Curriculum Vitae
About the Author
Donald S. Sawicki
PUBLICATIONS
- Police Traffic SPEED RADAR Handbook
Web Site: CopRadar.com
Print edition: ISBN 9781456524289 (2011)
eBook edition : Kindle (2011)
Sawicki Enterprises, ISBN 0-7596-8832-X (2002)
Grove Enterprises, Inc., ISBN 0-944543-08-1 (1993)
- How To Safety Rate Redlight Cameras
Web Site: CopRadar.com/redlight
Print edition: ISBN 9781461174691 (2011)
eBook edition: Kindle (2011)
- Technical Defenses in Speed-Related Cases
Defense of Serious Traffic Cases in Virginia (Lawyers Practice Handbook)
Published by Virginia CLE, Virginia Law Foundation (2004, 2010)
- F-15 Radar / Jammer Interoperability
Published by the Environment Research Institute of Michigan (ERIM), (1990)
PRESENTATIONS
- Speaker at the 35th Annual Tri-Service Radar Symposium, Jun 1989
U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY
EXPERIENCE
- Lead Engineer -- Advanced Avionics Design, McDonnell Aircraft, 1984-91
Electronic Warfare Systems Analysts -- A-12 (Avenger II) Advanced Design, and F-15 A/E (Eagle).
Systems Engineer -- F/A-18 A/D (Hornet) APG-65 radar .
- Senior Engineer -- Coherent Radar Systems, Emerson Electric 1980-84
Systems Engineer -- APG-69 radar design, and F-5F (Tiger) integration;
APQ-157/159 radar enhancements and system integration.
- Member Technical Staff -- Radar Systems Group, Hughes Aircraft, 1978-80
Systems / Flight Test Engineer -- GBU-15 (guide bomb unit).
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)
University of Illinois -- Champaign / Urbana (1978)
POST GRADUATE
- Special Topics -- Introduction to Radar Systems (EL ENG 401)
University of Missouri-Rolla, Dec 1982
- Digital Signal Processing (EL ENG 341)
University of Missouri-Rolla, Dec 1981
CONTINUING EDUCATION
- Radar Data Processing
Technology Service Corp.
Intensive Short Course, Sep 1982
- Radar Signal Processing
George Washington University (D.C.). Advanced Engineering Short Course, Jan 1982
- Radar System Engineering
Technology Service Corp. Intensive Short Course, Apr 1981
- Cooling of Electronic Equipment
University of Missouri-Rolla, Short Course, Oct 1980
ORGANIZATIONS
- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), 1977 - present
- University of Illinois Alumni Association
COURT RECOGNITION
Courts that have recognized the author as a radar expert with expertise in traffic radar.
- State of Oregon (Portland)
Infraction Citation No. PR299000, 21 July 2006 - State of New York, county of Yates, Town of Jerusalem Justice Court
Case No. 04070013, 04 January 2005
- State of Illinois, county of Madison, 3rd Judicial Circuit
Case No. 84 GTR 3016, June 1984
- State of Missouri, county of St. Louis, 21st Judicial Circuit -- Division 31
Information No. 790852, May 1981
- State of Missouri, county of St. Louis, 21st Judicial Circuit -- Division 33
Information No. 771059, March 1981
DRIVER SAFETY CITATIONs
IN RECOGNITION OF A PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION TO SAFE DRIVING...
without a Moving Traffic Violation (that could be proven) or Accident.
- Driver Safety Citations 18 consecutive years (Illinois)
1981-84, 1984-87, 1987-91, 1991-95, 1995-99
Program discontinued sometime after 1999.
LETTER of COMMENDATION
CopRadar.com
Police Traffic Speed Radar Handbook
About the Author -- Curriculum Vitae