Robert E. Bolanos received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Idaho. Currently, he is a Principal Engineer at Southwest Research Institute, Space Science and Engineering Division 15. Mr. Bolanos designs space-rated switch power supplies, RF oscillators, and high voltage pulsers. He has worked on both NASA and ESA space projects such as IBEX, JUICE, BepiColombo, and EUROPA (MASPEX).