c/o TAYGETA
607 Charles Ave Seaside CA
93955
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831.641.0645; h 831.899.0336
skip@taygeta.com
1983 Ph.D., Applied
Physics, Harvard University;
Dissertation title: Statistics and dynamics of ocean eddies
1982 M.S., Applied
Physics, Harvard University
1977 B.S., Physics,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1977 B.S., Earth and
Planetary Sciences (Geophysics),
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SECURITY CLEARANCE
- Secret (1976 - Current)
Languages:
Russian
(Connection machine, CM2 and CM5) and cluster
architectures (PVM, MPI applications for oceanographic
prediction modeling and US Navy weather forecast modeling)
remotely operated camera interface - ROCIä
EXPERIENCE
Owner Present-1995
TAYGETA Scientific Incorporated
TAYGETA Scientific Incorporated provides contract and
consulting work for embedded systems design specializing in
motion control,
signal processing and real-time data acquisition. Clients include but not limited to:
Ball Aerospace · Chrysler (sub-contracting from New Micros Inc.) · County of Monterey · Dorado Systems
ITV · JWK Corporation · Naval Research Laboratories · Sand City Police
US Naval Postgraduate School · University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography
VTV · Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Developed:
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Systems software, TCP/IP implementation for an Internet
access appliance
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Ocean control systems
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Space craft control systems
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Algorithms and design
for secure access control systems
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Developing Internet
security policies, system security audits and Internet intrusion tracking
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Design and implement
password based security for web-based information access
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Proprietary software
development for consumer education and entertainment product
Collaborative
software and hardware design and development for robotics projects;
embedded systems robotic instrumentation
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Engineering and
design of proprietary software for business applications
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Design and
development of shipboard weather analysis system; parallel and distributed
processing
design software
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Palm OS based
conduits & Palm OS applications
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Calibration and
diagnostics software for tester equipment
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Architecture and
implementation WML browser software for XML based web information
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Management &
monitoring of firewall and intrusion detection systems
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Internet intrusion
detection and capture; computer system hardening and system security audits
Current Book Publications (extended list available on request)
Security Log Management, Syngress Publishing 2006
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
US Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA
Visiting Professor of Science 2001-1999
Assistant Research Professor of Oceanography
1995-1994
Assistant Professor of Oceanography
1994-1990
University of Hong Kong, Department
of Chemistry
Adjunct Faculty of Science 1996-1995
Marine Scientist 1990-1984
Harvard University, Cambridge
MA
Postdoctoral Fellow 1984-1983
American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) · American Geophysical
Union (AGU)
Society of Exploration Geophysicists · Oceanography Society
Forth Interest Group (Former President, Elected Board of
Directors) ·
MIT Black Alumni
Alliance for Marine Remote Sensing · Marine Technology
Society ·
American Institute of Physics
American Nuclear Society · Forth Standards Committee · MPUSD GATE Board (Tech Advisor)
Board of Directors for Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce