Kirk
A. Wilson, PE
Registered Patent Agent
EDUCATION:
BS Mechanical
Engineering (with honor), 1978, Clemson University
MS
Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management, 1985, Univ. of Tennessee
Ph.D. Coursework, Industrial & Systems
Engineering, University of Alabama-Huntsville
LICENSES:
Registered Patent Agent #45,939
Professional Engineer - Tennessee #15961
INVENTOR:
Carbon Fiber Composite Molecular Sieve Electrically Regenerable
Air Filter Media , U.S. Patent #5,827,355
Device for Separating CO2 From Fossil Power Plant
Emissions; U.S. Patent #6,375,716
AWARDS:
1999 R&D 100 Award for Self Cleaning Carbon Filter
1. January
1991 - Present
Wilson Enterprises
Owner,
Professional Engineer and Patent Agent: Prepare and prosecute
mechanical/electrical/materials patent applications; Mechanical/Electrical engineering
design and construction.
2. February
2008 -
Present
General Electric, Greenville, S.C.
IP
Engineer; Generate intellectual property to expand market value and
licensing portfolio for wind, solar, and fuel cell technologies.
2. February
1997 - February
2008
UT-Battelle, LLC
Senior
Patent Agent at Oak
Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Prepare and prosecute patent applications, disclose new inventions, and advise
licensing executives on intellectual property for the Metals & Ceramics, Engineering
Technology, Energy, and Life Sciences divisions.
3. May, 1993 -
January, 1997
Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, ORNL
Facility Manager for the Environmental
Restoration (ER) Division. Managed activities
of ER sites located in Bethel Valley, including ORNL. Line management responsibility for
coordinating construction, maintenance, and regulatory compliance activities.
Program/Project Manager for Environmental
Projects Section of Waste Management & Remedial Action Division. Prepared activity
data sheets, 1-B-7's, current year work plans, and performed DOE quarterly reviews.
Managed costs and schedules for two line items.
4. June, 1981 -
May, 1993:
Lockwood Greene Engineers, Oak Ridge, TN.
Project Engineer
(1991 - 1993)
Perform
project engineering duties for K-25 Central Engineering; waste management plans, cost
estimating, scheduling, QA plans, construction contract documents, MMES subcontract
coordination (1127's), project validations, and statements of work. Projects included
asbestos abatement & control, decontamination & decommissioning of shut-down
facilities, and PCB removal activities.
Department Manager (1984-1991)
Manage
activities and projects of design department. Responsible for staffing, performance
review, design/study review and coordination, and client presentations. Primary focus was
industrial facilities design, industrial ventilation and filtration, nuclear air cleaning,
and energy management.
Group
Leader/Senior Designer (1981-1984)
Supervise
projects performed by designers and engineers. Provided field inspections, work scoping,
and design guidance for production of drawings and specifications. Produced energy
studies, drawings, equipment and construction specifications, design calculations,
engineering studies, and field reports using computer aided design (CAD) techniques for
HVAC systems and industrial exhaust systems
5. June 1978 -
June 1981:
Union Carbide Corporation, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Environmental
Control Design Engineer at ORNL and
Y-12
Responsible
for design and start-up of refrigeration systems, HVAC systems and controls, industrial
ventilation, material handling, energy analysis with life cycle costing.
PERSONAL: Married with
2 children. Hobbies include music, computers and small engine repair. Proficient in
WordPerfect, Microsoft Office Programs and World Wide Web computer applications.
Past President
of East Tennessee Chapter of ASHRAE
www.ashrae.org
Board
Member
of National Association of Patent Practitioners; 2003 - 2006 www.napp.org.
DOE
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