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Thomas Ray Byrd
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| Title: |
Senior Radar Research Analyst |
| Industry: |
Aerospace |
| Type of Organization: |
Advanced Engineering and Sciences |
| Major Product/Service: |
Providing leading-edge technology services and products to government, industrial and commercial customers regarding military and space systems hardware; Working for the Missile Defense Agency’s Operational Test Agency (MDA/OTA) in support of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) |
| Expertise: |
Mr. Byrd has over 27 years of engineering experience. He presently is serving as a Senior Radar Research Analyst for the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) Operational Test Agency (OTA). He performs engineering assessments of the performance of the SBX Sea-Based RADAR System during flight tests, ground tests and field exercises. He previously served as the Electronics Project Lead on the THAAD Missile Launcher, specializing in the electrical hardware design for military systems, development and design of electrical designs for missiles, launch systems and ground test hardware. In this task, Mr. Byrd led a team of six engineers and designers in the design, test and fielding of the Terminal High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) Missile launcher. |
| Geographic Area of Distribution: |
International |
| Affiliations: |
I.E.E.E. |
| University/Degree: |
B.S., Electrical Instrumentation Science, Athens State University, 1985; Additional Coursework in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama |
| Born: |
May 14, 1955, Hamilton, Ohio |
| Hobbies/Sports: |
Golf, hunting, fishing, family activities |
| Spouse: |
Katherine A. Byrd |
| Children: |
Steven R. Byrd |
| Work History: |
Mr. Byrd was previously employed by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, General Electric, United Technologies and COLSA Advanced Research Center as an Electrical and Systems Engineer in various capacities in the design, integration and testing of various military systems hardware. He also designed and tested shipboard and ground test systems for the U.S. Navy and NASA. |
| Honors & Awards: |
Outstanding Young Men of America Professional Award, 1989; Professional Engineering Recognition Award, General Electric, 1990; Superior Performance Award, Patriot PAC-3 Missile Product Office, 1999; Certified Principal Engineer on the THAAD Launcher design 2000-2009; Strathmore’s Who's Who Worldwide Professional of the Year in Aerospace/Electrical Hardware Design, 2009 |
| Career Accomplishments: |
Mr. Byrd designed Terminal High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) Launcher Missile Interface hardware to provide missile power and launch circuits. He designed THAAD Launcher hardware for the computer, communication and navigation systems. Mr. Byrd received a superior performance award from the U.S. Army PATRIOT missile project office for accomplishments in the design, test and fielding of the PAC-3 missile system. He performed the system integration for the Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) for testing U.S. Navy shipboard and flight avionics and weapons systems elements. He also served as an Electrical Design Engineer for the design of the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Ground Testing system at the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Cape Canaveral, Florida. |
