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March 1,
2017
Integrating Renewables into Daily Grid Operations
Pizza and Networking: 6:30 PM
Presentation: 7:00 PM
Presenter: William Barlak
Meetings are free and open to the public. Please
register at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2017-03-raia
Abstract
In the power industry, customer demand must be balanced in
real-time with utility supply. In the past, this task consisted of estimating
demand and providing for the supply in advance, and dispatching the supply to
meet the demand in real-time. Now, as more and more variable energy resources
such as wind and solar are coming on-line, the task of balancing demand and
supply is creating very real challenges for those responsible for operating
the grid. Mr. William Barlak will speak on the
nature of the challenges and how the power industry aims to
meet them.
About the Speaker
William Barlak is the Manager of
System Reliability Studies at the Energy Control Center of the Los Angeles
Department of Water & Power. Mr. Barlak
began working for LADWP in 1981 and has spent his entire 36-year career in
Operations. He manages a group that performs power flow studies to
assess power system reliability for upcoming equipment outages, develops
reliable operating strategies to be used during the outages, and recommends
the most effective post-contingency remedial action to Load Dispatchers. In
his career, he has developed an Excel-based reliability-constrained power
flow technique to facilitate reliability analysis of the LADWP power system,
and he also developed online reliability tools and
models through which the LADWP Reliability Criteria, NERC Transmission
Operational Reliability Standards, and Peak Reliability System Operating
Limit Methodology are met in real time. He has also developed a technique
through which LADWP’s Reliability Must-Run Generation is identified and the
cost of running this generation is captured after-the-fact. Mr. Barlak received his BSEE (with an emphasis in Power
Systems) in 1981 from Fresno State, and received his MSEE in Power Systems in
1984 from USC.
Location
CLU -
Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center, 2nd Floor, Room 253
(Enter via west lobby)
California Lutheran University
130 Overton Court
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Parking: Free parking is available in the lot east of
the Gilbert building. Additional free parking is available in the lot on the
southwest corner of Olsen and Mountclef (map). Do not park in the
faculty/staff/reserved lots.
Presented By: IEEE Buenaventura Robotics and
Automation/Industry Applications Chapter
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March
7, 2017
Have an idea? Learn how to walk the walk at the next
IEEE startup mixer
Pizza and Networking: 6:00 PM
Interactive Session: 6:30 PM
Facilitator: Martin Shum
Meetings are free and open to the public. Please
register at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2017-03-ent
Developing a New Ventura County Entrepreneurial-Eco
System – Intrapreneurs, Entrepreneurs and Engineers
let’s join forces!
Abstract
Why has California falling out of the top 10 states for
entrepreneurs in the new States Entrepreneur Index by the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln? What caused Ventura County to drop from being ranked fifth
in creating startup companies, since 2008, to having one of the worst records
for creating startups out of California’s 58 counties?
“A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the
dark and he'll never crow. I have seen the light and
I'm crowing” – Mohammad Ali
There are all sorts of ideas about how to organize an
entrepreneurial ecosystem. Scholars Jorge Guzman and Scott Stern suggest a
focus on the quality of entrepreneurial activity in a region rather than the
mere quantity. Come meet other aspiring engineers and entrepreneurs in an
engaging discussion designed to ignite the reemergence of the Startup meme in
Ventura County! Our facilitator of the discussion, Martin Shum will kick
things off. Martin will share his vision on how obtaining a new level of
cooperation between intrapreneurs, entrepreneurs
and engineers in tackling problems, inefficiencies and game changers is
unprecedented at this time. Come find out how to benefit and contribute to
the emerging Ventura County Entrepreneurial-Eco System. Be or meet a valued
advisor, mentor, subject matter experts and potential business partners.
About the
Facilitator
Martin Shum is a retired engineer/entrepreneur, now
business consultant and Board Member of the Camarillo Chambers of Commerce.
Martin Shum has compiled, with contributions from a number of attorneys
fluent in startup speak, a series of videos covering topics such as
intellectual property, advisory board, corporate formation, incentive stock
option plan, board of directors and venture capital deal terms. These videos
are available on YouTube in a playlist called “Learn to be an On the Grid
Entrepreneur”. Take advantage of spending face-time time with Martin and
learn all you can in person!
