Manager Engineering

John Nourse

Email: *********@********.***

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City: Newhall

State: CA

Zip: 91321

Country: USA

Phone: 661-***-****

Skill Level: Director

Salary Range: $200,000

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JOHN G. NOURSE

24006 BRIARDALE WAY NEWHALL, CA 91321

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A global Vice President and Director of Engineering leading R & D teams in the design of mechanical and electric systems for corporations whose products include large scale engines & micro-turbines for Power Systems, Aircraft, Helicopters and Heavy Vehicles as well as testing systems for vehicles and industrial specialty equipment. Having lead R & D operations in both domestic and international markets including Italy, Germany, China, Japan & the UK with Capstone Turbine, Rolls Royce, General Electric, Instron and Carr Separations, I am now seeking an executive or consulting R & D role in charge of Advanced Technology for the product line and one that allows me to mentor the engineering staff in technical elements of the high tech design process ideally in gas turbines and turbo-machinery.

MAJOR CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

* Managed major R&D programs worldwide, working with US & Foreign manufacturers and government agencies.

* Responsible for Micro-Turbine Engine Development & Technology at Capstone Turbine Corp.

* Directed all Helicopter Propulsion and Research Programs for Rolls-Royce Aero Engines in North America

* At GE, managed major programs. Was involved in hands on engineering and management methods working with new technologies, diversified applications and many major commercial and government-related R&D programs.

* Performed major roles in numerous military aircraft and helicopter programs, working with worldwide partners.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

* Engineering Management of High Technology Products

* Project Management & Process Improvement with Six Sigma

* Design Engineering & Materials Technology

* New Business & Technology Development

* Team Building with Highly Skilled People

* Disciplined in the Engineering Development Process

* Gas Turbine Engines, Turbines & Advanced Combustion Technology

* Turbo-machinery and Rotor dynamics

* Combined Cycle Power Generation Turbine Systems

* Micro-Turbines, Air Bearings and Power Systems Technologies

* Helicopter & Aircraft Engine Propulsion Technology

* Life Management of Structural Components

* Automotive Test Simulation Systems & Design Verification

* Axial & Centrifugal Compressor Systems for Gas Turbines

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Capstone Turbine Corporation, Chatsworth, CA Nov. 2005-Present

Director - Advanced Technologies, Turbo-Machinery and Product Integration

* Lead all Micro-Turbine Engineering Development Programs for the Capstone Turbine Product line

* Manage Engineers and Project Managers active in Capstone Engineering Development Programs

* Responsible for the Capstone Product Technology Roadmap and implementation with Senior Management

* Develop Technology Collaboration with External Partners and US Govt. Agencies for New Technologies

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Capstone Turbine Corporation, Chatsworth, CA (cont`d) Nov.2005- Present

Key Accomplishments:

* Led all engineering programs for Capstone C200 / C1000 Engine Qualification to production

* Production of these systems have increased Capstone sales by 5X since 2005.

* Solved C65 Engine sub-synchronous rotor vibration issue for field and production engines - Resulted in $3M+ warranty & production cost reduction

* Led, invented/created C250/C370 engine system and DOE proposal leading to $15M DOE contract

* Served as the technical lead for all design issues and created and managed the Capstone Product Technology Road map

* Led All Capstone CARB certification programs for Low Emissions Combustion including NG, HBTU, LBTU and Liquid Fuel HEV Vehicle emission certification

Belcan Corporation, Lynn, MA. Jan. 2004 -Sept. 2005

Manager / Group Leader Turbo-Machinery & New Business Development

* Lead Turbo-machinery Engineering Programs for client Gas Turbine Customers including General Electric, Pratt Whitney, Rolls Royce and others. Manage a section of 35+ engineers and Project Managers working on High Temperature Turbines, Fans and Compressors, Combustors and Life Management Programs

Nourse Turbine Engineering & Consulting Group March 2003 - Present

President & Owner

* Provide Engineering Consulting and Expert Witness services regarding Helicopter, Automotive and Aircraft Engine Design & Development. Provide proposal preparation and project management consulting services

Rolls-Royce North America, Indianapolis, Indiana July 2000 - March 2003

Vice President and Director of Engineering, Helicopters and Research and Technology Strategy

Responsible for Engineering Programs for Helicopter Propulsion for all Rolls-Royce Aero Engines.

