• Developed and implemented new features in on-shore wind turbine control software to improve fleet safety, reliability, and annual energy production • Conducted validation testing on newly developed code using both software-in-the-loop simulation and processor-in-the-loop setups, interpreting and documenting the results • Led design reviews, presenting program objectives, requirements, and test results to leadership team to meet program deliverables and field testing schedules • Collaborated with electrical and mechanical counterparts to develop program specific requirements applicable to wind turbine controls • Addressed customer PAC cases highlighting issues/bugs with code coming in from field personnel, utilizing logic, data analysis, and testing tools to solve the issues • Conducted design failure mode and effect analysis workouts across a cross-functional team of peers and engineering leaders to facilitate inclusive, safe, and reliable on-shore wind turbine logic design • Utilized agile process in CLM to facilitate scrum meetings with teammates, discussing our deliverables and documenting new software design requirements and validation needs applicable to code implementation • Led configuration management activities for on-shore wind turbine services fleet, including controls activities for RePower (replacing wind turbine machine head, but retaining old tower and foundation) and PowerUp (implementing parameter and controls software changes to increase energy generation of on-shore wind turbine with no hardware upgrades) units •

• Developed balance of plant (BOP) and heat recovery steam generation (HRSG) software for 4 extended scope combined cycle power plants • Collaborated with engineering procurement companies and customers to create logic libraries in Toolbox ST for BOP systems • Utilizing Toolbox ST/Mark6e and Simplicity, created human machine interfaces (HMIs) for the BOP and HRSG systems that I coded on each project to present to the customer in the final software acceptance tests • Organized and led BOP and HRSG system demonstrations with the customer, using both the logic and HMIs to simulate real-time operation of the combined cycle power plant in a virtual environment • Added addendum in standards documentation to account for Foundation Fieldbus connection of motor operated valves (MOVs) in the field and have updated the standard specification in controls documentation • Organized successful team outing to the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) facility, getting our team a tour of the control room and a high level overview on how NYISO manages the New York State electrical grid and operates its wholesale electricity markets • Contributed in completing the software delivery for our first rapid response power plant to be commissioned in the U.S., successfully re-allocating over 1000 control signals in the HRSG and BOP logic to accommodate late signal additions and comply with customer requests for cable management in the control panels • Expertise in configuring and testing Modbus and Profibus linked data signals in the Toolbox ST environment • Co-developed custom system logic for high pressure steam sparging, a key piece to enabling a rapid response start-up of a combined cycle plant in approximately 20 minutes • Led scrum meetings using CLM and the agile process to document coding and testing work for a team of 4 controls engineers •

• Led the hardware/software design and build of an automated high potential end-of-line tester for the battery management system (BMS) in Schenectady, reducing the high potential test time by approximately 38% • Completed 3D CAD model and 41 separate wire harness schematics for the third generation BMS end-of-line tester, and released documentation of the tester subsystems to vendors for quotation • Created a networked database to log test data for the end-of-line BMS testing in Schenectady and at the supplier, tracking first pass yield (FPY) in order to identify areas of improvement for end-of-line testing and the BMS design • Led quality/reliability projects, yielding high FPY results for the BMS in Schenectady and at the supplier (99.7% FPY in Schenectady and 99.35% FPY at the supplier) • Presented FPY data at change control review board, getting a 20% BMS inspection rate approved in Schenectady (standard AQL 0.65) in an effort to reduce redundant testing already conducted by the supplier • Took lead on root cause analysis for all BMS units that fail end-of-line testing • Assisted in troubleshooting and correcting field issues for installed energy storage grid system in Japan • Provided test support in the field for prototype verification and validation (V&V) on the BMS, as well as compliance/safety testing for the battery/BMS system • Conducted BMS testing across three product lines (telecom, grid, and mining), performing electronic hardware modifications on the PCBA and mechanical modifications to support product V&V testing • Designed external watchdog circuit for next generation grid BMS and executed the PCB layout of the circuit • Performed V&V testing on watchdog circuit and created circuit simulation to verify digital logic functioned correctly • Lead role as hardware/software design and test engineer for the end-of-line BMS tester •

