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`Silicon Valley Expert Witness Group, Inc.
`Consultant Curriculum Vitae
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`Stephen B. Heppe, D.Sc.
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`Expertise
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` Mobile Satellite Services
` Satellite Communications
` Surveillance Systems
` VHF Aeronautical Communications
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` GPS and DGPS Technology
` Direction-finding and Positioning
` Communications Control Systems
` Cellular communications
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`Professional Summary
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`Dr. Heppe has over 30 years of technical and managerial experience in aerospace,
`navigation and communications supporting private industry, FAA, DoD, NASA, and
`other US Government agencies and international clients. He currently operates
`Telenergy, Inc., an engineering consulting firm specializing in navigation and
`communication systems as well as spectrum management and product integration.
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`From 2002 until 2009, Dr. Heppe was Vice President and Chief Scientist for Insitu, Inc.,
`a manufacturer of small robotic aircraft (SeaScan, ScanEagle/Insight, Integrator). His
`primary areas of responsibility included the aircraft avionics (radios, GPS navigation,
`satellite communications, video processing and RF transmission), engineering and flight
`safety reviews, support for technology roadmap development, management of the
`Company’s portfolio of intellectual property, and spectrum planning.
`Prior project experience includes:
` Support for the international development and standardization of a VHF radio
`communications protocol for aircraft networking and GPS positioning (VDL-4);
` Spectrum engineering and sharing studies for a Big LEO satellite communications
`system (Globalstar); Gateway siting and coordination; GPS/GNSS interference
`assessments; aeronautical support;
` Architectural development for a future mobile satellite communications system
`intended to support airborne users;
` Design and engineering support for various space-based Government systems,
`envisioned and operational, including Defense Satellite Communications System
`(DSCS), the Strategic Defense System (SDS), Space-Based Radar (SBR), Milstar,
`NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) and its follow-ons;
` Various Naval satellite communications systems and the network for the US Air
`Force Consolidated Space Operations Center (CSOC).
`Navigation Systems. Dr. Heppe’s areas of technical expertise include GPS position and
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`Resume of Stephen B. Heppe, D.Sc.
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`Silicon Valley Expert Witness Group, Inc.
`Consultant Curriculum Vitae
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`velocity determination for aircraft, spacecraft and ground vehicles, Differential GPS
`(DGPS) and Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS) systems, navigation accuracy
`determination, temporal and geographic studies of system effectiveness, architectural
`development, specification development, flight testing of hardware/software systems, and
`cost/benefit studies for government and commercial customers. Dr. Heppe participated
`in RTCA Task Force 1, which developed the aviation industry position on appropriate
`transition planning to a GNSS-based navigation and surveillance architecture. He was
`the Chairman of RTCA/SC-159 WG6 (Interference issues for GNSS) and teaches a
`course on DGPS data link technology.
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`Project experience in the area of navigation includes:
` Design, development and successful flight test of a DGPS precision approach and
`landing system for the US Marine Corps;
` Concept development for GPS-based navigation systems for the International Space
`Station, the Strategic Defense System (SDS), Space-based Radar (SBR) and
`commercial ground vehicles;
` Standards development for the DGNSS Instrument Approach System: Special
`Category I (DIAS:SCAT-I; RTCA/DO-217), and participation in RTCA SC-159
`regarding the Wide Area Augmentation System and local augmentations for Category
`II/III operations;
` Support to the US Navy for the ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) intended
`to support GPS-based precision approach and landing;
` Support for the international development and standardization of a VHF radio
`communications protocol for aircraft networking and GPS positioning (VDL-4).
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`Communication Systems. Government/military work includes system design and
`analysis for multiple MILSATCOM systems including DSCS, Milstar, FLTSATCOM,
`AFSATCOM, Space-Based Radar, the Strategic Defense System (SDS), and non-military
`systems for NASA (TDRSS/TDAS) and the FAA. Commercial work includes design of a
`candidate SATCOM system for Saudi Arabia, design of a VSAT network for domestic
`US customers, and support for the Globalstar mobile satellite service system noted above.
`Dr. Heppe also led the communications engineering effort for the design, development
`and successful flight testing of a line-of-sight data link for a precision approach landing
`system relying on differential GPS, and concept development, testing/analysis, and
`demonstration of a commercial implementation of VDL-4. Dr. Heppe participated in the
`development of standards for DGPS data link (WAAS and LAAS) which currently define
`the infrastructure of GPS augmentation in the US National Airspace. Areas of technical
`expertise include protocol development, multi-access techniques, rain adaptation, fault
`detection/isolation/response, routing algorithms and overall network management.