He has launched several startup companies that eventually
went public. Martin is championing the Startup Weekend
Ventura County, which is a joint effort between the public sector (Ventura
County Government, City of Camarillo, Ventura County Healthcare Agency,
Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner and Ventura County Medical Center),
the private sector (Dignity Health St. Johns Hospitals, Semtech
Corporation, Limoneira, Meissner Filtration
Products, Bonipak, Z Power, Applied Wireless, Zebra
technologies, Reiter Affiliated Companies, Advanced Motion Control and
Camarillo Chamber of Commerce) and the local learning institutions (UCSB,
CSUN, CSUCI, Cal Poly and Cal Lutheran). The inaugural event (March
2016) attracted 70+ entrepreneurs. Out of the 34 ideas presented, 9 formed
teams and over the weekend took these ideas to proof of concepts. The judge
panel, consisting of CEOs of significant local companies awarded one team
with $10,000 for use as seed money. Of the 9 teams, five are still actively
pursuing their ideas.
Location
HUB101
Cal Lutheran Center for Entrepreneurship
31416 Agoura Road
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Presented By: IEEE Buenaventura Section
March 8,
2017
Engineering DevOps Right the First Time
Pizza and Networking: 6:30 PM
Presentation: 7:00 PM
Presenter: Marc Hornbeek
Meetings are free and open to the public. Please
register at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2017-03-cs
Abstract
Companies with high-performing IT organizations are twice as
likely to exceed their profitability, market share and productivity goals.
These are impressive results which every business
would like to accomplish before competitors beat them to it. Only a minority
of enterprises are achieving high-performance DevOps implementations. Many
are struggling to realize DevOps at all, at the level of business units and
enterprise. An engineering approach for businesses and enterprises to
implement DevOps, at the business or enterprise level meets specific business
transformation goals in the fastest time with the least cost and without
false starts. An engineering approach which leads to DevOps
success quickly and without false starts will be presented. A unique
one-of-a-kind physical model of an electro-mechanical DevOps machine and
results of DevOps pipeline software simulations will be displayed and used to
demonstrate the principles of DevOps stage optimizations.
About the Speaker
Marc Hornbeek has 38 years’ experience architecting, designing, developing and managing
high-performance solutions for IT and engineering infrastructures deployed in
commercial and government applications globally. He has served as CEO, Board
Member, founder, corporate executive, CTO, VP,
General Manager, Principal Consultant, Senior Solutions Architect and
Professional Engineer. Marc has held key roles at Bell-Northern Research, Tekelec, ECI Telecom, GSI Lumonics,
Vpacket, EdenTree
Technologies, Spirent Communications and Trace3. He has been innovation lead
over many successful automation, Lab-as-a-Service and DevOps projects for
systems manufacturers and operators. Marc is a regular speaker, blogger,
author and educator on topics including DevOps, Lab-as-a-Service and
continuous test automation. He is an author for the DevOps Institute, DevOps
Continuous Delivery Architect course and the DevOps Test Engineer course. He
is a 41-year Senior Member of the IEEE and has been awarded 2016 most
outstanding engineer by the IEEE Western United States.
Location
CLU -
Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center, 2nd Floor, Room 253
(Enter via west lobby)
California Lutheran University
130 Overton Court
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Parking: Free parking is available in the lot east of
the Gilbert building. Additional free parking is available in the lot on the
southwest corner of Olsen and Mountclef (map). Do not park in the
faculty/staff/reserved lots.
Presented By: IEEE Buenaventura Computer Society
Chapter
March
15, 2017
Gallium Nitride Power MMICs - Fact and Fiction
Pizza and Networking: 6:30 PM
Presentation: 7:00 PM
Presenter: Charles Campbell
Meetings are free and open to the public. Please
register at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2017-03-mtt
Abstract
Gallium Nitride (GaN) based
transistor technology’s characteristics of very high current density combined
with high voltage operation have held promise to vastly improve many
microwave circuit applications that presently utilize Gallium Arsenide (GaAs)
devices. Today, GaN transistors are capable of high
voltage operation while simultaneously demonstrating fT
& fMAX characteristics more typical of lower
voltage GaAs PHEMT devices. The potential benefits of GaN
device characteristics combined with monolithic microwave integrated circuit
(MMIC) technology are many. Highly efficient switched modes of power
amplifier operation should be possible at higher output power levels and
frequency. High output impedance typical of transistors operated at three to
five times the voltage of GaAs should facilitate lower loss matching networks
due to the reduced transformation ratio. Alternately, transistor periphery
and corresponding output power could be dramatically increased while
maintaining impedance transformation ratios similar to that of existing GaAs
PHEMT amplifiers. The higher output power density of GaN
devices should lead to greatly reduced die size for GaN
implementations of existing power amplifier functions. The improved heat flow
realized by the high thermal conductivity Silicon Carbide (SiC) substrate material should allow for acceptable
junction temperatures even with the much higher power dissipation. Very high
power switches could be designed by using large control voltages and taking
advantage of the high current capability (high Imax) of GaN.
