Andrew Koch
Senior Engineering Manager at Modern Hydrogen- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Modern Hydrogen
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United States
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Renewable Energy Equipment Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Engineering Manager
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May 2023 - Present
Leading a team of Engineers, Scientists, and Technicians to solve challenges in Modern Hydrogen's methane-to-hydrogen reactor related to carbon handling in the reactor, hydrocarbon handling in the reactor, carbon removal from the reactor, and carbon applications engineering.
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Senior Engineering Manager
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Jun 2017 - May 2023
Led a team of Scientists, Engineers, and Technicians to develop novel heat-to-electricity converters
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Research and Development Engineer
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Aug 2015 - May 2017
Designed, fabricated, and tested components of novel heat-to-electricity converters. Designed novel devices and fabricated them using nanofabrication techniques. Built high-throughput test setups to test them.
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The University of British Columbia
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Canada
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Research Assistant
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Jun 2013 - Aug 2015
Designed and fabricated novel thin-film devices using carbon nanotubes for direct heat-to-electricity and light-to-heat-to-electricity conversion, as part of an externally funded project. Performed electron beam experiments on these devices in an ultra-high vacuum (UHV) environment. Performed ab-initio density functional theory simulations on newly discovered carbon-based electronic materials. Designed and fabricated novel thin-film devices using carbon nanotubes for direct heat-to-electricity and light-to-heat-to-electricity conversion, as part of an externally funded project. Performed electron beam experiments on these devices in an ultra-high vacuum (UHV) environment. Performed ab-initio density functional theory simulations on newly discovered carbon-based electronic materials.
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GE Lighting, a Savant company
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United States
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Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
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300 - 400 Employee
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LED Engineer
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Jan 2013 - Sep 2013
Developed a combined technical and financial analysis tool which enabled the selection of optimally cost-effective LED components which met product requirements for high-efficiency LED lamps. Developed a combined technical and financial analysis tool which enabled the selection of optimally cost-effective LED components which met product requirements for high-efficiency LED lamps.
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Undergraduate Research Assistant (Advisor: Dr. Paul R. Berger)
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Feb 2012 - Dec 2012
Synthesized large-area graphene using custom-made CVD system. Characterized and transferred graphene onto various substrates. Synthesized large-area graphene using custom-made CVD system. Characterized and transferred graphene onto various substrates.
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GE Appliances, a Haier company
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Technical Co-op
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Jun 2010 - Dec 2010
Designed automated tests to analyze tolerances of various electronic devices in the Monogram and Profile ranges. Received basic Lean and Six Sigma training. Designed automated tests to analyze tolerances of various electronic devices in the Monogram and Profile ranges. Received basic Lean and Six Sigma training.
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Education
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The University of British Columbia
Master’s Degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering -
The Ohio State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical and Computer Engineering