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IEEE Buenaventura March 2015 Newsletter In This Issue Job Opportunites · Sponsored by Advanced Personnel Profiles · Sponsored by Integrity Search & Consulting IEEE Technical Talks · Mar 10 - Millimeter-Wave Reconfigurable Transmitters Based on Doherty and Outphasing Architectures · Mar 11 - Tools of the Professional Security Researcher and Methods to Bypass Password Authentication Protected by Active Directory · Mar 18 - Robotic Exploration of Mars:  InSight Mars Lander Mission · Mar 18 - Piloting the World's Highest, Fastest Manned Aircraft - The A-12 · Mar 25 - Medical Device Connectivity in an Era of Wireless Communications - Toward the Paperless Medical Office Other Announcements · Mar 11-14 - FIRST Robotics - Los Angeles Regional · Mar 19 - Society of American Military Engineers - Risk Acceptance and Technical Innovation · Engineering Innovation - Introduction to Engineering Class for High School Students · Call  for Science Fair Judges · IEEE GLOBECOM 2015 - Call for Papers ends April 1 Reports from Previous Meetings · Communication System Design for Launch Vehicles · Frequency-Agile Radar Electronics for the Soil Moisture Active/Passive (SMAP) Mission
Job Opportunities Sponsored by Advanced Personnel Profiles Product Manager - Implantables Bioness (www.bioness.com), Valencia Experience with medical device marketing. Key strategic partner of the Marketing team responsible for leading the commercial aspects of implantable products.  Manage critical processes related to business planning, marketing plans, product training, portfolio management and development, market research.   Requires experience working in an operating room or surgical center. Contact Pat Jacobs --  805-579-0630 pat.jacobs@advancedpersonnelprofiles.com Sr. Principal Test Engineer Alfred Mann Foundation (www.aemf.org), Valencia Conduct integration test for an electronic medical device system.  This position will also lead collaboration efforts for requirements analysis and test documentation, including all related Requirements Specification, Design Description, Test Plan and Test Procedures.  Facilitate System Design, System Verification and Validation Strategies in cooperation with other engineering functions.  Identify, mitigate and manage technical risk as part of the design oversight process.  Provide technical insight to Regulatory/Clinical to support regulatory/clinical strategies. Contact Pat Jacobs --  805-579-0630 pat.jacobs@advancedpersonnelprofiles.com Associate Product Manager, Rehabilitation Technology Bioness (www.bioness.com), Valencia The Associate Product Manager of Rehabilitation Technology will execute product development and global product portfolio strategies to exceed business objectives.  A highly visible upstream and downstream team member with 1-3 years experience in product marketing with medical device experience a plus. Contact Pat Jacobs --  805-579-0630 pat.jacobs@advancedpersonnelprofiles.com Microfabrication Process Engineer Second Sight (www.2-sight.com), Sylmar Responsible for supporting the manufacturing of microfabricated electrode structures for nerve stimulation devices. Improve & optimize microfabrication processes such as photolithography, pattern transfer, metal deposition, & wet/dry etching in order to improve product yield.  Coordinate identification, purchase, installation, operation and maintenance of new equipment. Use drawing and modeling tools such as AutoCAD and Solidworks to design fixtures, components and photomasks. Must be capable of working on multiple assignments and interact effectively with other departments. Working knowledge of statistics and experimental design.  CAD drafting skills, particularly AutoCAD and SolidWorks. Contact Pat Jacobs --  805-579-0630 pat.jacobs@advancedpersonnelprofiles.com Marketing Communication Manager Bioness (www.bioness.com), Valencia Responsible for execution of multi-faceted promotional marketing & sales campaigns.  Leads select marketing functions including print, digital, adwords, social media, multimedia, tradeshows & public relations. Contact Pat Jacobs --  805-579-0630 pat.jacobs@advancedpersonnelprofiles.com Financial Analyst Bioness (www.bioness.com), Valencia Responsible for providing financial planning and analysis services.  Degree in accounting or finance and experience working for public accounting.  Manufacturing experience a plus. Contact Pat Jacobs --  805-579-0630 pat.jacobs@advancedpersonnelprofiles.com Manufacturing Manager Second Sight (www.2-sight.com), Sylmar Direct and coordinate labor and other resources to control production.  Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience in an FDA or regulated industry.  BS/BA in technical field preferred. Contact Pat Jacobs --  805-579-0630 pat.jacobs@advancedpersonnelprofiles.com Sr. Mechanical Engineer Second Sight (www.2-sight.com), Sylmar As a member of the implant team, design & develop implants, fixtures and hardware.  BS or MS in mechanical engineering.  Experience with FEA, ANSYS and stress modeling preferred.  5+ years of experience and SolidWorks. Contact Pat Jacobs --  805-579-0630 pat.jacobs@advancedpersonnelprofiles.com Sponsored by Integrity Search & Consulting Product Manager Must have 3+ years of product engineering or product management experience; requirements gathering/specs development and need manufacturing industry knowledge/experience - BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering, or closely related field - Newbury Park, CA - $85-116K including 5% bonus - Software Company with manufacturing industry clients. Interested, then email will@integrity-staffing.com . Software Developer - Database/Server SQL and C# expertise with strong knowledge of relational database design; web services - BS Computer Science or closely related field; 0-3 years’ related experience - Newbury Park, CA - $65-85K including 5% bonus - Software company with manufacturing industry clients. Interested, then email will@integrity-staffing.com .
