If I were you, I would contact any manufacturer in the industry and ask for their opinions on what you need. Take notes, then go learn the stuff.

You can call the big names, and the smaller companies too. It never hurts to ask, worst they can do is not answer your questions. As a tip, you often get much better results by actually calling them instead of e-mails. I find that people are much more eager to please when they know they are talking to a real person.