1. Thomas G. Meyers – Engineering Consultant with extensive Engineering/
Engineering Management/ Communication Systems experience, BSEE
A Communication Systems Engineer/Engineering Manager with over thirty years in design
and development of wireless communication systems and sub-systems; wireless terrestrial
and aerial COFDM & FM audio/video links, Ultra-low latency HD/SD video systems,
SATellite COMmunication (SATCOM) ground stations, range telemetry and RF Automatic
Test Equipment (ATE). Engineering experience covering many positions in the world of
product development including engineering technician, RF engineer, communication
systems engineer, product manager, director of engineering, member of the Board of
Directors, and currently Consultant. Most recent experience is in the area of RF and video
wireless communication, and FPGA VHDL hardware development. Over the last twenty
years, have led software/firmware development efforts heavily involved with DSP
processing in FPGAs and DSP processors. At Cobham, led the design and development of
multiple award winning COFDM-based transmitters, receivers and transceivers with ultra-
low Audio/Video CODECs and multiple-input maximal ratio diversity combining. At L-3,
led a team which developed two product lines, a unique DSP-based Telemetry, Tracking
and Commanding (TT&C) ground station line and a diversity receiving system line for the
flight test community (missile testing). For all of these product lines, was the product
line’s lead System’s Engineer as well as the Product Development Manager from product
conception and definition through design, development, test and production.
Engineering Management Experience Summary
 Successful track record in technical management of the design and
development of a wide variety of complex communications systems and sub-
systems
 Established multiple successful Engineering teams/departments
 Effective leadership skills and team building
 Project planning (MS Project) and tracking
 Managed engineering department budgets up to $3 million annually
Engineering Experience Summary
 Performed/Defined;
o Product conception and system architecture
o Detailed technical performance requirements
o System and sub-system requirements definition & simulations
o Link Analyzers & frequency plans (spurious analysis)
o System gain/Loss, SNR, IP3 and noise figure analysis
o Test plans and procedures
o Signal/spectrum analysis
 Technical system lead in development of;
o Airborne (Video & Range Telemetry), terrestrial & SATCOM links
o Ultra-low latency Audio/Video CODECs and transport stream processing
o Complex RF/IF/High speed digital PCBs to 18 layers
o RF/IF/DSP module, sub-system and systems
o DSP processing algorithms
oSignal/spectrum analysis
 VHDL

2. Sales and Marketing Experience Summary
 Proposal development
 Technical presentations
 Direct sales and sales team management
 Competitive product analysis
 Product literature development
 Press releases, technical articles
 Application notes
WORK EXPERIENCE
Engineering/Engineering Management Consultant (10/2013 to Present)
Currently providing a wide variety of Engineering, Engineering Management and Technical
Marketing services to multiple clients. Since leaving Cobham learned and gaining
experience in VHDL/FPGA design using Xilinx Vivado development suite.
Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance/ Global Microwave Systems
(4/2002 - 10/2013)
Title: Director of Engineering/Engineering Manager
Introduction
Hired into Global Microwave Systems (GMS) Inc., a small privately held company
with initial annual revenue of ~$2M. At that time GMS had a line of FM
Audio/Video (A/V) links and associated products. Grew company through
innovative development of COFDM digital A/V link products to the point it was
acquired by Cobham in 2008. In 2012, Cobham’s Carlsbad Groups annual revenue
reached over $22M.
Cobham Carlsbad offers a wide range of wireless communications products for
terrestrial and airborne surveillance applications. Cobham Carlsbad’s focus is on
high-throughput C-OFDM (Digital) and FM (Analog) links and related products for
both Standard Definition (SD) and High Definition (HD) video/audio and high-
speed generic data. The high-speed generic data can be used to support ultra-
high resolution imagery.
Cobham Carlsbad’s surveillance system concepts include the transmission of full-
resolution imagery and data over long distances to central receive sites. Then, the
distribution of this data using both high-speed and low-speed interfaces to
command centers and field agents can be accomplished using Cobham Carlsbad
LAN and WAN products and services.
Latest developments include bi-directional high-throughput A/V digital links using
COFDM, MIMO and Antenna beam forming.

