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Russell Lombardo Curriculum Vitae

Russell L. Lombardo, Jr.

Lombardo Technical Services

Santa Barbara, CA

e-mail: ltec (at) cox (dot) net 

Fields of Expertise

• Electro-Optical and Infrared Systems Engineering and Analysis

• EO-IR Sensor and Atmospheric Modeling

• New Product Research & Development

• Laser and Thermal Imaging Test Equipment

• Automotive Thermal Imaging Systems

• Subject Matter Expert, Expert Testimony

Education

B.S. (Physical Sciences) - University of Pittsburgh, Bradford

Graduate Study at UCLA, UCSB, SBCC, Hughes Aircraft Co. ATEP; 25 graduate courses plus over More than 25 online technical courses

Honors

• Graduated magna cum laude

• Recipient CRC Press Achievement Award for Chemistry, 1979

• Recipient Hughes Achievement Award, 1988

• Recipient Raytheon Achievement Award, 2001

• Previously held DoD Top Secret clearance

Accomplishments

Mr. Lombardo has over 30 years of experience in lasers, infrared, electro-optical sensors, optics, and systems engineering and analysis.  His company, Lombardo Technical Services, also offers product development and proposal/design review preparation. He recently led R&D efforts for a Fortune 500 company in the field of advanced thermal imaging for pedestrian detection. He was the project manager for several advanced EO testing technology projects including the avalanche photodiode array test station and as the systems engineer and design engineer for passive millimeter-wave imaging array development and testing.  Fluent with Zemax®, MathCAD, MATLAB, as well as sensor and atmospheric modeling software including NV-IPM, NVThermIP, PCModWin, PCLnWin, SSCamIP, IICamIP, and IINVD.

Russell was the engineering manager at an infrared technology company and worked for Hughes Aircraft Company for 16 years as an electro-optical and laser systems engineer, scientist, and manager associated with directed energy laser countermeasure programs, infrared detector systems, and atmospheric/system performance modeling.  Mr. Lombardo was also employed as a laser engineer with experience in design, testing, and applications of solid state and gas lasers for military, scientific, and industrial use.

Publications

Mr. Lombardo has authored numerous technical papers in the fields of lasers, optics, sensors and systems engineering. 

1.  “Millimeter- and Submillimeter Wave Characterization of Various Fabrics”, Applied Optics, Vol. 46, Issue 24, p. 6161-6165, August 16, 2007, I. Dunayevskiy, B. Bortnik, K. Geary, R. Lombardo, M. Jack, and H. Fetterman

2. “Advances in Bolometer-Based Passive Imagers for Homeland Security and Law Enforcement”, Michael Jack, Russell Lombardo, et al, SPIE Defense & Security Symposium, April 2005

3. “Passive Millimeter Wavelength Bolometer-Based Imager Development”, Michael Jack, Russell Lombardo, et al, Aerosense, April 2003

4. “A 24 x 28 Bolometer-Based Passive Millimeter Wave Imager”, Michael Jack, Russell Lombardo, et al, MSS Conference, April 2002

5. "Imaging with Millimeter Wave Focal Plane Arrays", Michael Jack, Eli Gordon, Glenn Graham, Raytheon Vision Systems 75 Coromar Drive, Goleta, CA 93117, Russell Lombardo, Lombardo Technical Services Santa Barbara, CA 93105, AIPR Workshop 0515, October 19, 2005

6. “Millimeter Wavelength Imaging System for Concealed Weapons Detection and Through the Wall Surveillance”, Michael Jack, Russell Lombardo, et al, January 2002

7. “Target Acquisition: It's not just for Military Imaging”, Photonics Magazine, July 1998

8. Authored final technical report for a phase conjugate laser feasibility study, 1985.

9. Authored papers and technical notes on industrial applications of lasers, including pioneering work on laser micro-soldering while employed at Apollo Lasers, Inc., 1981.

 Graduate Courses (selected list)

• Infrared Systems Engineering

• Thermal Imaging Systems

• Radar Principles

• Geometrical Optics

• Physical Optics

• Lasers and Optics

• Laser Systems and Applications

• Laser Optical System Design (UCLA)

• Laser Physics

• Quantum Mechanics and Applications

• Quantum Electronics

• Intro to Astronomy

• Astronomy and Astrodynamics

• Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space

• Computer Science, Unix, Programming in Visual BASIC, FORTRAN IV, C, and Python

• Introduction to MATLAB

• MATLAB for Image Processing

• Modern Infrared Detectors and Systems Applications (UCSB)

