TLP State-Of-The-Art and Technical Needs - Ben Ackers 

18 years of experience in the fields of naval architecture, ocean engineering, and analysis. Principal at Glosten, Inc. and manager of the Ocean Engineering & Analysis Group. Chief Engineer of the PelaStarTM TLP system. Represented Glosten in the DNV Joint Industry Project to develop the DNV-OS-J103 design standard for floating wind turbine structures. Program Manager for design and development of the US Missile Defense Agency’s mobile Sea-Based X-band Radar platform, SBX-1. Technical expertise includes economic optimization of marine systems, hydrodynamics, vibration, marine structural dynamics, mooring system design and analysis, offshore structures, and marine system integration. Education includes: BSc Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Webb Institute of Naval Architecture 1997; Masters of Business and Administration, University of Washington Foster School of Business, 2004. Published author in the fields of marine structural engineering and marine system optimization.

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