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`Specific areas of technical expertise in the area of communications engineering include:
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`Silicon Valley Expert Witness Group, Inc.
`Consultant Curriculum Vitae
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` Spacecraft and space system design including project experience in:
` Payload design (FAA satcom system design)
` Spacecraft bus elements (TDAS, Brilliant Pebbles, ISS video-conferencing)
` Constellation (Navy proliferated satcom, FAA, MILSATCOM architecture)
` Communications analysis over linear and nonlinear channels
` Militarily significant channels (highly ionized/disturbed/obstructed)
` Commercial channels (multipath/fading for communications and GPS)
` Anti-jam and low probability of intercept system design (DSCS, Milstar, BP)
` Detailed communications engineering disciplines including:
` coding theory
` modulation theory
` network analysis
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`traffic loading studies
` propagation studies
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`Experience in the area of communications control includes protocol development for the
`STDMA system noted above, as well as network design and control segment design for
`DSCS, Milstar, SBR, the SDS, and commercial SATCOM networks.
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`Surveillance Systems. Experience in the area of surveillance includes concept
`development and engineering analysis of GPS-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance
`(ADS) systems for en route and surface applications. Additional experience in the area
`of surveillance, specifically radar signal processing and direction finding, derives from
`Dr. Heppe's doctoral research and dissertation entitled "Iteratively Convergent Methods
`of Signal Characterization Based on Eigenspace Analysis." This work combines the
`popular MUSIC technique for signal characterization with adaptive beamforming and
`optimization strategies to simultaneously enhance DF performance for low-level signals,
`while reducing computational load.
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`Employment History
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`From:
`To:
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`Telenergy, Inc.
`1994
`Present Hood River, OR
`Position: President
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`Dr. Heppe provides consulting services through Telenergy in the
`area of telecommunications, satellite communications and GPS
`positioning and navigation. His project experience includes:
`Support for development of new standards for command and
`control of unmanned aircraft in the US National Airspace;
`Systems engineering and standards development for a GNSS-
`based time-synchronized self-organizing TDMA concept for
`VHF data link communications in support of civil aviation;
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`Silicon Valley Expert Witness Group, Inc.
`Consultant Curriculum Vitae
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`Tradeoff analysis of alternative data link technologies at VHF
`and L-band;
`Evaluation of GPS-based and GNSS-based navigation
`performance in an environment containing RF interference;
`Support for the development of new international frequency
`standards associated with low-Earth orbiting (LEO) Mobile
`Satellite Service (MSS) systems;
`Interference studies between LEO MSS systems and the
`Microwave Landing System (MLS).
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`In the area of international standards development and spectrum
`coordination, Dr. Heppe was a member of the U.S. delegation to
`WRC-95, has experience in ITU SG4, WP4A and WP8D, and has
`participated in ICAO/AMCP, ICAO/GNSSP and the ICAO Special
`COM/OPS Divisional meeting (1995).
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`Dr. Heppe teaches several courses on GPS, RF communications and
`interference and jamming with Navtech Seminars and GPS Supply.
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`Insitu, Inc.
`2002
`Bingen, WA
`2009
`Position: Vice President and Chief Scientist
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`Roles include the corporate technology roadmap, concept
`development for new engineering initiatives, design reviews, safety
`reviews, incident analysis and maintenance of the company’s IP
`portfolio. Dr. Heppe was responsible for the RF communications
`and GPS subsystem of the company’s small robotic aircraft product
`line.
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`ADSI
`1997
`Bethesda, MD
`2002
`Position: President
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`Dr Heppe was President of ADSI, a start-up company dedicated to
`air/ground data networking for civil aviation using VDL4. Over a
`five year period, ADSI was successful in developing flight-qualified
`hardware and software which resulted in successful flight testing of
`the radio technology and associated networking software. Dr.
`Heppe’s responsibilities included system architecture development,
`system simulation, international standardization, test planning,
`technical marketing and investor relations.
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`1978
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`Stanford Telecommunications, Inc.
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`Silicon Valley Expert Witness Group, Inc.
`Consultant Curriculum Vitae
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`To:
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`1991-1994: Director, FAA Navigation and Landing Systems
`Responsible for business development and engineering management
`related to the FAA's evolution toward satellite-based navigation
`systems such as the NAVSTAR/GPS. Supported the FAA and the
`Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in this broad area
`through several contract vehicles. Specific tasking included
`architectural and performance studies of unaugmented GPS as well
`as local and wide-area Differential GPS (DGPS) alternatives,
`requirements definition for specific systems, and specification
`development. Participated in the RTCA's Task Force 1, and was one
`of the principal authors of the Minimum Aviation System
`Performance Standard for DGNSS Instrument Approach Systems:
`Special Category I (MASPS for DIAS: SCAT-I), RTCA/DO-217.
