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ROBERT H. BADGLEY
4205 Oak Bend Cove -
Round Rock, Texas 78681
512-796-6553 emcon-systems.com
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Senior professional engineer, with over 42 years of machinery design, development, and troubleshooting experience. Experienced in providing practical solutions to difficult problems, quickly and cost-effectively. Specialized experience in formation and leadership of technical and professional teams, US and worldwide.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Emcon Systems, Round Rock, Texas - 2000- present
Senior Consulting Engineer and Owner
- Conducted successful startup troubleshooting for large industrial motors and fans.
- Provided legal witness support to US machinery manufacturers in dispute mediations.
- Conducted failure analyses for induced draft fans, turbines, generators, and motors in a variety of industrial plants.
- Conducted torsional analysis of heavy industrial equipment and drive systems for resolution of coupling problems.
- Conducted fan failure analysis for air supply and return fans in commercial buildings.
- Conducted motor failure analysis of industrial reciprocating compressor drive systems.
- Conducted motor failure analysis of centrifugal re-injection compressor drive in arctic.
- Conducted failure analysis of electric motor compressor system involved in fire.
- Provided mechanical design for new high-speed electric motor product line.
- Designed electric motor efficiency testing laboratory and operating procedures.
TECO-WESTINGHOUSE MOTOR COMPANY, Round Rock, Texas
Director of Engineering- 1999-2000
- Provided leadership of diverse department with over 70 staff members.
- Provided technical leadership during first-time ISO 9001 certification.
- Directed development of innovative low cost OEM chiller drive motor family.
- Managed teams designing UPS power interruption ride-through systems.
Manager of Research and New Product Development- 1998-1999
- Directed successful OEM motor product development, and integration with chiller machinery; eliminated engineering costs for new product line, and won new customer.
- Managed teams which developed low noise OEM motor using advanced software systems Fluent and COSMOS; results allowed firm to enter new motor markets.
- Implemented "Design-for-quality"processes using product data management software.
ESIC, INC., Reston, Virginia - 1993-1998
Senior Consulting Engineer, President, and Owner
- Designed and installed knowledge-based expert system software in electricity generating plants for fans, motors, pumps, and large combustion gas turbines.
- Reduced plant maintenance monitoring costs by 75-percent.
- Wrote quality assurance procedures for international electric generator manufacturer.
- Developed in-service procedures for diagnosing condition of rail car traction motors.
CATALYTIC EXPERT SYSTEMS, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Manager of Operations and Joint Venture Co-Owner- 1993-1995
- Formed Canadian Joint Venture between ESIC, Inc. and Delta Catalytic Corporation, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- Conducted Joint Venture business projects in Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, India, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
EXPERT SYSTEMS, INC., Reston, Virginia
Senior Consulting Engineer, President, and Owner- 1984-1993
- Set up and implemented helicopter rotor drive and aircraft engine damage program for US Naval Air Systems Command; served, as Contractor, as Lead Consulting Engineer for Office of Chief Engineer for Quality, US Naval Sea Systems Command.
- Successfully resolved mechanical design and vibration problems in GE LM2500 main propulsion gas turbine engines in US Navy surface ships, resulting in extension of engine life from 4,000 hours to over 20,000 hours, avoiding removals of more than 200 engines for rework, with savings of over $400,000 per engine, for total program savings of more than $60 million.
- Successfully resolved vibration problems in US Navy Air Cushion Landing Craft.
DYNAMIC SCIENCE, INC., Phoenix, Arizona and Fairfax, Virginia
Executive Vice President - 1983-1984
- Responsible for firm’s Eastern Operations
- Managed US Army artillery range operations at Aberdeen Proving Grounds
- Managed US Army vehicle testing operations at Aberdeen and Yuma Proving Grounds
- Managed manufacturing of prototype vehicles for US Army
- Managed groups conducting vehicle crash analysis for US Dept of Transportation
XEBEC CORPORATION, Rockville, Maryland
President and CEO - 1982-1983
- Responsible for firm’s business and technical operations
MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY INC., Latham, New York
Director of Washington, D.C. Operations - 1979-1982
- Responsible for firm’s Washington, D.C. business operations
- Provided technical support to US Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command in selected areas
MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY INC., Latham, New York
Engineer, Supervisor, and Department Manager - 1967-1979
- As Department Manager, developed Department to 50 staff members, conducting projects in machinery design and development
- As Supervisor, managed technical staff conducting projects in machinery design and development
- As Engineer, provided technical expertise and support to projects in machinery design and development
US ARMY, Sandia Base, New Mexico
Officer - 1961-1963
- Managed field testing projects at Nevada Test Site and Johnston Island
- Presented instruction to Officer and Enlisted Personnel at DoD school
EDUCATION
Ph.D., 1967 - Cornell University in Mechanical Design, with Minor Studies in Industrial Engineering and Thermal Power;
M.S. 1961 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Nuclear Engineering;
B.S. 1960 - Rutgers University in Mechanical Engineering
OTHER
Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Professional Engineer New York State; Author or coauthor of 43 technical publications available through this web site.