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Gabe Spradlin

I am the owner of ControlTheoryPro.com. Few web resources provide practical help on the design of real world controllers. University courses speak in generalities about design. So do most web sites. I plan for ControlTheoryPro.com to be more design and modeling oriented.

Abbreviated Resume

I've worked in the Aerospace industry for more than 10 years. During that time I've worked as a contractor to

• AlliedSignal (now Honeywell) in the aircraft engines division
• Lockheed Martin in Space Shuttle astronaut training

I've also worked directly for

• Boeing (twice)
  • Embedded Software for the Apache attack helicopter
  • Guidance, Navigation and Control subsystem for the International Space Station

I currently work for

• Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. in pointing control for laser communications

While getting my BSME I worked for the Colorado Space Grant College on

• DATA-CHASER Space Shuttle payload
• 2 University Explorer class satellite proposals

Education

University	Degree	Graduation Date
University of Colorado, Boulder	Bachelors, Mechnical Engineering	Dec, 1998
University of Houston	Masters, Electrical Engineering	Dec, 2005