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Mr. McDowell is the author of the APEX PowerTrain Technology patent. Before conceiving of the APEX PowerTrain, Mr. McDowell had a long career with the federal government as a scientist.

After receiving his B.S. From Virginia Tech, Mr. McDowell took a commission in the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Commission Corps and was assigned to research vessels. While serving as deck officer he acquired hands on shipboard engineering experience. His assignments included Operation Deep Freeze where he spent a year in Antarctica, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii, the National Ice Center in Washington, DC and the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida.

Mr. McDowell also worked as a Future Technology Analyst for the U.S. Air Force. This work included the use of technical skills developed over his career as a commissioned officer in the NOAA Corps. as well as skills developed performing meteorological and oceanographic work. His ability to take technical information and accurately explain the scope of a project in detail, in layman’s terms, proved invaluable to the success of many projects.

Mr. McDowell first became acquainted with Stirling engines while working as a member of the Community Outreach team at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi as part of the Pollution Prevention Partnership. His study of the Stirling Cycle took him to Sandia National Laboratory to examine the state of the art.

As a freelance writer Mr. McDowell has written newsletters, magazine and newspaper articles, and broadcast scripts covering a variety of topics ranging from science to adventure.