
Principal Renewable Energy Engineer & Developer
Last Updated: 29th February 2020 (over 2 years ago)
Summary
Education
Doctor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy
Jan 2000
— Oct 2006
Licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer
Aug 1997
— Aug 1997
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Mar 1990
— Jun 1994
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Aug 1983
— Dec 1988
Summa Cum Laude
Experience
Technology Director
Dec 2012
— Current
1. Lead the Team in readying SGSP technology for commercialization (modular design, vendor & supply chain, intellectual property)
2. Develop synergies and related project portfolio (e.g., environmental remediation of large-scale salt contamination, waste disposal, etc.)
3. Coordinate with State and Federal agencies securing support (e.g., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Navy, Air Force, Texas river authorities, etc.)
4. Work with business development teams, present for VC funding
5. Write grant proposals and make presentations to energy fora
6. Develop patents to protect the GEM IP; work with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to get a favorable review of GEM SGSP
7. Develop business plan(s) and secure industry collaboration
Lead Mechanical Systems Engineer
Nov 1999
— Dec 2012
1. Initiated, developed, and led an industrial consortium (14 defense contractors and government agencies) to standardize the incorporation of commercial-off-the-shelf avionics on military systems
2. Led a multi-contractor, multi- U.S. Air Force agency team, initializing objectives and developing solutions on several modern ISR aircraft
3. Primary contributor in collaboration between the Dept. of Defense and the Federal Aviation Administration for incorporating civil airworthiness standards and policy for certification of military aircraft
4. Led a multi-service (Army, Navy), multi-FFRDC (MITRE, MIT Lincoln Lab) aircraft-payload integration study, successfully helping to restructure a critical multi-service ISR program
5. Concurrently initiated and completed a doctoral program in renewable energy at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, collaborating with Texas A&M, developing an approach for supplying large-scale, renewably powered, desalinated seawater to help resolve the water and energy crisis in the U.S. West
Mechanical Systems Engineer
Jan 1989
— Oct 1999
1. Led CFD applied research teams to develop and implement various breakthrough improvements on jet transport aircraft (e.g.: ram air exhaust simplifications; exhaust plume reshaping to solve overheat delamination failures; fan-intake ducting redesign to reduce noise)
2. Developed computer models of airborne Environmental Control Systems (ECS) for systems design and analysis; developed models for airborne avionics cooling modeling, analysis, and ECS architectures
3. Used statistical analysis and numerical methods to identify the failure mechanisms and necessary modifications for mechanical systems, including premature fouling in airborne heat exchangers, high-speed fan-flutter leading to premature blade failures, and anomalies leading to excessive air-borne and structure-borne air vehicle acoustics
4. Used experimental design methods to discover the characteristics of physical systems, including true cooling capacities of real systems, and thermal-mechanical reactions of avionics to environmental extremes
5. Initiated and led multi-national (NATO) team to develop the practice and procedures to utilize commercial-off-the-shelf avionics on military platforms, which are traditionally ruggedized to military standards
Toolpusher/Driller
Oct 1981
— Aug 1988
1. Hydrocarbon exploration on Jamaica supported World Bank objectives
2. Extremely remote exploration in Brazil for French ELF; indigenous tribes weren’t aware of “modern man”
3. Conducted advanced exploration for Dutch Shell in Peruvian Amazon
4. Conducted heavy-oil exploration for Exxon in Chad (c.1985-86)
5. Conducted geothermal exploration on Ascension Island for the USAF