Dr. Arthur Davidson

Technical Accomplishments

· 2010: STTR Phase II Project Director, for Carley Technologies, integrated magnetic core inductors for radios

· 2010: President, Davidson AJH, energy storage research

· Over 70 published journal articles, 5 Patents

· Executive Director of the Center for Circuit and System Solutions 2003-2009, a seven million dollar per year research consortium, at Carnegie Mellon University

Experience in Technical People Development

Original and engaging focus groups and seminars:

· IBM Research Division,

Critical Analysis of “Market Driven Quality”

· Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory

Session for executives on performance appraisals

· Westinghouse Science and Technology Center

Organized seminars on Statistical Process Control and Design of Experiment

· Northrop Grumman Corporation

Recommended pay package for temporary technicians

Engineer focus group for retention program

· President of CoREM, the Council on Realizing Excellence in Management, 2005

§ Public seminars on finance, intellectual property, strategic planning

§ Presentation on variation and statistics for Classic Industries

§ Dinner Speaker, “The Engineer in the Enterprise”

· Special Seminars at

§ Duquesne University Business School

§ Penn State, Physics and Astronomy

§ Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Physics and Adult Education

§ University of Virginia, Physics Department

§ ASTD presentation of “The Beer Game” business simulation

· Instructor for 39-200, “Business for Engineers” course for undergrad engineering students at Carnegie Mellon

· Instructor for 18-879Q, “Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos, and Control,” for graduate engineering students at Carnegie Mellon

Education

BS in physics from MIT in 1970

MS and PhD in applied physics from Harvard in 1972 and 1976

Memberships

American Physical Society

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

Council on Realizing Excellence in Management

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