• Organized battery management system (BMS) end-of-line test criteria and execution locally and at the BMS supplier • Collaborated with lead test engineer to design the hardware and software for a second generation BMS functional tester unit • Shortened software test time from 15 minutes to 8 minutes per BMS • Improved the mechanical layout of second generation tester, allowing for quick connection/disconnection of tester wire harnesses for easier maintenance and increased test reliability • Developed and led the process for incoming inspection of BMS units shipped to Schenectady site from the supplier • Conducted root cause analysis on all failed production BMS units, helping drive design improvements to increase the BMS first pass yield to 90% by the end of 2012 • Wrote test procedures documenting the BMS end-of-line testing for supplier and production associates in Schenectady • Utilized LabVIEW and worked in conjunction with lead test engineer to create manual BMS tester, allowing the user to input a set of customized current, voltage, temperature, and time inputs to easily run individualized verification and validation testing on prototype BMS units • Created 3D CAD model and dimensioned drawings of the second generation production tester, helping provide a spatial layout of the tester for ease of assembly and maintenance •

Battery Management System Electromechanical Engineer:• Led drawing release for Rev3 battery management system (BMS) • Lead on mechanical design changes for the Rev3 BMS, updating bill of materials to reflect design changes, and interacting with BMS component suppliers • Conducted environmental testing on the Rev3 BMS (vibration and thermal) • Conducted pre-test analysis on various BMS mechanical components (CFD and FEA) • Performed tolerance fit-up studies on components of Rev3 BMS interfacing with the battery • Assembled prototype build of Rev3 BMS for Jabil, China (our supplier) • Ordered the parts/hardware required for initial build and developed assembly instructions so supplier had a build template • Executed necessary design changes on the Rev3 BMS for Rev4 drawing release by the end of the fiscal year 2011 • Optimized mechanical design of the Rev3 BMS to reduce product footprint and component/hardware quantity for Rev4 BMS •

Sodium-Nickel Battery Thermal Validation Engineer:• Conducted thermal validation using computational fluid dynamics (CFD - used Fluent), ensuring data collected from testing at UK battery facility corresponded w/ constructed computer model of the UPS battery • Ran thermal validation testing on the UPS rev1 battery to validate thermal testing conducted at Beta • Designed and selected components for battery cooling system, conducting cost-out studies on different candidates for cooling blowers to cut overhead cost of the battery • Conducted testing of selected blowers (locked rotor, intermittent operation, and constant operation at various power levels) to determine what type blower would most effectively cool the battery • Optimized CFD model of UPS battery so tool could be automated, improving our processes •

Emissions Aftertreatment Design Engineer:• Drove design of urea aftertreatment system for Canadian National (CN) locomotive, allowing the Tier 2 loco engine to comply w/ Tier 4 emissions standards • Composed and ran design/safety tollgates to ensure urea tank/system design complied w/ standard locomotive and safety regulations • Collaborated with several outside contractors (Tenecco and Shaw) to design the urea tank and delivery system • Eliminated cost by conducting several cost-out studies on the design, eliminating excess components w/o sacrificing safe, efficient system operation •

Electronics Packaging Engineer:• Designed guided plug insert for SATA/data 22 combo cable to interface with SSD drive for minimal cost • Acquired all necessary parts to set up and execute the Environmental Quality Testing (EQT) for lococam SSD housing • Assembled test set up for thermal, vibrational, and electromagnetic EQT's • Designed and modeled MCU bracket in Solid Works for radio on engine cab door of locomotive • Conducted data analysis on thermal and vibrational EQT • Performed FEA on SSD housing, modeling heat transfer between the PWB resistor board and the SSD using ANSYS, ensuring the SSD would reach the necessary 4 degrees C temperature on a -40 degrees C day to operate successfully in the field • Wrote and tested a series of programs in QNX/UNIX to validate desktop reader through both a SATA and IDE cable interface • Conducted spring analysis on the spring of SSD housing, determining the required spring force to hold SSD drive securely during locomotive vibration, verifying no drive disconnects would occur during the file writing process •

• Researched emissions/fuel consumption regulations for locomotive diesel engines in North America/Europe • Collaborated with drafters/design engineers in India to design a compressed air cooling attachment providing forced cooling to engine turbos • Collaborated with reliability engineer to design a machined plug for pressure transducers to fit in compressor relief ports on engine • Created schedule of tasks to be accomplished using Project Scheduler 8, driving engine production • Analyzed single cylinder test data with Excel/MATLAB to determine most efficient fuel injection firing time schedule, reducing particulate matter emissions while maintaining efficient fuel consumption levels • Wrote emissions/engine performance test plans for facilities in Canada and Austria, outlining procedures for tests that technicians/engineers must run before, during, and after engine set-up, ensuring it meets EU-IIIA emissions standards • Requisitioned critical parts for performance/emissions testing and engine wire harness production from domestic/international suppliers •