Albany, New York Metropolitan Area
Mechanical Engineer with 17+ years of experience in commercial power generation, aviation/aerospace, and military sector with a focus on detailed design/analysis/manufacturing of electric machines and their ancillary systems. Recognized expertise in hydrodynamic bearing design, stationary and dynamic sealing technology, oil/gas/water piping systems, applied structural mechanics, and large-scale foundation design. Proven leader with a solid practical problem-solving mindset supporting new product and technology offerings, manufacturing, supplier development, and customer field issues.
- Acting as primary GE Power engineering focal for major collaborative new technology development program with GE Aerospace and GE Aerospace Advanced Research Center focused on hybrid electric flight machine design and system integration for the following initiatives: ARPA-E | Aviation-class Synergistically Cooled Electric-Motors with Integrated Drives (ASCEND) FAA | Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) engine development program NASA | Electric Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) Sikorsky | HEX VTOL Tilt-Wing Demonstrator Army | Applied Research Collaborative Systematic Turboshaft Electrification Project (ARC-STEP) - Leading integrated electric machine development portion of GE Aviation’s Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engine (RISE) program - Design and manufacture enabler of the first megawatt class motor/generator for operation at commercial airliner altitude as well as the next commercial GE engine platform embedded generator
General Electric: Generator Rotor Engineering - Led complete design effort and successful integration of the powertrain design for a new high-speed component test rig for development of collector/excitation systems - Supported numerous aftermarket services work efforts and interchangeability studies, including multiple field rewinds, torsional detuner implementation, and nuclear powerplant up-rates/exchange comparisons - Spearheaded the engineering effort for both the entire field and collector house assembly for the latest Large Steam Turbine Generator model (LSTG) requisition - Developed the only fully IECex-compliant LSTG style collector house in the fleet - Integrated the GE-designed carbon brush holder into the LSTG model brush rigging
Special Assignment Systems Integration Engineer US Navy (NAVFAC) P-536 Energy Recirculation System Propulsion Test Facility - GE Power Conversion collaboration with Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) and Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC) for development and implementation of a test facility for the next generation Columbia class nuclear submarine for purposes of validating Hybrid Electric Drive (HED) propulsion systems - Provided mechanical & electrical integration as well as system support to GE Energy Connections for the design and implementation of large electric motors and high-torque load machines