article_title name occupation alma_mater
robert briskman
 robert d. briskman technical of directors of genmobi technologies executive of sirius xm radio on the board princeton university of maryland -lrb- m.s.e.e. , 1961 -rrb- university -lrb- b.s. , engineering , 1954 -rrb-
robert briskman

robert d. briskman -lrb- born october 15 , 1932 -rrb- is technical executive of sirius xm radio .
he was the chief technical officer and executive vice president , engineering of sirius satellite radio since its founding in 1991 .
briskman has been involved with communication satellite systems since their inception .
briskman , the technical innovator of mobile satellite radio services , was responsible for the development , implementation and operation of sirius satellite radio 's broadcast distribution system .
his technology development responsibility included design of low cost satellite receiving terminals for automobiles and of broadcast sound programming , earth station , terrestrial repeaters and satellite control facilities .
during 2000 , briskman launched three sirius satellites into a unique operational orbital constellation which he designed .
the mobile subscriber radios use his patented space and time diversity technology .