`Dr. Heppe led a design team focused on the extension of AMSS to
`Air Traffic Control (ATC) and other flight-critical/high priority
`services. This 12-month effort, funded by the FAA, developed a full
`system architecture tailored to future ATC, AAC and AOC
`communications as well as continued support to Airline Passenger
`Communications (APC) such as telephony. The study investigated
`alternative satellite constellations from LEO to GEO, alternative
`modulation techniques for air/ground connectivity, control
`strategies, satellite payload design tradeoffs, avionics design and
`ground earth station design, management requirements and
`redundancy/sparing strategies. User avionics included both low-cost
`omni-directional equipment sets for General Aviation as well as
`high-performance steerable units for air carrier/air taxi. Cost
`estimates for the overall system, as well as required user charges,
`were based on assessment of the spacecraft payload and bus design,
`launch alternatives, ground segment architecture, non-recurring
`expenses, program management and replenishment costs, and
`reasonable investment recovery strategies. The study supports FAA
`policy and decision-making as the NAS transitions from a
`predominantly ground-based architecture to one that relies more
`heavily on satellite technology for CNS.
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`1985-1991: Director, DoD SATCOM Systems Engineering
`Provided management and technical direction of systems
`engineering activity related to military satellite communications
`systems (DSCS, Milstar and other MILSATCOM systems), space-
`based defense systems such as SDS and Space Based Radar (SBR),
`and space-based navigation systems (e.g., GPS, and augmentations
`of GPS required for civil aviation). Customers included the U.S. Air
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`Silicon Valley Expert Witness Group, Inc.
`Consultant Curriculum Vitae
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`From:
`To:
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`1977
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`Force, SDIO, Martin Marietta and Lockheed. During this time
`period, Dr. Heppe led broad architectural studies of intersatellite and
`space/ground communications alternatives for highly proliferated
`satellite constellations, and a detailed communications systems
`design effort for the “Brilliant Pebbles” and their earth stations.
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`1978-1985: Principal Engineer/Manager and Prior Positions
`Various positions with increasing responsibility from 1978 to 1985.
`Supported a multitude of satellite communications and navigation
`projects including:
`BCAS (a forerunner of the TCAS collision avoidance system)
`DSCS, Milstar, TDRSS, ATDRSS and GPS
`Prototype/flight test of a precision landing system
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`General Electric Space Division
`Valley Forge, PA
`Projects included the Defense Satellite Communications Program,
`LANDSAT D and NIMBUS G (a weather satellite).
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`Litigation Support Experience
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`2007-09
`Case
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`Status:
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`Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
`Honeywell v. Alpine and Pioneer
`Patent Infringement
`Ongoing (ITC Hearing Has Been Held)
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`2007-09 City of Petaluma
`Case
`City of Petaluma v. Malone
`Project:
`Speeding Ticket
`Status:
`Believed to be Ongoing
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`2007-08 Orrick Herrington
`Case
`Global Locate v. SiRF
`Project:
`Patent Infringement
`Status:
`ITC Finding In Favor Of Plaintiff.
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`2007
`Case
`Project:
`Status:
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`Kirkland & Ellis
`Parker Freeland v. Iridium World Communications Ltd., et. al.
`Securities Case
`Settled
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`2006-07
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`Sanders & Parks
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`Silicon Valley Expert Witness Group, Inc.
`Consultant Curriculum Vitae
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`Case
`Project:
`Status:
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`Comtech v. Radyne
`Patent infringement
`Settled
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`2006-09 Holland & Knight
`Case
`Discrete Wireless v. Coleman Technology
`Project:
`Breach of contract
`Status:
`Ongoing
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`Fish & Richardson
`E-Watch v. March Networks
`Patent infringement
`Settled
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`2006
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`Project:
`Status:
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`2005-06 DBJG, LLP
`Case
`ITT v. Sprint and Samsung
`Project:
`Patent infringement
`Status:
`Partially settled; re-examination ongoing
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`2002-06 Kirkland & Ellis
`Case
`Unsecured Shareholders of Iridium v. Motorola
`Project:
`Breach of contract
`Status:
`Case Decided In Favor Of Defendant At Trial
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`2002-03 Heller Ehrman
`Case
`ISCO International v. STI and Conductus
`Project:
`Patent Infringement
`Status:
`Case Decided In Favor Of Defendant At Trial
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`2000
`Case
`Project:
`Status:
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`Irell & Manella
`Qualcomm v. Hewlett Packard Corporation & Agilent Corp.
