Engineer Design
Resume:
Robert Gjestvang
Denver, CO 80221 ******.*********@********.***
Design Engineer / Project Manager / Test Engineer
Design Engineer and Project Manager with 8+ years of engineering covering all aspects of engineering product lifecycle from concept development to final testing verification, plus 7 years of business experience.
Design Engineering
Drawing Production
Requirements Development
Human Factors
Process Development
Life Critical Systems Design
Life Support Systems / ECLSS
Testing and Verification
Project Management
Team Leadership
EVMS/Scheduling
Staff Development
Business Development
Proposal Writing
Customer Interface
Design Engineer Experience
Engineered designs including concept development, requirements definition, requirements tracking, component and system design, drawing production, manufacturing acquisition, testing and verification.
Created 3D models and engineering drawings using GD&T with ASME Y14.5 standards. Released data packages in Product Data Management (PDM) with signoffs. Workflow was done with compliance to a Quality Management System (QMS) certified to ISO 9000 and AS 9100.
Analytical modeling of thermal, structural, and fluid performance using CAD and specialty software packages.
Experienced in NASA and commercial human spaceflight and extreme environment, life critical design requirements. Familiar with extensive NASA and MIL standards related to human design.
Project Management Experience
Team lead for multiple projects including US Navy contaminated water diving suit, suborbital life support systems, orbital thermal protection systems, and Orion Spacecraft Thermal Radiator and ECLSS tubing.
EVMS planning, tracking and reporting of schedule and budget of up to $2 million per year.
Project management of teams ranging in size from 5 to 30+ technical staff
Team development, integrating existing engineers, hiring new staff, training of new hires, team tasking, and structuring team interfaces. Also involved in performance reviews and promotion within the team that included training of two new team leads.
Worked closely with Manufacturing and Quality Departments to ensure product manufacturability and quality control acceptance upon completion.
Direct customer interface including design meetings and major design review support.
Test Engineering Experience
Wrote and executed test plans for multiple systems that included material compatibility testing, component lab testing, tabletop systems testing, environmental performance testing, and human-in-the-loop tests.
Built and optimized lab systems including pressurized underwater depth simulators and breathing simulators.
Programmed input PID controllers and designed testing LabView Control and DAQ systems.
Qualified systems with unmanned systems testing and manned testing. Experience as as human test subject and test director for manned verification and certification tests of life critical systems.
Process Development Experience
Continuous improvement activities including developing and updating procedures for Quality Management System (ISO 9000 and AS 9100 certified)
Developed safety procedures and design requirements for high-pressure oxygen and ammonia systems.
Worked with Manufacturing and Quality Departments to develop internal manufacturing processes certifications for tube bending, orbital welding and mechanical tube joining, adhesive bonding, laser welding, and friction stir welding. Orbital welding process was later certified by our customer for Special Process Supplier status.
Proposal Development
Wrote Phase II Proposal Update for Navy Contaminated Water Diving System as well as a Phase III acquisition proposal resulting in over $2 million in contracts.
Provided input to multiple NASA SBIR proposals with high acceptance rate.
Provided IPT costing and technical sections for company spacecraft systems proposals resulting in millions of dollars in contract value. Provided requested updates to customer for schedule and budget.
Professional Work Experience
Building Energy Engineer and Team Lead, Sustainable Technologies Group Jan 2014-Present
Building energy efficiency, environmental control systems, and on-site energy production design engineer
Building Energy Analyst, Independent Consultant Jan 2013-Dec 2013
Building environmental systems and on-site energy production analyst and design engineer
Scuba Instructor and Job Search Jan 2012-Dec 2012
Aerospace Engineer, Paragon Space Development Corp, Multiple positions Sept 2005-Nov 2011
Design/Systems Engineer - June 2011 to October 2011
IPT Lead - Orion Spacecraft Radiator Subsystem and Tubing Subsystem - June 2007 to May 2011
Project Lead - Navy Contaminated Water Diving Suit - October 2005 to June 2007
Design Engineer - Thermal Protection System for orbital re-entry vehicle – March 2006 to March 2007
Design Lead - ECLSS for suborbital vehicle – September 2005 to May 2006
Mars Heavy Industries Inc., Owner Sept 1998-Sept 2005
Co-developed and operated concrete removal business that employed up to 7 employees on seasonal basis
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND AWARDS
Degree: B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Minor Astronomy University of Colorado at Boulder, May 2003
Senior Design Project Team Lead
Winning team for national MarsPort design competition for designing a Mars greenhouse for use in conjunction with NASA manned Mars Design Reference Mission.
Undergraduate Research Grant
Performed laboratory study at CU BioServe to compare microbial growth in ground-based clinostat models to microgravity spaceflight growth samples for the evaluation of gravitational effects on total population and final densities.
Colorado Space Grant Student Sounding Rocket
Worked on student designed and built ozone-monitoring payload for sounding rocket flight. Worked on payload design, wiring harness design and build, parts machining, integration, and test.
TECHICAL SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Computer Skills
Software/Languages: MS Office (expert), Microsoft Project (proficient), MatLab and Simulink (proficient), SolidWorks with CosmosWorks and FloWorks (1500 hours), CREO/ProEngineer (Wildfire) (500 hours), Ansys (200 hours), Patran (100 hours), Windchill (PDM), BUMPER II Shield Ballistic Limit Software, Thermal Desktop
Publications
Development of a Suborbital Life Support System for Commercial Applications, SAE Tech. Paper 200*-**-****
ECLSS Human-Rating Facility for Testing & Development of New ECLSS Designs, SAE Tech. Paper 200*-**-****
Redthumb: A Mars Greenhouse Design for the 2002 MarsPort Engineering Design Student Competition, SAE Tech. Paper 200*-**-****
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Holder of 1 US Patent
NAUI Scuba Instructor Certified since 2003 – As an independent instructor, developed training courses. Involved in training and certification of over 200 SCUBA divers. Courses range from basic open water to divermaster level.
Working knowledge of Spanish and basic understanding of ASL and Norwegian
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