EDUCATION: |
MSEE - The University of Pittsburgh - 1969
Post graduate work in semiconductor physics - Lehigh University - 1960-1961
BSEE - The Pennsylvania State University - 1960 - Graduated "With Distinction" |
REGISTERED: |
Registered Professional Electrical Engineer in the States of Pennsylvania and Ohio |
CERTIFIED: |
Certified Manufacturing Engineer (CMFGE)
Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management (CFPIM)
Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI)
Certified Fire Investigation Instructor (CFII) |
SOCIETIES: |
American Production and Inventory Control Society
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Senior Member
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers - Senior Member
The National Society of Professional Engineers
The Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers
National Fire Protection Association
Eta Kappa Nu - Electrical Engineering Society
Tau Beta Pi - Engineering Society
Phi Eta Sigma - Engineering Society |
PATENTS: |
Two Applications filed - Assigned to Magnetics, Inc.
- Unsymmetrically Gated Magnetic Amplifier Circuits
- Transformer Inrush Protection Circuits
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PAPERS: |
SCR Protection and Gate Firing Circuits
Applying Thyristors - DC Power Applications
Applying Thyristors - AC Power Applications
Analysis of Field Forcing Thyristor Converter Circuits |
HONORS: |
- Citation from Monsanto Technical Community for an invited technical presentation on Automatic Computer Controlled Test Equipment
- Pi Kappa Phi Scholar
- Honor Prize in Mathematics - Pennsylvania State University
- Chemistry Achievement Award - Pennsylvania State University
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TEACHING: |
- Presented a seminar at the Pennsylvania State University on "Electrical Discharge Machining as a Production Tool"
- Presented technical seminars on Electrical Discharge Machining throughout the United States for Siltronics, Inc.
- Wrote a three credit course on Capacity Management for The Community College of Allegheny County
- Taught courses on Materials Requirements Planning and Capacity Management for Butler County Community College and the Community College of Allegheny County
- Established and taught Power and Electronic courses for the employees of Magnetics, Inc.
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CAREER HISTORY
J. A. Warren & Associates Cranberry Twp. and Butler, Pennsylvania
Consulting Engineer 1970 - Present
Technical-legal consultant providing expert witness and other litigation support in the fields of electrical power, power control, electronics and manufacturing. This includes investigation and analysis of product liability, personal injury, property damage and fire investigation cases. Knowledgeable on NEC, NESC, NFPA, OSHA and other codes and standards.
Design and Manufacturing Consultant providing electrical design, product design, product evaluation, materials management and manufacturing management consulting.
AGR International, Inc. Butler, Pennsylvania
Manager of Materials 1986 - 1990
Responsible for Engineering Documentation, Inventory Control, Production Planning, Purchasing, Shipping, Receiving, Material Handling and Maintenance departments. Responsible functions include developing and maintaining the manufacturing engineering data base, master production scheduling, material requirements planning, inventory control, capacity planning, procurement and scheduling.
Supervisor & Design Engineer 1973 - 1986
Responsible for engineering documentation, inventory control, production control, cost accounting, selling prices, technical manuals, and some phases of electronic design. Design duties included automatic production test equipment, analog and digital instrumentation, and solid-state motor controllers.
Krux, Inc. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Operations Manager 1970 - 1973
Responsible for Engineering and Manufacturing in a start-up company. Duties included design and development engineering, application engineering, purchasing, production and quality control. Products included electrical discharge machines (EDM), EDM power supplies and industrial control equipment.
Siltronics, Inc. Oakmont, Pennsylvania
Chief Electrical Engineer 1967 - 1970
Responsible for all electrical engineering activities involved in new product design, development and production engineering. Products included Electrical Discharge Machines (EDM), EDM power supplies, and communication equipment.
Magnetics, Inc. Butler & Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania
Department Head, Etc. 1961 - 1967
Positions included Department Head, Systems Engineer, Resident Construction and Installation Engineer and Development Engineer. Products included power control and instrumentation systems which serve the electric utility, motor and generator control, crane control, temperature control, machine control and other miscellaneous industrial control markets.
Served as a resident engineer at the Wanapum Hydroelectric Power Plant in the state of Washington during its construction checkout and start-up phases.
Western Electric Company, Inc. Allentown, Pennsylvania
Development Engineer 1960 - 1961
Responsible for pilot line production of semiconductor diodes with development work aimed at adapting these diodes for mass production.
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