- (1966-1970) RF design engineer
at Collins Radio Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- (1970-1972) Instructor,
Engineering Technology Institute, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
- (1973-1974)
Technical Staff, Physics Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City,
Iowa
- (1974-date) Engineering Consultant, Ruscom
Engineering
- (1976-1980) Research and Development
Engineer, Advanced Technology, Global Positioning System, Rockwell-Collins,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- (1980-1984) Principal Engineer, King
Radio Corporation, Olathe, Kansas
- (1984-2007) Associate Professor, Electrical
and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
- (2007-date) Emeritus Associate Professor,
Iowa State University
Dr. Russell's professional experience and interests
are in the general areas of wireless communication systems, wireless
network security, digital signal processing for communications, Global
Positioning System, and RF design. He teaches courses in wireless communication
systems, networking, discrete math, communication systems theory, statistical
communications theory, spread-spectrum, DSP, spectral analysis, electric
circuits, and filters. His current research interests are in wireless network
security, spread-spectrum and DSP techniques applied to radio communications
and acoustics. He has also done research in image processing and digital
filter design theory. His sponsored research has been with RCA/GE, Rockwell
International, Texas Instruments, Center for NDE, and Center for Advanced
Technology Development.
He is a Senior member of IEEE and is a past
student branch advisor for the Central Iowa Section of IEEE. He is a
member of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT). He
is also a member of Sigma Xi and is a registered professional engineer
in the State of Iowa. Dr. Russell is a native of Idaho and Montana. He
was born in Lewiston, Idaho and spent his growing years in Idaho at Weippe,
Orofino, and Lochsa Lodge (Powell), and in Montana in the Bitter Root
Valley, and at White Sulphur Springs.
Dr. Russell is a Past
Chair of the Iowa Section of the American
Society for Nondestructive Testing and a Past President of the
Nez Perce National Historic Trail
Foundation.