| Years: 2015 to Present |
Employer: Undisclosed |
Title: Owner & Principal Engineer |
Department: |
Responsibilities:
Principal Engineer and Expert Witness: Project Manager and Principal Engineer for $80M Propulsion Systems Integration Contract on the Washington State Ferries 144-Auto Ferries Project that included design, construction, commissioning and crew training for four Olympic Class Commercial Ferries (144 cars/1500 passenger capacity). Also assisted in a similar capacity as Systems Integrator for the three 64-Car ferries constructed in the same timeframe. Also worked as Expert Witness on various cases involving power generation, marine propulsion and other industrial processes and systems including industrial controls. |
| Years: 1984 to 2015 |
Employer: POWERPLANT Consultants, inc. dba Generation Equipment Services Company (GESCO) |
Title: Owner, Principal Engineer & Licensed General Engineering Contractor (A-Haz) |
Department: Engineering and General Engineering Contracting (A-Haz) |
Responsibilities:
Principal Engineer and licensee as General Engineering Contractor (A-Haz) for a wide range of power generation, marine propulsion and similar projects including work associated with boilers, burners, thermodynamics, diesel engines, gas turbines and others including control systems related to those applications. Work as Expert Witness on over 100 cases involving above listed technologies as well as forensic analysis and accident reconstruction. As General Contractor established the firm as the preferred vendor for maintenance and upgrade modernization of onsite power generation systems for organizations including Bank of America, Security Pacific National Bank, Wells Fargo, PacBell Communications, and others for critical data center Standby Power Systems. |
| Years: 1980 to 1984 |
Employer: WESTEC Services, Inc. |
Title: Deputy Manager |
Department: Energy |
Responsibilities:
Deputy Manager of Energy Division responsible for direct supervision of 8 engineers and up to 100 plant operations & maintenance personnel commissioning and operation various leading technology geothermal and cogeneration plants in the western U.S. Responsible for marketing and preparation of proposals, overseeing various engineering activities including managing the East Mesa Geothermal Test Facility near Yuma, AZ for the US Dept. of Energy.
Vice President and Manager for WESTEC subsidiary, Imperial Power Services Company, and startup providing specialized well servicing for geothermal industry in the Imperial Valley of California and other geothermal well sites in the western U.S. Left the firm when it was acquired in 1984 by a corporation interested in Westec's two other divisions and had indicated intent to divest or shut down the Energy Division. |
| Years: 1978 to 1980 |
Employer: Bechtel Power Corporation |
Title: Nuclear Licensing Engineer |
Department: Nuclear |
Responsibilities:
Nuclear Licensing Engineer responsible for design oversite and formal design review program with utility clients to demonstrate conformance to Nuclear Regulatory Commission Safety Regulations for Commercial Nuclear Power Plants. This work was done during the critical period in the industry after the 3-Mile Island nuclear incident. Was selected to lead the formal Client Review meetings with Utility Company executives and engineering managers and related preparatory activities in spite of being with the firm for less time than any other of the 11 member licensing staff. |
| Years: 1977 to 1978 |
Employer: General Dynamics - Convair Division |
Title: Systems Engineer |
Department: Tomahawk Cruise Missile Development |
Responsibilities:
Systems Engineer focused on systems integration and configuration management for development of a new mobile Ground Launched version of the then, new Tomahawk Cruise Missile. This was a short-term position associated with the Navy's partnership with defense industry companies to provide opportunities for Naval Officers who were separating from active duty. Though I was recruited to remain in a permanent position on the project, I had already been recruited to work at Bechtel Power in a capacity related to my extensive nuclear power training and experience with a substantially better salary and benefits package. |
| Years: 1971 to 1977 |
Employer: United States Navy |
Title: Nuclear Trained Lieutenant |
Department: Nuclear Trained Officer - Submarines |
Responsibilities:
Nuclear trained and qualified Submarine Officer. Served in positions as Student at Naval Postgraduate School (1971-1972) earning a Master's Degree in Nuclear Physics in 12-months, Trainee as U.S. Navy Nuclear Power Training Program for Officers to become certified to Operate, Maintain and Supervise Naval Nuclear Power Plants, then onboard nuclear submarine USS Thomas A. Edison-SSBN 610, Communications Officer, Auxiliary Division Officer/Damage Control Asst., Main Propulsion Asst. and provisional qualifications as Command Duty Officer. |
