 Russell D. Taylor (BSEE, MSEE)
Director, Engineer
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Russell Taylor is an Electrical Engineer with over 35 years of design experience. He has broad experience in embedded systems hardware design and software development, FPGA systems design and firmware development, data acquisition systems, and multi-gigabit PCB design.
Russell's designs have been utilized in CERN's Forward Pixel Detector and Fermilab's Layer 0 silicon detector readout path. Russell has overseen testing of components for the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment at CERN. He has completed numerous sensor interfacing electronics for KSU departments, National Laboratories and private industry. Russell has a rich history of project management and development at the EDL.
Before his appointment to Kansas State University Russell developed control and embedded systems for the Funk Manufacturing division of John Deere and for Halliburton Energy Services. He holds 2 patents in the area of oil field stimulation equipment and one patent in the field of agriculture transmission control.
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 Dane Thompson (BSEE, MSEE)
Research Electrical Engineer
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Dane is an Electrical Engineer from Kansas State University. He has extensive experience in both hardware and firmware design for electronic devices, with a strong focus on low-power sensing solutions and wireless systems. Dane has extensive skills in Python software development.
Prior to EDL, he interned as an Aviation Design Engineer at Garmin before remaining at Kansas State University for graduate school. He has previous experience in the field of precision agriculture and precision ranching with his design of low-power wireless devices for remote monitoring. His previous work also includes development of hardware and firmware for wireless environmental sensors deployed in greenhouses. Other areas of his expertise include radar design and processing, solar energy harvesting, and cellular-connected devices.
 Rick St. Jacques (BSEE)
Engineer I
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Rick joined the EDL as an intern in the fall of 2023, and began full time after graduating Kansas State University in December of 2023 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. Rick's academic interests concentrated in electronics and communications. Rick has already completed projects that showcased his abilities to design embedded systems, analog electronics, analog simulation and multilayer PCB development. Previous to joining the EDL, Rick has experience as an electrical engineering intern with Bernhard TME.
 Steve McClintock
Research Engineering Technologist (Technician)
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Steve McClintock is our Research Engineering Technologist with years of experience as an Electronics Technician and FAA Repairman specializing in flight critical systems, military and aerospace electronics, industrial equipment, automotive technology, and consumer electronics. Steve has practical experience in PCB assembly, PCB rework, electronics packaging and assembly. His areas of expertise include THT and SMT PCB inspection, diagnosis, testing, calibration, IR and DWV testing, conformal coatings, rework, and modification. He is an accomplished metrologist with experience calibrating sensitive test equipment used for critical components in aerospace, missile guidance systems, automotive lane centering, adaptive cruise control systems, and his portfolio includes in-depth experience environmental stress testing electronics for repetitive cycling in harsh environments. Military and aerospace electronics experience includes Marine One ice-protection testing for the Presidential helicopter prototype, jet turbine APU fuel management units, motor controllers, propeller de-ice, engine inlet ice protection, bleed air controllers, flight controls, throttle assemblies, and cockpit displays.
Steve is an IPC-A-610 (PCB assembly inspection) certified IPC Specialist with additional IPC-J-STD-001 soldering certification. His education includes time spent at Kansas State University, Penn Foster, IPC International, INC., Harvard University Online, Vibration Research University, Honda Training Center, National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, Toyota (T-TEN), and Butler County Community College. His diverse experience in many different fields of technology bring practical knowledge to resolve issues seen during research and development stages of product design.
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