Daniel R. Gallagher

Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Summer 2007
Area of Emphasis: RF and Microwave Microelectronics Design and Fabrication
Thesis Title: Ultra-Wideband Orthogonal Frequency Coded SAW Correlators

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, August 2003
Senior Project: MP3 CD Changer Emulator

SenNova, Inc	Orlando, FL
Co-founder, Engineer	3/2011 - Current

• A new start-up venture founded to commercialize UCF's passive wireless SAW sensor technology.
• Presented the business plan and core technology details to panels of prominent technology experts, investors and venture capitalists.
• Competed as a finalist in the Megawatt Ventures annual clean technology business competition for $100k grand prize sponsored by the Department of Energy (http://megawattventures.com/). The team ranked 3rd of 70 overall and was awarded $10k in startup capital.
• Selected to represent SenNova at the New Business Ventures workshop presented by Siemens Technology to Business (TTB) in Berkeley, CA. One of only 7 companies invited nationally.
• Received formalized training in SBIR / STTR grant writing and at the Kaufman business workshop.
• SBIR grant proposals submitted to Department of Energy (DOE) and Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

University of Central Florida	Orlando, FL
Consortium for Applied Acoustoelectronic Technology / AMPAC
Graduate Research Assistant	8/2003 - Current

• Development and testing passive wireless SAW sensors and spread spectrum system; part of continued SBIR & STTR support from NASA-KSC (http://www.fuentek.com/technologies/SAW.htm).
• SAW device design and modeling using MathCAD and Matlab Coupling of Modes (COM) modeling.
• Process development for Surface Acoustic Wave filters and sensors using monolithic photolithography fabrication techniques. First in department to achieve 0.6µm contact lithography line resolution.
• Contact photolithography mask CAD layout and fabrication using the Interserv Pattern Generator.
• Device parameter acquisition using Vector Network Analyzer and Cascade RF probing station.
• Ultra-wideband RF communication system design, implementation and troubleshooting.

College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Graduate Teaching Assistant	8/2003 - Current

• Fabrication of Solid State Devices (EEL5355) - Lab Instructor
  This laboratory aimed to expose students to the many aspects of semiconductor processing in the clean room environment. Through my instruction, the students produced functional MOSFET and BJT devices from bare silicon wafers. Functional devices tested using DC probe stations and curve tracers.
• RF and Microwave Communications (EEL5555) - Lab Instructor and Grader
  Introduced students to RF and microwave active circuits, matching networks, microstrip amplifier and oscillator design and fabrication. Familiarized students with spectrum and vector network analyzers.
• Electrical Networks (EEL3123), Signal Analysis & Communications (EEL3552) - Lab Instructor

NASA, Kennedy Space Center	Kennedy Space Center, FL
Applied Physics Laboratory
Graduate Student Researchers Program Intern	11/2009 - 12/2009

IMTEK, University of Freiburg	Freiburg, Germany
Visiting Researcher / Intern	6/2008 - 7/2008

Siemens Information & Communication Networks	Lake Mary, FL
Quality Engineering Co-Op	11/1999 - 11/2004

• Performed Root Cause Analysis & Material Evaluation Lab testing to fulfill technical action requests.
• Developed and maintain databases and software tools using platforms such as Microsoft Access, Lotus Notes and Domino Server to yield process improvements for material rejection and supplier analysis.
• Provided support to manufacturing regarding product quality issues which required corrective actions.
• Employed problem solving and decision making techniques to effectively identify and resolve supplier or manufacturing problems as well as other quality assurance concerns.
• Integrated the Christopher NSpec automated optical assembly inspection system for manufacturing during the technology introduction. Provided an estimated 77% cost savings to inspection process.
• Programmed the Intermec Janus wireless barcode scanner and terminal emulation for TCP/IP use.
• Involved with facility's ISO 9001 and TUV TL9000 quality certifications.

Central Florida Consulting Surveyors	Maitland, FL
Surveyor	4/1998 - 10/1999

• Gained in-field experience of construction site layout and other land surveying tasks.
• Performed as-built, mortgage, and building construction surveys.