* Reported to President of Helicopters Worldwide and to the Director of Research and Technology UK.

* Provided interface between helicopter airframe manufacturers, US and foreign government agencies and Rolls-Royce operations in the US and the UK. - Responsible for T800 Comanche Helicopter and Bell Programs

* Directed all Research Programs for Rolls-Royce Aero Engines in North America.

* Led the FAA certification program for the 1785 HP CTS-800 engine

* Selected to attend Rolls-Royce Management Development Institute, London, UK 2001

Instron Corporation, Canton, MA Dec. 1998 - June 2000

Instron, with revenue of $110 million, provides computer controlled structural test simulation systems for automotive, aircraft and medical applications.

Director of Engineering - Instron Scheck Testing Systems - North America

Responsible for engineering design, project management and new business development. Projects included large-scale systems for Ford, Chrysler, Honda, GM, BMW and NASA.

* In collaboration with Price-Waterhouse Coopers, instituted a Project Management system for development and qualification of servo-hydraulic testing systems for major vehicle manufacturers including Ford, GM and Honda

Carr Separations, Inc., Franklin, MA 1996 - 1998

Carr, with revenue of $25 million, provided a unique product line of centrifuges to Merck, Bayer, GE and other major pharmaceutical and industrial companies.

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Vice President & Chief Technical Officer - Engineering

Responsible for engineering, design and R&D of high-technology computer controlled titanium centrifuge products for industrial, medical research and pharmaceutical applications.

* Led the engineering team to solve the rotor dynamics vibration problems with the high speed titanium centrifuge P18 and P24 product line

General Electric Company 1970 - 1996

GE Corporate Research & Development Center, Niskayuna, NY

Manager, Advanced Gas Turbine Technology

* Responsible for management of the US Department of Energy Program for Advanced Gas Turbine Systems (ATS)-GE -H- series at the GE Corporate Research & Development Center. ( R&D budget of $11 million - $50M Total GE )

* Managed research scientists and engineers conducting analysis and test of new technologies for GE`s latest Advanced Power Systems 500MW Gas Turbine.

* Led the Dept. of Energy funded GE Advanced Turbine System (ATS) Risk reduction program at the GE Corporate Research Center for the H series steam cooled 500 MW combined cycle power plant development. This program led to the successful field demonstration of 60% thermal efficiency of the 525 mW -9H- system at Baglan Bay in Wales; the first installation

GE Power Systems, Schenectady, NY 1991 - 1996

Manager & Chief Engineer - New Machine Compressor and Structures Design

Responsible for design and full-scale development of compressors and structures for all new power generation gas turbine products.

* GE engine models included 9FA, 7FA, 9EC, 6FA 9H and 7H.

* Managed forty engineers and managers in design and analysis of static and rotating components.

* Provided coordination with international partners - European Gas Turbines, (EGT) Hitachi, Toshiba, Nuovo-Pignone, for design programs.

* Led a team to successfully conduct a full scale engine compressor mapping test at Nuovo Pignone in Massa, Italy for the GE Frame 9EC engine. Testing entailed 4 weeks of onsite presence for a team of 30 engineers from GE and Nuovo Pignone

* Led the engineering design and development of compressors and structures for the 9EC, 6FA, 9H and 7H ATS Power Generation Engines.

Manager - Advanced Technology External Programs in Power Generation Products

Responsible for GE externally funded R&D improvement programs. Managed US and international research agencies in Europe and Japan.

