Adam Bower Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

• Technical lead for commercial machine lithium ion battery project.• Responsible for leading functional safety development activities for BMS

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Arlington, Virginia, Us

• Leading role in building up a systems engineering organization, including developing processes for stakeholder needs, system requirements and verification for grid-scale energy storage products.• Delivered requirements, design risk analysis, drawings, product literature and other deliverables for several battery and inverter integration product development programs.• Developed and championed DFMEA process. • Performed product hazard and risk assessment analyses

Columbus, Indiana, Us

• Led the MEHPS (mobile electric hybrid power sources) electrical design team, which included battery/inverter/PV subsystem integration and overall design of electrical system (power distribution, system harnesses, etc.).• Led the tactical battery energy storage system electrical design team through two fast cycle design iterations. Responsibilities included helping to define the system architecture and requirements, electrical design of HV battery pack, design of bi-directional inverter and overall electrical design of the ESS. Also, coordinating the majority of electrical-related sourcing and prototype manufacturing activities.• Developed and utilized tools and method outside of normal organizational processes to achieve fast-cycle development objectives, including establishing in-house harness prototyping capability, engineering-led supplier selection and sourcing, utilizing additive manufacturing for tooling and fixtures and leveraging suppliers with rapid prototyping capabilities.• Participated on UL 9540 standard (energy storage systems & equipment) technical panel, influencing the 2020 edition.

Columbus, Indiana, Us

• Lead electrical subsystem engineer for 50-95L generator sets in current production (AC/DC distribution, main alternator, control integration, etc.). • Led product tailoring design changes and 7-step projects for electrical subsystems.• Led several initiatives to improve efficiency and quality of engineering collaboration with other engineering departments and with other functions (supply chain, operations, service, etc.)

Columbus, Indiana, Us

• Designed and validated UL & CE compliant AC and DC distribution systems for QSK95 generator set• Served as site alternator subject matter expert for generator set product lines ranging from 2kW - 3.5MW

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Gb

• Led diverse, global teams to implement product changes on low voltage alternators ranging from 2kW-1000kW (creating DVP&R validation activities, managing project, holding design reviews, etc.)• Led electromagnetic design & validation activities for various low voltage alternator technologies including brushless exciter, slip ring, capacitor excited and permanent magnet• Performed root cause analysis on generator set and alternator failures using FTA & 7-step tools• Performed numerous competitive unit performance, component and material costing analysis• Managed five dynamometer test cells for alternator R&D testing with two engineering technician direct reports• Leadership role on global test cell safety initiatives including reduced test cell entry, electrical safety and safe test cell design• Led over $650k of capital projects including two alternator dynamometer test cells with world class capabilities and accuracy (wrote business case, supplier engagement, placed purchase orders and coordinated construction & commissioning activities) • Improved test data accuracy by improving measurement instruments and techniques (torque measurement, waveform analysis, temperature measurement, etc.)• Increased asset utilization by retiring unused test cells and optimizing processes for other assets, resulting in an increase in test cell utilization of 50% over three years.

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Gb

Same as Senior Product Engineer (above)

• Performed engineer-to-order design of form-wound MV/HV windings for 500kW-17MW synchronous alternators• Worked with sales engineers to size alternators for various applications including data centers, offshore and marine• Created internal design and test procedures relating to numerous certifying agencies and specifications including ABS, DNV, BASEEFA and SOLAS• Worked with outside vendor to implement and validate data acquisition system for alternator testing which automatically generated customer test reports