Senior Project Engineer
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding
Newport News, VA

I have a mechanical engineering degree from Virginia Tech, and have worked at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding - Newport News for 28 years, involved mostly with aircraft carrier propulsion and reactor plant equipment.

R&D Manager II
IDEXX Laboratories
Westbrook, ME

Innovator and R&D leader in medical device industry, specializing in in-vitro diagnostics and life sciences research technologies.

Areas of interest and expertise include biomedical engineering, biophotonics, and instrumentation and method development for cellular analysis, molecular biology, genomics, hematology, clinical chemistry and immunoassay.

Holds 8 issued patents in biomedical instrumentation, chemistry and assays.  

Ph.D. in Optics and Laser Physics from CREOL UCF (1992), Technical Staff Member at Los Alamos National Laboratory (Life Sciences Division) 1993-1996, Systems Engineering positions at Beckman Coulter Inc. (1996 -2001), Sr. Director at Peoples Genetics Inc. (2001 -2004), R&D Manager II at IDEXX Laboratories (2005 - present).

Engineering Fellow
ConocoPhillisp Company
Houston, TX

Mamdouh M. Salama is an Engineering Fellow in ConocoPhillips Upstream Technology Department, and a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (with highest distinction) from Ain-Shams University, Egypt, and Master and Doctor of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).  He authored 115 technical papers, edited 25 conference proceedings, and was awarded 22 patents.  Mamdouh's work addresses issues such as materials selection, corrosion and erosion predictions, application of advanced materials for deepwater and arctic developments, fracture control, and reliability. His professional activities include chairman of the Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering Division of ASME, associate editor of two ASME transaction Journals, and chairman of several international conferences dealing with Offshore and Arctic Developments. He is the recipient of several achievement awards.

Senior Project Engineer/ Scientist
Electric Power Research Institute
Knoxville, TN

Baskar Vairamohan is a Senior Project Engineer at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). He is primarily involved in the Energy Efficiency area in the Power Delivery and Utilization sector of EPRI. His current responsibilities include research activities in the area of residential appliances, industrial process heating, advanced motor technologies and power supplies for consumer electronics.

He received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Anna University, India in 1999 and his M.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 2002.

Senior Mechanical Engineer
Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne
Canoga Park, CA

Senior Mechanical Engineer at Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne currently working in the Energy Systems group.

Metallurgist
Consolidated Edison Co of New York, Inc
New York, NY

I currently serve as a senior metallurgist for the largest utility company in NYC. My background is in welding engineering and metallurgy in the offshore construction and navy nuclear industries. I am a graduate of Ferris State University in Michigan.

Lead Engineer
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Plymouth, MI

With over 20 years experience in product and manufacturing engineering, I continue to be fascinated with ideas becoming a reality that transforms society and makes people's lives better.  Meeting needs and desires by creatively applying physics and new technologies to make products that people want to buy is a fun way to make a living.

Senior Engineer
Procter & Gamble
Waterloo, Belgium

My name is Antonio Quintieri, 41, I'm Italian, married and I have three beautiful kids.
I am Senior Engineer at Procter & Gamble, where I have worked for the last 16 years at R&D department, relocating several times from Italy, to US and back to Europe, in Belgium.

I have a chemical engineering background and graduated from the University of Pisa in Safety and Environmental Protection.
My work is around fluid mixing and new technologies. Reapplication is my motto, and I do not suffer from a "not invented here" syndrome.
I love spending time in the kitchen, experimenting new stuff and old recipes. Mario Batali and Emeril Lagasse are my heroes.

Director, Product Development
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Charles Steiner, Manager, Brain Neuromodulation Center (BNMC), started with Cleveland Clinic in the late 1980's developing surgical navigation systems for the fields of neurological and spine surgery. He holds several patents for frameless stereotactic surgery and medical data communication. As director of product development for the Minimally Invasive Surgery Center he developed a multidisciplinary surgical teaching facility replete with surgical simulators, tele-robotic systems and medical informatics resources. As manager for the BNMC he directs a multispeciality team of neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuroscientists, biomedical engineers and commercial partners to develop next generation neuromodulation technologies. Charles earned degrees in Chemistry and Computer Science from Case Western Reserve University.

Senior Achitect
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Memberships    American Institution of Architects
Texas Society of Architects
Houston AIA
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
International Who's Who Historical Society
Madison's Who's Who Registry of Executives Woman of the Year2009
Lifetime Member University of Houston Alumni
Boy Scouts of America - Secretary
Clear Lake United Methodist Church Regent 2009
Seabrook Sailing Club Secretary 2005 - current