Location:
14508 Salem Creek Rd, Edmond, OK 73013
Work:
Danotek Motion Technologies
since Oct 2010
VP of Engineering
GE Energy
Jan 2010 - Oct 2010
Senior Engineer - Electromagnetics
Direct Drive Systems
Apr 2006 - Dec 2009
Director of Technology
Hamilton Sundstrand
Jun 2000 - Apr 2006
Staff Engineer
GE
Jan 1992 - Jun 2000
Project Leader - Motor Design Tools
Electro-Motive-Division, General Motors
May 1991 - Aug 1991
Summer Intern
Valmont Electric
May 1990 - Jan 1991
Manufacturing Engineering Intern
Modern Electric Company of Illinois
Aug 1988 - Sep 1989
Assistant Estimator
Education:
University of Wisconsin-Madison 2003 - 2006
PhD, Electrical EngineeringAttended while working full-time
Electromagnetics specialty:
"Eddy Current Losses in the Sleeves of High-Speed Synchronous Permanent-Magnet Machines"
University of Wisconsin-Madison 2002 - 2003
MS, Mechanical EngineeringAttended while working full-time
Controls specialty:
"Carrier-Injected-Signal Polarity Determination in Wound-Field Synchronous Machines"
University of Wisconsin-Madison 2001 - 2002
MS, Electrical EngineeringAttended while working full-time
Power electronics specialty:
"Unbalanced Mutual Reactance Effects in a Twelve-Pulse Rectifier"
Purdue University, West Lafayette 1992 - 1993
MS, Electrical EngineeringAttended while employed by GE
Electric machines specialty, thesis topic:
"Modeling and Analysis of Straight-Skew Rotor for Single Phase Induction Machines"
completed in 2 semesters
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1988 - 1991
BS, Electrical EngineeringCompleted in 7 semesters
Senior project:
"Four-quadrant control of brushless DC machine"
Skills:
Engineering, Power Electronics, Simulations, Engineering Management, Electrical Engineering, Finite Element Analysis, Six Sigma, Product Development, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing, Testing, Generators, Electromagnetics, Electric Motors, Program Management, Simulink, R&D, Heat Transfer, Motors, Matlab, Process Improvement, Power Generation, Mechanical Engineering, Wind, Control Systems Design, Aerospace, Design For Manufacturing, Power Systems, Analysis, Fmea, Electrical Machines, Wind Turbines, Fortran, Rotating Equipment, Customer Acquisition, Carbon Fiber, Magnets, Intellectual Property, Design of Experiments, Thermal Analysis, Electric Vehicles, Customer Focused, Cross Functional Team Leadership, Project Management, Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis, Real Time Control Systems, Mathematica, Html, Php, Mysql, Cfml, Automation, Cfd
Interests:
Downhill Skiing
Camping and Backpacking
Lacrosse
Certifications:
Professional Engineer
Jet Engine Propulsion System Engineering
Electric Systems Engineering I
Electric Systems Engineering Ii
Six Sigma Green Belt
"A" Course In Engineering
"B" Course In Engineering
Executive Leadership Development Ii
Certified Scrummasterâ® (Csmâ®)