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Richard H. Akers

 

QUALIFICATION SUMMARY

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Founder of Ship Motion Associates, providing small craft engineering services including:
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Computer-aided design, testing and performance analysis of small and high-speed vessels

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Electrical system design and analysis

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Marine hydrodynamics

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Engineering Services in Support of Attorneys

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Founder of two successful electronics companies

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MSE and Naval Architect degrees from University of Michigan.

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BSEE and MS in Electrical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

Computer-based design and analysis of high-performance boats, including powering requirements, structural analysis, and performance in planing and sub-planing conditions. Development of hydrodynamics analysis programs for naval architect and boat builder industries. General naval architecture consulting including preliminary and detailed design. General hydrodynamics consulting.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Supervised design of parameter extraction software to produce models of electronic components. Developed C and C++ based system software for library management and model development. Recruited engineering staff for model development.

Consulting engineer specializing in design of single board computers, memory and communication systems. Developed and marketed an analog circuit simulation program for personal computers.

Co-founder of firm to develop and manufacture disk storage subsystems for DEC minicomputers. Recruited and managed engineering department of 50 people.

Industrial Marketing

Director of Marketing for division of large industrial software company. Managed all marketing tasks for division, including product specification, pricing, literature, and tradeshow exhibitions. Corporate strategic planning.

Professional Credentials/Affiliations

bulletProfessional Engineer, State of Maine
bulletProfessional Engineer (Electrical Engineering), State of California
bulletInstitute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Member
bulletSociety of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), Member
 

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