Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies Hires Franco Moriconi as Vice President of Product Development & Engineering for Power ...
14 December 2011 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies, Inc. (BEST), a
leading developer and manufacturer of advanced superconducting
materials and devices, announced today the appointment of Franco
Moriconi as Vice President of Product Development and Engineering
for Power Grids. Mr. Moriconi is now based at BEST’s California
site in Fremont, where he will be responsible for extending BEST’s
proprietary inductive superconducting fault current limiter (iSFCL)
technology to transmission voltage levels.
Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies
Hires Franco Moriconi as Vice President of Product Development and
Engineering for Power Grids (Photo: Business Wire)
"We are delighted that Franco has joined us as a senior manager
for a key product line for BEST," stated Dr. Burkhard Prause,
President and CEO of BEST. "Franco brings a wealth of
superconducting fault current limiter experience, as well as
in-depth knowledge of the electric power industry and devices such
as motors, generators, and transformers.”
Dr. Klaus Schlenga, CTO of BEST, added: "I am very pleased to
have Franco join our team, as he is one of the technical leaders in
the industry for superconducting fault current limiters. Franco is
ideally suited to help drive our strategy of supplying
superconductor-based devices, particularly our iSFCL technology, to
the market. BEST intends to have the capability to fully design and
manufacture superconducting fault current limiters, and Franco is
an important addition to our management team to achieve this
capability with the most advanced technologies and robust
products."
Mr. Franco Moriconi commented: "I am excited to join BEST and
look forward to playing an important role in developing Bruker’s
unique iSFCL capabilities and commercializing these devices for the
future smart grid.”
Mr. Moriconi spent the last four years at Zenergy Power Inc.,
most recently as SVP of Engineering. Prior to that, he was at
Wavezero, Inc. for four years and at ABB for 11 years, serving in a
variety of technical positions in product development and
manufacturing with a focus on electrical equipment, power systems,
and energy efficiency. Mr. Moriconi received Bachelor’s and
Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of
California at Berkeley. Mr. Moriconi can be reached at
1-510-683-4336 or via email
at franco.moriconi@bruker-est.com.
About Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies, Inc.
BEST is a subsidiary of Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR), and
is a leader in the development and industrial manufacturing of
advanced superconducting materials and superconducting devices for
alternative energy, smart grid, healthcare, industrial and 'big
science' applications. For more information on BEST, please
visit http://www.bruker-est.com.
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