Allan McGuire — Director
Allan desires to manage resources and lead teams to success, empowering people by navigating them through projects and problems, and growing community to serve each other.
With degrees in both electrical engineering (B.S.E.E.) and mathematics (B.A.) from Cedarville University in Cedarville, OH, Allan has been involved in manufacturing where he worked extensively in product planning, development, and application. He has short-wave, AM & FM broadcast, and IT experience in management and technology at an international level. His skills give him the ability to work effectively in many different areas.
As a co-founder of VAST Power Systems, Inc, Allan currently serves as the V.P. of Engineering, focused on implementing extensively researched combustion technology into applications to demonstrate a number of significant benefits and move the technology to commercialization. He also has been able to serve as a team member on both the computer modeling and the combustion empirical testing and developed IP and written patent applications.
He is also an elder (pastor) and teacher in his local church community. Through this he is able to mentor and train others to take leadership roles.
Life highlights:
- B.S.E.E. and B.A. from Cedarville University.
- Teaches and disciples using the Bible with a Gospel centered focus.
- Researches and models combustion systems and cycles.
- Drafts & manages patents both internally & with outside IP counsel.
- Born in South Africa and raised in eSwatini (Swaziland).
- Maintained emergency telecommunications and internet access for front-line relief operations after Pakistan’s devastating earthquake of 2005.
- Installed satellite uplink in Slovakia and managed operations of high powered shortwave and AM radio transmission equipment in eSwatini.
- Technical consultant for media ministries in South Asia.
LinkedIn Bio: http://www.linkedin.com/in/allanmcguire
