Employee Bio
MJ Vander Heiden
Degrees Held:
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Professional Experience:
Mag-Num Consulting Services, LLC, Hubertus, WI (8+ years) A business providing design and analysis services for electromagnetic and electromechanical devices using state-of-the-art finite element analysis tools.
Consulting Engineer
Responsibilities include design and analysis of electromechanical devices as well as writing reports, giving oral presentations, managing a computer network (PC’s, Unix Workstations, and printers), contacting potential clients, providing quotes, and accounting.
Eaton Corporation- Innovation Center, Milwaukee, WI (11 years) A publicly held $8 billion manufacturer of highly engineered products for automotive, truck, and electrical industries.
Senior Engineer
Responsibilities included design and development activities as well as project management and leadership duties.
The MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (3 years)
A company that produces state-of-the-art computer aided engineering software.
Co-op Engineer
Worked for four co-op engineering terms analyzing electromagnetic devices using Finite Element Software (MSC/EMAS.)
Technical Papers:
Arkadan, A.A., Vander Heiden, M.J., and Brauer, J.R., “The Coupled Problem in Electromagnetic AC Contactors”, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 33, No. 2, March 1997, pp. 1630-1633.
Vander Heiden, M.J., The Coupled Problem in Electromagnetic Actuators, M.S. Thesis, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, May, 1996.
Brauer, J.R., Ruehl, J.J., Juds, M.A., Vander Heiden, M.J., & Arkadan, A.A., “Dynamic Stress in Magnetic Contactor Computed by Coupled Structural and Electromagnetic Finite Elements,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 32, No. 3, May 1996, pp. 1046-1049.
Vander Heiden, M.J., and Juds, M.A., “Verification of a 3-D Electromagnetic Finite Element MSC/EMAS Model for a DC Actuator,” presented at the MSC/EMAS User’s Conference, September 13-15, 1994, Milwaukee, WI.
"Coupled Thermal Analysis Using MSC/EMAS and MSC/NASTRAN," presented at the MSC/World User's Conference, March 13-15, 1991, Los Angeles, CA.
Activities/Honors:
*IEEE Member
*Member of MSOE (Milwaukee School of Engineering) Industrial Advisory Committee
*Best Presenter Award: MSC/EMAS User's Conference
*W.D. Bliss Outstanding Co-op Award: Marquette University
*Volunteer Coordinator: Hartford Youth Football League (2010)
Patents Held:
5,886,599: Molded Case Circuit Breaker Having Improved Electromagnetic Trip
6,813,127: Blade Tip for Puncturing Cupro-Nickel Seal Cup
6,853,524: Vacuum Arc Interrupter Having a Tapered Conducting Bullet Assembly
6,853,525: Vacuum Arc Interrupter Actuated By a Gas Generated Driving Force
6,952,332: Vacuum Arc Eliminator Having a Bullet Assembly Actuated by a Gas Generating Device