KENNETH R. MCWATTERS
                     kmcwatters@hotmail.com
          e-mail:    kmcwatters@hotmail.com
          web:       https://www.angelfire.com/tx/kmcwatters

                              KEYWORDS

mechanical engineering, heat transfer, electricity generation
power plant, thermal analysis, 2 years experience, utility
company, computer programming, macros, strong individual learner, dependable, 
efficient, teamwork, project management, Quattro Pro, Lotus 1-2-3, FORTRAN, 
BASIC, HTML, Visual Basic, C++, PC, MS Excel, MS Word, WordPerfect, turbine 
efficiency testing, enthalpy drop testing, maximum capability testing, wrote
test reports, boiler tuning


                             EXPERIENCE

Background and education in mechanical engineering, with specialization in heat
transfer and power plant thermal analysis.  Two years experience with a major
utility company.  Recognized aptitude for computer programming: experience in
macro programming in Quattro Pro, MS Excel and Lotus 1-2-3, and FORTRAN, BASIC,
C++, and HTML.  Some exposure to Visual Basic.  Demonstrated ability as a strong
individual learner.  Recent employment has given valuable experience in
teamwork and project management.  


                           ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Supervised plant testing, organized and tabulated test data, calculated test
performance statistics, made recommendations based on test results for plants
to take actions which improved operating efficiency.

Wrote unique computer programs to analyze data and generate graphs and tables.
The results included the generation of an architectural sun path diagram, and
the simulation of the energy savings in buildings due to the interaction of
infiltration and wall heat recovery.

Served as part of a small team of engineers and technicians to carry out unit
and component efficiency testing in a power plant.  Tasks included walkdown,
equipment setup, data acquisition computer connection and startup, communication
with plant operators and plant system dispatch, data collection during test.
Gained valuable teamwork experience.

Served as communications link for testing activities, arranged test plans and
verbally agreed on plans with plant personnel, completed testing, often was
the only test engineer on site during the test.

Wrote test reports based on test data gathered manually and with computer data
acquisition.  Made recommendations for future inspections of equipment, changes
in plant operations, etc. based on test results.

Developed model equations which simulate building air conditioning equipment
performance for application in computer simulations.


                              EMPLOYMENT

Waukesha-Pearce Industries, Inc., Houston, TX           1997-present
Application Engineer

Houston Lighting & Power, Houston, TX                   1995-1997
Associate Engineer

Energy Systems Lab, College Station, TX                 1995
Engineering Associate

Lennox Industries, Inc. R&D, Carrollton, TX             1990-1991
Engineering Assistant (co-op)


                               EDUCATION

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A & M University, College
Station, TX, 1995.  3.48 GPA
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A & M University, College
Station, TX, 1992.  3.61 GPA


                             CERTIFICATION

Passed Engineer in Training (EIT) Examination in 1991.


                              PUBLICATIONS

McWatters, K., Claridge, D., and Liu, M. 1996. "A Prediction of Energy Savings
Resulting from Building Infiltration Control", Proceedings of the 10th Symposium
on Improving Building Systems in Hot and Humid Climates, Fort Worth, TX,
pp. 228-246 (May).

McWatters, K. 1995. A Prediction of Energy Savings Resulting from Building
Infiltration Control. M.S. Thesis. College Station, TX: Texas A & M University.

McWatters, K., and Haberl, J. 1995. "A Procedure for Plotting of a Sun-path
Diagram, and Shading Mask Protractor."  ASME Journal of Solar Energy 
Engineering, Vol. 117, pp. 153-156 (May).

McWatters, K., and Haberl, J. 1994.  "Development of Procedures for the
Computerized Plotting of a Sun-path Diagram and Shading Mask Protractor",
Proceedings of the ASME/JSME/JSEE Solar Energy Conference, San Francisco, CA,
pp. 483-491 (March).

                               REFERENCES

Available upon request.