Recent Projects
Colleen is an energetic and enthusiastic engineer with more than 10 years of experience in engineering and research, spanning the spectrum from technical writing to owning her own product-based company. She also has experience in process improvement, SOP writing, proposal writing, and mathematical modeling.
Technical abilities: Diverse background with solid record of engineering and research accomplishments. Consulting experience in mathematical modeling, proposal writing, market research, and technical writing. Strong problem solving skills with a focus on workable solutions.
Motivated: Strong vision and proven ability to achieve ambitious goals. Energized by large-scale challenges and the opportunity to make a difference to you and your customers.
Focused: History of establishing strong customer relationships built on trust, exceptional service, and responsiveness.
Results-oriented: Action-oriented, a track record of achieving ambitious goals through solid execution of well-planned strategies.
Professional Experience
Clean Fuel Cell Energy, Clearwater, FL Owner
Clean Fuel Cell Energy is a profitable renewable energy business that has tremendous potential to grow exponentially with the advancement of fuel cell technology. Started in 2006, Clean Fuel Cell Energy is well-known in the fuel cell industry, and attracts a wide range of customers from scientists, engineers, professors to regular people looking for more information about fuel cell technology.
Clean fuel Cell Energy is primarily an ecommerce business with clientele all over the world. The website has more than 200 pages, and attracts greater than 10,000 visitors per month. It features a wide range of products including fuel cell stacks, materials, chemicals, catalysts, test equipment, and educational kits and products. Clean Fuel Cell Energy’s storefront is located in Clearwater, Florida where it ships its products internationally.
Clean Fuel Cell Energy is respected among scientists and professors from universities worldwide, and has served more than 50 universities. Some of the univerisites and companies that Clean Fuel Cell Energy has served in the U.S. and abroad include:
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Arizona State UniversityUniversidad de LeónToyota Technical CenterPolish Academy of SciencesGECornellMITPrograma de Engenharia Biomédica - COPPEUniversity of ManchesterColumbia UniversityChubu UniversityInstitute Of Technology TallaghtUC BerkeleyColorado School of MinesChulalongkorn UniversityTsinghua UniversityUniversity Sains MalaysiaCalifornia Institute of TechnologyHarbin Institute of TechnologyGeorgia Institute of Technology
Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies, Shanghai, P.R. China
Wrote a 140 page educational booklet (geared towards grades 6 through 12) on the basis of hydrogen fuel cells, electrolysis, solar cells, and wind power. The booklet is included with all of Horizon's renewable energy kits, and was released in July 2009. Sample: http://www.horizonfuelcell.com/files/Horizon_Renewable_Energy_Manual_Sample_Preview1.pdf
EnerFuel (Ener1), West Palm Beach, Florida
Worked with EnerFuel to help develop new concepts for their high-temperature PEM fuel cell stack. An SBIR was written based upon these concepts for the Department of Energy.
Lynntech, College Station, Texas
Created mathematical model for mass and heat transfer, and
pressure change in Lynntech’s GEN5 fuel cell stack. The final
result of over 2000 lines of code predicted the possibility of several
occurrences in the stack.
BCC Research, Norwalk, Connecticut
Wrote a paper entitled ‘Commercial Amino Acids’, describing the
amino acid products that are used commercially, including market
trends and predicted growth in the sector. The paper also identifies
possible avenues for expansion of the industry in the form of
promising new amino acid technology. http://www.bccresearch.com/report/BIO007H.html
Elsevier Science, New York, New York
Wrote ‘PEM Fuel Cell Modeling and Simulation Using MATLAB’,
which was published by Elsevier science, and covers all of the
subjects relating to fuel cell modeling. The book also talks about
fuel cell stacks and the fuel cell plant among other topics, and
makes use of MATLAB code examples throughout. http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/bookdescription.cws_home/713147/description#description
BCC Research, Norwalk, Connecticut
Wrote a paper entitled ‘World Electronics: High Growth Sectors and
New Electronics Markets’, containing detailed analysis of various
types of electronics products and technologies, and the market
conditions under which they are sold. http://www.bccresearch.com/report/IFT063A.html
Constellation Technology Corporation, Largo, FL
Used MATLAB to create a mathematical model showing the growth
of iodide crystals. Recommendations were provided for crystal
growth temperatures, ampoule orientation and the aspect ratio,
allowing the company to meet its annual DTRA goals.
McGraw-Hill, New York, New York
Wrote ‘Designing and Building Fuel Cells’, published by McGraw-
Hill, a book which gives a step by step example of how to construct
a fuel cell, as well as giving guidance on various topics related to
fuel cells, such as thermodynamics, electrochemistry and energy
balances. http://www.mhprofessional.com/product.php?isbn=0071489770
BCC Research, Norwalk, Connecticut
Was responsible for doing research on the coal-related product
industry, ultimately writing a paper entitled ‘Opportunities for Coal-
Based Products: Clean Coal and Coal Processing Technologies’.
This paper focused on the US market, reviewing the current
situation, looking at various patents, and predicting developments
up to 2011. http://www.bccresearch.com/report/EGY042A.html
DJA & Associates, Washington D.C.
Completed a technical writing project on the companies who used
Navy SBIRs to achieve success, interviewing company presidents
and scientists to obtain concise summaries of technology, and
translating the features of these technologies into readable text.
Constellation Technology Corporation, Largo, Florida
Used MATLAB to construct a detailed mathematical model of
mercuric iodide thin film growth, and wrote a detailed report of the
findings. The report included recommendations on temperature for
future growth, on the types of encapsulants to use with mercuric
iodide, and contained detailed statistical analysis of current
mercuric iodide production.
Constellation Technology Corporation, Largo, Florida
Managed the process for manufacturing mercuric iodide, and
studied several new procedures for purification, crystal growth,
fabrication and testing of the mercuric iodide detectors. Colleen
also optimized the production process of mercuric iodide detectors,
and produced reports/presentations on the process for the
government (DTRA).
Baush & Lomb Pharmaceuticals, Tampa, Florida
As a process engineer, Colleen wrote over fifty documents on the
companys' production processes, successfully improving the plant’
s efficiency. After the plant’s most profitable line had been down for
nearly a month, Colleen managed to get it back up to producing
thousands of units per day, and received an award for her work.
Custom Manufacturing & Engineering, St. Petersburg, Florida
Completed research and development work, ultimately proposing a
PEM fuel cell program to the company president, which
encompassed the project timeline, materials, and costs. This
project also included the writing of ‘Power and Power Management
Study’ for CECOM, which summarized all the existing technology on
battery, solar and fuel cell power.
Colleen Spiegel, Ph.D.
P.O. Box 6713 Clearwater, FL 33758
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