Extended Team - Technology
Lonnie Johnson, Advisor (Battery and Alternative Energy)
Lonnie Johnson is Founder and President of Johnson Research and Development Co., Inc., a technology development company, and its spin off companies, Excellatron Solid State, LLC; Johnson Electro- Mechanical Systems, LLC; and Johnson Real Estate Investments, LLC. His appointments include serving as Acting Chief of the Space Nuclear Power Safety Section at the Air Force Weapons Laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Senior Systems Engineer at the NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, where he worked on the Galileo mission to Jupiter, the Mars Observer project and the Cassini (Saturn) project. In 1989, Johnson formed his own engineering firm and licensed his most famous invention, the Super Soaker® water gun, with sales totaling over one billion dollars. Two of Johnson’s companies, Excellatron Solid State and Johnson Electro-Mechanical Systems (JEMS), are developing revolutionary energy technology. Mr. Johnson, who owns over 100 patents, holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, an M.S. degree in Nuclear Engineering, and an honorary Ph.D. in Science from Tuskegee University.
Noel Marshall, Advisor (RF and Microwave)
Noel is a veteran engineer with over 30 years of development experience. Noel's focus is on microwave communication equipment and has included roles that focus on profit and loss responsibilities, product development and management, advanced marketing and equipment design. Noel has worked for Frequency West Inc., Farinon Electric, Harrris Broadcast Microwave Operation, Granger Associates and was most recently founder and president of N. Marshall and Associates Inc. in San Carlos, California. Noel was a Cadet Engineer for Telecom Australia and earned a B.Eng. (Elec.) from Melbourne University (Australia) as well as a Ph.D. from Monash University (Australia) for his work on "Time-Domain Microwave Theory and Practice" in 1973.
Stuart Rumley, Advisor (RF and Microwave)
Stuart has over thirty years experience in electrical engineering, optical engineering, and metrology engineering. As President of Valon Technology, his principal activity has been designing and developing RF and microwave products for clients. Products designed include 5.8GHz short-range radar transceivers, 2.4GHz wireless video devices, GSM and DCS cellular telephone RF front-end, 900 and 2.4GHz high-dynamic range receivers for WAN applications, 900 MHz automatic meter reading transmitters, receivers, and transceivers, 400MHz short-range transmitters and receivers for keyless entry and property location, and wide variety of smaller RF and analog design projects including expert witness assignments. Prior to establishing Valon Technology, Stuart worked in the wireless technology industry as a hardware engineering manager and as a product design engineer.
Dean Sirovica, Advisor (Wireless)
Dean Sirovica is currently an entrepreneur and consultant with 20 years of experience in the wireless space. Most recently Dean was Managing Director of Vodafone Group R&D USA. The department bridged technology & business strategy. It supported Vodafone Group on strategic initiatives including absorbing innovation from the Venture Capital ecosystem through Vodafone Ventures. Dean was founding President and Chairman of the Mobile Wireless Internet Forum. MWIF had 100 member companies working to converge mobile, fixed and internet networks. MWIF merged with OMA. Prior to Vodafone, Dean was one of four cofounders of Malibu Networks responsible for product strategy and business development. Before founding Malibu, Dean was Director with Sprint PCS where he deployed Sprint’s CDMA network in Southern California & Nevada. Prior to Sprint PCS Dean was a Director at USWEST Technologies where he was responsible for wireless strategy and its integration with fixed access. Dean spent several years in academic research on communications and distributed systems. He is an Advisory Board member for Tatara Systems, Telesoft Partners and is a Board member for the Center for Telecom Management – USC Marshall. Dean holds BSEE and PhD from the University of Sussex, UK, and MBA from Golden Gate University, San Francisco.
Marvin Vickers, Consultant (RF and Microwave)
Marv is a talented electrical and RF/microwave engineer with over 40 years experience. Marv runs Vickers Design, providing consulting and design services for RF projects. Marv worked for 10 years with N. Marshall & Associates on various international RF and microwave projects. Marv was part of the Telecom Valley Labs team that developed the prototype for Radar Corporation’s first product. Marv was an engineer at Ardax, Inc. for three years. Marv co-founded Western Multiplex Corp. and served as the VP of Engineering for nine years. Marv’s early career included nine years at Farinon Electric Corp designing multiplex equipment and nine years at Stanford University Electronics Lab, designing and testing experimental radar jammers. Marv has a BSEE from Stanford University in 1958 and a MSEE from Stanford University in 1961.
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