Mark Ekblad

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Mark K. Ekblad * West Shore RD

SENIOR EXECUTIVE•TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP North Oaks, MN 55127 Home: 651-***-****

E-mail: acxgmy@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Executive experienced in leading technology development, product development, systems engineering, control systems design and development, object technology, strategic analysis and planning, marketing, business development and general management. Decision, Action, Results driven leadership and management approach is adaptable to new technologies and industries.

Founded and lead successful self-funded engineering start-up Invented and implemented an embedded advanced, low-cost model-based multivariable generic controller valued at over $18 million

Invented and developed an advanced technology for leak detection valued at over $27 million Demonstrated success at developing and implementing market driven technologies, business development, negotiating strategic partnerships and business relationships, team development and leadership, leading complex development programs and creating customer success. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Decisive innovation leader and inventor

• Created successful engineering start-up

• Invented, developed and brought to market BeyondPIDTM valued at over $18 million

• Invented model-based leak detection technology valued at over $27 million

• Developed and led development team for solar array operation increasing performance by 6%

• Created and implemented successful Fuzzy Logic gas composition controller

• Created architecture and methodology for machine control that decreased development time by a factor of 9 Proven ability to create and lead dynamic organizations and manage complex multi- organizational development and research projects

• Created and led engineering start-up from infancy to successful business

• Principal Investigator and project manager on multi-million dollar DARPA program for Metal Matrix Composites Manufacturing

• Led multi-disciplinary multi-company development team for SEMATECH Advanced Equipment Control program

• Led and coordinated software development team for Object-based machine controller

• Managed sub-contractors on multi-million dollar program for Space Station Solar Arrays

• Developed strategic vision as Co-Chair for the SEMI Equipment Control Task Force Specialized Engineering Skills

• Object Oriented Design, Analysis and Implementation

• Embedded Software Applications

• Systems Engineering

• Modeling

• Classical and Modern Control Design

• C, C++

• UML

• Agile

• Matlab/Simulink, LabView, LabWindows, Subversion

• RTOS, Model Driven Development (MDD), Behavioral Diagrams Mark Ekblad

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Adjunct Professor: University of St. Thomas, Spring Semester 2015

• Lectures, exams and lab instruction for senior level controls course CEO/President: nTrolus, Inc., Cypress, Tx - 2006 to Present Start-up company of engineering services and patented control products.

• P& L Responsibility, Business Development & Product Management

• Marketing and Sales of products and services

• Strategic planning, developing and negotiating strategic partnerships

• Managed R&D effort for model-based temperature control

• Developed GUI and analysis suite for hot-plate control tuning application resulting in 40% improvement in thermal uniformity

• Implemented numerical algorithms in C for signal processing and data analysis

• Developed Environment for model-based testing of HVAC controller

• Developed battery model and charge control algorithm using Matlab/Simulink for embedded security device

Responsibilities include day to day management of the company, marketing nTrolus products and services, strategic planning and developing strategic partnerships. Management of sub-contractors, project budgets, proposal writing, giving technical direction to junior engineers. Demonstrated expertise and experience in delivering value to customers in robust and reliable industrial hardened solutions in a timely fashion. Project Leader: SensArray Corp. (acquired by KLA-Tencor), Santa Clara, Ca - 2004 to 2006 Small company specializing in temperature metrology products.

• Led turnaround of next generation product resulting in increased revenue and customer satisfaction

• Leadership role of diverse engineering teams in R&D and Manufacturing

• Discovered costly supply-chain flaws and implemented corrective action enabling performance and productivity improvement of manufacturing process

• Developed marketing collateral and participated in direct sales to customer generating $2M in revenue

• Led effort in development of testbeds for testing and validation of hardware and software performance and functionality

Responsible for managing several project managers encompassing electrical, mechanical and software for a temperature measurement system. Worked with marketing on collateral and participated in sales calls in US, Asia and Europe.

CEO/President: Oakleaf Engineering, Inc., Redwood City, Ca - 1995 to 2006 Start-up company of engineering services and patented control products with total revenue of $2.7 million

• P& L Responsibility

• Business Development & Product Management

• Engineering Design and Development

• Marketing and Sales of products and services

• Strategic planning

• Developing and negotiating strategic partnerships

• Performance and Salary Reviews

Principle contributor to patented product BeyondPID from conceptual phase to market analysis, market release, sales and full-scale production. Technical work has included architecture and algorithm development and Object- Oriented implementation. Principal on several Object Technology projects. Managed and served as primary engineer on projects developing real-time controllers, modeling and supervisory controllers using object-based technologies.

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Research Scientist: Integrated Systems, Inc. (currently WindRiver Systems, Inc.) Santa Clara, Ca, - 1991 to 1995. A rapidly growing company specializing in CASE tools, real-time operating systems and engineering services.

