Company Experience
2003 - Present:
Consultant; Bloom Forecasting; Kelowna, B.C.
Team leader of
a group of researchers up the Yangtze River to interview managers and
engineers on the physical, social, political, environmental and cultural consequences
of the Three Gorges Dam Project.
Then, at the ISSS Conference, I chaired a panel discussion on our
findings.
Presented talks on the trip to several groups in
the Kelowna area.
1990-2002: President; Bloom Forecasting, Inc.; Tacoma, Washington.
Developed ecological quality index model working in conjunction with a set of
ecological and engineering specialists.
Using the index, a major chemical company in the Pacific Northwest was
able to determine the extent of
ecological restoration of a piece of industrial land and to forecast the level
of restoration in the next 20 years.
Presenting paper of above work at the International Society of System
Sciences, August, 2002, Shanghai, China.
Wrote a manual of techniques and tools used in production and operations
management. (See Past Projects for
table of contents.)
Environmental and economic research, analysis and forecasts for the chemical
industry. Work included studies in
marine toxicology, expert systems, water quality index, forecast of hydrogen
peroxide as bioremediation and waste-water treatment agent, background concentrations of arsenic in
oceans worldwide, critique of EPA
arsenic regulations pertaining to seawater, and both financial and
technological evaluation of alternative methods of remediation of organic
compounds in groundwater.
Demographic forecast to the year 2020 for a religious organization
in Tacoma, WA, 1997. Developed computer models to forecast by
age, life cycle events, school enrollment; alternative scenarios varying
economic outlook, leadership style, competing religious organizations, and
social trends.
1980-1990: Principal; Bloom Forecasting; Tacoma, Washington.
Statistical analysis and demographic and economic
projections for government, school
districts, and the communications industry.
Developed new techniques for forecasting
trends. Taught mini-courses in
business strategy, management information systems, and computer software
applications to business, industry and government employees.
Industrial Experience:
1962-1966:
Engineer-Scientist, McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft Company, Santa Monica,
California.
Designed test equipment, collected data and
tested theories of thermal contact conductance in a deep space
environment. Developed computer model
to predict temperatures in soil of a buried nuclear fuel rod.
1959-1960:
Research Engineer, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, Glass Research Center,
Harmarville, Pennsylvania.
Developed the theory of float glass which is the
basis of the manufacturing process today.
Conducted research on tempering glass with aerosol sprays.
Email:
mfbloom@shaw.ca