Don Fisher

Mr. Fisher oversees MDS’ sensors modeling programs with AFRL focused on Future Air Dominance (FAD). Mr. Fisher possesses some 25+ years experience in design, development, and production of aerospace and defense products. He has expert proficiency in product architecture and integration, modeling and simulation, of components and systems. As Director of Engineering for DRS corporation, he managed over 50 engineers to meet annual revenue, utilization goals and program schedules. Work focused on IRAD; real-time 3-sensor hyperspectral imager for IED detection; systems architecture for a 500 MHz real-time spectrum analyzer capable of targeting low-probability-of-intercept SIGINT & COMINT signals. As Director of Engineering for ATK Aerospace, he directed capital expenditures of ~$3.5M annually and IR&D projects of ~$1.4M/yr; he developed real-time imaging hyperspectral system for detection/ identification of explosives, and led engineering team in development of a low observable navigational antenna for the B-2 platform. Areas of R&D and development include: IR/EO Cameras, Real-time Sensors (GPS/INS), DoDAF/Systems Architectures, Hyperspectral Imagers, Gimbals/Stabilized Platforms, Product Lifecycle Management, Solid State Lasers LADAR/LIDAR; and, Object Process Methodology.

M.S. Acoustics & Electro-Optics, Thesis: “Acousto-optical signal processing using partially coherent light”, Pennsylvania State University; B.S. Engineering Science & Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, (Blacksburg, Virginia). (Mr. Fisher holds over a dozen patents in the areas of: electro-optics, imaging, remote sensing, and optical communications.) (Mr. Fisher is trained in the AFSIM M&S framework)