Director of engineering
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TIMOTHY
HARPSTER, Ph.D.
Engineering Entrepreneur
PROFILE
Timothy
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EDUCATION
University of Dayton
1994 - 1998
Magna Cum Laude Electrical Engineering B.S. Minor in Physics. University of Michigan
1998 - 2005
Electrical and Computer Engineering Masters and Ph.D. Crestcom’s The Bulletproof Manager training course 2016
WORK EXPERIENCE
University of Michigan – Research Assistant
1999–2005
Worked in Wireless Integrated Microsystems laboratory exploring unique hermetic implantable packaging technologies. Obtained patent for packaging technique.
Intek – Director of Engineering
2005–2022
Technical oversight of R&D and manufacturing of flow metering technology. Technical oversight of R&D and Service deployment for Power generation condenser instrumentation and services. Developed a team that specialized in Power generation condenser maintenance and upgrades. This work was a passion of mine for the entire duration. Earned patents for work in the field and considered a world expert in the field of Power Generation Condenser technologies. Intek – Project Manager
2005–2017
Lead role in up to multi-million dollar projects for the power generation industry. Projects included multi-billion datapoint data analysis, specification, manufacturing, and deployment of instrumentation. Engineering design to upgrade Power Generation condensers. Owned and operated a small business,
Intek Inc., from 2005 to 2022. Operated
in many lead roles within the company
including: Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer, Chief Technical
Officer, Engineering Director, Project
Manager, Technical Sales, Accountant,
IT Manager, General Manager. Sold
Intek Inc. in 2022 to pursue other work.
Looking For:
Challenging work in any of the
following fields:
Project Management,
Financial Reporting,
Technical Sales,
Oversight of engineering or sales teams,
Company leadership or Management
roles
Able to and enjoy travelling.
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Volleyball
Tennis
Skiing
WORK EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED)
Intek – Technical Sales
2005–2017
Was lead for technical sales group for the power generation and new and emerging technology opportunities. Assisted field inspections and instrumentation installations.
Intek – Chief Executive Officer / CTO / CFO
2015–2022
Provided the public face of the company. Provided decision making regarding resources and overall operations of the company. Provided communication between the board of directors and managing heads of the company. Provided oversight of the technological operations of the company. Provided leadership for the infrastructure, key customer accounts, and long term- vision. Provided oversight of the financial operations of the company. Provided leadership for the cash/investment assets of the corporation and long term- vision.
Intek – Quality Manager
2015–2018
Lead designer and co-developer for integrating business quality processes consistent with an ISO 9001:2015 accredited program. The technologies were implemented into a Microsoft Dynamics NAV ERP and a custom quality dashboard with a MS SQL backend. The system touched every aspect of the business from quoting through production to post shipping customer satisfaction and from purchasing through accounting to monthly financial and production reports.
Intek – Accountant
2015–2022
Provided accounting records for the corporation. Provided communication between billing, shipping, and purchasing departments. Intek – General Manager
2015–2022
Provided leadership records for the corporation. Provided communication and KPI reports between administrators, sales, engineering, and production departments.
Intek – IT Manager
2017–2022
Provided and administered software and cloud computing resources for the company. Provided technical support for users of varying competency levels.
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1. Harpster, T.J., Harpster, J.W., & Welch,
W.C.
“Air Storage: The True Root Cause of
Condensate Dissolved Gases and Poor
Condenser Performance” EPRI International
Conference on Cycle Chemistry, Seattle, WA,
June 26-28, 2012.
2. Harpster, T.J., Harpster, J.W., & Welch,
W.C.
“Condenser Performance Monitoring, Control
and Optimization” EPRI Heat Rate Improvement
Conference, St. Petersburg, FL, January 25-
January 27, 2011.
3. Welch, W.C., Harpster, T.J. & Harpster,
J.W.
“Increasing Condenser Capacity without Adding
Tubes to Support a Station Uprate” ASME
Power 2010, Chicago, IL, July 13-15, 2010.
4. Welch, W.C., Harpster, T.J., Harpster, J.W.,
& Stamp, D.R.
“A Connection between Cycle Chemistry and
Condenser Configuration, Part II” 30th Annual
Electric Utility Chemistry Workshop at the
University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, June 8-10,
2010.
5. Harpster, T.J., Harpster, J.W., & Welch,
W.C.
“Unveiling Root Causes of Chemistry &
Performance Problems by Putting Condensers
Under a Microscope” 19th Annual Southwest
Chemistry Workshop, San Diego, CA, June 8-
10, 2010.
6. Harpster, T.J. & Harpster, J.W.
“A Voyage on the Seven C’s – Phase
II: Common Cause Correction of a Condenser’s
Conduct & Condensate Chemistry” EPRI
International Conference on Cycle Chemistry,
Boston, MA, June 30-July 2, 2009.
7. Harpster, T.J. Harpster, J.W. & Welch,
W.C.,
“A Connection between Cycle Chemistry &
Condenser Configuration” The 29th Annual
Electric Utility Chemistry Workshop,
Champaign, IL, June 2-4, 2009.
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