3. Accomplishments
 Grew company revenue from $2M to $22M in 10 years
 Grew Engineering team from 2 to 14 with a wide range of technical capabilities
 Developed multiple successful product lines including
o SD A/V COFDM transmitters and receivers
o HD/SD A/V COFDM transmitters and receivers
o Bi-Directional COFDM MIMO high-throughput transceivers
o RF Modules (LNA, Block-Down Converters, PAs & Filters)
o Linear/Efficient GaN-based Power amplifiers
o Antenna Product line
 Achieved <40mS HD/SD end-to-end latency
 Designed high-power transmitters to DO-160 standards
 Won multiple awards from National Association of Broadcasters and TV
Technology magazine for unique/innovative wireless A/V link products
 Established engineering policies and procedures
 Developed Features & Options BOM structures which allowed complex products
to be controlled under a single BOM
L-3 Communications, Telemetry and Instrumentation Division (8/1997 -
4/2002)
Title: Engineering Manager/ Principle Engineer
Introduction
Project engineer/technical lead for the design and development of a complete line
of low cost DSP-based SATCOM (TT&C) ground station products. Development of
the NETStar 2000 with a goal to develop an extremely flexible RF/IF/DSP based
TT&C system that could be adapted to a wide variety of existing and future
satellite requirements. This ground station market segment is dominated by large
aerospace firms that have developed custom "one of a kind" ground stations to
support specific satellite requirements. L-3’s goal was to provide the industry a
cost-effective "off-the-shelf" commercial solution for their custom requirements.
The NETStar 2000 is an IBM PC-PCI DSP-based Telemetry Tracking &
Commanding Processing System (TT&CPS). It includes up-link, downlink and
range processing sections. Physically, the system consists of an IF transmitter, IF
receiver board and two or more Field Programmable Gate Array/ Digital Signal
Processing (FPGA/DSP) boards called Advanced Processing Modules (APM). The
exact configuration depends on customer specific requirements.
The downlink portion of the TT&CPS provides main carrier linear PM/FM or BPSK
or QPSK demodulation and can also, in composite linear PM/FM demodulation
mode, receive and demodulate FSK and/or BPSK sub-carriers and ranging signals.
The demodulators use matched filter detectors for optimum performance. Several
decoding algorithms including Differential, De-Interleaving, Viterbi and Reed-
Solomon are provided for telemetry signals. Command format checking and CRC
status are provided when the downlink section is used for command echo
operations. Direct carrier BPSK/QPSK demodulation includes decoding and frame

4. synchronization capability. Because of the modular construction of the firmware
and the use of FPGAs and DSPs, the system will be loaded with only the functions
in use. CCSDS packet telemetry is also supported.
The up-link portion of the TT&CPS provides main carrier linear PM/FM or BPSK or
QPSK modulation and during main carrier PM/FM mode can generate tunable FSK
and/or BSPK sub-carrier commanding/telemetry signals. Several encoding
algorithms including Differential, Interleaving, Convolution and Reed-Solomon are
available. Command formatting and CRC generation are also available. All data
modulation modes include a variety of symbol shaping options including square
root raised cosine with selectable excess bandwidths. The sub-carrier signals can
be summed with ranging baseband signals from the Ranging Processor prior to
final modulation.
The ranging processor generates either tone or PRN signals for up-link as well as
receive tone or PRN signals on the downlink and perform range processing. The
ranging signals can either be baseband signals (for summing with other signals
and then PM modulating the composite signal) or subcarrier modulated signals
(PRN/BPSK for example). The range processor works with the main demodulator
in the downlink section that performs main carrier Doppler compensation. The
range processor uses the main carrier Doppler to estimate residual Doppler on the
ranging signals and to perform the final calculations of range and range rate.
Accomplishments
At the beginning of the NETStar 2000 project, I worked with marketing to perform
a study that evaluated both technical requirements for market sub-segments
(Commercial SAT, SGLS, Science SAT, …) and potential sales in each sub-
segment. We created a product development plan, presented it to management
and obtained management approval of the project. I took the marketing study and
used it as the basis for developing the system level technical requirements.
Separate documents were developed for hardware/firmware and the system's
software (functional requirements).
My team of engineers included RF/IF, DSP, digital, software engineers, and a
Ph.D. level consultant. As the project's technical lead, I was involved in every
aspect of the design. I have focused on system level issues, analysis and trade-off.
Since my background is in RF/analog communications systems design and
development, I needed to come up to speed quickly on DSP for communications.
I educated myself on communication DSP through a variety of college and
industrial training courses as well as self study.

