Advanced compressor control and monitoring systems

Klaus Brun is the Director of Research and Development at Elliott Group, leading a group of 60+ professionals in the development of turbomachinery and related systems for the energy industry. He holds nine patents, has authored more than 350 papers, and is the editor of three textbooks on energy systems and turbomachinery. In the past, Dr. Brun has held positions in product development and management, engineering and executive management at Southwest Research Institute, Solar Turbines, General Electric and Alstom.

Todd Omatick is the New Product Introduction Manager in Elliott’s Product and Technology Development group. He has been with Elliott for 24 yr, holding multiple positions focused on LNG. He holds BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.

Jim Jacoby is Senior Vice President in charge of technology at Tri-Sen Systems. Before joining Tri-Sen in 2009, Jacoby worked for Invensys for 14 yr in various engineering and marketing management roles. He also served as a turbomachinery engineer for M. W. Kellogg and a field engineer for Elliott Turbomachinery Co. Jacoby received a BS degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Houston in 1976.