Dr. Carlin was at AT&T Bell labs from 1968 to 1997. While at Bell Labs he made fundamental contributions to the theory, design and characterization of low loss millimeter waveguide communication systems, adaptive microwave interference cancellation systems, undersea fiber optic cable multiplexers, high speed inverse multiplex terminal equipment, satellite solid state power amplifiers, and direct modulated analog fiber optic links. His last position at Bell Labs was as head of the Satellite Systems Development department where his responsibilities included systems engineering, network design, and HW and SW development in support of AT&T's international and domestic satellite services. On the sale of AT&T Skynet to Loral in 1997 he joined Loral Skynet as Vice President, & Chief Technology officer.

Dr. Carlin received a BS in Electrical Engineering (with distinction) from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1962. He received his MSc and PhD degrees from the University of Illinois in 1964 and 1967 respectively.

Dr. Carlin is a member of the Eta Kappa Nu, and Tau Beta Pi honorary engineering fraternities. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and is past treasurer and president of the IEEE Jersey Coast Section group on Microwave Theory and Techniques (MTT), Electron Devices (ED), and Lightwave and Electro-Optics (LEO). He is currently a reviewer for the IEEE-MTT transactions.