Background
Platz, Huberto Ricardo was born on February 7, 1929 in Rivadavia, Argentina. Arrived in United States, 1955, naturalized, 1961. Son of Teodoro and Victoria Maria (Stadden) Platz.
Platz, Huberto Ricardo was born on February 7, 1929 in Rivadavia, Argentina. Arrived in United States, 1955, naturalized, 1961. Son of Teodoro and Victoria Maria (Stadden) Platz.
Degree in civil Engineering, University Buenos Aires (Argentina), 1954. Postgraduate, Pennsylvania State University, 1960. Postgraduate, University California-Berkeley, 1965.
Postgraduate, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1974. Postgraduate, Edison Electric Institute, 1978.
Engineering intern Compania Argentina de Electricidad, Buenos Aires, 1950—1952. Engineering trainee Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Company, Milwaukee, 1955, field superintendent, 1956—1958. Results engineer Duquesne Light Company, Pittsburgh, 1958—1960, senior engineer, 1960—1961, mechanical maintenance engineer, 1962—1964.
Project engineer Kaiser Engineers, Oakland, California, 1965—1966. Manager power plant engineering Wisconsin Electric Power Company, Milwaukee, 1967—1968, manager power plant department, 1969—1973, assistant vice president, 1974, vice president power plants, 1975—1976, vice president engineering, construction, from 1976. Advisory Advanced Systems Task Force, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, 1977—1979, chairman engineering, economic evaluations, 1980—1982, advisor coal combustion system division.
Member prime movers committee Washington, 1970—1980, 1983—1987. Member construction committee, 1978—1980.
Fellow: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (chairman power division 1979-1980, vice president energy conversion since 1986, James Landis medal 1982). Member: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Wisconsin Society Professional Engineers, National Society Professional Engineers, South Shore Yacht (Milwaukee) club, Knights of Columbus lodge.
Married Florence K. Kivlahan, October 26, 1957. Children: Victoria M., Elizabeth A., Cynthia L., Theodore W.