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Paul A. Rosentrach |
Paul A. Rosenstrach runs the Autonomous Systems Program Area of the the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory’s Special Operations and Land Robotics Directorate. His programs focus on autonomous vehicle systems, sensor payloads, guidance, navigation and control, and electronics packaging technology.
Mr. Rosenstrach began his technical career as a member of the Surface Ship Sonar and Sonar Trainers sections at Raytheon Corporation’s Submarine Signal Division after earning a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. At Raytheon, Mr. Rosenstrach developed modular sonar system architectures and acoustic signature synthesis techniques. During his tenure at Raytheon, Mr. Rosenstrach completed graduate studies at the University of Rhode Island, earning his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1989.
Mr. Rosenstrach joined The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory as a Staff Engineer in the Sensor Section in 1990 where he developed sonar signal processing algorithms for autonomous undersea vehicle applications including navigation and mine detection.
In 1992 Mr. Rosenstrach joined the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Maritime Systems Technology Office, serving as a Program Manager until 1995. There he managed sonar processing automation programs including the Full Spectrum Acoustic Sonar Test Bed and Ship Systems Automation. As a result of these programs, reliable full-spectrum acoustic contact management in high traffic environments was demonstrated to be feasible. Mr. Rosenstrach received the Office of the Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence in recognition of his achievements while at DARPA.
Mr. Rosenstrach returned to Draper Laboratory in 1995 as Systems Engineer responsible for Ocean Systems programs and as Technical Director for several autonomous vehicle and air acoustic signal processing programs.
An avid sailor, Mr. Rosesnstrach feels fortunate that his career has remained close to the ocean and is grateful for the chance to serve the Oceanic Engineering Society as a member of the Administrative Council.