While the advantages of GaN are manifest, many of
the features that make GaN transistors attractive
can be shown to create significant issues that are typically not encountered
with lower voltage technologies. In this talk, examples and scenarios are
discussed highlighting the benefits and issues associated GaN
MMIC technology.
About the Speaker
Charles F. Campbell received the B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E.
and Ph.D. degrees from Iowa State University in 1988, 1991 and 1993
respectively. From 1993 to 1998 he was with Texas
Instruments involved with microwave module design and MMIC development. Since
1998 he has been with various divisions of TriQuint Semiconductor where he has held positions of
Design Team leader, Design Engineering Director and Design Engineering
Fellow. He is currently an Engineering Senior Fellow with the Infrastructure
and Defense Products Division of Qorvo. A Fellow of
the IEEE, he has served on the Editorial Board for IEEE Transactions on
Microwave Theory and Techniques, general chair for the 2015 Compound
Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Symposium, and the IEEE Microwave Prize
selection committee. He has authored or co-authored over 50 journal and
conference papers, and authored an on-line book chapter on MMIC power
amplifier design.
Location
Skyworks Solutions
649 Lawrence Drive
Newbury Park, CA 91320
(Not the main building; please use link to arrow that
pinpoints building)
Presented by: IEEE Buenaventura Microwave Theory
and Techniques Society Chapter
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March 16,
2017
Journey to Jupiter: The Juno Mission
Pizza and Networking: 6:30 PM
Presentation: 7:00 PM
Presenter: Tracy Drain
Meetings are free and open to the public. Please
register at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2017-03-aes
Abstract
As the largest planet orbiting the sun, Jupiter has had a
profound influence on the solar system. But its
origin remains a deep mystery… To learn more about how Jupiter was formed and
how it has evolved, NASA sent the Juno mission to study the gas giant’s
gravitational and magnetic fields, and explore the swirling clouds of
Jupiter’s colorful, trademark atmosphere. Launched in August 2011, Juno
successfully entered orbit in July of 2016. Come learn about the development
and operations of the spacecraft, and see some of the exciting images that
have been returned so far by the Junocam instrument
(and processed by members of the public!).
About the Speaker
Tracy Drain is a Flight Systems Engineer at the Jet
Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA. Tracy was
born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, where she graduated from Waggener
High School in 1993. She received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the
University of Kentucky. While at U of K, she interned at the NASA Langley
Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. She went on to receive her MS in
Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in May of
2000.
In her 16 years at JPL, she has participated in the
development and operation of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), Kepler
(searching for new Exoplanets) and Juno (it went into orbit around Jupiter in
July 2016). MRO is still orbiting Mars and returning valuable science data
about the red planet; it also serves as a communications relay for the rovers
currently exploring Mars. Tracy left MRO in the fall of 2007 to join the
Kepler project, which was preparing for a March 2009 launch and a mission of
hunting for Earth-like planets orbiting other stars in our Milky Way galaxy.
In May 2009, Tracy joined the Juno project on the Project Systems and Flight
Systems Engineering teams. Juno will study the giant planet’s gravity and
magnetic fields and learn about its structure. That knowledge will help
scientists learn more details about the early history of our solar system.
Tracy is currently the Deputy Chief Engineer for the Juno
mission.
Tracy became interested in space as a child, and her love of
Math, Physics and anything related to Space led her to pursue a career as an
engineer at NASA. In her free time, she can most often be found curled up
with a good book (her other favorite way to explore new worlds).
Location
CLU -
Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center, 2nd Floor, Room 254
(Enter via west lobby)
California Lutheran University
130 Overton Court
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Parking: Free parking is available in the lot east of
the Gilbert building. Additional free parking is available in the lot on the
southwest corner of Olsen and Mountclef (map). Do not park in the
faculty/staff/reserved lots..
