Expert Details
Electrical Engineering, Power Distribution, Control Systems, and Instrumentation
ID: 721845
West Virginia, USA
Expert has experience in quoting, designing, purchasing and producing coal mine power distribution equipment. He has also designed and built hardware for industrial power distribution including portable substations and permanent installations. Early in his career, he was in charge of the electrical construction and maintenance of coal mines and coal processing plants.
He is presently applying electric motors to operate chemical process and other types of automated industries. He has carried out quality control and processes procedures in the repair of electric motors and other mining machine components. He also designed and developed track mounted personnel carriers for use in the coal mining industry.
He has designed and built electric power substations to transform electrical power from transmission level to the levels used by mining, commercial, and industrial operations. Expert has also designed and built electric power transmission lines used in industry.
Because of expert’s work in the construction industry, he is familiar with the safety standards applied to the utilization of electricity, the National Electric Code, and the National Electrical Safety Code. He has also worked with attorneys in litigation concerning electrical failure or injury.
His company designs and installs control systems in buildings and processes that reduce energy usage. He has designed power distribution systems which use the lowest energy loss method of distributing electric power. Expert also designs and applies hardware which controls motors using energy saving solid state drives. He is familiar with variable frequency control of motors.
Expert has, in the past, worked with attorneys to provide technical assistance in litigation.He has worked with utility users to reduce utility (energy) costs. Expert has worked with automated industries to improve process control.He has worked with insurance adjusters to determine possible subrogation in electrical claims.He has worked with general contractors to check installations and assure quality control.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1967 | Degree: M.S.E.E. | Subject: Electrical Engineering | Institution: Virginia Tech |
| Year: 1960 | Degree: B.S.E.E. | Subject: Electrical Engineering | Institution: Virginia Tech |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1974 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President | Department: (Undisclosed) |
Responsibilities:Expert is responsible for sales, design, manufacturing, and all phases of finances. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1969 to 1974 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Chief Engineer | Department: Service Center Division |
Responsibilities:He supervised the engineering department. He was also responsible for quality control and the process procedures of the motor rewind shop, and was the chief engineer for the design and development of track-mounted personnel carriers for the coal mining industry. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1966 to 1969 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Electrical Engineer | Department: (Undisclosed) |
Responsibilities:Expert was responsible for power distribution to all the coal mines, electrical construction for coal treating plants, and energy conservation and analysis. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1965 to 1966 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Chief Engineer | Department: (Undisclosed) |
Responsibilities:He was responsible for the design and manufacture of underground power distribution equipment for coal mines. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1963 to 1966 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Electrical Engineer | Department: (Undisclosed) |
Responsibilities:He designed electrical motors used in the aerospace industry. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1962 to 1963 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Electrical Engineer | Department: Radford Arsenal |
Responsibilities:He was the project engineer for an explosives manufacturing plant. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1960 to 1962 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Electrical Engineer | Department: (Undisclosed) |
Responsibilities:He designed power resistors used in motor controls. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1988 to 1988 | Country / Region: Azores/Portugese Territory | Summary: Started up programmable controller automation for an airplane fueling facility. |
| Years: 2002 to 2002 | Country / Region: England | Summary: He repaired medical pulsing equipment for pain control. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Expert is a member of the Instrument Society of America (ISA) and the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| He is a licensed Professional Engineer in West Virginia, Virtinia, and Indiana. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has one patent. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has provided expert testimony in the areas of electrical fires, control failures, and other electrical power distribution problems. Clients served in this capacity include GAB, Gay and Taylor, USF&G, State Farm, plus a number of attorneys. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| He wrote an electrical maintenance manual and has provided training for natural gas well attendants. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| Expert can locate subcontractors, suppliers, and consultants as part of his work in operating his company (Industrial Electric Corporation). |
| Marketing Experience |
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| He is responsible for marketing energy services projects for his company. |
Fields of Expertise
electric control panel, automation control, analog instrumentation, control system, control system design, power distribution, electric distribution system, electric distribution system design, electric power distribution, industrial electric power distribution, electric motor starter, electric motor control, electric power substation, electric power transmission, electrical safety code, electrical safety standard, construction defect, energy-efficient control system, energy-efficient power distribution, energy-efficient motor control, electrical power engineering, underground power line, electric motor application, electric motor failure, power engineering, analog output, dynamic braking, process control instrumentation, electronic instrumentation, process control system design, energy-efficient electrical system, electric motor selection, variable-speed motor control, electrical safety, electric motor