Accomplished design-engineering
professional with over 30 years in R&D,
wishing to share expertise in a role
offering greater room for growth and
advancement. Skilled in mechanical,
electrical, and aircraft instrumentation
design, contributing to process from
conception to completion. Driven
leader with small business ownership
background in design industry. Fluent in
Danish and functional in Spanish
languages.
CONTACT
PHONE:
EMAIL:
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Production Management
• Project Management
• Programming
• Electronic Design
• Aircraft Service & Repair
• Aircraft Avionics Integration
• AutoCAD
• AutoCAD Electrical
• SolidWorks
• SolidWorks, PDM
• OnShape 3D
• Eagle PCB Design
• Siemens NX
• Orcad PCB Design
• Tango PCB Design
• Fusion 360 Design
• MasterCam
BRIAN T. NIELSEN
DESIGN ENGINEER
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Space Perspectives, Inc., Titusville, FL – Electromechanical Engineer 2023 to Present
Design mechanical and electrical hardware for flight capsule, both internal and external.
Current Products Corp., Pensacola, FL – Product Design Engineer / IT 2020 to 2023
Enabled owners’ visions through Mechanical, Electrical and Software. Maintained IT equipment and Deploys.
Dynamic Aviation, Bridgewater, VA – Design Engineer 2018 to 2020
Created, built, and installed devices for aircraft mission capabilities. Maintained proper document compliance with an emphasis on DFM. Utilized 3d printing for rapid prototyping.
UMA Instruments, Dayton, VA – Design Engineer
2016 to 2018
Brought new and existing products and procedures to life and reviewed project specs to remain current and applicable. Included design, prototyping, and programing computer test equipment for their medical section.
Anyone Designs, LLC, Madison, VA – Owner
2014 to 2016
Assisted to bring clients design concepts to fruition. Utilized 3D modeling and printing, small mill and lathe machining for prototypes. Utilized microcontroller coding and circuit design expertise.
Aerosonic Corp., Clearwater, FL – R&D / Reliability & Sustaining Engineering / Manager Manufacturing Engineering
1983 to 2014
Designed various types of test equipment, aircraft instrumentation and AOA transmitters which included mechanical and computer- based acquisitions and controls. Responsibilities ranged from creation, implantation, compliance, documentation to supervisory roles. Custom designed various types of test equipment, both pneumatic and electronic. Utilized skills in electronic design, embedded design and programming, circuit board layout, double and multilayer, CPLD and FPGA programming. Managed up to 50 production floor employees.
BRIAN T. NIELSEN
DESIGN ENGINEER
ADDITIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Aerosun Interntional, Tampa, FL 1982 – 1983
Piper Aircraft Corporation, Lakeland, FL 1981 – 1982 United States Navy, Rota, Spain 1977 – 1981
EDUCATION, TRAINING, CERTIFICATIONS, AND PATENTS
Bachelors - IT Cybersecurity Emphasis - WGU
Liberal Arts Degree (Emphasis Computers) - SPC
Navy Class A Jet Engine Mechanics – US Navy, 1978
Navy Class A Reciprocating Aircraft – US Navy, 1977 Airframe & Power Plant- License 262456754
Cisco: CCENT, CCNA Routing & Switching, CCNA Security CompTIA: A+, Security+, Linux+, Network+, Project+ CIW Site Development Associate
Transponder Squawk Calibration, Patent Number 5532698 Servo Controlled Airspeed Indicator, Patent Number 5551289