Carl S. Byington
Detailed Experience

Seven Continent Publishing, LLC
Flowery Branch, GA
2022 to Present
Founder, CEO, and President
Carl Byington leads a team to support musicians, achieving revenue success through licensing, streaming, and promotion.

PHM Design, LLC
Ellijay and Atlanta, GA
2017 to Present
Founder, CEO and President
Carl Byington provides consultation, mentoring and training services in CBM and PHM technical areas. He provides system engineering review, data analytics design assessment, PHM architecture development, business strategy and other services.

Sikorsky Aircraft, A Lockheed Martin Company
Rochester, NY
Nov 2011 to Oct 2017
Chief Engineer
As the CBM+ Technical Lead, Carl performed strategic leadership, business development, and overall PHM/CBM+ Lead for the Air Force and other customers. Carl was the Principal Investigator and Technical Lead for USAF CBM+ Pilot Programs with multiple aircraft program offices. He also led multiple Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) technology improvement programs for H-60 and S-92 commercial helicopters.

Impact Technologies LLC
Rochester, NY
July 2001 to Nov 2011
Engineering Director & Owner
Carl directed the advanced development and engineering of health monitoring systems, diagnostic/prognostic algorithms, and smart sensors in pursuit of advanced, automated Condition-based Maintenance (CBM) and Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) solutions for shipboard, aircraft, and land-based applications. Carl Byington has produced well over 130 publications related to advanced sensing techniques; signal processing; vibration monitoring; diagnostics and control; prognostics; data fusion; and equipment health management. He has received numerous awards including Best Paper Awards at AHS, MFPT, and IEEE conference events. He is also coauthor on 10 US awarded or pending patents related to predictive monitoring technologies. Performed as the PI on over 70 programs at Impact. Successes in Phase I, II, and III Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contracts contributed to a Tibbetts Award, regular placement in the Rochester Top 100 and Inc. 5000, among other notable awards. Led to a successful acquisition by Sikorsky Aircraft. 

Read some of his publications on his org page.

Penn State Applied Research Lab
State College, PA
December 1990 to June 2001
Department Head, CBM
As Department Head, Carl Byington managed over 20 engineers and led programs on the use of conventional modeling and artificial intelligence methods for condition monitoring of drivetrains, gas turbine engines, fluid circuits and electrochemical systems. Carl led these teams in the design and development of four failure test beds for generating incipient fault data for development, validation and maturation of predictive analytics algorithms. Transitioned these to the US Navy and other customers.

NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA
August 1988 to September 1990
Rocket Scientist
Carl Byington played with fire and tried to keep hydrogen burning in a Mach 3 vitiated air for as long as possible. Wait, what’s vitiated air?

Education:
George Washington University MS, Aeronautical Engineering
JIAFS Program Graduate Research Assistant Summa Cum Laude, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Vice President AIAA Outstanding Graduate Student Achievement Award

University of Pennsylvania BS, Mechanical Engineering
Cum Laude, Deans List American Society of Mechanical Engineers Francis G. Tatnall Prize for Most Outstanding Senior Design Project, Acacia Fraternity


Read more about my qualifications at my primary PHM Design website or the Alternate.

Read more about Carl Stewart Byington and his marathon journey.