ERIC TUCKER

Tucson, Arizona 85704

520-909-3833 (cell) 520-812-7512 (home) ectucker@cox.net

AEROSPACE SCIENTIST / MISSILE DEFENSE

Dynamic Aerospace and Missile Defense Scientist with more than 15 years experience in Modeling and Simulation
Electro-Optics for the Missile Defense Industry. Demonstrated expertise modeling missile-defense interceptor
technology performance. Skilled at developing major technological innovations to provide a competitive contract
advantage. Strong team experience working with scientists and engineers to develop the total sensor model used for
complete design review for the BlockIIA interceptor contract and enhanced Theater Object Mapping modeling for the
Redesign Kill Vehicle contract. Solid Aerospace / Missile Defense system design experience improving interceptor
performance.
Aerospace / Missile Technology Modeling / Simulation Electro-Optics Software Development Video Processing
Technical Writing Consulting Sensors Interceptor Performance PSF Models Missile Defense Industry
Nuclear Engineering Cryo-Test Temperature Stability Tools Radar Blending Modeling Theater Object Mapping
Pixel Replacement Sub-pixel Frame Shifting Passive Ranging Estimation Testing / Calibration 6-DOF
RAYTHEON Tucson, Arizona 1/2000 5/2015
Defense contractor providing missile defense, intelligence, surveillance, and precision strike technical services.
Aerospace Engineer
Develop and enhance critical US missile defense systems serving on projects including EKV, MKV-R, LCKV, SM-3, and
RKV. Created high fidelity sensor models utilizing noise, background, detector, cryo instability, solar exclusion, frame
summing and resolved target models. Used PSF model to research calibration, target radiometry, smear, vibration, and
solar loading effects on performance. Included temperature gradients, target dynamics, radiance/irradiance for resolved
target model and scene generation. Determined gamma radiation noise and effects of X-rayed mirror deformations on
PSF and nuclear hardening models. Equipment operations training and developed test equipment analysis tools
including sensor alignment calibration, cryo-test temperature stability tools, and a background subtraction frame
summing tool. Provided lethal aim point modeling, passive ranging estimation modeling, and pixel replacement
modeling. Enhanced video processing utilizing background subtraction analysis, frame summing schemes, radiometry
and filters. Improved theater object mapping with radar blending modeling and analysis. Updated 6-DOF sensor model
from low fidelity to high speed quasi-high fidelity.
Achievements:

Invented an accurate passive range estimator with eight times the accuracy of the nearest competitors capability.

Increased target acquisition range by more than 25% for a given sensor design.

Created pixel replacement scheme to compensate for the large number of dead pixels and improve radiometry and
discrimination and target position estimates.

Enhanced sensor performance with subpixel frame shifting scheme to improve acquisition range, radiometry and
discrimination, and target position estimates.

Helped develop Theater Object Mapping analysis tools incorporating multiple radars to improve discrimination
performance.

Developed a space scene generator tool including resolved objects with temperature gradients, motion dynamics,
coning, and blur.

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Additional Experience
Research Associate, Department of Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
Adjunct Professor, Johnston Community College, Smithfield, North Carolina
Research Assistant, Department of Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Physics
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

Bachelor of Science in Physics

East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina

TRADE SECRETS / INVENTIONS

Multi-frame Irradiance Passive Range Estimator
Uncompensated Video Frame Summing Technique
Sub-pixel Frame Shifting Model
Pixel Replacement Model

CERTIFICATIONS
Current Secret Security Clearance

COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office Suite, Linux, Windows, Matlab, C, C++, IDL
Software tool development

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