[ISEA2012] Panel Statement: Steven C. Suddarth, Russell Brito, Tom Goslin & Michael D. Shaw – Bios of the panelists

Bios

  • Col. Steven C. Suddarth is the Chief Research Officer of the Configurable Space Microsystems Innovation and Applications Center (COSMIAC) at the University of New Mexico and a private consultant through Transparent Sky, LLC. A retired Air Force Colonel, Dr. Suddarth has overseen several substantial computer engineering/embedded systems projects. These include the development of a first-ever three-dimensional mixed analog/digital image processor which advanced the State-of-the-Art by three orders of magnitude, several airborne optical sensing systems, unmanned aerial robotics, and software systems for large military space programs, as well as the development of miniature spacecraft systems and components.
  • Russell Brito is the Manager of the Urban Design and Development Division of the City of Albuquerque Planning Department. Over his eighteen-year tenure with the City, he has worked with development review of current projects, metropolitan redevelopment in distressed areas of the city, and long range planning for specific sectors, areas, and the larger metropolitan area. This type of Planning involves the coordination of land use, transportation, and infrastructure across multiple jurisdictions, in concert with elected and appointed officials, business owners, neighborhood associations, and other interested parties. Consensus is not always the result, but collaboration has resulted in successful projects and partnerships that benefit individual communities and the city as a whole, such as the redevelopment of Old Albuquerque High School, the Downtown 2010 Sector Development Plan, and the Nob Hill/Highland Sector Development Plan.
  • Lt. Gen. Tom Goslin (ret.) is Director for Business Development of Strategic Systems for Raytheon Company. Gen. Goslin served as the Deputy Commander of U.S. Strategic Command where he was a key command link for the U.S. nuclear resources involving both power plants and weapons. He brings great experience in terms of the sociological and strategic challenges imposed by systems that involve large amounts of energy applied to a variety of applications.
  • Michael D. Shaw is executive vice president and director of marketing for Interscan Corporation, a Los Angeles based manufacturer of toxic gas detection instrumentation and related software. Michael has developed an international reputation as a straight-talking, scientifically-grounded commentator, and writes a weekly column for Health News Digest, a leading supplier of content to the life sciences industry. Michael performed undergraduate biochemical research at UCLA under Professor Roberts A. Smith and Nobel Laureate Willard Libby and performed graduate studies at MIT. Michael is keenly interested in all aspects of wellness, health care, and life sciences, including rational approaches to so-called environmental hazards, as well as complementary medicine (combining the best of alternative, allopathic, and natural hygiene).