Aerospace and Renewable Energy, (Wind, Solar, Fuel Cell) Expert

Technical Consultant #2082

Global technology and research for heavy equipment, wind turbines and appliances.
Technical due diligence in industrial, aerospace, defense, renewable and the appliance industries.
Extensive research and development network of many universities and technology companies around the world.
Engineering cost and structural optimization of products and systems.
IP (Intellectual Property) patent portfolio analysis, legal patent circumvention and related legal disputes.
Regulatory agency (FAA, CAA, JAA, UL, DNV, GL, CGC, TUEV, BV) certification process experience.
Six Sigma black belt certified and experienced with process and product FMEAs.
Wind turbine, solar, and fuel cell system design, development and technology expertise.
Global sourcing of engineering and components through an extensive network.
National and internal experience: China, India, Turkey and Middle East knowledge of corporate cultures and experience.

Expert Witness Experience

Undisclosed Company, Principal and Founder, Fort Worth, TX, 2010 - Present

Developed a consulting practice, (with locations in: Arhus, Denmark, Beijing, China, and Texas, U.S.) from inception to a $2 Million revenue business in 4 years.
Advised CEO's and board of directors of major business groups in China, France, Germany and India.
Developed a European wind research and development center for an Asian wind turbine manufacturer in Germany.
Led several technology transfer initiatives from European and U.S. companies to China.
Consulted on access control and related security products for Chubb Plc in U.K.
Extensively supported wind turbine type certification activities of different manufacturers.
Served as principal investigator and formed an European Funding consortium for an alternative tower program.
Introduced direct drive generator and converter architecture and design to Asian manufacturers.
Led an industry-wide supplier base initiative to form a single source casting part provider.
Conducted multiple renewable projects' evaluation and market development in different countries.
Delivered low cost technology development projects utilizing established network in Poland.

Technology R & D, Vestas Wind Systems, Vice President, rhus, Denmark, 2008 - 2010

Developed and managed a complete technology portfolio including advanced control optimization.
Led the global aerodynamics, structures, controls, software and hardware design of complete wind turbines.
Determined the value of engineering potential of various acquisition targets in different industries.
Developed plans to restructure the Technology organization and to reduce numerous inefficiencies.
Identified target technologies for reduction of cost of energy per individual turbine.

Whirlpool Corporation, Global Technology Director, Saint Joseph, MI, 2004 - 2008

Directed the global structures' design and simulation organization.
Designed and implemented the engineering technology's roadmap including electronics and hydraulics.
Managed the global packaging, acoustics and competitive analysis laboratories.
Delivered major global projects within the cleaning technology on time and on budget.
Developed the global design, product development and simulation strategies for the organization.
Introduced and implemented sound simulation for complete dishwasher systems and active noise control.
Implemented CETOL and automated tolerance stack up analysis and design process standards.
Sponsored a global network of universities and suppliers to develop various technology systems.

United Technologies Corporation, Engineering Manager, Windsor Locks, CT, 2000 - 2004

Led a team of 16 engineers in design, product development and analysis.
Managed the failure analysis of the Boeing 777 heat exchanger project.
Directed the preliminary design analysis of Airbus A380 air management system.
Developed a standard design and analysis initiative to streamline new product development.
Led a test and analysis study of buckling and postbuckling behavior of finned tubes in heat exchangers.
Significantly reduced analyses cost by standardizing the computational tools.
Outsourced a number of projects to overseas companies to reduce cost.
Performed damage tolerance analysis of JSF actuators to meet the NDE requirements.

Boeing International Space Station, Lead Research Engineer, Houston, TX, 1998 - 2000

Managed multi-national system integration of solar arrays and related components.
Extensively interacted and negotiated with NASA on various projects.
Successfully supervised simultaneous testing and analysis projects across multiple sites.
Established, monitored and met cost estimates and schedules for a number of projects.
Led the assessment of vibrations on the standard and active rack control systems.

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, Lead Stress Engineer, Seattle, WA, 1996 - 1998

Built, trained and supervised a team of 12 engineers in stress analysis and FAA certification process.
Managed several projects from inception to final certification by FAA.
Directed several 16g dynamic testing of Boeing 777 passenger seats in HYGE and deceleration facilities.
Analyzed Boeing 737-600/-700/-800 automatic overwing exit door and seat interaction.
Performed nonlinear FEM analysis of seat and passenger responses and fracture analysis of failed tracks.
Comprehensively studied the application of metal matrix and polymer composites in crash worthiness.

Weber Aircraft, Inc., Senior Stress Engineer, Gainesville, TX, 1993 - 1996

Performed analytical and experimental stress analyses, damage tolerance and fatigue methods.
Achieved 16g dynamic seat qualification and certification based on FAR 25.562 and JAA requirements.
Improved shot peening practices via understanding the mechanism of compressive residual stress.
Analyzed G1, G3A and G4 composite galleys of Boeing 737 using Nastran.

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Computer Technology

Languages: C/C++, Fortran, Pascal, Cobol, Basic, Patran Command
Systems: UNIX, VAX, Windows 2000/NT, DOS
Software: Abaqus, Ansys, AutoCAD, UTOCAD, CADAM, CATIA, I-DEAS, MATLAB, Nastran, Patran, Unigraphics, (UG), Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Schedule+, Autosea, CETOL

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