Donald Eickstedt Vitae

• 2006    Ph.D. in Oceanographic Engineering
              Massachusetts Institute of Technology
              Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution


  
• Thesis: Adaptive Sampling in Autonomous Marine Sensor Networks
  
  
• 1993    M.S. in Computer Science
              The Johns Hopkins University



• 1987    B.S. in Electrical Engineering
              Michigan Technological University

• March 2011-Now            Lead Research Scientist
              iRobot Corporation
  
  
• Sep 2006-March 2011   Research Engineer
              Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport
  
  
• April 2008-Now               Research Affiliate
              Laboratory for Autonomous Marine Sensing Systems, MIT
              MIT Ocean Acoustics Group
  
  
• April 2007-April 2008     Visiting Scientist
              Laboratory for Autonomous Marine Sensing Systems, MIT
  
  
• June 2006-Sep 2006     Postdoctoral Associate
              Laboratory for Autonomous Marine Sensing Systems, MIT
  
  
• Sep 2002-June 2006     Research Assistant
              Ocean Enginering Department, MIT
  
  
• June 1999-Sep 2002     Graduate Fellow (NDSEG Fellowship Program)
              Ocean Enginering Department, MIT
  
  
• Nov 1988-June 1999     Communications/Computer Systems Engineer
              United States Air Force (active duty)
  
  
• Jan 1988-Nov 1988       Software Engineer
              McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Corporation