5. System Engineering & Management Company (1/1992 - 8/1997)
Title: Product Engineering Manager, Communication Systems Group
Highlights
 Performed conceptual system design for new products and established
product development specifications.
 Directed the design and development of SEMCO’s “Card-Based” RF
communications systems and subsystems.
 Established Engineering Policies and Procedures for ISO 9001 Certification
Performed system level design of the flight test industry’s first IBM PC and VME
“Card-Based” Telemetry receivers, and led their design and development. This
product is used in the military flight test market to test missiles, aircraft, drones
and Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs). The PCTR-500 and VMETR-500 FM telemetry
receivers are fully synthesized, single band, tunable receivers which cover either S
or L band. They feature a modular plug-in construction, which allows the receivers
to cover a wide variety of data rates and modulation indexes.
I also led the design and development of the Series 600 flight test receivers. They
are completely software configurable and feature FM or PM demodulation, multi-
band tuning and an optional Pre-Detect Diversity Combiner.
I also acted as technical lead for the design and development of a Phase Shift
Keying (PSK) Intermediate Frequency (IF) IBM PC-based receiver. This receiver
was part of the development of a Small Tactical Terminal, which receives high-
resolution meteorological satellite data for the military.
System Engineering & Management Company (4/1987 - 1/1992)
Title: Project Engineer
Responsible for the system design, development, integration and mission
operations of a Mobile Ground Telemetry System (MGTS) for the Ballistic Missile
Defense Organization (BMDO), formally the Strategic Missile Defense Organization
(SDIO). The MGTS is a transportable RF telemetry receiving and commanding
station capable of receiving, recording and processing very high data rate
telemetry signals as well as performing Space Ground Link Subsystem (SGLS)
commanding from up to two orbital or sub-orbital vehicles simultaneously.
System Engineering & Management Company (6/1989 - 1/1991)
Title: Project Engineer
Responsible for the design and development of an Automated Telemetry
Transponder Test Set (AN/DRQ-4A/B TS). This rugged suitcase sized test set (per
MIL-T-28800 standard, Style A) provides flight line test capability of the AN/DRQ-
4A/B miss distance indicator transponder. The AN/DRQ-4A/B is tested when it is
installed in a target drone by transmitting and receiving S or L band signals. The
system’s test sequence is fully automated and provides a simple “GO” or “NOGO”

6. indicator. The project included the development of twenty five test sets, level-2
engineering drawings, an operation and maintenance manual, EMI MIL-STD-461
testing, environmental testing and several engineering design documents.
System Engineering & Management Company (4/1986 - 6/1989)
Title: Systems Engineer/ Project Engineer
Responsible for the design and development of a Depot-level Automated
Telemetry Test Station (TTS). The TTS is a three bay (19 inch racks), HP 9000
based, custom test system that provides automated Depot level test and repair on
PAM and PCM Telemetry Data Transmitting Sets (TDTSs) and several telemetry
receiver modules. The TDTS collects data from the outputs of hundreds of
separate sensors, digitizes the sensor data, then performs time division
multiplexing and transmits the data to the ground. This design effort included
performing Unit Under Test (UUT) requirements analysis, defining system
performance requirements and full system design and development responsibility.
As part of the overall system design, I designed a custom S-Band FM/AM Test
Receiver that allowed full parametric characterization of the TDTS’s transmitters.
Tektronix Inc. (1/1984 – 4/1987)
Title: Application Engineer/ Sales Engineer
Provided technical support to all system oriented products, but specialized in the
Tektronix line of RF to MMW spectrum analyzers. As an applications engineer, I
provided both pre-sale and post-sale technical support to all Tektronix GPIB
programmable instrumentation and systems. This included determining product
definitions by close liaison with sales engineers to meet specific customer needs.
Provided customer training and helped in software development. This included
the development and performance of technical seminars on digitizers, signal
processors, spectrum analysis, and GPIB instrumentation systems. Additionally,
my last year at Tektronix was spent selling spectrum analyzers.
GEN RAD, INC. (12/1978 – 1/1984)
Title: Field Engineer
Provided post sale technical support on the Gen Rad vibration control and
structural dynamics analysis systems. This included the use of DEC computers
and the performance of high-speed FFT signal analysis and generation.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE), Member
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Member

7. EDUCATION/LAST SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
B.S. Electronics Engineering Secret
West Coast University, 1989
Contact Information
Home Phone: 760-598-5797
Cell Phone: 760-707-3522
Email: meyerseng@outlook.com
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Title Length Training Agency
DSP Without Tears Seminar 2 Weeks Z Domain Technologies,
Digital Signal Processing as 4 Days UCLA Extension
Applied to Communications Systems (by Fred Harris)
Communications Systems Using 1 Week UCLA Extension
Digital Signal Processing (by Fred Harris &
Bernard Sklar)
Phase-Locked Loops and 1 Week UCLA Extension
Synchronization
Introduction to RF Design 1 Week BESSER Associates
RF and Microwave Circuit 1 Week UCLA Extension
Design
Analyzing Communications 1 Week George Washington
Systems Performance University
Introduction to Synthesizers 1 Day RF EXPO Seminar
Oscillator Design Principles 1 Day Randy Rhea, Eagleware
Design of Telemetry Systems 3 Weeks University of New
I, II and III Mexico
Spectrum Analysis 3 Weeks Tektronix, Inc.

8. Theory and Application
Instrumentation –
Theory and Application 3 Months Tektronix, Inc.
IEEE-488 “Test Systems 1 Month Tektronix, Inc.
Design and Development”
EMC-Design and 4 Days Don White
Measurement for Control Consultants
Of EMI
Signal Analysis (DSP) 4 Weeks GEN RAD Inc.
Shaker Control 1 Week GEN RAD Inc.
(Vibration Testing)
Professional Selling Skills 2 Weeks ZEROX Inc.
REFERENCES
Excellent personal and professional references available upon request.