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David Duggan co-founded Geneva Aerospace®, where he serves as vice president of business development. Duggan is the company's senior guidance and control systems specialist. He also directs the firm's business development activities.
While working at Geneva, Duggan has performed research in advanced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and uninhabited combat air vehicle (UCAV) flight control systems design, as well as research in UAV/UCAV human systems interface design. While at Geneva, Duggan has managed several UAV system programs for customers including U.S. Air Force Research Laboratories, the Office of Naval Research and Naval Air Systems Command.
During his undergraduate studies, Duggan participated in a work-study program as an intern for Texas Instruments Defense Systems and Electronics Group (DSEG). Upon graduation, he went to work full-time for TI as a guidance and control (G&C) engineer working on the flight control system design for the Joint Stand-Off Weapon system. Duggan designed missile guidance algorithms and control systems for several TI weapon systems, including the High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM), the Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW), and several JSOW variants. He was a member of the Group Technical Staff, an elite community of technologists within the corporation. During his career at TI, he achieved several prominent leadership roles, including the G&C systems engineering lead for the Interdiction Weapons Division. He also received several awards at TI, including the Technical Award for Excellence in 1998 and the site Quality Award for Excellence in 1995.
Duggan earned a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. He has co-authored and was the co-instructor for the University of Kansas Aerospace Engineering Short Course, "Autonomous Vehicle Guidance, Control, and Simulation". | 