Edward Daly

Experience

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  SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  Apr 1994 - Apr 1997

  Mechanical Engineer, PEP-II HER/LER Vacuum Systems

  • Engineering and project responsibilities for high-heat load vacuum system components for a high-energy physics machine.• Developed cost estimates and schedules; Large-scale procurements and production engineering for runs of ~200 components in a multi-lab collaboration (SLAC, LBL, LLNL).

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  Conductus Inc.

  Apr 1997 - Feb 1998

  Cryo-Mechanical Engineer
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  SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  Feb 1998 - Feb 2000

  Mechanical Engineer, SPEAR3 Vacuum System

  • Engineering and project responsibilities for high-heat load vacuum system components for a third-generation light source.• Developed technical requirements, cost estimates and schedules; Supervised designers.

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  Jefferson Lab

  Feb 2000 - Jun 2009

  Mechanical Project Engineer

  • Lead Design Engineer for SNS, C50 and C100 cryomodules, supervised design teams of varying sizes and main interface between ME and SRF Departments including R&D projects.• Technical lead for large complex cryomodule components.• Lead sustaining engineering support for production activities.

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  ITER Organization

  Jul 2009 - Jul 2013

  Senior Mechanical Engineer

  • Led development of In-Vessel Coils for Tokamak ($14M/4 yrs); Responsibilities included developing project cost, schedule and technical requirements, management of technical collaboration of engineers and designers with US/Chinese colleagues.• Reported to Senior Management and Science & Technology Advisory Committee.

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  Jefferson Lab

  Jul 2013 - Jan 2024

  • Managing team at JLab and BNL for scope (> ~$370M) in design, procurement, assembly and testing effort supplying RF systems, consisting of normal and superconducting components, in support of the Electron Ion Collider Project. • Managing team at JLab for scope (~$25M) in design, procurement, assembly and testing effort supplying 8 cryomodules to ORNL/SNS.• Reporting to Lab Director providing effective communications between Jefferson Lab and Oak Ridge National Laboratory SNS PPU Project Team. • Lead for engineering, design and specialty fabrication of SRF and accelerator components.• Managerial and supervisory responsibility for a group of engineers, designers and technicians (~ 10 staff).• Principal Investigator for small to medium laboratory Work-for-Others (WFO) projects.• Participates in R&D, acceptance and commissioning tests. • Managed team and scope (~$100M) for procurement and assembly effort supplying 21 cryomodules to SLAC/Stanford as part of a multi-lab collaboration.• Maintained project management baseline including updates due to contract awards, changes in scope by adding LERF CM testing capability and actual results during project execution. • Contributed to overall cost, schedule and technical plans for procuring components and producing cryomodules.• Led design of infrastructure including assembly tooling, cavity and CM testing facilities.• Led procurement efforts for JLab scope, notably high-performance SRF cavities, provided to both Partner Labs.

  • RF Systems Lead, EIC Partner Project

    May 2022 - Jan 2024

  • Senior Team Leader, Proton Power Upgrade Project, Multi-Lab Partnership Division

    Aug 2018 - Jan 2024

  • SRF Engineering and Specialty Fabrication Group Leader, Accelerator Division

    Jul 2013 - Sept 2023

  • Control Account Manager, LCLS-II Cryomodule Production, LCLS-II Division

    Oct 2015 - Nov 2019

  • Project Engineer, LCLS-II Cryomodule Production, LCLS-II Division

    Jul 2013 - Oct 2015
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  XLight Inc.

  Jan 2024 - now

  Chief Engineer at xLight, Inc.