Thomas E. Daniels
BS 1948 in Electrical Engineering
Thomas E. Daniels holds a Master's degree
in Business Administration from Mommouth College. He is also a
graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Mr. Daniels
provided principal advice, assistance and guidance while employed
as a Special Assistant to the Director for Space and Strategic
Systems in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Development and Acquisition) and
Assistant Director of Army Research
and Technology at the Pentagon. Prior to that he was the Acting
Director of the Combat Surveillance and Target Acquisition Laboratory
of the U.S. Army Electronics
Research and Development Command in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey and a member
of the Senior Executive Service. His work has influenced long
range strategy, planning and prioritization of space technology
and space systems
He has decades of broad professional experience in design, development, production, and fielding of complex electronic equipment to the U.S. Army. His experience has included systems development, systems integration, electronic digital computers, electronic warfare systems, navigation systems, satellite systems, ground surveillance radars, nuclear radiation detection and measurement systems, identification friend-or-foe equipment, meteorological data systems and special sensors, high level panels, source selection boards, and study groups.
Among the many professional awards he holds are two Aviation Research and Development Command Commander's Awards, Secretary of the Army Award for Outstanding Achievement in Equal Employment Opportunity, the UI Distinguished Service Award, and many Outstanding Performance awards. He also holds the Department of the Army Exceptional Civilian Service Award and the Meritorious Civilian Service Award, with is the Army's second-highest civilian award, for his technical and managerial skills.
He has been a member of the Institute of Navigation, the Army Aviation Association of America, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the American Defense Preparedness Association, and the Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association. He has published a number of articles and papers on air traffic control, navigation, electronic warfare systems, and radar systems. He has presented papers at national and international symposia, including NATO.