IEEE Technical Talks Mar 10, 2015 Millimeter-Wave Reconfigurable Transmitters Based on Doherty and Outphasing Architectures Pizza/Networking:  6:30 PM Presentation:  7:00 - 8:00 PM Presenter:  Prof. James Buckwalter,  UCSB Free admission.  Please RSVP at the link below if you want pizza: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/32741 Abstract Mobile data demands are rapidly growing beyond the capabilities of licensed RF bands. Consequently, the industry is preparing for significant shifts from RF bands to millimeter-wave bands over the course of the next decade. This talk will present our research investigations into enabling circuit capabilities at RF bands for transmit and receive that will enable reconfigurable operation over licensed and unlicensed bands. Ongoing work has demonstrated record output power levels from CMOS SOI millimeter-wave PAs. This talk will discuss system demands on transmit schemes, specifically outphasing and Doherty-based modulation, at millimeter-wave bands for high power and peak efficiency. About the Speaker Jim Buckwalter is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California - Santa Barbara (UCSB). He joined the faculty at the University of California - San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, CA as an Assistant Professor in 2006 and was promoted to Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2012. He received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, in 2006. He is the recipient of an IBM Ph.D. Fellowship, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award, NSF CAREER Award, and IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) Young Engineer Award. Location Skyworks Solutions Intersection of West Hillcrest Drive and Lawrence Drive Newbury Park, CA  91320 (not the main building, please use link below to arrow that pinpoints building) http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.187542,-118.930994&num=1&t=h&vpsrc=0&ie=UTF8&z=18&iwloc=A Presented by:  IEEE Buenaventura Communications Society Chapter Click here to register Mar 11, 2015 Tools of the Professional Security Researcher and Methods to Bypass Password Authentication Protected by Active Directory Pizza and Networking:  6:30 PM Presentation:  7:00 PM Presenter:  Russ Swift Free admission.  Please RSVP at the link below: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/33063 Abstract This presentation will go over the evolution of obtaining password hashes and will cover the specialized tools and methods of dumping Active Directory password hashes from a domain controller. It will also cover advanced methods of direct disk access to copy and manipulate system files.  The presentation will provide a historical overview of old attack methods, details around the latest methods and ideas for detecting these type of compromises and intrusions. About the Speaker Russ Swift is a security professional with over ten years of experience providing security engineering, penetration testing and consulting services to Fortune 100 companies within entertainment and finance industries. Russ has developed information security courseware for penetration testing for training companies and he is also a SANS curriculum advisor and researcher.  Russ’ expertise is in Microsoft Active Directory, wireless, antivirus evasion and penetration testing. Location Ahmanson Science Center, Room 100 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA  91360 Parking:  Do not park in the faculty/staff lots.  Free parking is available in the G1 visitor lot at the corner of Olsen Road and Mountclef Boulevard.  Alternatively, CLU Public Safety has provided us with parking passes for on street parking. Presented by:  IEEE Buenaventura Computer Society Chapter Click here to register Mar 18, 2015 Robotic Exploration of Mars:  InSight Mars Lander Mission Pizza and Networking:  6:30 PM Presentation:  7:00 PM Presenter:  Dr. Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu (FIET, FRAeS, SMIEE, PMP), NASA-JPL CALTECH Free admission.  Please RSVP to Dougaskegard@ieee.org Abstract Dr. Trebi-Ollennu will give a firsthand account of developing, building and operating InSight Mars Lander mission. He has participated in three successfully Mars missions and will discuss his roles on the InSight mission. InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) is a NASA Discovery Program mission that will place a single geophysical lander on Mars to study its deep interior. InSight is a terrestrial planet explorer that will address one of the most fundamental issues of planetary and solar system science - understanding the processes that shaped the rocky planets of the inner solar system (including Earth) more than four billion years ago. InSight will delve deep beneath the surface of Mars, detecting the fingerprints of the processes of terrestrial planet formation, as well as measuring the planet's "vital signs": Its "pulse" (seismology), "temperature" (heat flow probe), and "reflexes" (precision tracking). The science payload is comprised of two instruments: the Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS), provided by the French Space Agency (CNES) and ESA partners and the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP3), provided by the German Space Agency (DLR). About the Speaker Dr Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu (FIET, FRAeS, SMIEEE, PMP) is