Presented By: IEEE Aerospace and Electronic
Systems Society Chapter
Flyer
(PDF)
March
29, 2017
Finding a Job in Bioengineering
Dinner (optional): Available at 6:00 PM for $12,
payable at the door.
Presentation (free): 7:00 PM
Panelists: Pat Jacobs, Craig Reinhart, and Bob Rumer
Free admission to presentation. No registration required.
Abstract
Join us for our annual panel discussion on finding a job in
Biotech and Computer Science. As in previous years, speakers from
industry and academia will help you to prepare for your job search.
About the
Panelists
Pat Jacobs is the CEO of Advanced Personnel Profiles,
a pre-employment screening agency and technical recruiter for the biomedical
device and biotech industries. She is also the Executive Recruiter for Bioness, Inc.
Craig Reinhart, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of
Bioengineering, Physics, and Computer Science at CLU. He is the author
of numerous articles and conference papers, and is currently a software /
image processing algorithm consultant to Red Digital Cinema. He
previously worked at Hughes Aircraft and Rockwell International.
Bob Rumer M.S. is a physics and bioengineering
Lecturer at CLU. Bob has 28 years of experience in design, management,
and marketing of medical instruments, computers, storage systems, and
semiconductors.
Location
CLU -
Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center, 2nd Floor, Room 253
(Enter via west lobby)
California Lutheran University
130 Overton Court
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Parking: Free parking is available in the lot east of
the Gilbert building. Additional free parking is available in the lot on the
southwest corner of Olsen and Mountclef (map). Do not park in the
faculty/staff/reserved lots.
Presented by: IEEE Buenaventura Engineering in
Medicine and Biology Society Chapter
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March
30, 2017
Government Resources, the Missed Opportunity for Innovation
Schedule: Please arrive no later than 6:00 PM! 6 - 7
PM: Food, Drinks and Presentations
Presenter: Terrisa Duenas, ASME
Meetings are free and open to the public. Registration
required at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2017-03-asme
Abstract
Government resources can be an innovation game changer.
Government resources intended to subsidize innovation remain
unleveraged by many companies. Available resources include the National
Network for Manufacturing (Manufacturing USA) institutes, US Small Business
Administration (SBIR) and it's University
counterpart, the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR), and Broad Agency
Announcement (BAA) programs. Researchers are hungry for the most basic
requirements. Government representatives can be overwhelmed with the
variation in technology and manufacturing readiness levels (TRLs and MRLs) where the size of the company doesn't always
scale with technology maturity. At the same time, companies are looking
beyond organic growth alone for innovation and can be reluctant to deviate
from their legacy manufacturing processes. The solution is to partner and pursue government resources promoting
requirement exchange, evaluation of technologies against customer needs,
while leveraging of government-subsidized manufacturing for scale-up. Dr.
Duenas will discuss her NextGen Aeronautics SBIR
research with DARPA and the Air Force that resulted in a patent and the
transition of the technology onto aircraft platforms as an example of
leveraging government resources for innovation and other successes. Small
companies will want to consider an SBIR partnership. Every company, large and
small, can consider partnering with local
universities to pursue STTRs. Every manufacturing company will benefit from
engaging an NNMI. These collaborative efforts will result in technologies
that were pulled into product rather than pushed into the "valley of
death." Another valuable outcome of these partnerships is the training
of our local STEM pipeline within the innovative ecosystem itself.
About the Speaker
Terrisa Duenas, Ph.D. has worked with smart
material systems and electronic devices for 25 years. Her technical
experiences include work on electromagnetics, MEMS, nanodevices,
and infrared detectors.
Prior to being ITW Opto Diode's
Chief Scientist, she held positions at NextGen
Aeronautics where she managed the SBIR and BAA research and development of
materials, devices, antennas, and prototypes for aerospace and space
applications for the Army, Air Force, DARPA, DOE, MDA, NASA, and the Navy.
Dr. Duenas also served as NanoInk’s
PI for a joint Moletronics DARPA program and led a
German BMBF collaboration with Max Planck CAESAR, Infineon and Jülich to develop nanosensors
for automobiles. Dr. Duenas is presently Principal Investigator for two recently
awarded Army SBIRs.
Location
HUB101
Cal Lutheran Center for Entrepreneurship
31416 Agoura Road
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Presented By: ASME Channel Island Section and
IEEE Buenaventura Section
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