* Created and managed new programs for GE Power generation in Advanced Technologies such as High Temperature ceramics, catalytic combustion, and high efficiency, cycles & Lo NOX combustion technologies. Led a team to create proposals and successfully win $20M + in contract awards from DOE, GRI, EPRI, PG & E and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO); GE`s largest Power Generation customer

General Electric Co. Aircraft Engines, Lynn, MA 1970-1991

Manager/Engineer - Turbine, Combustor and Compressor Development for Aircraft and Military Vehicles

Responsible for the design and development of advanced gas turbine engine components and systems.

* Programs included the F5D2 propulsion system for the A12 Advanced Tactical Aircraft, T700/CT7, F17, JVX Osprey, Boeing Cruise Missile, LV100/M1 Abrahms Battle Tank and the F404 / F414 for the F18 Aircraft.

* The William Badger Award for Outstanding Achievement in Materials and Processes 1990

Awarded for Bi-cast Dual Property F412 turbine Nozzle design

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* The Donald Warner Award for Outstanding Aircraft Engines Achievements. 1985

Awarded for GE 27 / JVX Osprey Turbine Design

* The Ed Woll Young Engineer Award (Under 30) for Outstanding Aircraft Engines Achievements. 1979

Awarded for several High Temperature Turbine Blade designs including F404/ F18 Engine design

*Very few GE people have won all three of these prestigious awards 1-2 winners/year

Membership in GE`s Turbo-machinery and Performance Design Boards.

Awarded 3 US Patents in Aircraft Engine Design. 2 patents pending at Capstone.

General Electric Co. Aircraft Engines, Lynn, MA (cont`d) 1970-1991

Invented a design system for automated finite element based design for turbo machinery rotors and cooled turbine blades. This system is still in use as a GE proprietary computer code

* Led the F404 HPT and LPT Blade design definition, development test and production Qualification. This engine powers the F18 Hornet Fighter in production today for the US Navy and Marines

EDUCATION

* MS Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

* BS Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

* Post-Graduate Work in Management - Eighty-four credit hours - MBA Equivalent

* Northeastern University - Graduate School of Business Admin., Boston, MA

* George Washington University, School of Business & Public Management, Washington, DC

* General Electric Management Development Institute, Crotonville, NY

* Rolls-Royce Management Development Institute, London, UK

* Testa Hurwitz & Associates, Boston, Mass. - Patent Protection for Innovations

* Price Waterhouse Coopers, Boston, Mass. - Project Management for Real-time Systems

COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

* Ohio Aerospace Institute - Member, Board of Trustees (Other members include Dean, School of Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic; Commandant, Air Force Institute of Technology; President, Ohio University and the Senior Vice President, Technology & Innovation, The Goodrich Corporation)

* Member - AGTSRI at Clemson University for GE 1993-1995 and Capstone 2006

* Member - American Helicopter Society Propulsion Committee

* Senior Member - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

* Member - NASA / NASTAC Rotorcraft Sub-Committee

* Within DOD, currently hold Secret & TS/EBI/SSBI clearance (inactive)

A SAMPLE OF PUBLICATIONS

-Development of Ultra-Low Emission Liquid Fuel-Fired Microturbine Engines for Vehicular Heavy Duty Applications-

ASME Turbo Expo 2009: Power for Land, Sea and Air, June 8-12. 2009, Orlando, Florida, USA

-Identification and Correction of Rotor Instability in an Oil-Free Gas Turbine-

ASME Turbo-Expo 2008: Power for Land, Sea and Air, June 9-13, 2008, Berlin, Germany

-Growth Plan for the Rolls-Royce AE1107 Engine-

V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Helicopter

American Helicopter Society International Forum-June, 2002, Montreal Canada

-GE Advanced Turbine Systems Technologies for Low-Nox Emissions-

Dept. of Energy- Advanced Turbine Systems Annual Review, Morgantown, W. Virginia June, 1994

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