Jerry worked as a contractor in 2008. He started at NREL in 2009. He has worked on instrumentation for every research validation department on NREL's Flatirons Campus, focusing mainly on field validation, dynamometer and controllable grid integration. He has been the lead technician on multiple projects as a certification test team member for power performance and mechanical loads. He also works on the electrical and mechanical assembly of test articles. 

Research Interests

Field and dynamometer research validation of large and small wind turbines

Metrology

Instrumentation

Data acquisition

Professional Experience

Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air Force

Maintained avionics systems on aerial refuelers in Japan and rescue helicopters in Iceland and the United Kingdom, as well as database integrity, pilot debriefing, and training coordination