`Patent Infringement
`Case Settled
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`2000-01 Harris Corporation
`Case
`Undisclosed
`Project:
`Contract Dispute involving GPS-based Radio System
`Status:
`Case Settled
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`2000
`Case
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`Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Menlo Park)
`Interwave Communications v. Jetcell, Inc. (Cisco Systems)
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`Silicon Valley Expert Witness Group, Inc.
`Consultant Curriculum Vitae
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`Project:
`Status:
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`Patent Infringement involving Corporate Cell Network
`Case Settled
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`2001-02 Morrison & Foerster (San Diego)
`Case
`Gemstar v. Echostar & Scientific Atlanta (ITC)
`Project:
`Patent Infringement involving Satellite CATV User Interface
`Status:
`Closed
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`2001
`Case
`Project:
`Status:
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`Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May (San Francisco)
`Zoltar Satellite Alarm Systems v. Snaptrack and Qualcomm
`Patent Infringement involving GPS/Cellular technology for 911
`Closed
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`Patents
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`Education
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`Year
`1989
`1982
`1977
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`Publications
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`Degree
`College/University
`George Washington University D.Sc., EE/Communications
`George Washington University MS, EE/Communications
`Princeton University
`BSEE, CS
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`7,185,261
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`2005
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`Bahamas 1319
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`2003
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`Bahamas 1318
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`2003
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`Title
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`Multidimensional Turbo Product Code Decoding of
`Uncoded Data Transmitted Over Diversity Channel
`Method and Apparatus for Satellite-Based Relative
`Positioning of Moving Platforms
`Enhanced GNSS Receiver
`Diversity reception for aeronautical packet data
`communications systems
`Method And Apparatus For Decoding Threshold-Decodable
`Forward-Error Correcting Codes
`Antenna Technology for Enhanced and Cost-Efficient
`Operation of Multiple Avionics Systems
`End-to-End Aeronautical Data Network Architecture and
`Method and Apparatus for Transitioning Thereto
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`Silicon Valley Expert Witness Group, Inc.
`Consultant Curriculum Vitae
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`“Improved Method and Apparatus for Decoding Threshold-Decodable Forward-Error-
`Correcting Codes” (patent). Describes an improved decoder for a certain class of error
`correcting codes used on digital channels.
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`“Viewpoints on Control of Military Satellite Communications,” IEEE Communications
`magazine, July 1983 (describes current and future adaptive control systems for
`MILSATCOM).
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`“Iteratively Convergent Methods of Signal Characterization Based on Eigenspace
`Analysis,” (Ph.D. Dissertation).
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`“RF Waveform Synthesis for the SDS,” Dr. Stephen Heppe and Mr. John Farserotu,
`Milcom '90.
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`“Waveform Design for SDS Ground-based Interceptors,” Dr. Stephen Heppe and Mr.
`Laurence Mailaender, Milcom ‘90.
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`“Cost Minimization in Large Nonhomogeneous Space Communications Networks,”
`Milcom '91.
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`“Issues for GNSS-Based Precision Approach,” 48th Annual Meeting of the ION, June 29,
`1992.
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`“Flying the Tunnel -- System Engineering Tradeoffs Among Accuracy, Availability,
`Continuity and Integrity for Category I Precision Approach,” Mr. Bruce DeCleene and
`Dr. Stephen Heppe, 1994 National Technical Meeting of the ION, January 23-26, 1994.
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` “A Systems Engineering Approach to Resolving GNSS Interference,” co-authored with
`Gregory Joyner, Robert Frazier, Nelson Keeler, Woody Phlong, Ed Sayadian and
`Michael Geyer, presented at the International Symposium on Precision Approach and
`Automatic Landing (German Institute of Navigation), February 21, 1995.
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` “Radio Frequency Interference to GNSS: Status, Concerns and Issues,” co-authored with
`Keith McDonald, presented at GNSS ’97, Munich, Germany, 21-25 April, 1997.
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`Professional Associations
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` Member, IEEE
` Member, ION
` Member, RTCA
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`Silicon Valley Expert Witness Group, Inc.
`Consultant Curriculum Vitae
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` Member, Technical Board of Navtech Seminars, in charge of DGPS and
`Communication Links.
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`Mountain View, CA
`(650) 917-0700
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`Silicon Valley Expert Witness Group, Inc.
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`Dallas, TX
`(214) 575-4600
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`E-mail: info@svewg.com
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`Washington, DC
`(202) 842-5030
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