PAUL J. KOLODZY, PhD

Wireless Consultant – Kolodzy Consulting. (2004-)

Provides wireless communications consultation services to Government (DoD and Civilian) and commercial customers. Consultations include the areas of technology development, program management, procurement strategies, spectrum policy and acquisition, business development, and small business acquisition.   Activities include start-up companies; large telecommunications service providers, equipment providers, and component developers.  Current areas include the radio and policy for use of the empty TV channels (aka TV WhiteSpace) for broadband radio access, Upper 700 MHz commercial and public safety spectrum policy and interference mitigation technology, Advanced Wireless Service (AWS), TDD/FDD Coexistence, Fourth Generation (4G) radio technology inclusive of intelligent antenna and adaptive spectrum resource allocation. 

Currently a member of the National Academy of Science Panels on the Future Technologies for Wireless Spectrum Policy and Scientific Uses of RF Spectrum.  Board Member of a small antenna company and on multiple external technology advisory boards.

Founder (2004), General Chair (2005), and Chair of Steering Committee (2004- ) of IEEE Dynamic Spectrum Access Network Conference

The Dynamic Spectrum Access Network Symposium is a forum to discuss the advanced research and development of new methods to access the radio frequency spectrum for consumer, commercial, scientific, and government applications.  Due to the complexities inherent in dynamic spectrum access, the research and development spans the technology, economic, policy and legal communities.  DySpAN aims to provide an open forum to address the challenges and opportunities of new access techniques.  2005 conference drew 310+ participants, 2007 and 2008 conferences drew 300 participants.  This is the premier conference for spectrum access and utilization technology research as well as policy and economic research for spectrum access.

Director - Wireless Network Security Center, Stevens Institute of Technology. (2002 – 2004)

Director of the Center for Wireless Network Security (WiNSeC) at Stevens Institute of Technology from November 2002 to August 2004. WiNSeC provides leadership in advanced technology to provide secure, interoperable wireless operations for consumer, commercial, financial, defense, and public safety applications under duress and within complex environments.  Researched included new interoperability methods from multi-networking of disparate physical layers; wireless security using propagation artifacts for cryptographic protection; wireless security via multi-path tracking; and millimeter wave LAN technology.   Member of the faculty in the schools of Engineering and Technology Management.

Senior Spectrum Policy Advisor - Federal Communications Commission (FCC). (2002)

Director of Spectrum Policy Task Force charged with developing the next generation spectrum allocation and licensing processes.  A contentious topic that requires a thorough understanding of the impact of advanced technology, economic and business forces, as well as the legal authority.   Task Force output was a set of proposals to include changes to FCC rules and new legislative actions to significantly enhance the nation’s ability to provide access to the spectrum at its highest and best use. 

Program Manager - Defense Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA) (1999-2002)

Program Manager for communications programs to develop generation-after-next offensive and defensive capabilities.  DARPA is world renown for the successful development of high risk, high payoff technologies and is commonly called the venture capital organization of the US Department of Defense.  .

A successful program for the development, demonstration, and transition of a man-portable software definable radio prototype was accomplished.  Incorporated the use of advanced materials, techniques, and leveraging, as well as coping, with advances in the commercial sector to develop the neXt Generation (XG) program.  XG is a key enabling spectrum utilization project using dynamic frequency assignments that has profound impact to commercial and military spectrum policy.  Efforts included initiating research for projects in new materials for RF devices, software definable radios, cognitive radios, advanced electronic warfare projects. 

Director – Sanders, A Lockheed Martin Company (1996-1999)

Director of Signal Processing and Strategic Initiatives and reported to the Vice President of Advanced Technology and Chief Technology Officer.  Sanders was (recently sold to BAE) the premier electronic warfare company in the United States.  Responsibilities included managing the advanced technology focused on Information Warfare, Electronic Warfare, and Signal Intelligence techniques. I directed research in advanced signal processing techniques for image processing for UV and infrared sensing; automated and multi-lingual speech processing; ultra-scalable multi-processor workstations; and multi-user detection of communications signals. 

Group Leader/Staff Member – Massachusetts Institute of Technology -  Lincoln Laboratory (1985-1996)

I held both staff and management positions in the area of Optical Systems for Laser Radars, Signal Processing, and Target Recognition for Acoustics, RF (SAR), and Optical signatures.  I initiated research at MIT Lincoln Laboratory into automated image processing of laser radar imagery; multi-sensor fusion of laser radar, passive infrared, radar, and non-imaging sensors; neural network learning algorithms; advanced acoustic equalization algorithms incorporating both spectral and temporal trending; and automatic target recognition with acoustic and laser radar imagery.

Education

PhD, Chemical Engineering, 1986, Case Western Reserve University
MS, Chemical Engineering, 1983, Case Western Reserve University
BS, Chemical Engineering, 1983, Purdue University

Awards

Office of the Secretary of Defense: Exceptional Public Service Award, March 2002

Synergistic activities

Founding Member, Chair – Steering Committee – IEEE DySPAN Conference          2004-
Charter Member, Higher Education Wireless Access Consortium                              2003-
Chairman, FCC Spectrum Policy Task Force                                                            2002
Program-Committee Chair: National Symposium on Sensor and Data Fusion             1995-97

Collaborators and other affiliations

Member, National Academy of Science Study on Scientific Uses of RF Spectrum    2007-
Member, National Academy of Science Study on Advanced Spectrum Policy          2003-2005
Appointed to the FCC Technology Advisory Committee                                          2003-2005
Member of IEEE                                                                                                     2002-
Member of AFCEA                                                                                                2003-