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Challenge Project: Automated System for Pap smear Analysis
• Demonstrate, through a proof of concept project, an unsupervised method of analyzing cervical cells.
Aaron LaPointe
Aaron holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and Bachelor of Arts in German from the University of Rhode Island's International Engineering Program (IEP). Completing the IEP included coursework at the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany and a six-month internship at Axiva GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. After working briefly in the private sector, Aaron joined the US Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) as an electronics engineer in 2002. His current position is Project Leader for the Standoff Explosive Detection (STED) Program within the Science and Technology Division at NVESD. While attending George Washington University for graduate work in Chemistry, Aaron is pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership and a Master's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership at Northeastern University. www.nvl.army.mil
Challenge Project: Technical Assessment of sensor technology for explosive specific detection
• Technically evaluate candidate sensor technologies from a wide range of maturity for military applications.
Abel Livingstone
Abel graduated from Northeastern University in 2004 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is currently employed as an Electronics Design Engineer for Textron Defense Systems of Wilmington, MA, where he works to develop low power, embedded electronics for smart surveillance and weapon systems. He is presently working towards a Master’s Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership.
Challenge Project: Inertial North Finder for Unattended Ground Sensors
• Develop inexpensive system for measuring sensor orientation which is unaffected by local magnetic disturbances
Michael Maker
Michael received a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering with a minor in both Bio-Medical Engineering and Mathematics from Northeastern University in 2008. Upon graduation, Michael joined Intelligent Medical Implants as a Development Engineer. He is currently working to advance the product through the FDA approval process. Michael plans to graduate from the Gordon Engineering Leadership program with a Master's in Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership in the spring of 2010. www.imidevices.com
Kevin McKinley
Kevin is pursuing a MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership. He is employed as an Electrical Engineer at Raytheon NCS in Marlborough, MA. His Challenge Project will improve the quality and decrease the processing requirements of building imaging reconstruction.
Philip Moreira
Philip received his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University in 2006. He is employed at Raytheon IDS as a Test Engineer at the Sensors & Surveillance Center in Sudbury, MA. His professional interests include radar systems, analog and digital circuit design, testing and debugging, as well as leading a technical team. Philip is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering as well as a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. www.Raytheon.com
Challenge Project: Analysis by Analogy of Clutter Rejection Performance for X-Band Radar System
• Reducing uncertainty of system-level performance with respect to the Technical Performance Measure of Clutter Rejection in an effort to greatly save cost and schedule, and potentially become more competitive for future radar proposals.
Brendon Reedy
Brendon holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University, with a minor in Business. After graduating from NU, Brendon joined Raytheon Company's Integrated Defense System Directorate (IDS) as a systems engineer. He is currently working at the Homeland Defense for the Advanced Technologies Department in Pelham, NH, as well as pursuing a Master's Degree in Mechanial Engineering from Northeastern University. www.Raytheon.com
Challenge Project: “WALDO - Harnessing Cell Phone Towers for Early Warning Detection”
• Evaluate the effectiveness of using cell phone tower's feedback data to create an early warning system for a cruise missile threat
Karina Snow
Karina holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University. She is currently employed by GE Healthcare (Waukesha, WI) as a Development Engineer. She is collaborating with researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital to explore advances in mammography and breast biopsy systems. Karina is pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership and a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering Leadership.
Challenge Project: “Breast Evaluation Workflow Analysis” • Analysis of breast evaluation methods as a needs assessment for digital breast tomosynthesis guided breast biopsy
Mitchell Surowiec
Mitchell holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electric Power Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After graduating from RPI he was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy. He subsequently served as a Surface Warfare Officer on a frigate and destroyer, participating in counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean and making two six-month deployments to the Mediterranean. After completing his active duty military service, Mitchell accepted a position as an engineer at Analogic Corporation in the medical computed tomography systems division. His interests include power and high voltage control system design.
Challenge Project: “Electrical system design for a dual modality medical imaging system”
• Ensure successful integration of two independently-developed imaging subsystems
Basak Ulker Karbeyaz
A native of Turkey, Basak holds a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University (NEU). Upon graduating from NEU in 2005, Basak joined Analogic Corporation where she primarily focused on image quality, reconstruction algorithms and system engineering of medical computed tomography scanners. Basak is a member of IEEE, AAPM, ASA and serves as a reviewer for Journal of Acoustical Society of America.
Challenge Project: Evaluation of Single Photon Counting Technology for Medical Applications: System Simulation
Mark Staples
Mark holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT, with specialization in Avionics. Commissioned an officer in the US Air Force he began his career at the Electronic Systems Center (ESC). He left active duty but remained at ESC as a systems engineer and program manager. He currently supports the Combat Identification Technologies program working on both cooperative and non-cooperative target identification techniques. Prior to joining the Gordon program, he was the USAF program manager for the Mode 5 upgrade to the Mark XIIA Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system. His other professional interests include datalinks, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems, and automatic target recognition techniques.
