Corporate positions held at Caterpillar as Lead Research Engineer, and later at GE Transportation as Principal Engineer of Cooling System & Component Technology. Direct experience with cooling system and component technologies in heavy duty diesel engine products, primarily locomotives, off-highway machines. Design and direct customer contact in rail, mining, building and road construction equipment, marine, on-highway truck industries, petroleum-gas, and EPG industries.Involved in product development life cycle from corporate and university sponsored research, program budgeting, concept selection, analysis, supplier selection, validation, production start-up, and sustaining reliability. Responsibility in some capacity for every cooling system component in these products: heat exchangers (air-liquid, air-air, liquid-liquid); pumps, system restriction, flow splits; fans, shroud geometry, air system restriction, & installation effects on performance, pumps, piping, & thermal management. Multidisciplinary team leadership as a level three certified Six Sigma Black Belt.Post-corporate experience owner of consulting LLC in cooling and energy technology focused on integration, performance optimization, unique installation requirements, and providing expert witness services. Technical Manager LLC partnership in commercial marine engine consulting providing fleet analysis of emissions compliance, business analysis of owning and operating cost, marine engines, recommendation for replacement scheduled and application of EPA & DOT grants.Marketing support giving VIP tours at Caterpillar Product Development & Global Technology Div. for customers, dealers, financial investors, and universities beginning January, 2012.Principal Engineer for Cooling Systems at GE Transportation. Design review plannning and execution with all design engineers on new product design, warranty issue resolution, and legacy product upgrades.