Dr. Kusko is a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). His expertise is in the areas of electric power systems, electric machinery, and power-electronic equipment. In these areas, he has provided consulting services to government, commercial and industrial clients. Dr. Kusko holds twenty-one patents, as well as serving as an expert witness in numerous patent litigations. His publications include over 160 technical papers, nine books, of which the most recent, “Power Quality in Electrical Systems,” co-authored with Dr. Marc T. Thompson, was published in 2007 by McGraw Hill. Dr. Kusko has received several awards including the Purdue University Distinguished Alumnus and the IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Awards. Examples of Dr. Kusko’s recent electrical engineering work include serving as an expert witness in two patent litigations on brushless dc motors, investigation of a switchgear explosion in a utility substation and specifying the power-electronic drive system for a large motor-driven pump on a dredge. Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Kusko served on the faculty of MIT as Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, and as President of Alexander Kusko, Inc., Consulting Engineers. He also served as an Electronics Maintenance Officer in the US Navy on Guam and in the Philippine Islands.