a highly accomplished visionary multidisciplinary engineer with a broad background and extensive hands-on experience in Space Robotics Systems, Flight Systems Integration & Test, Planetary Rover Operations, System of Systems Design, Distributed Mobile Robotics, System Architectures, Dynamic Modeling, Control Systems design for Aerospace and Mechatronics Systems and Contract Technical Management. Dr. Trebi-Ollennu is a Group Lead and Robotics Engineer at the NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, in Pasadena, CA and a Fellow of the IET (U.K.), a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, U.K., a Senior Member of the IEEE and Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). His current research at JPL focuses on Planetary Rovers, Manipulation, Multiple Mobile Robots (Planetary Outpost), Reconfigurable Robots and Man-machine Interaction. Dr. Trebi-Ollennu’s research has resulted in more than 95 publications. He currently works on the InSight Mission as an Instrument Deployment Systems Engineer and MSL (Curiosity Rover) a Robotic Arm Systems Engineer. Dr. Trebi-Ollennu has a Ph. D. in Control Systems Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Royal Military College Science, Cranfield University, U.K., 1996 and a B.Eng. in Avionics, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Queen Mary College, from the University of London, 1991. Location Ahmanson Science Center, Room 100 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA  91360 Parking:  In general, visitor parking is permitted on the campus streets after 7 PM.  If you arrive before 7 PM, this parking permit allows you to park near the Ahmanson Science Building on Memorial Parkway and adjacent streets. Presented by:  IEEE Buenaventura Robotics and Automation/Industry Applications Chapter Click here for latest information Mar 18, 2015 Piloting the World's Highest, Fastest Manned Aircraft - The A-12 Refreshments:  6:30 PM Presentation:  7:00 Presenter:  Ken Collins, Colonel USAF(Ret) - SR-71 Pilot, CIA Experimental Test Pilot (A-12) Free admission.  Please RSVP at the link below: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/33153 Abstract Lockheed A-12 was a reconnaissance aircraft built for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) by Lockheed's famed Skunk Works, based on the designs of Clarence "Kelly" Johnson. The aircraft was designated A-12, the 12th in a series of internal design efforts with the A referring to "Archangel", the internal code name of the aircraft. About the Speaker Ken Collins entered the USAF in 1951 and retired in 1980. He had numerous assignments flying F-80, RF-86A, RF-84F, RF101 and completed 113 combat missions. In 1960 he volunteered and was selected for flight testing for a classified program. This evolved into the highly classified A-12 Oxcart Program. He subsequently flew 6 Black Shield combat missions in the A-12 over North Vietnam. Ken was many Military Awards: Silver Star, Intelligence Star, Legion of Merit, three Distinguished Flying Crosses, three Air Medals, United Nations Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, Viet Nam Service Medal. He is a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and the Edwards AFB Historical Test, Daedalians, Roadrunners International and recognized as an  Air Command & Staff's "Eagle" of their GATHERING OF EAGLES. In 2011, he was enshrined into the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame.  After Air Force retirement Ken took a managerial position with California Microwave, Inc./Government Electronics Division in Woodland Hills, California. Over the next nineteen years I served as a Program Manager of the classified RIVET KIT program (RC-130 aircraft), Business Development Director for the RC-135, Combat Sent (electronics reconnaissance) system and other reconnaissance systems and as Vice President and General Manager, retiring in 1998. Location Skyworks Solutions Intersection of West Hillcrest Drive and Lawrence Drive Newbury Park, CA  91320 (not the main building, please use link below to arrow that pinpoints building) http://maps.google.com/maps?q=34.187542,-118.930994&num=1&t=h&vpsrc=0&ie=UTF8&z=18&iwloc=A Click here for event flyer Mar 25, 2015 Medical Device Connectivity in an Era of Wireless Communications - Toward the Paperless Medical Office Dinner (optional):  Available at 6:00 PM for $10, payable at the door. Presentation:  7:00 PM Presenter:  Michael D. Paquin, FHIMSS Health Care Strategist Free admission to presentation.  No RSVP needed. Abstract Paperless management of patient information is one of the goals of the medical and dental community. The advantages are clear: better retrieval, more easily sharable across practitioners, lower cost and less physical space required. The migration to a paperless community has been dependent on our ability to achieve medical device connectivity. Our speaker Michael Paquin is a multiple-time industry award recipient for his innovative and revolutionary approaches to creating a paperless medical office. About the Speaker Over thirty years in the medical distribution, device and ambulatory clinic market places, Michael Paquin has earned his position as an honored thought leader and innovator of medical device performance and clinical improvement solutions for healthcare.   