Biography
Serial entrepreneur in creating technology, business, and nonprofit companies. Over 35 years of experience working with senior levels of the government, industry, and academia in architecting and integrating military, civil, and commercial space and ground systems into an interoperable enterprise. Graduate degrees in electrical engineering and business. Areas of expertise include technology innovation, technology startups, systems architecting, systems engineering, complex systems integration, program management, business finance, and strategic planning.
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
* Financial Rescue & Empowerment – Founder, nonprofit company to assist people in being financially self-sufficient (2015-present)
* Proexcel Properties LLC – Founder, real estate investment company 2013-present
* Proexcel Technologies – Founder, venture capital company specializing in technology investments (2011 to present)
* The Aerospace Corporation – Space systems architecting, systems engineering, program management (1979-2011)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
* Loyola Marymount University, Lecturer, Systems Engineering Leadership Program
* University of Southern California - Instructor, Systems Engineering & Architecting Program 2008-2010
* Instructor of Architecture Frameworks course at the NASA/Jet Propulsion Lab’s Systems Engineering Advancement Program (2006)
* Cal Poly Pomona, Lecturer in electrical & electronics (1987-1988)
* Santa Monica College, Lecturer in business (1985)
Education (4)
Pepperdine University: Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University of Southern California: Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California
Defense Acquisition University: Graduate Program
West Los Angeles School of Law: Law
Areas of Expertise (7)
space systems architecting
Complex Systems
Entrepeneurial Financing
Systems Engineering
Program Management
Entrepeneurship
complex systmes integration
Industry Expertise (2)
Aerospace
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Accomplishments (1)
RECENT PUBLICATIONS (professional)
Holistic Engineering Education (2010), Tang et al Recapitalization of a Robust Space Ground Architecture, AIAA Space 2011 Conference, Long Beach, CA; Tang et al
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