David G. Alciatore, PhD, PE

Department of Mechanical Engineering ph: 970-***-****

Colorado State University FAX: 970-***-****

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Fort Collins, CO 80523 URL: www.engr.colostate.edu/~dga

RESEARCH, TEACHING, AND CONSULTING INTERESTS

Physics and Engineering of Pool/Billiards and Bowling Equipment; High-speed Video

Analysis; Engineering Education; Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems;

Mechatronic System Design

WORK EXPERIENCE

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY 1991-present

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Courses taught: Mechatronics and

Measurement Systems, Machine Design, Introduction to Robotics, Advanced Dynamics,

Engineering Design, Mechanical Engineering Problem Solving, Dynamics of Machines,

Introduction to Computing, Introduction to Design and Manufacturing, Capstone Design,

Engineering Economics.

Awards and Honors:

ASME Fellow, 2007; ASME Distinguished Lecturer, 2004-2007; CSU university-wide

Board of Governors "Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award", 2004; CSU Preston

Davis Teaching Award, 2003; College of Engineering Abell Teaching Award, 1995;

College of Engineering Jack E. Cermak Advising Award, 1994; Most Outstanding

Mechanical Engineering Advisor Award, 1993 and 1994.

OFFICE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES, WASHINGTON, D.C. 1998-1999

Research and development of 3D scanning and rapid prototyping applications. 3D

graphics software development. Design and development of mechatronic systems.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN 1989-1990

Adjunct Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering (1990).

Courses taught: Computer Aided Design, C and Graphics Programming, Automated

Equipment Design, and Construction Automation and Simulation.

Post-Doctorate Fellow in Civil Engineering (1989-1990).

Worked with a team to develop an automated paint spraying system, and helped to

develop a heavy lift planning and simulation system. Work involved interaction with

construction industry manufacturers, equipment owners, and contractors including

Grove, Dupont, Bechtel, Brown&Root, BE&K, Dow, and other members of the

Construction Industry Institute.

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MCGRAW HILL PUBLISHING COMPANY 1988-1989

Developed and wrote steam table computer code for "Fundamentals of Engineering

Thermodynamics," 2nd edition, by John R. Howell and Richard O. Buckius, McGraw-

Hill, 1992.

WALK HAYDEL & ASSOCIATES ENGINEERS 1985-1986

Project management support and database programmer. Worked primarily with project

management and planning and scheduling for the DOE Strategic Petroleum Reserves

(SPR) Projects.

COMPUTER LANGUAGES AND ADVANCED SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

PICBasic Pro, Visual C++, C, HTML, WebCT, JavaScript, Java, BASIC, FORTRAN,

ASSEMBLY, LISP, PASCAL, GL, OpenGL, MOTIF, PHIGS, GKS, CATIA, ProEngineer,

SolidWorks, CADAM, CAEDS, ALGOR, NASTRAN, IDEAS, AutoCAD, MicroStation,

VP-Sculpt, MATLAB, MathCAD.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN 1986-1989

Curriculum included all topics within the Mechanical Systems Area: Modeling, Robotics,

CAD/CAM; and additional work in Finite Element Analysis, Operations Research, and

Artificial Intelligence.

PhD in Mechanical Engineering: December, 1989. Dissertation Title: "Automation of a

Piping Construction Manipulator and Development of a Heuristic Application-Specific

Path Planner"

MS in Mechanical Engineering:, August, 1987. Thesis Title: "Multipulley Belt Drive

Mechanics: Creep Theory vs. Shear Theory"

GPA: 4.00 (4.00 scale)

Awards and Honors:

Perfect score (900) on GRE Engineering Subject Test, UT Professional Development

Award, University Post-Doctorate Fellow.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS 1982-1986

BS in Mechanical Engineering: May 1986.

GPA: 4.00 in Engineering, 3.95 overall (4.00 scale), Magna Cum Laude graduate.

