Program & Technical Advisory
Technical strategy, independent assessment, architecture, roadmap, and proposal support for complex RF programs.
RF Systems Consulting
Consulting for
RF‑focused capability
development.
RoadRunner RF is the consulting practice of Jacob Gilbert, an RF engineer with more than 20 years of industry and government technical leadership in RF systems, electronic warfare, exploitation research, and digital signal processing.
jacob@roadrunnerrf.comAreas of work
Prototype to Fielded System
Rapid prototyping, hardware and software integration, test and evaluation, and transition from prototype to deployed system.
Software Radio Systems
Software‑defined radio (SDR) system architecture, rapid prototyping, real‑time DSP pipelines, detection, demodulation, geolocation, and advanced data workflows.
Unmanned Systems and Autonomy
As a Part 107 pilot, I have experience integrating, testing, and deploying RF systems into unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and other autonomous platforms.
About Jacob
I have spent my career focusing on advancing the state-of-the-art in rapid prototyping of RF capabilities through software radio frameworks, and refining the various considerations required for the successful employment of RF tools. My experience spans the commercial - government continuum, including work in the defense industry, government research labs, startup R&D, and entrepreneurship.
I hold a graduate degree in engineering from the Johns Hopkins University.
Contact
I take consulting projects on a limited basis, subject to availability and mutual fit.