Michael’s early days in med-surg distribution, device manufacturing, and EHR business management led to his principal role as the first integrator of cardio-pulmonary monitoring and diagnostic devices into an electronic medical record in 1997.  Michael and his team developed the first PC based ECG device. This path persisted and has resulted to date in him being directly responsible for developing and securing the integration of stress, pacemaker, ECG, Holter, Spirometry and vital signs monitoring devices into eight-two electronic health record software packages.  His most recent management successes include his appointment as President of Midmark Diagnostics Group and most recently becoming President of MDP Group Inc, a Healthcare Consulting Group with clients in the Medical Device, Medical Surgical Supply, and EMR Vendor and Healthcare market segments. Michael’s performance and critical thinking about the back office needs of the paperless office combined with his innovations in connecting devices to the electronic health record has produced eleven industry awards from leading organizations that notably include: two from Frost & Sullivan for innovation and strategy; The Medical Records Institute for his combined work in electronic health records, e-health, mobile health, and related applications of medical devices at their “Towards the Electronic Patient Record (TEPR)” conference; similar recognition from the prestigious “The Emerging Technologies and Healthcare Innovations Congress (TETHIC)” and Microsoft.  This expanding appreciation and relationship capital within the industry led to his tenure as 2005-06 chairman of Microsoft’s Healthcare Users Group, (MSHUG) and his appointment as a Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Fellow in 2006. Michael has just been accepted as a member of the HIMSS Ambulatory Task Force, Co-Chair of the Cardiovascular Group of CCHIT, and Chair of the HIMSS Digital office. Location Ahmanson Science Center, Room 100 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA  91360 Parking:  In general, visitor parking is no longer permitted before 7 PM on Memorial Parkway and adjacent street.  However, CLU Public Safety has provided us with parking passes to download and use. Presented by:  IEEE Buenaventura Engineering in Medicine and Biology Chapter Click here for latest information
Other Announcements Mar 11 - 14, 2015 FIRST Robotics - Los Angeles Regional The Los Angeles FIRST Robotics Competition Sponsored by the Roddenberry Foundation, will take place on March 11-14 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California.  Dubbed a “varsity sport of the mind,” the FIRST Robotics Competition combines the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. Under strict rules, limited resources and a six week time limit, students are challenged to raise funds, build and program a robot and learn about teamwork. The FIRST Robotics Competition is an exciting, multinational competition where teams of professionals and high school students work together to solve an engineering design problem in an intense and competitive way. The program is a life-changing, career-molding experience and a lot of fun. The competition is a high-tech spectator sporting event, the result of lots of focused brainstorming, real-world teamwork, dedicated mentoring, project timelines, and deadlines. When is this taking place?  March 11th-14th, 2015. Doors open at 8:00 AM each day. Who can attend?  The FIRST Robotics Competition is open to the public. Where is the event being held?  Long Beach Arena, 300 East Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA  90802 How much does it cost?  The cost of admission is free, but the event parking is $10. IEEE Buenaventura is a proud sponsor of the Newbury Park High School Robotics Club, which will be competing at this event. Presented by: FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology) Visit the event web site for more information Mar 19, 2015 Society of American Military Engineers - Risk Acceptance and Technical Innovation Time:  11:30 AM Presenter:  Carrie Hernandez, SpaceX Lunch Buffet:  $9.95 Base Access:  Please see the event flyer and base access form for instructions. Abstract Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) is an American space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California, USA. It was founded in 2002 by former PayPal entrepreneur and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs to enable the colonization of Mars. It has developed the Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 launch vehicles, both of which were designed from conception to eventually become reusable, and the Dragon spacecraft which is flown into orbit by the Falcon 9 launch vehicle to supply the International Space Station with cargo. A manned version of Dragon is in development. About the Speaker Carrie Hernandez is SpaceX’s Range and Communications Manager at SpaceX Vandenberg. She serves as the senior electrical engineer for all voice, video, and data on the Space Launch Complex-4 site. Ms. Hernandez is the lead for range operations and has been with SpaceX since August 2014. Ms. Hernandez received her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wyoming and her Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She served in the US Air Force on Active Duty from 1992 to 2006 and as a Reservist from 2007 to 2011. She is qualified as a Chinese-Mandarin Cryptolinguist, an Acquisition Officer, and a Space Operations Officer. Location · Click here for event flyer · Click here for base access form (SECNAV 5512.1) Presented by: Society of American Military Engineers, Oxnard-Ventura Post Engineering Innovation - Introduction to Engineering Class for High School Students Do you know a high school student who might be interested in engineering? If so, tell them about Engineering Innovation! This summer, CLU is pleased to offer an introduction to engineering class for high school students developed and offered nationally by Johns Hopkins University.  