Patents
Managed, increased, and defended a patent portfolio with more than 100 patents. Strategically reduced annual maintenance costs from over 120k/year to 40k/year.
Solar Firing Furnace with Microzones and Tuned Wavelength Firing
13/183,957 Firing Furnace Configuration for Thermal Processing System
Modular Reflow Oven
60/265,992 Compartmentalized Oven
Self Cleaning Reflow Oven
5,440,101 Continuous Oven with a Plurality of Heating Zones
Publications / Speaking Engagements
Wrote and published many technical articles for trade magazines, journals, and conference proceedings. Regular speaker at professional gatherings.
Why Your First Ideas Are Probably Not Your Best
2020, Product Development Peer Group – Manufacturing Alliance
Effective Brainstorming
2019, Product Camp 2019, PDMA
Lean Product Development, A Fairy Tale
2019, Manufacturing Alliance Conference
A Buyer’s Guide to Trade Show Digital Displays
2019, A Blog in 2 Parts
Exhibiting with Technology: Powerful Benefits, Persistent Concerns
2019, Webinar co-presented with Sofia Troutman
Static or Digital Graphics?
2018, Blog
Practicing Innovation
2017, Designer’s Creative Conference
An Award Winning Innovation Process
2015, Manufacturing Alliance Conference, co-presented with Jon Althoff
Forward Thinking Product Planning
2015, Manufacturing Alliance Conference
Stages of Product Development
2014, Robotics Club, University of Minnesota
Excel for Engineers, Solving Real Problems
2011, ASME Seminar
Number of Zones, and Other Differences Between Reflow Ovens
2006, Downloadable Technology White Paper
Are You Ready for Lead-Free
2004, Downloadable Technology White Paper
Using a Modular Reflow Oven
2001, Presentation & White paper, Technical Proceedings of APEX
Increased PCB Throughput Via Reflow Oven Design
Co-Authored with Rich Feely
1997 Circuits Assembly Magazine
Statistical Process Control of a Reflow Oven
1996 Ed. version published in Surface Mount Technology Magazine, June 1996
1996, Presentation & White paper, Technical Proceedings, NEPCON West, NEPCON East
“Minimizing Nitrogen Consumption in a Convection Oven” NEPCON East 1995
1995, Presentation & White paper, Technical Proceedings, NEPCON East
Optimizing Printed Circuit Board Cooling in a Nitrogen Reflow Oven
1994, Presentation & White paper, Technical Proceedings, NEPCON West, NEPCON East
Using Computational Fluid Dynamics to Optimize Oven Design
Co-Authored with Dr. Ben Jurcik and Jean-Claude Clemenceau
1993, Presentation & White paper, Technical Proceedings, NEPCON West
