K.B.O.

Karl Brown Ousterhout

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Russellville, AR 72801

Cell: (662) 633 – 2700

e-mail: accbau@r.postjobfree.com

Education

Ph.D.(1991) Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Major: Mechanical Engineering with emphasis on Controls. Dissertation: Design and Control of A Flexible Process

for Three-Dimensional Sheet Metal Forming.

Minor: Sloan School of Management – Business Administration and Patent Law.

M.S.(1988) Mechanical Engineering - Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Thesis: An Adaptive Servo Controlled

Robotic Gripper for Flexible Manufacturing Systems with Force and Position Feedback.

B.S.(1986) Mechanical Engineering - Mississippi State University. Major course work in mechanism design, mechanics of

materials, and machine design.

Certificate of completion (1980) Machinist Program - Hinds Community College, Raymond, MS. Two and one-half year

vocational education machine shop course.

Professional Experience

Engineering Dynamics & Controls, Inc. Tucson, AZ & Kosciusko, MS

1998 - Present. Owner, engineering consulting firm specializing in controls; design; manufacturing processes; and process and

product research & development. Clients include: Raytheon Missile Systems (custom simulation software for simulating

missile guidance control and actuator system performance); Biosphere II (PLC software design and implementation for climate

control); Envirosystems (mechanical design and process controls); Materials & Electrochemical Research Corporation

(modeling and numerical simulation of a hybrid hydrogen/methane membrane reactor); and Harold Hyams & Associates (expert

witness).

International Custom Equipment Tucson, AZ

1995 - 2005. Engineering Manager overseeing product design, fabrication, and product quality assurance & control of custom

engineered automated powder coating equipment, dry-media blast systems, powder coating curing ovens in addition to dust and

fume collection equipment.

Raytheon Missile Systems Tucson, AZ

June 2001 - January 2002. Principal systems engineer, control systems design group. Resident Engineering Authority (REA)

on the Advanced Gun System (AGS) missile – a 155mm, gun launched missile utilizing both the global positioning system

(GPS) and internal inertial guidance for target acquisition. Responsible for the overall mechanical design of the Control and

Actuation System (CAS): canard design; canard deployment system design; canard control & actuation system design –

including the electro-mechanical design of the actuators; power supply system; power management; and electrical and

mechanical interfaces to both the Guidance and Electronics Unit (GEU) and the Payload Section.

University of Arizona Tucson, AZ

1991 – 1999 Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering.

Courses Taught:

• 1991 – 1995 AME 412A & 412B, Mechanical Engineering Design.

(AME 412A & 412B two-semester capstone senior design course taught every semester.)

• 1992 – 1999 AME 456/556, Control of Manufacturing Processes.

(AME 456/556 combined undergraduate/graduate course developed from personal research.)

• 1995 – 1999 AME 455, Control System Design.

(AME 455 classical undergraduate controls course.)

Advised SAE Student Section:

• 1992 – 1998

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Professional Experience – Continued

National Bureau of Standards Gaithersburg, MD

Summer 1987 - Spring 1988 Designed and fabricated specialized automation equipment including: a servo controlled robot end

effector, a servo controlled (self-compensating) RCC device; and quick change chuck jaws for CNC turning station. Developed

and implemented an automated die polishing system for the United States Mint.

National Geographic Society Washington, D.C.

Summers, 1980 - 1983 Designed and fabricated specialized camera equipment, including underwater camera housings.

Hinds County Public Schools Raymond, MS

1980 - 1981 Instructor, metal trades division. Taught machine shop, sheet metal and welding to high school juniors and seniors

at the Hinds County Vocational Technical Education Center. Substituted from March 1980 through June 1980 and taught as a

full instructor for the academic year of August 1980 through June 1981.

Sonic Engineering Orange, CA

Summer 1979 Machinist.

Scholastic Awards and Honors

National

1997 Received SAE Ralph R. Teeter Award for: Contributions to Education, Research, Leadership in Student Activities, and

Participation in Engineering Societies.

1998 Received SAE Faculty Advisor Award.

1980 Won Third Place, National United States Skill Olympics.

The University of Arizona

Fall 1992 Designated by the graduating seniors Most Supportive Junior Faculty Member and received

from the College of Engineering and Mines the Dean’s Award for Excellence At The Student Interface.

Spring 1994 Same.

Spring 1995 Same.