• Philosophy and the Sciences     

 Software Tools

MathCAD & MATLAB - engineering calculations

Zemax - optical design and analysis

NVESD modeling software

• NV-IPM - NVESD integrated sensor modeling software

• NVThermIP_2009 - Night Vision Thermal and Image Processing performance model

• SSCAMIP_2009 - Solid State Camera and Image Processing Model

• IICamIP_2009 - Image Intensified Camera and Image Processing model

• IINVD_2009 - Image Intensified Night Vision Device model

• NVLaserD - NVESD Laser Designator model

• MRTSim - Minimum Resolvable Temperature Simulation model

• CN2 - Cn2 atmospheric refractive index structure constant prediction model

Atmospheric Modeling Software

• PCModWin - MODTRAN-based atmospheric transmission model

• PCLnWin - HITRAN-based atmospheric transmission model

Work Experience

• 2010-Present   Lombardo Technical Services, Engineering Consultant

• 2006-2010       Autoliv Electronics Night Vision, Sr. R&D Scientist, Thermal Imaging (retired)

• 2000-2006       Raytheon Vision Systems, Sr. Project Engineer & Technical Consultant

• 1998-1999       Electro Optical Industries, Manager of Engineering

• 1982-1998       Hughes Aircraft Company, Scientist and Manager

• 1980-1981       Apollo Lasers, Inc., Sr. Applications Engineer

Societies

• Sigma Xi – Scientific Research Society

• IEEE – Engineering Society

• SPIE – International Society for Optics and Photonics

• Science and Engineering Council of Santa Barbara

• Friend of KITP – Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics

Online Courses

1. Introduction to Computer Science and Programming (600x), MIT, October 2012. 

2. Introduction to Astronomy, Duke University, Prof. Ronen Plesser, November 2012. 

3. Introduction to Mathematical Thinking, Stanford, Prof. Keith Devlin, November 2012

4. Frontiers and Controversies in Astrophysics, Astro 160, Yale, Prof. Charles Bailyn, November 2012

5. Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics, 24.111, Prof. Edward Hall, MIT, February 2013

6. Quantum Mechanics and Computation, CS191x, UC Berkeley, Prof. Umesh Vazirani, March 2013

7. Quantum Mechanics for Scientists and Engineers, Prof. David Miller, Stanford, September 2013

8. Galaxies and Cosmology, Prof. S. George Djorgovski, Cal Tech, January 2014

9. Philosophy and the Sciences, Profs. Michela Massimi and Duncan Pritchard, University of Edinburgh, October 2014

10. Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space, Prof. Chris Impey, University of Arizona, February 2015

11. The Science of the Solar System, Prof. Mike Brown, Cal Tech, March 2015

12. The Greatest Unsolved Mysteries of the Universe, Drs. Brian Schmidt & Paul Francis, Australian National University, Jun 2015

13. Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life, Prof. Charles Cockell, Univ. of Edinburgh, Aug 2015. 

14. Exploring Exoplanets, Drs. Brian Schmidt & Paul Francis, Australian National University, Sep 2015.

15. Analyzing the Universe, Prof. Terry Matilsky, Rutgers the state university of New Jersey, Sep 2015. 

16. Astrophysics: The Violent Universe, Drs. Brian Schmidt & Paul Francis, Australian National University, Feb 2016. 

17. Astrophysics: Cosmology, Drs. Brian Schmidt & Paul Francis, Australian National University, May 2016

18. Relativity and Astrophysics, Prof. David Chernoff, Cornell University, May 2016

19. Computational Photography, Prof. Irfan Essa, Georgia Institute of Technology, March 2013

20. Lectures on Digital Photography, Prof. Marc Lavoy, Stanford University/Google, Sep 2016

21. Introduction to Philosophy, Coursera, Professor Duncan Pritchard, University of Edinburgh, October 2013

22. Music 112: Listening to Music, Yale, Prof. Craig Wright, November 2012. 

23. The Camera Never Lies, Prof. Emmett Sullivan, University of London, June 2013

24. Investigating Film Noir, Richard Edwards, Ph.D., Ball State university, June 2015

25. Exploring Slapstick in the Movies, Prof. Richard Edwards, Ball State University, Sep 2016

26. Astrobiology: Exploring Other Worlds, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, Prof. Chris Impey, Apr 2019

27. Seeing Through Photographs, Sarah Meister Curator, MoMA, Dec 2016,

28. Mad About Musicals: The History of Hollywood Musicals, Ball State university, Prof. Vanessa Theme Ament, June 2018

29. Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space, Prof. Chris Impey, University of Arizona, Oct 2018 (more detailed version of previous Feb 2015 course – 11 weeks) Score 94.5%