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CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

TDP (Loveland, CO), golf and baseball ball trajectory sensing and analysis, 2008.

CueStix International (Lafayette, CO), development and design of cue stick testing

technology and equipment, 2007-2008.

DGA Engineering (Fort Collins, CO), 3D scanning and mechatronics applications, 1999-

2007.

Sakura Enterprises (Israel), pool simulator physics, 2006-2007.

Woodward (Fort Collins, CO), high-speed video analysis of large hydraulic valve actuator,

2006.

Tetrad Corporation (Englewood, CO), high-speed video analysis of ultrasonic probes,

2006.

Advanced Response Corporation (New York, NY), high-speed video analysis of personal

massage devices, 2005.

Able Software (Lexington, MA), 3D surface modeling software, 2005.

McKinley Medical (Denver, CO), high-speed video analysis of medical device assembly,

2005.

Waterpik (Fort Collins, CO), modeling, analysis, testing of automatic toothbrushes, 2002-

2004.

Visible Productions (Fort Collins, CO), computer graphics modeling of anatomy, 1996-

2002.

Foot Balance Systems Plus (Miami, FL), acquiring and processing 3D foot scan data,

1998-2000.

Cyberware (Monterey, CA), software for editing 3D digitized data, 1995-1998.

Wohlers Associates (Fort Collins, CO), 3D digitizing and rapid prototyping applications,

1994-1998.

Oakley (Irvine, CA), custom software for processing 3D digitized data, 1997.

Ultimetrics (Columbus, OH), custom software for processing 3D foot scan data, 1995-

1996.

Biographics (Fort Collins, CO), computer graphics modeling of anatomy, 1994-1996.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

Director, ASME Centennial Section, 1996-present.

Head Judge, ASME Student Design Contest, District E (formerly known as Region XII),

1996-2006.

Chair, ASME Board on Student Affairs (BSA), 2001-2002.

Chair, ASME Student Sections Committee (SSC), 1998-2001.

Member, ASME Region XII Region Operating Board, 1997-2000.

Member, ASME Marquee Design Contest Committee, 1997-1999

Member, ASME Student Design Contest Committee, 1993-1999.

Senior Representative for Region XII ASME Student Sections Committee, 1995-1997.

ASME Leadership Development Initiative (LDI) intern, 1995-1996.

Chair, ASME Centennial Section, 1994-1996.

Vice Chair, ASME Centennial Section, 1993-1994.

Faculty advisor of Colorado State University's ASME Student Section, 1991-1995.

Registered Professional Engineering in State of Colorado, 1993-present.

Member of ASME, 1984-present; Member of ASEE, 1993-present.

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PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH

author of over 140 published technical papers and articles.

PI or co-PI on 30 grants and contracts totaling $2.9M

co-author of Introduction to Mechatronics and Measurement Systems, textbook, McGraw-

Hill, 1999, 2003, 2007.

author of Introduction to Mechatronics and Measurement Systems Laboratory Manual,

FedX-Kinkos Custom Publishing, 2007, 2009, 2010.

author of High-speed Video Magic ... billiards and the world in super slow motion,

instructional video DVD, DGA Press, 2007.

author of VP-Sculpt, software package for editing and sculpting of 3D polygonal mesh

surfaces, Visible Productions (Fort Collins, CO), 1994-2002.

editor and contributor, Online Video Demonstrations (video_demos.colostate.edu), High-

speed Videos (high_speed_video.colostate.edu), and Mechatronics Resources

(mechatronics.colostate.edu) 2001-present.

author of The Video Encyclopedia of Pool Shots (VEPS), a five-DVD instructional video

series, DGA Publishing, 2010.

author of The Illustrated Principles of Pool and Billiards, book, DVD, CD-ROM, and

website (billiards.colostate.edu), Sterling Publishing, 2004.

instructional columnist, Dr. Dave's Illustrated Principles, Billiards Digest magazine,

monthly, 2004-present.

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