Muhidin (Dino) Lelic, PhD

Muhidin (Dino) Lelic, Ph.D, Director, Program Management has over 30 years of academic and industrial experience. During that time, he has held various technical and management positions. In addition to developing applications for power systems analysis, Dino has led development of energy management system for Puerto Rico Power Authority. While working in R&D and product development environment, as a project and program manager he was responsible for developing several new products in area of optical communications, boiler safety and fuel efficiency control. In addition, he has developed products strategy and roadmap, as well as intellectual property strategy.

Areas of Expertise

  • Advanced control, signal processing, sensors, optical communications & photonics,
  • Energy management systems, energy efficiency, safety critical products development with SIL3 level
  • Project & Program management

Experience and Background

  • Number of years of experience in the electric power industry 16 years
  • Manager, Product Development, United Technologies - Fire & Security 2008-2010
  • Program manager R&D - United Technologies Research Center 2003 - 2008
  • Engineering Associate, Corning Incorporated 1997 - 2002
  • Staff Engineer, Project Manager, Siemens Energy 1994 - 1997
  • University of Tuzla; UMIST; Rutgers University 1980 - 1994

Accomplishments and Industry Recognition

  • IEEE Senior Member (PES, Control Systems, Signal Processing, Communications)
  • Published 4 books, 2 book chapters, over 100 journal and conference papers and research reports. Textbook Modern Control Systems Engineering has been used worldwide. Listed in Who is Who in Science and Engineering
  • 13 US and 23 international patents granted, 21 US patents pending.

Education

  • Executive Masters Program - Management, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2007)
  • Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Sarajevo (1989)
  • Ms. Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade (1986)
  • Dipl. Eng, Electrical Engineering (5 year program), University of Belgrade (1980)

Dino Lelic can be contacted at DLelic@quanta-technology.com