Tim Krout, Expert In Wireless, Fiber Optic and Satellite Communications, Named Vice President of Engineering

July 1, 2000 – Tim Krout, who served as Senior Engineer for Project Management, Network and Computer Systems Development for Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. and as Principal Engineer for Columbia Telecommunications Corporation in Columbia, MD, was named vice president of CenGen, Inc., of Columbia, MD.

Krout brings over 19 years of world class technical expertise in all aspects of wireless, fiber optic and satellite communications projects to CenGen. In particular, Krout brings expertise in Extending the Littoral Battlespace (ELB) experience with the Office of Naval Research, cellular tower siting analysis and support, and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) telecommunications.

The recipient of the 1997 NAMRAD Achievement Award (1997) for outstanding effort during the TESPEX series of experiments, Krout has been involved in the research & development, design, installation, testing and operational support for high-end networks. He served as Project Manager for all aspects of Satellite-linked Vertical Line Array system (SVLA), from inception and presentations to obtaining funding.

Krout has earned several special awards and honors for special performance. He was given the:

• Special Act Award (1995) for “expertise in electronics, acoustics, computer technology”
• Special Act Awards (1991) for superior leadership and technical skills demonstrated in the development of a data acquisition system under server time constraints and interface difficulties
• Outstanding Performance Ratings (1994, 1995, 1996) for superior development of LANs and UNIX Systems Administration support
• Performance Awards (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993) for client/server and peer-to-peer system development and LAN development

Krout is an IEEE member and presenter for the Communications and Oceanic Engineering Societies.