Dr Bob Gough, the founder of Carrick Communications, has a broad range of experience spanning many years. In addition to management and project management roles, He’s been involved in the different facets of growing hi-tech companies from conception to becoming world-class leaders in their fields. This knowledge underpins all assignments carried out by the company for Clients, be they small consultancy or development contracts or much larger projects lasting years.

Bob’s been involved in many aspects of telecommunications, microwave engineering, electronic warfare (EW), SIGINT, computer simulation, signal processing and Command & Control systems (C3, C3i etc) over some 40 years, with satellite communications a speciality.

He’s worked in almost all areas of satellite communications. These include the specification, design and development of complete satcom systems; earth station operations; earth station procurement, installation & commissioning; the development and production of individual earth station equipment and software.
Bob has worked on spacecraft communications payloads and subsystems, as well as having had responsibility for the design, development and execution of in-orbit tests of new communications satellites.

Having worked on both military and commercial projects, military satcoms systems are a speciality.

Details of specific experience and expertise can be found via the appropriate Experience links on the top menu bar.