Mississippi State University

Spring 1986 B.S., Cum Laude.

Highlights of Courses Taught

AME 412A &412B, Mechanical Engineering Design – 1991 to 1995

AME 412A & 412B form the AME Department’s two-semester capstone senior design course taught each semester. At the

beginning of each semester I solicited projects from local industry, private individuals and university professors. Students then

formed their own design groups and picked the project of their choice.

In the first semester, the design groups would attend course lectures and meet one hour weekly with their faculty advisor.

During this time each design group developed several solutions to their design problem and wrote a mid-semester report

discussing the proposed solutions coupled with a formal presentation to all faculty advisors and classmates. After choosing the

best design solution, each group completed its proposed design by performing in-depth analysis and simulations coupled with

the development of a complete set of mechanical drawings. These final designs were documented with a written end-of-

semester report and oral presentation.

In the second semester the design groups would again meet weekly with their faculty advisor while building and testing

their completed designs. At the end of the second semester the design groups wrote a final report discussing the evolution of

their design, analyses, construction and testing followed by oral presentations to a panel of industry judges, faculty advisors and

all other design groups.

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Highlights of Courses Taught – Continued

AME 455, Control Systems Design – 1995 to 1998

Developed the AME Department’s first undergraduate controls laboratory to reinforce concepts discussed in lectures.

Laboratory experiments included both modeling and simulation of dynamic systems as well as performing experiments with

physical systems. Additionally, I pioneered the use of Matlab/Simulink within the AME Department and purchased the Student

Classroom version – enabling students to receive a free copy to use in conjunction with the course. As a result students made

extensive use of Matlab/Simulink as a modeling and simulation tool in connection with both classroom homework assignments

and laboratory assignments.

AME 456/556, Control of Manufacturing Processes – 1992 to 1999

Originally developed lectures and laboratory in the Fall of 1992 and then revised contents, notes, presentation

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materials and assignments to enable this course to be taught in the Spring of 1996 via Video Campus for JACME T (see

below). This course was based upon research that had been conducted in the area of real-time control of manufacturing

processes. Since there were are no texts covering this subject, all of the course notes and assignments were derived from my

research experiences. To reinforce the concepts discussed in class and to illustrate how computers and data acquisition boards

could be used to control a variety of different processes, I also developed a laboratory section for this class.

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JACME T (Joint Arizona Consortium for Manufacturing and Engineering Education for Tomorrow) – 1996

As a member of the Manufacturing Processes Committee, I developed video campus and internet based courses,

course guidelines and curricula in the area of manufacturing and real-time control of manufacturing processes. This joint

venture between academia and industry sought to develop graduate level courses for working professionals and full time

graduate students who wished to continue their education in the area of manufacturing.

Undergraduate Advising and Mentoring

Advising Design Groups, AME 412A & 412B, Mechanical Engineering Design – 1991 to 1995

Advisor for 55 AME 412A & 412B design groups ranging in size from three to seven students.

Coordinator and Mentor for the Professional Intern Program (PIP)

Departmental Coordinator and Mentor for the Professional Intern Program (PIP). This program allowed local high school

seniors to participate in the department’s Mechanical Engineering Design Project Groups and earn credit toward high school

graduation.

SAE Student Section Faculty Advisor – 1992 to 1998

SAE Mini Baja Group Advisor – 1992 to 1998

The U of A student team placed 6th in the 1997 Midwest contest, and their engineering design report was displayed at the

National SAE Headquarters as a model report.

Mentor for Undergraduate Honors Research Grants Program

The following students competed for and won research grants from the Vice President for Research and the Undergraduate

Honors Center.

Bjoern Kutz - Design and fabrication of a hydrostatic bearing for controlling lathe chatter, 1992-1993.

Mack Romero - Fundamental studies in die polishing, 1993-1994.

J.D. Larson* - Design, construction, and testing of a multiple output pressure supply valve, 1994 - 1995.

Aleka Nichele - Fundamental Studies in Flat Lapping Processes, 1995-1996.

David Harvey - Design of an Automated Measuring Device (AMD) for Sheet Metal Forming Process Control, 1996-

1997.

* J.D. Larson won the award for Best Undergraduate Research at the Undergraduate Research Forum held on the

U of A Mall during the Fall 1994 Homecoming weekend.

Patents

United States Patent # 4,320,581. Leveling device for use in precision machining operations.

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