Dr. Barry Warmkessel received his BA in physics from Pomona College and a Ph.D. in physics from Arizona State University. He has been involved with the defense and aerospace industry for 31 years and he has professional experience in radar, communications, electro-optic, electronic warfare (both microwave and optical), and airborne reconnaissance. Dr. Warmkessel is very creative, approaching problems from new/diverse directions. He has a gift for envisioning simple or unusual schemes to solve problems considered to be technically almost impossible. His other interests are naval architecture, astrology, spiritual sciences as applied to the formation of sentient live forms, reverse engineering alien technologies, and astronomical causes and history of comet/Earth impacts.