Project Management Engineer
Resume:
Dr. Alex Pavlak
*** ****** **., ******* ****, MD 21146-1670
410-***-****, (410) 315-9302fx; *******@*******.***
Objective
Simplify global transition to a post fossil fuel economy.
Key skills
Strong and broad background in business, engineering, and science.
Experienced with system architectures, business and strategic planning
project management, development projects.
Personal skills include innovation, persistence, problem-solving,
communication.
A deep generalist with an appreciation for structure, relationships, the big
picture and major trends.
2008 - Present: President, Thales Research, Inc.
Adjunct Professor of Energy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Developing, with SBIRs, a static solar photovoltaic concentrator based on optical technology that
I pioneered and patented in the 1970's (several patents pending).
Developing, with SBIRs, a variable speed wind turbine based on a continuously variable
transmission (patent pending).
1993 - 2008: President, Thales Research, Inc.
Created and offered public and private workshops on Creating System Architecture, Modern
Tiger Teams, Total Problem-Solving,.
Expert problem solving teams: Under grants for NSF and NIMH, organized workshops and
provided team problem-solving support to leading scientists addressing fundamental anomalies
in basic science.
Co-coordinator, Strategic Leadership Seminar Series, a public service of the PMI-WDC chapter,
Strategic Leadership Network, and George Mason University. Chair session #3, Organizing to
Think More Effectively: Groups, Teams and Communities of Practice in the Flat World.
Federal Interagency Communities of Practice: consulting and support small group aspects,
governance.
Guest lecturer, Johns Hopkins University, Modern Tiger Teams.
Dinner speaker on expert teams, total problem-solving, enterprise architecture.
1984 - 1992: Program Director, ASW Development Programs, Martin Marietta
Greatest professional accomplishment was the orchestration of the development of TAVA,
a new tactical ASW (anti-submarine warfare) system concept. TAVA was effective for detecting
quiet submarines. Variants of this system concept are being built and sold today.
TAVA development included international sea trials: demonstration with U.S. Navy and NATO
against a Greek submarine in the Mediterranean.
Responsible for business and technical strategies, planning, proposals and leading development
teams.
December 5, 2010
Managed $11M R&D investment/contracts.
Negotiated R&D teaming agreement between Martin Marietta and the French Government.
Orchestrated teams that created system architectures for several large ASW systems.
1976 - 1983: President, ConSuntrator Inc.
Co-founder, Solar energy research and development company.
Raised venture capital from 20 investors,
Responsible for technical strategies, business planning and operations.
Negotiated R&D contract with Phillips Petroleum Co.
Managed a $10m (2010$) product development program at Phillips Petroleum R&D center.
Invented a non-imaging optical concentrator: optimal concentration of sunlight without moving
parts. 18 patents.
1968 - 1976: Research Engineer/Scientist, General Electric Co.
Managed research and development programs and contracts in:
experimental hypersonic Jupiter probe sensors; stability of VHF air/sea
boundary layer transition oceanographic buoys; comm links;
lake ice physics; ocean wave spectra; covert buoy concepts;
liquid acoustic lenses; power plant thermal Invented and patented
signal processing; plumes; linear inductive electric
river sedimentation; stress in shells resulting generator.
from nuclear explosion;
Education, Awards, Honors
B.E., M.E., Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology.
Post graduate courses, University of Pennsylvania.
Licensed professional Engineer, State of Pennsylvania.
Project Management Institute certified Project Management Professional.
Elected U.S. industry representative for UDT Symposia (Paris),
Member: INCOSE, World Future Society, AAAS, Sigma XI, Tau Beta Pi, Smithsonian, IEEE,
Project Management Institute, Association of Enterprise Architects.
Clearances: TS/SCI/TK. (inactive)
Personal Passion
Man has an unexplored opportunity to expand his inductive reasoning performance by working
together in special teams. Teamwork tools have evolved to the point where Special Expert Teams
can reach beyond the limits of individual imagination.
Patents
2009 - Bifacial Photovoltaic Cell for a Fin Type Compound Parabolic Concentrator, #
61/216,149, pending
2009 - Variable Speed Wind Turbine with Constant Speed Generator, # 12/401978, pending.