Engineering Innovation is an exciting college-level summer program for motivated high school students with an interest in, or curiosity about, engineering.  Students learn to think and problem-solve like engineers and have the opportunity to earn Johns Hopkins University credit.  Completion of this course can be a real advantage when applying to college! · Information:  http://engineering.jhu.edu/ei/about-ei/dates-times/ · Credits:  3 transferable credits from JHU (for students receiving an A/B) · Course Dates: June 29 - July 24 (July 3rd off) · Time:  Monday - Friday; 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM · Tuition/Fees:  $55 Application Fee, $2400 Tuition (Scholarships may be available for students in need). · Accepting applications now.  Rolling admissions until the class has 18 students.  Apply now! Contact Bob Rumer with questions not addressed on the website. Bob Rumer, rrumer@callutheran.edu, 805-377-8369 Call for Science Fair Judges The Ventura County Science Fair is on April 1st, 2015. Please consider joining our IEEE volunteers and become a science fair judge. Signing up is very easy and can be done online at this link. It is only through the continued support of our many community partners, such as our IEEE Section, that the Ventura County Office of Education can organize the Ventura County Academic Science Fair. This event promotes the pursuit of Science, Civic Responsibility and Academic Achievement in students while encouraging and recognizing our exceptionally talented young people and educators in their pursuit of academic excellence. For more information about the event, check this site The Ventura County Science Fair. IEEE GLOBECOM 2015 Call for Papers ends April 1 IEEE GLOBECOM 2015 (http://globecom2015.ieeeglobecom.org/), the premier international event dedicated to driving innovations and technological breakthroughs in nearly every aspect of communications, will hold its 58th annual event from December 6 - 10 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel in San Diego, California.  The “Call for Papers” will end April 1 for original submissions dedicated to next wave advancements in areas ranging from e-Health, Internet of Things (IoT) and game theory to power-line, satellite, smart grid space, green and 5G cellular networking communications. Click here for more information
Reports from Previous Meetings Communication System Design for Launch Vehicles Dec. 11th, Skyworks: Dr. Keyvan Bahadori, of SpaceX Corporation gave an interesting lecture on communication systems and antennas for Launch vehicles at joint meeting of EDCAS, COMSOC and LMAG chapters. According to Dr. Bahadori, communication systems and antennas on a launch vehicles perform important functions and have to be designed to operate in the harshest environments. Communication systems are redesigned and improved as the launch vehicles are evolving. SpaceX Corporation is under contract with NASA to provide launch services for transporting supplies and equipment to the International Space Station. The meeting was held in the Skyworks Auditorium in Newbury Park. It was a well-attended meeting. Pizza and Drinks were served, courtesy of IEEE Chapters. -Momin Quddus, Chair, EDCAS Chapter Click here for photos of the event Frequency-Agile Radar Electronics for the Soil Moisture Active/Passive (SMAP) Mission Feb. 12th, Skyworks: Dr. Mark Fishman of Jet Propulsion Laboratories gave an interesting lecture on Frequency-Agile Radar Electronics for the Soil Moisture Active/Passive (SMAP) Mission On monthly joint meeting of MTTS, EDCAS, COMSOC and LMAG chapters. SMAP Remote sensing radar was launched on a Delta IV rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base on February the 1st, 2015. Soils Moisture Active & Passive Remote Sensing Radar is a tier 1 mission determined as a result of the Decadal Survey conducted by NASA’s Earth Science Directorate. Science objective of the SMAP Mission is to map the soil moisture of the entire surface of the Earth every 9 days. This data is vital to the scientists studying the Earth’s environment. According to Dr. Fishman, SMAP Synthetic Aperture Radar is going thru a commissioning process which includes sequential power up of key systems. After the commissioning process the SMAP radar will start acquiring the soil moisture data and transmit it to the Earth stations via a microwave link.  This data will go thru several levels of processing before the soil moisture maps are created for the scientists. The meeting was held in the Skyworks Auditorium in Newbury Park. It was a well-attended meeting. Pizza and Drinks were served, courtesy of  IEEE Chapters. -Momin Quddus, Chair, EDCAS Chapter Click here for photos of the event
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