Education

•	M.S.	:	Mechanical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 1971
•	B.S.	:	Engineering, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California, 1966
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Courses Taught

•	AME 352	:	Dynamics of Machines
•	AME 300	:	Instrumentation Laboratory
•	AME 412a/b	:	Mechanical Engineering Design
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Employment

•	9/06-date	:	Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, the University of Arizona: Adjunct Instructor
•	10/98-date	:	Ventana Medical Systems Corp., Tucson: Mechanical Engineering Fellow (design complex medical staining instruments for performing chemistry on biopsy slides)
•	4/95-10/98	:	Delta V, Inc., Tucson, AZ: Principal Engineer (designed room-sized vacuum vessels, performed stress/deflection and heat transfer analysis)
•	9/91-4/95	:	Rain Bird, Tucson: Principal Design Engineer (designed sprinklers)
•	2/89-11/90	:	Ventana Medical Systems Corp., Tucson: Mechanical Engineering Fellow (designed complex medical staining instruments for performing chemistry on biopsy slides)
•	8/85-6/86	:	Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, the University of Arizona: Adjunct Instructor
•	11/77-date	:	Centerline Consultants, Inc., Tucson: Owner (design mechanical products and systems)
•	11/74-2/89	:	Blazer International, Franklin Park, Illinois: V.P. of Engineering (designed several automotive lamps)
•	6/69-11/74	:	Maremont Corp., Chicago: Project Engineer to Associate Manager (invented SL self-leveling damper and segmented catalytic converter; see patents)
•	1968-1980	:	Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago (taught part-time at night; thermodynamics; oil hydraulic circuitry, statics, experimental analysis)
•	1957-1968	:	Lemco Engineering, Fontana, California: Welder/machinist, draftsman, supervisor (worked part-time from age 12 through 1962; full time 1966-68—ran all types of welding and machining equipment)
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Professional Societies

•	ASME	:	American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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Publications

•	"The Economic Advantages of Gap Reduction for an Architectural Glass Coater," Applied Process Technologies, Inc., Tucson (with J. Madocks).
•	"The Ideal Turf Nozzle," Irrigation Association International Conference, September 30-October 3, 1993, San Diego, California.
•	"Optimizing Nozzle Performance," ASME 1993 International Summer Meeting, Spokane, Washington, June,1993, Paper #932051.
•	"Hydraulically Controlled Adjustable Dampers," SAE Convention, Detroit, Michigan, March 1990, Paper #900660 (with F. Furrer).
•	"The Ideal Pot," The Oxford Symposium on Cookery, June 1988, Oxford, Great Britain.
•	"The Physics of Stove Top Cooking," IACP Technical Report, April1988.
•	"Flow Through Catalytic Converters," SAE Convention, Detroit, Michigan, February 1974, Paper #740243 (with William Givens).
•	"Hydrostatic Transmissions, Parts I-VII, Hydraulics & Pneumatics," April 1970-February 1971 (with Warren Wilson).
•	"The Hydro-mechanical Transmission-Ideal and Real," SAE Combined Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 1968, Paper #680685 (with Warren Wilson).
•	"Variable Viscosity Compressible Oil Flow at High Pressures," National Conference on Fluid Power Annual Meeting, Chicago, 1969 (with G. Libertiny).
•	"Hydrostatic Transmissions," Machine Design, March 26, 1964 (with Warren Wilson).
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Patents

•	Twenty seven U.S.
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Certifications

•	Registered Professional Engineer by Examination: Arizona, #13414
•	Certified Safety Professional by Examination: License #5854
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