Michelle Andersen

Experience

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  UL Solutions

  Apr 1991 - now

  • Responsible for development, maintenance and interpretation of US and international appliance safety standards• Responsible for application of global safety standards, technical consistency, and engineering integrity and quality in the delivery of UL conformity assessment services• Technical expert and voting member for various UL safety standards writing panels. This role includes development of new standards, proposals for standards, revisions and resolution of comments received on proposals• Qualified CB Scheme Reviewer for IEC 60335-1 and over 30 Part 2 Standards (Since 1995) • Responsible for technical input on reported field incidents, including CPSC recalls, by conducting root cause analysis, evaluating proposed corrective actions, and recommending and implementing standards revisions• Working with industry associations, such as AHAM, AACEM, NAFEM and NRA, to keep current with industry concerns and activities and provide feedback on safety-related developments and existing and emerging trends• Responsible for technical input for UL White Papers (e.g. Reducing Injury and Damage Related to Electric Dryer Fires: Fire Containment Tests for the Second Edition of UL 2158)• Developed Outline of Investigation UL 4040 for Portable Wet-Type Dust Collectors for Collection of Combustible Dusts (2016)Training & Development• Development and presentation of the UL University 2-day training seminar for IEC 60335 1. This seminar is a ULU core catalog offering for industry stakeholders seeking to understand the technical requirements for global market access (1998 - 2004)• Development and presentation of customized IEC 60335 training for manufacturers• Responsible for IEC 60335 technical training for UL staff Show less • Chair of IEC SC61J for Commercial Floor Treatment Machines (April 2023) - Member of IEC SC61J USTAG (2014 - present) - Member of IEC SC61J, MT1 (2017 – present) - Member of IEC TC61J, WG2 and WG3 (2018 – present)• Acting Chair for IEC TC61 (February – October 2022)• Convenor for IEC TC61 MT46 for Kitchen Machines (2018-present)• Convenor of IEC TC61 Editing Group (EG1) (2020 – present)• Technical Advisor for the US Technical Advisory Group for IEC TC61 (2018 – present)• US Head of Delegation at IEC TC61 plenary meetings presenting US technical position on appliances - Responsible for development and consensus on TC61 USNC comments - Member of IEC TC61 USTAG and attended a number of IEC TC61 meetings (2001, 2010 - present) - Responsible for providing preliminary TC61 USTAG comments on proposals (1995 - present)• Member of IEC TC61 MT4 for Temperature limits, resistance to heat and fire, use of test probes and presence of children (2018 – present)• Member of IEC TC61 Ad Hoc Working Group for Marking Legibility (January – May, 2013) Show less

  • Principal Engineer

    Jan 2003 - now

  • IEC TC61 Participation

    Jan 1995 - now

  • Associate Project Engineer to Senior Project Engineer

    Apr 1991 - Jan 2003