2008 - Hybrid Wind Turbine - Combustion Engine Electrical Power Generator, # 12/201,331,
pending.
December 5, 2010
2008 - A Fin Type Compound Parabolic Concentrator for Photovoltaics, # 61/024,277, pending
2008 - Glass Fin Type Compound Parabolic Concentrator, # 61/024,273, pending
2008 - Methods for Wiring Solar Cells in a Fin Type Compound Parabolic Concentrator, #
61/064,189, pending
2008 - Defocussed Fin Type Compound Parabolic Concentrator, # 61/064,190, pending
2008 - Reflectors for Fin Type Compound Parabolic Concentrators, # 61/130,716, pending
2008 - Compound Parabolic Concentrator Modules, # 61/130,715
1981 - Solar Energy Collector Construction, # 4,263,893 + 4 foreign patents
1981 - Solar Energy Reflector Collector, # 4,263,893 + 4 foreign patents
1977 - Solar Energy Reflector Collector, # 4,024,852 + 4 foreign patents
Papers and publications:
Pavlak, A., Benefits of Offshore Wind in Short Supply, The Capital Op ed, December 4, 2010, p A16,
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/opn/2010/12/04-13/Guest-Column-Benefits-of-offshore-w
ind-in-short-supply.html
Pavlak, A., Strategy vs. Evolution, American Scientist 98:6, pp.448-450, Nov. - Dec. 2010, Available
at: http://www.ThalesResearchInc.com/SvsE.pdf
Pavlak, A., Creating Fact Based Energy Policy, OpEd piece published in IEEE Spectrum Tech Talk
May 17, 2010. available at:
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/energy/policy/creating-factbased-energy-policy
Pavlak, A., Obama Should Take a Strategic Approach to Clean Energy Systems Development,
OpEd piece published in IEEE Spectrum Tech Talk, April 22, 2010. available at:
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/energy/fossil-fuels/obama-should-take-systems-approach-to-clean-e
nergy
Pavlak, A., Wind Energy Contribution to a Low Carbon Grid, The Electricity Journal 23:4, pp. 53-
58, May 2010. available at: http://www.ThalesResearchInc.com/WECLCG.pdf.
Pavlak, A, Creating Our Energy Future: It is Time for Disciplined Systems Engineering, April 22,
2010, unpublished. available at: http:www.ThalesResearchInc.com/CE.pdf
Pavlak, A., Peak Capacity of Wind Turbines, October 9, 2009, unpublished.
Pavlak, A. Innovation Bottlenecks, December 2, 2008, unpublished.
Pavlak, A., Economic Value of Wind Energy, Electricity Journal 21:8, October, 2008, pp. 46-50.
Pavlak, A., Enterprise Architecture as Strategic Vision, Journal of Enterprise Architecture 4:2, pp.
31-34, May, 2008.
Pavlak, A., Architecture Governance: Management Structure for Creating Architectrure,
Architecture and Governance 3:4, November 2006, pp. 28,29.
Pavlak, A.., EA Value Proposition, August 5, 2006, unpublished
Pavlak, A., Enterprise Architecture: Lessons Learned form Classical Architecture. Journal of
Enterprise Architecture 2:2, 2006, pp. 20-27.
Pavlak, A., Simplify the Creation of Enterprise Architecture with Special Expert Teams, Journal
of Enterprise Architecture 1:1, 2005, pp. 29-35.
Pavlak, A., The Future of Great Ideas: Team Collaboration in Basic Science, in Wagner, C.G.,
Foresight, Innovation and Strategy: Towards a Wiser Future, World Future Society, 2005, pp. 395-408.
Pavlak, A., Modern Tiger Teams: Team Problem Solving for the 21st Century, April 2004,
unpublished.
Pavlak, A., Project Troubleshooting: Tiger Teams for Reactive Risk Management, Project
Management Journal 35:4, 2004, pp. 5-14.
Pavlak, A., Modern Tiger Teams, Team Management Lessons from the Space Shuttle Columbia,
December 5, 2010
unpublished.
Pavlak, A., NASA Decision Making Governance, Sept 15, 2005, unpublished.
December 5, 2010
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