Adjunct/Visiting/Guest Professor, Since 1980, Various Colleges and Universities

• Lecturer, Cal Berkeley Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
• Part-time Computer Science Instructor, Contra Costa College, San Pablo, CA
• Faculty Member, University of Phoenix; Mathematics, Computer Science
• Visiting Lecturer, University of Arizona; Nuclear Engineering (early 80’s)
• Guest Lecturer, St. Mary’s College of California; Mathematics (’99)

President, Director of Operations, 1984 – 2000, Burns and Associates Engineers, Moraga, CA

• Develop PC-based computer applications for the electric power industry, in support of engineering, maintenance, operations, and administration.
• Software product development, corporate customer training and technical support, internal network administrator, and internal bookkeeping.

Supervisor/Section Manager, 1981 – 1984, Impell Corporation, San Francisco, CA

• Section Manager for reactor safety engineering, 1982-1984
• Managed engineering services delivered to electric utility companies owning nuclear power plants, in support of regulatory requirements.
• Developed computer software (1) to simulate transient behavior of nuclear power reactors, (2) to manage fossil plant reliability and availability, and (3) to perform probabilistic risk assessments of nuclear power plants.

Staff Member/Section Leader, 1976 – 1981, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

• Section Leader for light water reactor accident simulations, 1980-1981
• Developed computer software to simulate behavior of nuclear power reactors in accident conditions, in support of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Published and made technical presentations.
• Served on the staff of the President’s Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island, and the NRC’s Advisory Committee on Reactor Safety.

Graduate Student, 1972 – 1976, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

• Teaching assistant for Engineering Statics, Dynamics, and Computer Programming.
• Research assistant at Argonne National Lab in 1974.

University education

1969 - 1976, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Ph. D.School of Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering Dept. 8/6/76

M. S. Engineering Sciences, Systems Engineering major. 8/10/73.

B. S. Engineering Sciences, with Highest Distinction. 8/10/73

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Summary of skills, experience, and qualifications