Officers - Term 2008

Chair: Dr. Victor Moreno, Senior Member

Victor Moreno received a B.Sc. (1993) and a M.Sc. (1996) in Electrical Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico de la Laguna in Torreón, Coahuila, México. In 2001, he received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University. In 1994, Victor joined the Mexican Electric Power Research Institute (IIE) in Cuernavaca, Morelos, México, where he participated in and developed several engineering and research projects sponsored by the Mexican Electric Utility (CFE) and the Mexican Department of Energy. At the IIE, Victor was responsible for setting-up the first HVDC test facility in Mexico for the evaluation of the pollution performance of DC transmission line ceramic and non-ceramic insulators. In 2001, Victor joined Exponent Failure Analysis Associates as a Senior Engineer where he provided consulting services in numerous investigations that included the design review, failure modes and effects analysis, and failure root cause and origin determination on electronic and electrical components and systems operating in industrial, utility and laboratory environments. In 2004, Victor joined the Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he is presently a Senior Engineer with the Power Systems group. Over the last two years he has been working as a Power Systems Engineer in the Avionics Systems Engineering team of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission.

Vice Chair: David Aviv, Senior Member

David Aviv has over 25 years experience in radar and laser communication development as an entrepreneur or lead technologist in small, medium and large corporations. Along with radar development, Mr. Aviv has been involved in other active and passive sensors for ground, airborne, space platforms and specific perimeter defense applications. He has also developed application systems involving communication engineering covering cellular, microwave links and satellite communications, in different atmospheric and hostile environments, in addition to fiber optics and video/audio transmission of sensor data and computer communication.

Treasurer, Computer/Communications Society Chapter (in formation): Dr. Narisa Chu, Senior Member

Narisa Nan-Yu Chu started her career in Westinghouse Electric Corporation and Bell Labs prior to AT&T divestiture. She has subsequently led advanced technology research and development in Telecommunications with Rockwell, Tellabs, Comcast, and Motorola. She has founded 2 entrepreneur companies: C&W Systems, and CWLab International. She has had administrative responsibility and teaching role in California State University at Northridge, California Lutheran University, and Widener University in Philadelphia. Chu is currently managing High Definition Set-Top Box product line within Thomson Multimedia for DirectTV North America market. Obtained her B.S. from Tsing Hua University in Taiwan, M.S. from Iowa State Univeristy, and Ph.D. from Northwestern University, major in Nuclear Engineering, Chu has been active in IEEE since 1973; as the Chair of the Communications Society Chapter in Chicago, Chair of the Engineering Management & Social Implication of Technology Society Chapter in Philadelphia, Treasurer and Secretary of the Philadelphia Section, Vice-Chair of the Los Angeles Council and the San Fernando Valley Section. She has published 30+ papers in various journals and symposium proceedings on topics related to digital voice, data, and video standards and technologies, in addition to 1 earlier book on Software Reliability and 2 earlier papers on nuclear fast breeder reactor safety & reliability simulations.  Chu co-founded the Pennsylvania Young Performers Orchestra with Cellist George Atanasiu and Violinist Lenuta Ceili, in Philadelphia, and continues to sponsor a junior music scholarship for inner city minority students in Philadelphia.

Secretary, Photographer, Web Master: Harry McIntyre, Senior Member

Harry J. McIntyre received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1982.  Over the last 26 years Harry has worked for Xerox Corporation as an Electronics Design Engineer participating in IC and PBCA A/D mixed signal design.  Design work included VCSEL/VLD/LED laser drivers , Operational Amplifiers, Current and Voltage Comparators, Voltage Meters, DACS, Power Stabilization Circuits, Current and Voltage References, CMOS Analog Library Methodology and Maintenance, Photo/Electronic Transceivers, Photo Sensor Arrays, high voltage sensors, print engine scanners, and print engine sense and control subsections.  Harry has 14 US patents.  He has presented at SPIE and has provided part-time consultation services.

PACE Chair, LEOS Chapter Chair:  Dr. Rengarajan Sundharsanan, Senior Member

Dr. Rengarajan Sudharsanan is currently the Director of Sensor Products at Spectrolab, Inc., Sylmar, CA, a Boeing Company. He is responsible for developing III-V sensor products for fiber-optic communications and LADAR applications. His research experience spans over the last 20 years in the area of developing new materials and device structures for II-VI and III-V solar cells, radiation sensors, and III-V infrared detectors. Dr. Sudharsanan has published more than fifty technical papers and has three patents. He is a senior member of IEEE and member of SPIE.
R. Sudharsanan received the B.Sc. degree in physics in 1977 and the M.Sc. degree in applied physics in 1979, both from the University of Madras, Madras, India, and the Ph.D. degree in physics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, in 1983.

Membership Chair:  DR. Marek Barylak, Senior Member

Dr. Marek Barylak

EMBS Chapter Chair:  Chris Lucero, Senior Member

Chris Lucero

MTT Chapter Chair:  Dr. Frank Maiward, Senior Member

Dr. Frank Maiward

SFV Section Representative to LAC:  Faye Yuen, Senior Member

Faye Yuen

Officers - Term 2007

        Dr. Victor Moreno          Dr. Narisa Chu            Dr. Mehrdad Zomorrodi   Harry McIntyre           Manuel Hernandez Jr.
        Chair                              Vice Chair                   Treasurer                         Secretary                   Web Master
                                                                                                                          Photographer
 

                     David Aviv                            Dr. Harold Kirkham       Mr. Chris Lucero               James C. Weiler, Jr 
                     PACE Chair                            Membership Chair        EMBS Chapter Chair          MTT Chapter Chair

Officers - Term 2006

         Dr. Mohammad M. Mojarradi       Dr. Narisa Chu                   Dr. Mehrdad Zomorrodi       Dr. Victor Moreno

                       Chairman                       Vice Chair                          Treasurer                            Secretary  

                        Dr. Harold Kirkham   Mr. Raphael Baruch          David Aviv                           Dr. Xiangli Han

                        Membership Chair    PACE Chair                        LAC Liaison                          Web Master