SEATTLE, Aug. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- ClearSign
Combustion Corporation (NASDAQ: CLIR), an emerging provider of
industrial combustion technologies that help to reduce emissions
and improve efficiency, today announced the promotion of
Donald Kendrick, Ph.D. to Chief
Technology Officer and the appointment of Joseph Colannino to the position of Senior Vice
President of Engineering to accelerate product development efforts
surrounding its Duplex™ Technology and ECC™ Technology
platforms.
Mr. Colannino previously held the position of Chief Technology
Officer since his hiring in May 2011.
His new position will continue reporting to the Chief Executive
Officer and will entail close collaboration with Operations and
Business Development efforts to leverage his vast industrial
combustion experience to further the application of our product
capabilities. Dr. Kendrick previously held the position of Senior
Vice President of Technology since his hiring in May 2015 and reported to Mr. Colannino. He will
now assume leadership of the Research & Development team and
will report directly to the CEO.
"With Donald's capability to head the R&D team, Joe's
abilities can be deployed to support the Operations team with the
introduction and enhancement of Duplex in the targeted markets, and
to assist our Business Development team with unique applications of
our Duplex Technology," said Steve
Pirnat, ClearSign Chairman and CEO. "We are fortunate to
have this level of depth in our R&D team with Donald to allow
us to better deploy our capabilities and advance our product
applications," continued Mr. Pirnat.
Dr. Kendrick has authored more than 40 publications and papers
in the fields of combustion, thermal science, and fluid dynamics,
and holds 12 patents. He previously served as Director and CTO of
Lean Flame Inc., a company that commercializes disruptive,
ultra-low emissions combustion systems for gas turbine
applications. Prior to that, he was operations manager for United
Technologies Corporation's Pratt & Whitney PulseDyne Division,
where he worked to develop, commercialize and sell the SHOCKSystem™
Online Detonation Cleaning System. He has also served as the
Aerothermal Department Head of Ramgen Power Systems, where he
developed the first ever Trapped Vortex Combustor for land-based
gas turbine applications. Dr. Kendrick has a BSc. in Mechanical
Engineering from the University of British
Columbia and both a MSc. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
from California Institute of
Technology.
Mr. Colannino was formerly the head of global R&D at John
Zink Company, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Koch Industries and
a worldwide leader in the supply of combustion and air pollution
control equipment to the energy industry. There, his
responsibilities included management of intellectual property,
oversight of John Zink's testing
facility and of the John Zink Institute, which trains more than
1,000 students per year in various aspects of combustion. Joe has
more than 25 years of experience in the combustion industry and has
authored or contributed to several books including Industrial
Combustion Testing, The Air Pollution Control Guide, The John Zink
Combustion Handbook, and Modeling of Combustion Systems – A
Practical Approach. He is a registered professional engineer and
has written and reviewed problems appearing on the NCEES
professional engineering exam, given in all 50 states for
professional engineering licensure. Joe's areas of expertise
include R&D management, combustion, pollutant formation and
control, and statistical experimental design. Past and present
memberships include the American Institute of Chemical Engineers,
the American Chemical Society, the Air and Waste Management
Association, the American Statistical Association and the National
Association of Professional Engineers. Mr. Colannino has a BSc. in
Chemical Engineering from California State Polytechnic University,
Pomona and an MSc. in Knowledge Management from the University of Oklahoma.
About ClearSign Combustion Corporation
ClearSign Combustion Corporation designs and is developing
products and technologies that strive to improve key performance
characteristics of combustion systems, including emissions and
operational performance, energy efficiency and overall
cost-effectiveness. Our patent-pending Duplex™ and
Electrodynamic Combustion Control™ platform technologies enhance
the performance of combustion systems in a broad range of markets,
including the chemical, petrochemical, refinery, power and
commercial boiler industries. For more information, please visit
www.clearsign.com.
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