Kris Hatashita

Electromagnetic Environmental Effects in the Military

Military electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) is a matter of life and death as modern war-fighters rely on the safe, secure and reliable functioning of their devices. Military EMC includes aspects of electronic interoperability that are seldom or never considered in the commercial realm. This talk presents technical details of EMC consideration in tactical and strategic military operations. The topics discussed include hazards of electromagnetic radiation to ordnance (HERO), electromagnetic data security (EMSEC), counter improvised explosive device (CIED) EMC issues and includes first-hand experiences of work done in the Afghan theatre.

Biography:

Kris Hatashita has been the Electromagnetic

Environmental Effects subject matter

expert for the Canadian Army tactical

communications group since 2002 where

he plans and oversees Canadian Army

compliance with EMI, EMC, EMSEC, and

RF safety requirements. Prior to this,

Kris was an independent E3 consultant

and President of ISOTEC Corporation whose clients included

the Canadian Department of National Defence, the Canadian

Army, Navy and Air Force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

(RCMP), the Communication Security Establishment (CSE) and

the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Kris

has worked at or with many technology corporations throughout

his career including General Dynamics Canada, Digital

Equipment Corporation, Zenith Corporation and Hewlett-Packard.

Kris’s career in E3 began in 1985 in the aerospace industry

after completing a BSc in Physics at the University of Waterloo.

While working for Garrett Aerospace, Kris was selected to

undergo training through CSE in the joint Canada-US Industrial

TEMPEST Program. Through this program, Kris became the

first non-American to become a Certified TEMPEST Professional

– Level II by the United States National Security Agency – a

certification he holds to this day. Kris is the General Chair of

the 2016 IEEE International EMC Symposium to be held in Ottawa,

Canada.

Kris Hatashita

Biography:

Kris Hatashita

Biography: