The Team

Thursday, 02 October 2008 22:11

J. Edward Anderson, BSME, Iowa State University, MSME, University of Minnesota, Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Following his undergraduate work he developed methods of structural analysis of supersonic-aircraft wings (NACA Report No. 1131) at the Structures Research Division of NACA (now NASA), and contributed to the design of the F-103 wing. He then moved to the Honeywell Aeronautical Division where he designed aircraft instruments including the first transistorized amplifier used in a military aircraft, performed computer analysis of autopilots for military and space applications, and directed the work of up to 15 research engineers. While at Honeywell he invented and led the development of a new type of inertial navigator now used widely on military and commercial aircraft.

Kurt W Allen

Friday, 03 October 2008 16:18

Kurt W. Allen has been writing software for more than 35 years. He was born in 1959 and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1983. He spent many of the intervening years building push carts, gas powered bicycles, rebuilding cars, and attempting to avoid hurting himself using the same.

His career includes project management at large fortune 500 companies as well as many small startups. He has been software Architect/Project Lead on multiple medical device products. His experience includes development of life-critical medical devices, architecting large scale distributed systems, controlling kilo-horsepower hydraulic systems, and real-time control of dynamic systems.

William W Brooks Jr

Tuesday, 07 October 2008 20:51

Bill Brooks received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota in 1965 with distinction, with a Major in Engineering Mechanic and Minors in Fluid Mechanics and Mathematics. He received his Master of Science from the University of Minnesota in 1967 with a major in Engineering Mechanics and minors in Fluid Mechanics and Mathematics. He completed all of his course work and exams for a PhD in the same areas as his MS degree in 1969.

Mark Jerve

Tuesday, 07 October 2008 19:17

Mark Jerve has a BEE degree from the University of Minnesota and 26 years of design experience in the Computer industry including 22 years in the Computer Networking industry.

Joseph J Ward

Friday, 03 October 2008 16:31

Joseph J. Ward P.E., is an accomplished Reliability/Specialty/Logistics Engineer with 24 years of experience. His background includes 4 years in the United States Marine Corps followed by enrollment at North Dakota State University where he obtained a BSIE. Joe has worked on major development projects at General Electric, StorageTek, Sikorsky Aircraft, and BAE Systems. He has been a manager of teams and functional reliability and logistics organizations

Will J Wilson

Wednesday, 08 October 2008 16:03

Will first came across Personal Rapid Transit in November 2006 when researching some transit issues in his home town of Auckland New Zealand. He knew nothing about PRT and little about transit issues at the time.