Phil has over 20 years of mechanical engineering experience with nearly all of it at Argonne providing analysis to support a range of experimental systems. He is currently a mechanical/civil engineer in the Experimental Operations and Facilities division.

Phil is skilled in finite element analysis for mechanical systems (stress, modal frequency, transient) and thermal systems (steady-state and transient). He is also an expert in computational fluid dynamic analysis for thermal/hydraulic problems, such as cooling of irradiated targets or high-heat load optics; ventilation safety systems for placement of air monitors; and complex geometry creation. Phil has worked on projects such as the Spallation Neutron Source, glovebox and hot cell ventilation systems, isotope production at Low Energy Accelerator Facility (LEAF), and NEXT-100.

Phil received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.