Teaching & Speaking
Industry-Taught RF, GPS, and EMI/EMC for Universities and Engineering Teams
Why Bring Industry to the Classroom
Students learn fastest from engineers who have shipped product, failed tests, and debugged in the field. I bring 20+ years from Motorola and Magellan: first-pass FCC/MIL-STD-461 compliance, GPS receiver design to ICD-GPS-200, and the lab skills DFW employers hire for.
University Teaching
Available as Adjunct / Professor of Practice
- RF Circuit Design & Lab: LNA, mixer, VCO chains. ADS simulation to VNA measurement
- Antennas & Propagation + Lab: Patch, dipole, GPS antennas. HFSS design to anechoic chamber test
- EMI/EMC for Wireless Systems: FCC Part 15, MIL-STD-461, DO-160. Pre-compliance lab with SA/LISN
- GPS/GNSS Receiver Design: L1/L2 front-end, ICD-GPS-200, C/N0 & TTFF validation with Spirent
- Senior Design I/II: Mentor RF/communications teams. Industry-style reviews and test plans
- Electronics II Lab: Hands-on board bring-up, debug, and documentation
Based in Garland, TX. Available for SMU, UTA, UTD, and Dallas College. Fall 2026 / Spring 2027.
Teaching Philosophy
- Design + Test + Debug: Every course includes simulation, build, and measurement. No theory-only lectures
- Failure Case Studies: We analyze real field failures: DC-DC spurs killing GPS, antenna detuning, cavity resonance
- Industry Tools: ADS, HFSS, Altium, Keysight VNA/SA, Spirent. Same tools students use at Lockheed, Raytheon, Bell
- Job-Ready Skills: FCC pre-scan, PDN design, co-site interference, test report writing. What DFW hires for
- Mentoring: 1-on-1 office hours focused on lab technique, career paths, and interview prep
Speaking & Guest Lectures
Most-Requested Talks | 45-60 min
- Debugging GPS C/N0 Failures in the Field
Case study: 1575.42MHz desense from DC-DC spurs. How we improved 12dB with a $2 filter vs $80K re-spin. PDN noise, shielding, and filtering tactics - Passing FCC Part 15 & MIL-STD-461 on First Test
Pre-compliance strategies using SA, near-field probes, and LISN. Top 5 layout mistakes that fail radiated emissions - Antenna Integration for GNSS & IoT
Axial ratio, ground plane effects, detuning, and co-site interference. Why your patch works in HFSS but fails on the product - From Schematic to Shipping: RF Board Bring-Up
VNA/SA basics, cascade debug, and writing a test plan that catches issues before the cert lab does
Formats & Audiences
- University: Guest lectures for RF, Antennas, Senior Design, IEEE student chapters. Includes live demo with VNA/SA if equipment available
- Corporate: Lunch-and-learns or half-day workshops for hardware teams. Tailored to your product: medical, defense, automotive, IoT
- Conferences: IEEE MTT-S, EMC Society, local engineering groups. Practical, no-fluff sessions with data
- Panels: Women in Engineering, Industry-Academia collaboration, DFW hardware hiring
Available in-person DFW or remote. Honorarium flexible for student groups.
Credentials & Background
Education
M.S. Electrical & Computer Engineering
Michigan State University, 2022
Concentration: RF/Microwave, Electromagnetics, DSP
B.S. Electrical Engineering
University of Texas at Arlington, 1996
Industry Experience
Motorola, Magellan, ESDIAC, Innerwireless
20+ years designing RF/GPS hardware. Led GPS RF front-end for navigation products adopted by 3+ manufacturers.
Compliance Record: 100% first-pass FCC Part 15, CE, CISPR 22, MIL-STD-461 across multiple programs.
Mentoring & Training
Mentored 15+ junior engineers on RF lab technique, EMI debug, Python test automation.
Developed internal training for GPS validation and FCC pre-compliance adopted as team standards.
What Students & Engineers Say
“Betty taught me how to actually use a VNA to debug instead of just simulating. I used her FCC pre-scan checklist and passed on first test.”
Former Mentee, now RF Engineer at DFW Defense Prime
“The GPS desense lecture saved us weeks. We found our DC-DC spur in one lab session using her near-field probe method.”
Senior Design Team, UT Arlington
Testimonials available upon request. References from Motorola and Magellan colleagues.