President, Kevin Kennedy Associates Inc.
Responsible to the CEO and Board of Directors for all aspects of corporate operations and performance. Key focus areas include: establishment of a long range strategic plan with near and mid-term strategies for achievement; improved performance to financial goals while maintaining or improving customer satisfaction; growth, nurturing and empowerment of the executive management team to ensure the firm is staffed for long term success; establishment of near-term plans and strategies to maintain growth in revenue and profitability despite the economic crisis of 2008; identification and pursuit of new markets while maintaining growth in current markets; and strengthening of the company infrastructure to ensure that all resources are available to support our continued growth in revenue and profit. Key achievements include: sustained growth in revenue that met the annual goal for 2008 despite the economic crisis; record profits in 2008; success in opening new markets while maintaining growth in current markets; implementation of new marketing strategies to effectively position Kevin Kennedy Associates for continued year over year growth and further improved financial performance.
Vice President of Professional Engineering, Kevin Kennedy Associates Inc., Indianapolis, IN
Performed engineering consulting activities related to areas of expertise, worked as a Project Manager interfacing with clients on a wide range of technical issues to specify type of expertise needed on a project. Activities included interfacing with clients, managing staff, developing statements of work, writing final reports, consulting on a wide range of technical issues.
Researcher, Adjunct Professor, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Performed engineering research, advised graduate students, presented seminars on a range of technical topics (heat transfer, fluid mechanics, analyzing thermal systems, Linux, cluster computing, thermodynamics). Research included the analysis and development of a new casting process for nuclear fuel, development and testing of new calculation procedures (next generation structural analysis software) for complex projectiles,
systems engineering, and other topics.
Expert Witness/Consultant/Entrepreneur, Research and Development
Specialized in the analysis of engineering systems. Projects have included a U.S. Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contract for the analysis of manufacturing process for an arresting hook. The analysis included the development of a new modeling technique for the application of thermal spray coatings onto a substrate, cooling of the arresting hook in a packed bed, and the quenching and heat treatment of the hook. Other projects have included the analysis of phase change materials for electronic enclosure, design analysis of a freezing point measurement system, basic structural analysis, convective flow and heat transfer for engineering systems, and the analysis of metal solidification with internal heat generation.
Analyst, Argonne National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID
Provided expertise in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and mass transfer. Efforts included modeling and analysis needs planning, experimental and numerical analysis of soil heat transfer, experimental analysis of natural convection for passive cooling systems, numerical simulations of thermosyphons, basic structural analysis related to system design and experimental setups, analysis of metal combustion, analysis of induction heating, radiation heat transfer analysis for spent nuclear fuel storage, development of a data acquisition system, improvements in the design process for process equipment, and model development for process equipment. Projects involved numerical and experimental modeling. Principal investigator for Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) for interfacing robotic software and telerobotic manipulator. Served on national working group related to robotic and automation applications for Department of Energy Laboratories. Other involvement includes safety analyses, waste canister design, experimental equipment design, and project management. DOE Class Q Clearance.
Research Assistant (NSF Combustion Center) and Teaching Assistant, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Responsible for implementing numerical models to analyze turbulent mixing of fluids and experimental and numerical investigation of mixed convection heat transfer in a porous medium between vertical concentric cylinders. Included work with data acquisition systems, data analysis, and improvements to an experimental system. Teaching Assistant responsibilities included the setup and operation of undergraduate laboratories, class lectures, and grading of reports (heat transfer, gas dynamics, and power thermodynamics).
Ballistic Analyst, Hercules Aerospace, Magna, UT
Responsible for prediction of solid propellant rocket motor performance, analysis of data, improvements in motor ignition analysis, and the support of proposal efforts. DOD Secret Clearance.
Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Responsible for undergraduate recitation, answering questions on course material, and grading exams.
Researcher/Consultant, Optimizer Control Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
Worked on development and improvement of microprocessor based control system for automobile engines.
Research Assistant, SD School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD
Responsible for fundamental study of air and water flow through capillaries, equipment selection, test set-up design, data collection and analysis.
