Robert Helt Email & Phone Number

Florida

Laguna Niguel, Ca

NEC Energy Solutions is a leader in grid tie Lithium Ion energy storage systems. Direct all grid integration service engineering activities for development and support of lithium ion battery grid storage systems. Responsible for all grid activities after the sale and commissioning. Responsible for ongoing development, customer interface, supplier improvements, contractor selection, installation, testing, commissioning, customer training, warranty and service for the equipment life. Over 250 MW of installed and operating grid storage systems over the world including sites in the North America, Europe, China, Japan and Chile.

Westborough, Ma

A123 Systems is the leader in grid tie Lithium Ion energy storage systems. Direct all grid integration engineering activities and service for development and support of lithium ion battery grid storage systems. Responsible for all grid activities after the sale for design, customer interface, component selection, contractor selection, installation, commissioning, warranty and service for the equipment life. Over 100 MW of installed and operating grid storage systems over the the world including sites in the North America, Europe, China, Japan and Chile.

Westborough, Ma

NEC Energy Solutions is a leader in grid tie Lithium Ion energy storage systems. Direct all grid integration engineering activities and service for development and support of lithium ion battery grid storage systems. Responsible for all grid activities after the sale for design, customer interface, component selection, contractor selection, installation, testing, commissioning, customer training, warranty and service for the equipment life. Over 120 MW of installed and operating grid storage systems over the world including sites in the North America, Europe, China, Japan and Chile.

Westborough, Ma

A123Systems – Westborough, MA – Platform Engineering and Service Manager – February 2011 - PresentA123 Systems is the leader in grid tie Lithium Ion energy storage systems. Responsibility for sustaining engineering and service for development and support of lithium ion battery products. Grew a team of two to a team of 11 in three countries in less than 10 months. 2011 award for site of the year for energy storage for the world’s largest Lithium Ion battery storage system commissioned in September of 2011. The site in Laurel Mountain has 32MW power and 16 MWH capacity connected to a 100 MW wind farm. Developed quality improvement processes resulting cost avoidance and warranty reductions of over $0.5M. Supported sites in the US, Europe, China, and Chile. Developed reliability and quality improvements, supported customers, quoted and sold upgrades and services totaling $1.9M for 2012. Systems include spinning reserve, VAR, and frequency control battery inverter systems 1-32 MW in size, hybrid bus, cars, aircraft and auto starter batteries, cell tower back up, data back up and commercial battery powered products, medical products, and tools.

Helt Engineering is an engineering consulting business providing engineering support and program management in the field of Electronics and HVAC Engineering. I am currently supporting 6 customers, one commercial building owner, the second largest HW and SW consulting firm in India, three major motor manufacturers, and a controls development firm. My current areas of focus are large buildings, energy analysis and problem solving working with two HVAC consulting firms. I am supporting patent investigation, variable speed drive applications, advanced product planning, writing application guides, prior art searches and review, expert witness, and electronic controls reliability improvement, design reviews and problem solving.

Tyler, Texas Area

Leader, Advanced Controls Development, 2007- 2009Developed strategic vision for electronic products and services aligned with corporate initiatives. Investigated new business and product opportunities, developed business plans, identified product features, created detailed specifications, analyzed costs and developed schedules. Completed detailed design reviews and developed qualification plans. Monitored new and changing legislation from industry bodies and regulators such as the DOE, UL, AHRI, ASHRAE, RoHS and LEED. Served as the lead representative for Trane and Ingersoll Rand in HVAC industry conferences, associations and panel presentations. Interviewed, hired, developed, and trained engineers in China and India for hardware and software development.

Director, Controls Development, 2003 - 2007Developed a successful business plan for a family of communicating controls; hired over 20 electronic hardware and software engineers to support the new product development activities. Provided leadership, training, coaching and mentoring for all team members. Fast-tracked acquisition of a proprietary protocol for system communications; negotiated and licensed the protocol for use by Trane. Identified and contracted outside software test support. Successfully introduced the first products in 2007, adding additional accessories in 2008.

Tyler, Texas Area

Leader of Electronics Development and Reliability Engineering, 1993 - 2003Introduced cost effective electronics for HVAC products including defrost controls, variable speed compressors, fans, blower motors, furnace controls, and comfort controls. Established metrics and drove reliability programs for a 56% reduction in product warranty costs. Reduced the number of first year service calls by 50%. Developed and produced a new product line of comfort controls that continues to earn $1 million in revenues.

Bsee, Engineering And Electronics

Deans Honor Role

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Science