• Principal Investigator and project manager on diverse projects from $100K to millions

• Created innovative architecture and templates for rapid development and deployment of Object-Oriented machine controller

Lead numerous development teams and responsible for technical management, schedule and costs. Involved in marketing of products and services, proposal development and customer interaction. Responsible for model and control systems development, generation of reports and presenting project results to executive management and the customer. Participated in employee performance reviews. Member of the Technical Staff: Rocketdyne Division of Rockwell International (currently Boeing), Canoga Park, Ca - 1989-1991. Division of multi-billion dollar company specializing in providing products and services to NASA and US Military.

• Key NASA contact for Space Station Solar Arrays

• Technical Monitor for multi-million dollar contracts with Loral and Lockheed

• Led stability analysis effort for Space Station's Electric Power System

• Total Quality Management Team (TQM) and the Continuous Product Improvement (CPI) team

• Developed and taught introductory control course as part of Rockwell's continuing education. Responsibilities included modeling, analysis and control systems development as well as systems engineering and integration. As technical monitor responsibilities included monitoring cost expenditures, performing cost estimates, assessing technical results and giving technical direction. Communicated results and status to management and NASA through reports and presentations.

EDUCATION

Continuing Education: Object-Oriented Design and Analysis - 1993, Genetic Algorithms and Neural Networks - 1997

Doctoral work, Control Science and Dynamical Systems, University of Minnesota, 1987-1989, A.B.D. Master of Science Aerospace Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1987

Thesis: "On the Compatibility of Eigenstructure Assignment and Reduced Order Modeling" Bachelor of Science Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota, 1986 Bachelor of Science Mathematics, University of Minnesota, 1985 Mark Ekblad

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PATENTS & PUBLICATIONS

Ekblad, M, et al, “HVAC Controller with Air Flow Barrier,” 2016, U.S. Patent Number 9,282,654. Ekblad, M., et al., “Process Module Tuning,” 2005, U.S. Patent Number 7,415,312. Ekblad, M., Rutherford, J., “System and Method for Leak Rate Testing,” 2002, U.S. Patent Number 6,741,955. Ekblad, et al., “Multi-input multi-output generic non-interacting controller," 1996, U.S. Patent Number 5,920,478.

Ekblad, M., Elia, C., “Automatic APC - A New Paradigm for Process Control,” SEMATECH Advanced Equipment Control and Advanced Process Control Symposium, Lake Tahoe, California, 2000. Ekblad, M., Rachor, L., “Achieving Repeatable and Reliable Manufacturing Processes Through Deterministic Control,” SEMATECH Advanced Equipment Control and Advanced Process Control Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1995.

K. M. Tao, R.L. Kosut, M. Ekblad, “Feedforward Learning Nonlinear Processes and Adaptation,” presented at 33rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 1994. K. M. Tao, R.L. Kosut, M. Ekblad, “Feedforward Learning Applied to RTP of Semiconductor Wafers,” presented at 33rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 1994. M. Ekblad, H. Tominaga, “Dynamic Model Identification, Sensor Processing and Feedback Control of RTP Processes with Strong Nonlinearities,” presented at RTP94, Monterey, California, 1994. M. Ekblad, T. Artim, “Application of Fuzzy Logic to Control of Gas Composition in a Combustion Process,” presented at The 2nd IEEE Conference on Control Applications, Vancouver, Canada, Sept. 13-16, 1993. M. Ekblad, C. Elia, G. Aral, “Efficient Design and Implementation of Multivariable Model-Based Control for A Fiber Pyrolysis Process Via Advanced CAE Tools,” presented at the Instrument Society of America Technical Conference, Chicago, IL, Sept., 1993.

Y. Li, M. Ekblad and E. B. Lee, “Control of systems with interval models,” The 1st IEEE Conference on Control Applications, Dayton Ohio, Sept. 13-16, 1992.

Chung, C., Ekblad, M., Elia, C., “Modeling and Control of Fiber Pyrolysis in a Metal Matrix Composite Model Factory,” presented at SIAM Conference on Control and its Applications, Minneapolis, MN, September 1992. Chung, C., Ekblad, M., Elia, C., et al, “Modeling and Identification of Fiber Pyrolysis in a Metal Matrix Composite Model Factory,” presented at International Workshop on Intelligent Manufacturing, Anaheim, CA, May 1992.

M. Ekblad, “Reduced Order Modeling and Controller Design for a High Performance Helicopter, ” Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics, May-June, 1990 issue. M. Ekblad, “Synthesis of a Reduced Order Model and Design of a Multivariable Flight Control System for a High Performance Helicopter,” AIAA/AHS/ASEE Aircraft Design, Systems and Operations Conference, Atlanta, GA, September 1988.

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