Professional Engineer Texas License #74416 (ret)
education
The United States Naval Academy (1975-76)
15th Company, Major RW Hodory, USMC commanding. Honors: Superintendent’s List, Dean’s List, Company Commander, Platoon Leader, Admin Officer, ranked 21st in my class.
The University of Texas at Austin (1977-78)
BSME with honors.
The University of Texas at Austin (1997- 2002)
MSE Aerospace Engineering ~ Orbital Mechanics, 3.7 GPA overall. (Almost a) Ph.D. in Celestial Mechanics. My dissertation was a computer optimization of the Earth-to-Mars trajectory that found a super-fast solution.
experience
O’Connell Robertson & Associates
ENGINEERING CONSULTANT, Austin, TX: Specification, design, and drafting of HVAC, electrical, lighting, plumbing, and fire sprinkler systems using AUTOCAD and other software programs. Design review engineer of the Texas LoanStar program for 2 years. I also did work on my own while I was with the firm and after, as Clark Engineering.
U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range NM
E4 WEATHER OBSERVER, WSMR New Mexico: Received the Army Commendation Medal or (the highest peacetime award of the Army) for “staunch individualism and impeccable moral fortitude.”
community involvement
Psychological Associates Advisory Committee, public member
A subcommittee of the Psychologists Licensing Board for the State of Texas ~ appointed by then-Governor George “W” Bush, Jr.
KFON Radio
Daily energy tips on this all-talk radio station, a.k.a. “BTU” Bill’s Energy Tips. (PDF)
publications – textbooks
Electrical Design Guide for Commercial Buildings
350-page practical design book from McGraw-Hill (1998).
Focuses on ways to design energy-efficient electrical systems and how to modify existing electrical systems to use less energy without diminishing performance.
Retrofitting for Energy Conservation
400-page practical design book from McGraw-Hill (1997).
Hundreds of simple, low-cost, and no-cost energy-saving projects can be done on any type of building. The book is structured so that a comprehensive retrofit of all building systems can be done, starting with no-cost projects and those that can be incorporated into maintenance work.
publications – technical papers (PDFs)
Optimized Energy Conservation Analysis Using Mathematical Algorithms Improving Building Systems in Hot & Humid Climates symposium, Dallas Texas 1994
Computer-Aided Exploration Well Drilling Techniques Industrial Engineering Conference, Houston Texas 1996
Nuclear Enhanced Geothermal Energy Recovery Using Energy Optimization Techniques Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1995 ALSO Japanese Nuclear Engineering Society, 1996 Annual Meeting
Geothermal Energy Keynote Speech Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1995
Use of Low Carbon Steels in a Reactor Coolant Loop U.S. (ASME) Nuclear Engineering Conference, New Orleans LA 1996
Mathematical Analysis of Lighting Design Methodologies Improving Building Systems in Hot & Humid Climates symposium, Dallas Texas 1992 ALSO Illuminating Engineering Society of the Soviet Union, 1994 Annual Proceedings
Offshore Applications of Water Source Heat Pumps for Integrated Energy Use Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1995
Analysis of the Dynamics of Flat Plate Heat Exchangers vs. Heat Wheels in Outside Air Systems Improving Building Systems in Hot & Humid Climates symposium, Dallas Texas 1996
Computer-Aided Lighting Calculations for Optimal Conditions Texas Association of Energy Engineering Conference, Dallas Texas 1992
Statistical Evaluation of The Psychological Implications of Indoor Air Quality HPAC News 1996
Optimization of Lighting Design Procedures Improving Building Systems in Hot & Humid Climates Symposium, 1993
Computer Optimization of the HVAC Duct Design Process Improving Building Systems in Hot & Humid Climates symposium, Dallas Texas 1994
Micro-Management of Lighting Controls Projects Using Computer Optimization Techniques Improving Building Systems in Hot & Humid Climates symposium, Dallas Texas 1994
Statistical Survey of Water Source Heat Pump Technology for Large School Buildings Improving Building Systems in Hot & Humid Climates symposium, Dallas Texas 1996
Efficacy Analysis of Ground Source Heat Pump Installations in the Austin (Texas) ISD ASHRAE Symposium 1996, reprinted in the HPAC News 1977
Optimal Thermodynamic Design of Therapy Pool HVAC Systems Engineered Systems magazine, April 1996
Optimal Energy Conservation Projects for Schools Improving Building Systems in Hot & Humid Climates symposium, Dallas Texas 1996
Dehumidifying a School Library Engineered Systems magazine, April 1994
Major Energy Conservation Projects Engineered Systems magazine, 1995
Energy Conservation in Central Plants Engineered Systems magazine, 1995
Quarterly Series of Articles on Energy Conservation in Schools LoneSTAR, the official magazine of the Texas Association of School Boards, Austin Texas
Please visit the link below for an informal take on my motivation in this industry.