Florida Computer Company	Sanford, FL
Computer Technician	1/1998 - 10/1998

• Megawatt Ventures Finalist, 2011 ($10k)
• NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP) PhD Fellowship, 2007 ($30k/yr)
• I²Lab PhD Fellowship, 2007 ($25k)
• UCF Undergrad to Grad Fellowship, 2003 ($10k)
• IEEE IFCS Student Poster Competition Finalist, 2006
• UCF President's Honor Roll, 1999-2003
• UCF Dean's List, 1999-2003
• AP Scholar with Honor, 1999
• Florida Bright Futures Scholar, 1999
• BSA Eagle Scout, 1998

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Member
• IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control (UFFC) Society Member
• IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) Society Member
• Eta Kappa Nu (ECE Honor Society)

[Engineering Tools:] Matlab, MathCAD, Mathematica, PSpice, MultiSIM, Eagle CAD

[Programming:] Visual Basic, VBA, C, C++, Perl, MS Access, ASP, HTML, Flash

[Applications:] LaTeX PGF/Tikz, Xfig, MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, SketchUp

[OS Platforms:] Windows, DOS, Linux, Solaris, OSX

D. R. Gallagher, N. Y. Kozlovski, D. C. Malocha, "Ultra Wide Band Communication Systems using Orthogonal Frequency Coded SAW Correlators,'' IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, - (Currently in Review)

D. R. Gallagher, M. W. Gallagher, N. Saldanha, J. M. Pavlina, D. C. Malocha, "Spread Spectrum Orthogonal Frequency Coded SAW Tags and Sensors Using Harmonic Operation,'' Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on, vol.58, no.3, Mar. 2010, pp. 674-679

D. C. Malocha, N. Kozlovski, M. Gallagher, N. Saldanha, D. Gallagher, "SAW Wireless RFID Correlator System Design,'' Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), 2010 IEEE, Oct. 2010, pp. 269-272

D. R. Gallagher, D. C. Malocha, "Ultra Wide Band Dual Orthogonal Frequency Coded SAW Correlators using Harmonic Operation,'' Frequency Control Symposium, 2010 IEEE, Jun. 2010, pp. 301-306 - (Presented as lecture)

D. R. Gallagher, M. W. Gallagher, N. Saldanha, J. M. Pavlina, D. C. Malocha, "Spread Spectrum Orthogonal Frequency Coded SAW Tags and Sensors using Harmonic Operation,'' Microwave Symposium Digest, 2009. MTT '09. IEEE MTT-S International, June 2009, pp. 105-108 - (Presented as lecture)

W. C. Wilson, D. C. Malocha, N. Kozlovski, D. R. Gallagher, B. Fisher, J. Pavlina, N. Saldanha, D. Puccio, G. M. Atkinson, "Orthogonal Frequency Coded SAW Sensors for Aerospace SHM Applications,'' Sensors Journal, IEEE, vol.9, no.11, Nov. 2009, pp. 1546-1556

D. R. Gallagher, D. C. Malocha, "Ultra Wide Band SAW Correlators using Dual Orthogonal Frequency Coded Transducers,'' Frequency Control Symposium, 2009 Joint with the 22nd European Frequency and Time forum. IEEE International, April 2009, pp. 24-27 - (Presented as lecture)

D. C. Malocha, J. Pavlina, D. Gallagher, N. Kozlovski, B. Fisher, N. Saldanha, D. Puccio, "Orthogonal Frequency Coded SAW Sensors and RFID Design Principles,'' Frequency Control Symposium, 2008 IEEE International, May 2008, pp. 278-283

D. R. Gallagher, D. C. Malocha, D. Puccio and N. Lobo, "Orthogonal Frequency Coded Filters for Use in Ultra Wide Band Communication Systems,'' IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, vol. 55, no. 3, Mar. 2008, pp. 696-703

D. R. Gallagher, N. Y. Kozlovski and D.C. Malocha, "Ultra Wide Band Communication Systems using Orthogonal Frequency Coded SAW Correlators,'' in Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, Vancouver, BC, October 2006, pp. 1075-1078 - (Presented as lecture)

D. R. Gallagher and D.C. Malocha, "Orthogonal Frequency Coding for Use in Ultra Wide Band Communications and Correlators,'' in Proceedings - IEEE Frequency Control Symposium, Miami, FL, June 2006, pp. 494-499 - (Presented as lecture and poster)

N. Kozlovski, D. R. Gallagher, and D.C. Malocha, "Design of Mini-Modular Oscillators using RF and Microwave Design Techniques,'' in Proceedings - IEEE Frequency Control Symposium, June 2006, pp. 351-357

D. Puccio, D.C. Malocha, N. Saldanaha, D. R. Gallagher, and J. Hines, "Orthogonal Frequency Coding for SAW Tagging and Sensors,'' IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, vol. 53, no. 2, Feb. 2006, pp. 377-384

D. Malocha, D. Puccio, and D. Gallagher, "Orthogonal Frequency Coding for SAW Device Applications,'' in Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, vol. 2, Aug. 2004, pp. 1082-1085

D. Puccio, D. Malocha, D. Gallagher, and J. Hines, "SAW Sensors using Orthogonal Frequency Coding,'' in Proceedings - IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, Aug. 2004, pp. 307-310