James L. Paunicka

St. Louis, MO

About James L. Paunicka

2013                           Inducted into the Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineering

 

EDUCATION

1992                         Ph.D. EE – University of Missouri – Rolla

1988                         MSEE – University of Missouri – Rolla

1983                         BSEE – Purdue University

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

1983 – Present       Technical Fellow, Senior Researcher in Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T), Principal Investigator (PI) on multiple research programs in the areas of unmanned aerial vehicle systems, embedded air vehicle software, embedded software verification & validation, and airborne networking, Boeing Company

1993 – 1995            Adjunct Assistant Professor teaching graduate classes for the Electrical Engineering department at the University of Missouri – St. Louis campus, University of Missouri – Rolla

1988 – 1991            Teaching Fellow serving on the faculty of the Electrical Engineering department; also received Chancellor’s Fellowship during this period, University of Missouri – Rolla

 

OTHER

  • AIAA Associate Fellow, Officer in the AIAA Software Technology Committee
  • IEEE Member
  • Frequent invited Proposal Reviewer for the National Science Foundation
  • Repeat invited Peer Review Panelist assessing NASA Technology Branches
  • Master’s and Ph.D. committee member for Washington University (St. Louis) and the Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate students
  • Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Missouri
  • Tau Beta Bi Engineering Honor Society
  • Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
  • Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, was Chapter Advisor (fraternity position) and Faculty Advisor (university position) while at University of Missouri – Rolla
  • Authored and Published – 50+ papers, book chapters
  • Chairman, Normandy, Missouri Red Cross Blood Drive Committee, running quarterly blood drives
  • Trustee on the Fundraising Board for Maria Droste Residence, a transitional home for chemically dependent women in Normandy, Missouri