Engineer
Solar Turbines
San Diego, CA

BS and MS Mechanical engineering San Diego State University
Professor for Mechanical Engineering SDSU, UCLA, USD
Math Prfessor SDSU, Santa Monica Cit College

Masters thesis in Biomechanical Engineering.
Currently a Industrial Gas Turbine Design Engineer, Solar Turbines Caterpillar

Past Chair ASME for San Diego 2008 and 2009
Member of ASM for San Diego

Specialize in Fatigue analysis methods and non-linear mechanics. Examples
are creep, crack growth, hyperelasticity. Also teach finite element courses
for ASME, UCLA and SDSU.

Work in material property database systems for high temperature alloys.
Work in computational analysis and modeling for mechanical design.

Judge the Greater Science and Engineering Fair for San Diego for the
past 12 years.

Senior Engineer
Whirlpool Corporation
Benton Harbor, MI

Have a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from the The University of Toledo, Ohio. Six years industry experience in applied thermal and fluid engineering with application in the household appliance industry and a registered Professional Engineer(PE) in the state of Michigan

Senior Principal Systems Engineer
Raytheon Technical Services Co. LLC
Zionsville, IN

I am a Chief Systems Engineer for International and Mission Systems Integration programs with 10 years of service with Raytheon. Previously I was the Manager of Systems Engineering & Integration for the J.I. Case Corp. I also worked as an Avionics Systems Engineer for Boeing Helicopters (RAH-66 Comanche and V-22 Osprey), and as an Advanced Human Factors Engineer for General Dynamics (YF-22A Raptor, NASA X-30 NASP, AFTI/CAS F-16, RF-16 and F-111 AMP). I've flow 17 types of aircraft, hold an ATP Multi-engine and Commercial Pilot Single-engine rating with 5,000 hours of flight and flight simulator experience. I'm also a rated parachutist. In 1998 I retired from the US Army Reserve with 10 yrs in the Guard & Reserve forces, and 12 years of active duty. I graduated from the US Air Force Academy with a B.S. in History in 1974, from Air Command & Staff College in 1982, and from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1983 with a M.S. in Aeronautical Science. My doctorate was in applied systems engineering to product development in 2001, and I was part of the first group of systems engineers to earn to INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional certification in 2004, and the Expert Systems Engineering Professional certification in 2010.

Lead System Engineer
GE O&G
Florence, IT

Lead System Engineer at GE O&G for turbomachinery New Products Development.

Senior Mechanical Engineer
Siemens Energy, Inc.
Orlando, FL

Xabier Sanjuan joined Siemens Energy Inc. in 2007 as senior mechanical engineer of Generator Service Engineering in Orlando, FL. He previously worked for Parkson Corporation for two years as Engineering Manager in the Biological-Solid Liquid Separation Division in Fort Lauderdale.  His current main focus is on hydrogen cooled electrical generators in design, upgrading, and modernization. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, upon completion of his undergraduate and Mechanical Engineering Master Degree at Simon Bolivar University, Xabier chose to become a College Professor of mechanical engineering, were he also tutored several Master and undergraduate Degrees.

The bulk of Xabier's professional, corporate career (12 years) was with PDVSA Intevep Oil R&D Center in Venezuela. There he was responsible for structural integrity and failure analysis of oil refinery and exploration & production equipment, as well R&D on emerging sources of energy technologies.

He has being published in structural analysis using Finite Element Analysis and more recently in Computational Fluid Dynamics.

Principal
AltaSim Technologies
Columbus, OH

Principal of AltaSim Technologies, D.Phil in Materials Science. Leads development of innovative and cost effective solutions for new technologies, products and processes through the use of advanced multiphysics modeling. Typical applications include structural, electromagnetic, fluid flow, acoustic , piezoelectric and plasmas to support applications in industries including aerospace, medical, energy, automotive, microelectronic and consumer products.

Staff Manufacturing Engineer
General Motors
Lapeer, MI

I have BSE from U of Michigan in Industrial Engineering and MSE from Rensselear Polytechnic Institute.  I've been a controls engineer for over 25 years.  I work for General Motors since 1995 in many capacities in the the manufacturing engineering group.  I moved to Shanghai for 2 years to aid SGM install and start-up new equipment line.  Also worked as maintenance superintendant for 2 years in charge of maintaining geneal assembly equipment in a 3-shift plant.

Program Manager-Hybrid Systems
ZF Industries
Northville, MI

Jim Potter is a father of two sons (Allen and John) and lives in Novi, Michigan. He holds a Masters degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan. Jim is an author of numerous papers on automatic and hybrid system control mainly focused on predictive control of system capability, and overall system efficiency optimization. He began is career at General Motors, working on hydraulic and electronic control systems in the advanced transmission systems department. Since 1999, he has focused on hybrid system control, working on both advanced and production programs for hybrid electric and hydraulic hybrid vehicle systems. The hybrid production programs include both the Ford Escape and BMW X6 hybrids along with the current program of a parallel HEV for commercial vehicles.

Principal Project Manager
PTC
Needham, MA

Scott is a graduate of Wentworth Institute of Technology's Manufacturing program and has been with PTC almost 20 years serving in numerous technical roles from Technical Support to Product Management to PreSales to Technical Sales Operations. As a Principal Project Manager in Technical Sales Operations, he is responsible for the management, development and distribution of all technical sales materials for PTC's desktop applications.

Epilepsy Neurologist & Physician Scientist
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL

Marvin A. Rossi, MD, PhD, received his medical degree from Rush Medical College in 1996. His doctoral degree is in Molecular Biophysics. His work addresses neural plasticity as it relates to neurostimulation and molecule delivery strategies for the treatment of refractory epilepsy and brain cancer. Dr. Rossi completed his neurology residency training at the University of Chicago Hospitals and served as faculty-elected chief resident from 1999-2000. After finishing an ACGME accredited clinical neurophysiology fellowship at the University of Chicago in 2001, he returned to Rush to complete an advanced epilepsy fellowship. Currently, as assistant professor and attending at Rush, he has been integral in establishing a translational research initiative for developing neuro-visualization techniques and targeted nano-control neural interfaces. These diagnostic and therapeutic strategies are focused on curing refractory epilepsy and brain cancer. An additional aim of this translational research initiative is to provide new insights into the underpinnings of information processing at the synaptic and brain circuitry levels. Progress of ongoing research projects can be followed in the laboratory at, http://www.synapticom.net.