Jason Bias (GF '08)
Jason holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia with a concentration in Digital Systems. After graduating from UVA, Jason joined the US Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) as an electronics engineer. He is currently the Project Leader for NVESD's Target Location / Designation System (TLDS) Army Technology Objective (ATO) at NVESD as well as pursuing a Master’s Degree in Systems Engineering from George Washington University. Jason received the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership and a Master's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership in August of 2008. www.nvl.army.mil
Challenge Project: Improvements, Advancements, and Design for Far Target Location
• Improving Far Target Location accuracy among hand-held and tripod mounted targeting systems in the US Army.
Matthew Dickman (GF '08)
Matt received his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University in 2007. He is currently employed by NeuroLogica Corporation in Danvers, MA as the CereTom Product Manager, a role which combines technical knowledge with leadership abilities. His professional interests include all things related to medical imaging, most recently applications related to neurosurgery and navigation. He is most passionate about having the opportunity to develop new devices and applications that will save lives. Matt received the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership and a Master's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership in August of 2008. www.neurologica.com
Challenge Project: Intra-Operative Intervention Guidance by Dedicated Computer Tomography
• Providing more accurate near real-time imaging in situations where it was previously unavailable.
Mark Gill (GF '08)
Mark holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering from Northeastern University. While at Northeastern, Mark was an intern at the US Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate where he accepted a full-time position as an electronic systems designer upon graduation. Mark received the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership in August of 2008 and he is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership. www.afrl.af.mil
Challenge Project: Real-time Hyperspectral Image Processing
•Automate image acquisition and event detection with optimized data extraction algorithms to better enable hyperspectral detection systems.
Paul Head (GF '08)
Paul graduated from Northeastern University in 2006 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering. He is currently an RF Engineer at Raytheon RF Components in Andover, Ma. Paul's interests are Semiconductor Devices, Integrated Circuits, Antennas/Radiation, as well as Program Management. He received the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership and a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering in August of 2008. www.raytheon.com
Challenge Project: Class E Power Amplifier at X-Band
• Significantly enhance the efficiency of Radio Frequency High Power Amplifiers used in large radar and communication systems.
Michael King (GF '08)
Michael holds Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering from Lehigh University. He is employed as an Electrical Design Engineer at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, where his interests include areas of image and signal processing, radiological detection, sensor networks, and he has industry experience in electrical design and systems engineering. He has helped to sustain and grow the Rhode Island School of the Future program in Newport, RI, and worked on a number of business growth areas in the defense industry. He received the Masters of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at Boston University in the Spring of 2008, and the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership at Northeastern University in August, 2008. www.raytheon.com
Challenge Project: Swarming Approach to the Radiological Threat Mission
• Evaluate the effectiveness of using a set of highly distributed mobile sensors to deter radiological threats.
Cory Lloyd (GF '08)
Cory received his Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Northeastern University in 2007. He works as a test engineer at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. While an Undergraduate, Cory was very involved in the local chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), serving as president for his senior year. He looks foward to a career that allows him to take a leadership role in the defense industry. Cory received the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership in August of 2008 and he is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership. www.raytheon.com
Challenge Project: Near Field Range Utilization Improvements
• Analyze planned production cycles to identify and exploit areas of improvement in order to increase production capacity and create new business opportunities.
Michael Raymond (GF '08)
Mike graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell in 2003 with a Master’s Degree in Computer Science. He is currently employed by Textron Defense Systems as a Principal Software Engineer and specializes in low power embedded systems. Mike received the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership and a Master's Degree in Engineering Management in August 2008. www.textron.com
Challenge Project: Advanced Electro-Optic Processing for Unattended Ground Systems
•Provide recognition and limited discrimination of targets using visible and IR cameras for low power remote sensor systems.
David Rozas (GF '08)
David Rozas earned a PhD in Physics from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), specializing in nonlinear optics. Upon graduating from WPI in 1999, David joined Analogic Corporation where he primarily focused on image quality, reconstruction algorithms and system engineering of medical and security computed tomography (CT) scanners. He is currently a Principal Imaging Engineer at Analogic. David is a member of IEEE, AAPM, and serves as a reviewer for Optics Letters and IEEE Transactions in Medical Imaging. David received the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership in August 2008. www.analogic.com
Challenge Project: Imaging with a Specialized Computed Tomography System
•Ensuring specified image quality through beamline design and development of calibration, correction and reconstruction algorithms.
Anthony Serino (GF '08)
Anthony graduated from Northeastern University in 2007 with Bachelor’s Degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering. He is currently employed by Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems in Tewksbury, MA as a Systems Engineer. His interests are Signal, Video, and Image Processing, Algorithm Development & Optimization, Coding, and Systems Engineering. Anthony received the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership and a Master's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership in August of 2008. www.raytheon.com
Challenge Project: Multi-modal Standoff Explosives Detection
•Provide reliable explosive material detection at safe ranges to enable successful diversion of the terrorist threat.
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