BACKGROUND SUMMARY
PRINCIPAL CONSULTING/CONTRACT ENGINEER with over 17 years of proven abilities in mechanical engineering analysis and design in product development, project management and applied research with timely introduction of products to market in diverse industries. Focused and highly organized, results oriented with excellent communications skills. Efficient in meeting product schedule and budget expectations. Proven expertise in: New Product Development, Shock & Vibration, Engineering & Design, Proposal Writing, Project Costing, Stress & Fatigue Analysis and design
Electronic packaging, CAE/CAD, MIL SPEC Compliant Designs, HVAC & Refrigeration design
Cryogenic Engineering &design, Thermal & Fluid Flow Engineering, Project & Team Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THERMOTEC SYSTEMS, LLC, Brookfield, Wisconsin 2004 to Present
A Mechanical Engineering Consulting & Contracting Company.
Owner/Principal Engineer
Wrote technical proposals with cost and schedule details for mechanical engineering of new products for client companies. Provided mechanical engineering design and analysis of new products for client companies. Provided client companies technical support in design reviews, prototype build, and product introduction to market.
• Successfully completed a detailed FEA structural and Seismic analysis for a power conversion system cabinet used in a wind mill power conversion system.
• Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Teaching Finite Element Method and Elements of Machine Design (2006-Present)
• Completed a thermal and structural FEA analysis used for failure analysis to identify the source of jacket pipe failure for ground buried high pressure steam pipe.
• Successfully completed thermal analysis & design modification for a 600 BBL fermentation tank for a beer Brewer.
• Successfully completed a detailed mechanical, thermal, airflow and cabinet piping design & analysis for a power electronics system cabinet for use in naval power conversion.
• Completed a shock & Vibration Analysis/Design for an electronic system cabinet. The prototype passed MIL SPEC 901 shock test and MIL SPEC 167 vibration test.
• Designed and successfully tested a supersonic flow nozzle used in making Carbon Dioxide snow flakes used in cleaning the electronic eye of a Color Image reader.
• Provided thermal analysis, flow analysis and piping design for a power electronics system cabinet that met MIL SPECS for submarine vessel. Prototype was successfully tested.
DRS Power & Controls Technologies, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2001 to 2004
(Formerly Eaton Navy Controls Division)
A leading manufacturer of power electronics power conversion and control products for military and commercial applications.
Principal Engineer
Provided mechanical design, thermal and fluid flow engineering/design expertise for all new product development in the advanced development department.
• Participated in several Navy and Army contract technical proposals. Managed and prioritized multiple projects that met program schedules and goals.
• Performed Finite Element Analysis (FEA) thermal and stress analysis for new products. Conducted Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis for power electronics system cabinets, cold plates and heat exchangers. Provided mechanical design for electrical Laminated Bus
CDI Corp, Brookfield, WI 1997 to 1999
Contract Principal Engineer for Client Company Eaton Navy Controls Division
Provided electronic packaging, thermal and fluid flow Engineering/design expertise for all new products development in the advanced development department.
• Lead mechanical Engineer in the design, build and successful testing of the Solid State Switchboard breadboard Phase II Program. This effort resulted in the client receiving the Phase III development contract award.
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, Waukesha, WI 1995 to 1997
Major manufacturer of medical diagnostic imaging equipments with annual sales of $10 billons.
Project Leader & Senior Engineer
Provided General Mechanical Engineering support/expertise in product development with emphasis on thermal, fluid flow, shock & vibration engineering to all business modalities.
• Led the thermal analysis and design of MRI system cabinets, MRI gradient coils, X-Ray detector system systems and X-Ray generators, resulting in systems operating with thermal specifications. Performed mechanical analysis and qualification of X-ray tables.
• Performed mechanical analysis of medical modular buildings and mobile vans for proper vibration isolation to ensure image qualities are met. Managed and prioritized multiple project demands that met overall program schedules and goals.
GE Medical Systems, Florence SC 1989 to 1994
Senior Engineer & Project Leader
Provided thermal, fluid flow and Cryogenic Engineering/design expertise for all new Super-conducting magnets used in GE MRI Imaging Devices.
• Provided thermal & cryogenic analysis/design for MRT (Magnet Resonance Therapy) Magnet, which went to market on time and provided GE a monopoly for a while.
• Developed Cryogenics testing method for Conduction cooled Cryogenless supeconducting magnets in a vertical Dewar.
• Lead Engineer responsible for the development of a common calibration curve for Ruthenium Oxide temperature sensor for cryogenic application. This saved the company over $500k/year
Additional Accomplishments
Patents: 4 awarded Publications: 7 U.S. Security Clearance: Yes