At Beyond The Dome, we specialize in providing wastewater treatment facilities with an innovative, clean, and cost-effective solution for biosolids destruction and sludge treatment. Our modular, energy-efficient system automates the process, virtually eliminating all organics and significantly reducing nutrient loading, all while surpassing environmental standards.I co-founded Beyond the Dome, where I led technical initiatives while also managing a broad range of other responsibilities.Our team has pioneered several groundbreaking innovations in the field of supercritical water oxidation.

Developed novel water purification technologies and related devices with multidisciplinary team of engineers and scientists.Lead machine design, and the design of thermal, and fluid systems:-Developed/reviewed PFDs, P&IDs, and related technical drawings-Designed heat recovery systems-Designed thermal and fluid devices: e.g. designed plastic spiral wound plate heat and mass exchanger for liquid-liquid and liquid-gas systems.-Designed mechanical components for machining and fabrication with SolidWorks-Designed machines: e.g. designed machine and winding method for hollow fiber membranes. Device wound +13,000 feet of 100 micron diameter fiber into a 2.5 inch diameter by 14 inch long weave, affixed to central tube at rate of 15 m/s.-Performed FMEA analysis for components, machines, and fluid systems.-Team sizes varied depending on project from 1-6 people.Modeled process system performance; back-of-the-envelope, and various software.Analyzed and interpreted data regularly.Conducted lab research and designed experiments, typically for material or system properties.Manage projects:-Supervised lab technicians and fabricators-Handled vendors and subcontractors-Managed skid builds-Maintained bill of materials and ensured projects were on schedule and within budget-Reacted to changesConducted and supported field operations.Collaborated with domestic and international clients, technical staff, and partners.

Designed process, programmed, and operated CNC mills and lathes to machine precision mechanical components.I took the job after moving to San Francisco, while finishing my thesis. I was learning so much about precision manufacturing, I decided to stick around until my wife finished law school, at which point we moved Sonoma.

Built numerical groundwater models at county (approx 607 sq mi), watershed, and site-specific scales. Models were used to estimate water availability, drawdown, seawater incursion and seepage, among others. These models used several types of data, including observation well levels, pumping rates, climate records, geologic cores, surface water flow, and GIS, among others. Models were executed using MODFLOW/Groundwater Vistas and Hydrus. I worked with the Hydrometrics team on individual projects while finishing school. Projects involved communicating with and collecting data from state and local agencies.

Collected and analyzed hydrological data. Measured stream flow rates using velocity area method with Flo-Mate 2000 flowmeters and transect lines; also used weirs, flumes, gauging stations/stage measurement, slope-area method, and dilution (gulp and constant injection). Measurements were made using U.S.G.S./University standards under the supervision of industry experts and U.S.G.S. affiliate researchers. Measured stream losing/gaining flow by seepage meters. Constructed temporary met-towers containing precipitation gauges, radiation meters, thermocouples, wind velocity meters, data loggers, and relative humidity sensors.Constructed standalone data acquisition systems. Systems were deployed by combination of off-road vehicle and foot. The systems collected heat/temperature data using a FLIR SC6000 high-resolution thermal imager and other instruments.Built specialized equipment. Constructed 1 meter borehole permeameter. Machined components for laboratory experiment such as load cell platforms, Tempe cells, proof-of-concept apparatuses, gantry posting system, and components for 30-ton subsurface weighing lysimeters.Performed variety of groundwater data collection and analysis tasks. These include pumping tests, soil sampling, Ksat measurements by falling head and borehole/slug test permeameters. Also included were laboratory measurements of both saturated and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity by falling head, and Tempe cell method to obtain van Genucthen parameters and soil-water retention curves. Generated aquifer gradient maps by wellhead data logging.Collected water samples.Estimated evapotranspiration using 3 foot potential-evaporation pans.Assisted in a variety of research projects, including vadose zone evaporation study.Worked in small and large teams, and individually.

Graded research assignments and provided feedback regarding writing and content for 60 student college sophomore level courses. Courses focused on water in the West, and included teaching basic scientific principles, as well as U.S. water policy and law west of the 100th meridian. Assisted in laboratory sessions.

Designed facility mechanical systems. Modeled building energy use. Projects were typically hospitals or campuses with a mechanical budget of $100k to $2M, and lasted 4 weeks to 2 years.

Designed low temperature solar thermal systems and system components, including a 180 degree F, 24-hr heat storage system for domestic hot water. The storage system consists of a bladder, rectangular-footprint structural steel frame containing the bladder, and insulation. Water was used as the heat storage medium with input/output submerged-coil heat exchangers. Oversaw installation and manufacture of the solar thermal heat storage systems which ranged in size from 80 to 5,000 gallons/34 kBtu to 4.2 MBtu. Modeled solar thermal energy production for integration into facility mechanical systems.Worked closely with sales team to develop product market fit.