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About Us |
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Dr. Teresa M. Braun received the B.A. in mathematics from
the University of California, San Diego, in 1970; and
from the University of California, Los Angeles, the M.A. in
mathematics in 1973, the M.S. in systems science in 1977, and the Ph.D. in
electrical engineering in 1989 with dissertation on modulation and coding.
She also took short courses on computer networks. She was employed for 23
years in satellite communications and 3 years in satellite navigation. In
California, from 1973 to 1976 she worked on GPS at The Aerospace Corp.; from
1977 to 1986 on analysis and simulation of end-to-end satellite
communications at LinCom Corp. (now LinQuest Corp.); from 1989 to 1997 in new payload
technology in communications and navigation at Hughes Space &
Communications (now Boeing Satellite Development Center); from 1997 to 1999
in new payload and ground-receiver technology and satellite system
development at Lockheed Martin’s Western Development Laboratory (now part of
LM’s Management & Data Systems); and from 1999 to 2003 as a payload
manager and department manager of payload systems analysis at Space
Systems/Loral (now Maxar). In Switzerland since 2003, she worked in
project management, supplier management, modem development, and in payload,
end-to-end, and constellation analyses. She was née Thesken
and formerly named McKenzie. Her citizenship is US and Switzerland. She
worked on NASA, defense, commercial, and ESA programs. Dr. Walter R. Braun received the Diplom in electrical engineering from the Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland in 1972; and from the
University of Southern California in Los Angeles the M.S. in 1973 and the
Ph.D. in 1976, both in communications. From 1976 to 1982 he was responsible
for projects in analysis and simulation of end-to-end satellite
communications performance at LinCom Corp. (now LinQuest Corp.). From 1982 to 1990 he managed a research
group working in power-line and mobile radio communications at BBC Brown
Boveri Switzerland (now ABB). From 1990 to 2003 he was in various management
positions in research and product development at Ascom,
the major telecommunications manufacturer of Switzerland at the time. From
2003 to 2012 he was Head of Product Management and Product Development at
Crypto AG, Switzerland. He was active in the development of ETSI’s TETRA
mobile radio standard, and he had technical as well as project management
responsibility for NASA and ESA projects and European Research
projects. He stays up-to-date on all areas of communications. Contact:
Locations: Wettingen (half an hour NW of Zurich),
Switzerland Marina del Rey (near Los Angeles airport), USA |