Kathleen O'Brien

Senior Vice President - Innovation

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About

Experience

  • Siemens Energy (Full-time · 4 yrs 4 mos)
    • Senior Vice President - Innovation
      Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

    • Vice President - Technology & Innovation
      Mar 2022 - Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Senior Director, Aerothermal & Intelligent Systems at Raytheon Technologies
    Sep 2020 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • GE Global Research (Niskayuna, NY)
    • Executive Director - Electric Power Technologies
      Nov 2015 - Sep 2020 · 4 yrs 11 mos

      Led a team of 80+ engineers and researchers developing GE's next generation of renewable energy systems, T&D equipment and controls, motors, generators, drives, frequency converters, and electric propulsion systems.

    • R&D Portfolio Leader - GE Energy Connections
      Aug 2013 - Sep 2020 · 7 yrs 2 mos

      Develop, guide, and manage the R&D technology portfolio for the three industrial businesses within GE Energy Connections. Responsible for ensuring that R&D is aligned to business product and technology plans and ensuring a smooth transfer from R&D to production. This broad industrial R&D portfolio includes power electronics, power systems, circuit breaker, machines, and controls technology development. Oversight includes research efforts in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, covering a wide range of applications across multiple industry areas.

    • Manager, Electric Power Systems Laboratory
      Nov 2011 - Oct 2013 · 2 yrs

      Led a group of approximately 15 researchers developing technologies for next-generation electric power systems. The technologies we work on include: - Power converter controls to improve wind/solar plant performance in high-penetration environments. - PMU applications in transmission and distribution grids. - Power systems protection. - Power systems issues associated with HVDC transmission. - Applications of energy storage and the associated economic/market impact. - Microgrids and associated controls.

  • Research Associate at ABB Corporate Research
    Sep 2001 - Aug 2004 · 3 yrs

    Electromagnetics and power transfer research. Resonant power converter design.

  • Electrical Engineer at Electric Boat
    Jul 1997 - 2000 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Power converter design. Saber modelling. Electric propulsion research for US Navy applications.