1. Thomas B Pederson Portsmouth, RI 02871
401-682-2444(H) or 401-835-0549(C) 13 November 2013
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THOMAS B PEDERSON
Professional Objective: Leadership or technical contributor role in the research, design and
development of technically advanced undersea systems. Areas of special interest include
nonlinear acoustics and parametric sonar.
Security Clearance: Top Secret SCI
Education: University of Texas at Austin, Aerospace Engineering, BS 1966
Catholic University of America, Underwater Acoustics, MS 1975
Catholic University of America, Underwater Acoustics, PhD (all but dissertation)
Employment History: Over 40 years of experience in the engineering development and test of
undersea conventional and parametric sonars, torpedos and target systems. Technical director for
AN/SQQ-32 minehunting sonar, AN/AQS-22 helicopter dipping sonar, and several Mk 30 and
other related underwater vehicle programs.
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Experience Element:
2013 – Retired from Raytheon Company
1980 – 2013: Raytheon Company
2010 – 2013: Senior Principal Systems Engineer, Ocean Systems Programs
In Portsmouth, RI, I handle all systems engineering tasks for OS-2.
2007 – 2010: Senior Principal Systems Engineer, ASW Development
In Portsmouth, RI, I was a member of the Human-Computer Interface team developing software
requirements for the Zumwalt IUSW Mission Screens. In Adelaide, Australia, participated in
requirements development for the Underwater Warfare Systems on the Australian Air Warfare
Destroyer program. In Portsmouth, RI, participated in several proposal efforts related to
minehunting programs. Developed the Pulse Sorting Transform (PST) for post-detection
processing in sonar systems (patent applied for). Led Raytheon’s participation in the AN/AQS-
20 P3
I program.
2004 – 2007: Manager, Surface Platform Sensor Systems Development Section
Managed of a group of 20 engineers and administrative assistants, most of whom were assigned
to various systems engineering roles in the DD(X) program. This position has included technical
direction, coordinating independent reviews, preparing cost estimates and associated Bases of
Estimate, career counseling and problem resolution activities.
2001 – 2004: Senior Principal Systems Engineer, Ocean Systems Programs
Responsible for systems engineering aspects of a classified undersea program involving several
sensor technologies. Responsible for system engineering on a program involving the use of
parametric sonar to image objects buried up to 2 meters deep in the sea floor.
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2. Thomas B Pederson Portsmouth, RI 02871
401-682-2444(H) or 401-835-0549(C) 13 November 2013
2000 - 2001: Chief Engineer, AN/AQS-22 Dipping Sonar Program
Responsible for all technical aspects of Raytheon’s on-going contracts related to the AN/AQS-22
(ALFS) helicopter dipping sonar system.
1996 – 2001: Technical Director, AN/SQQ-32 Minehunting Sonar Programs
Responsible for all technical aspects of the on-going contracts related to the AN/SQQ-32
minehunting sonar system. These included the advanced (V)3 version using updated topside
hardware and software and the AN/SQQ-32(SP) version for Spain, which incorporates a sidescan
capability. This position involved close relations with the US and Spanish customers, Spanish
teammates and Raytheon’s internal lead personnel.
1994 - 1996: Interface Control Working Group Leader, Joint Tactical Combat Trainer
System
Responsible for controlling and specifying the interfaces, both mechanical and electrical, between
the JTCTS and Fleet Training Ranges such as Southern California Offshore Range (SCORE),
Atlantic Fleet Weapon Training Facility (AFWTF) and Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF).
1993 - 1994: Technical Director, Mk-30 Mod 2 ATS Program
Served as Technical Director of the Mk-30 Mod 2 ATS program from pre-proposal activity
through System Design Review. Responsible for the technical integrity of the system and
functioned as the prime interface on all technical issues with the customer and Raytheon's internal
lead personnel. During the course of the program, maintained close relations with the customer
and kept the customer informed with discussions and technical presentations. Internally, directed
the system design and participated in key staffing activities.
1990 - 1993: Technical Director, Mine Search System (MSS) Program
Technical and Test Director for Raytheon's portion of the Mine Search System (MSS) program,
which was the second of DARPA's Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (AUV) programs. Raytheon
was responsible for integrating the sonar systems, providing the Acoustic Command Link, and
providing technical guidance to Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporation, the prime contractor,
on all acoustical matters. Participated full time in the sea testing of the MSS system in the Pacific
Ocean near San Diego.
1988 - 1991: Technical Director, Tactical Acoustic System (TAS) Program
Technical Director for Raytheon's portion of the Tactical Acoustic System (TAS), which was the
first of DARPA's AUV programs. Responsible for the technical content of Raytheon's portion of
the contract through delivery and test of hardware and software. Raytheon supplied the entire
Acoustic Subsystem, which was similar to the MK-30 acoustic system and included signal
generation and reception processing, power amplifiers and transducers, and an acoustic command
link. Directed the successful TAS acoustic system test and demonstration program on the
Underwater Tracking Ranges at Dabob Bay and Nanoose, BC.
1985 - 1988: Technical Director, EX-30 Mod 2 Block Upgrade Programs
Technical director of Raytheon's Target EX-30 Mod 2 Block Upgrade activity. The subsystems
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3. Thomas B Pederson Portsmouth, RI 02871
401-682-2444(H) or 401-835-0549(C) 13 November 2013
supplied by Raytheon included six acoustic power amplifiers, spatial and point source towed
sensor sets, and an acoustic command link.
1982 - 1984: Section Manager, Weapons and Targets Systems Development
Manager of a group who were involved in R&D programs related to torpedoes, targets and
countermeasures. Some of their projects included digital simulations of torpedo acoustic signals,
torpedo and target trajectory simulations, and developing Raytheon's technical approach for
proposals.
1980 – 1982: Principal Engineer, Systems Development Department
Technical Director of the ASW Acoustic target programs, directing the research programs and
technical proposals related to this field.
1968 - 1980: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Senior Engineer, Oceanic Division
Design and development of numerous underwater transducer and array systems and their
associated processing algorithms, including those for ALWT and MK 48 torpedoes and various
experimental parametric sonars.
1966 – 1968: Chrysler Corporation, Space Division
Engineer, Preflight Trajectory Group
Member of the group that predicted trajectories and generated the guidance polynomial
coefficients for the Saturn IB launch vehicle in the earth-orbit phases of the Apollo program.
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