Robert F. Jordan, P.E.

Engineering and Science Background

Education

1988  B.S. Mechanical Engineering Technology

1986  Associate in Engineering

1986  Associate in Arts and Sciences, Chemical Technology

1979  Associate of Arts

Engineering Licenses

1998  Licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer #34757, Washington State

1990  Engineering-In-Training

Science and Engineering Positions Held

Aerospace (1980-1996; 2000-2002)

• Chemical Laboratory Technician I and II

• Lead, Chemistry Laboratory

• Associate Materials and Processes Engineer

• Materials and Processes Engineer

• Senior Materials and Processes Engineer

• Senior Design Engineer

• Project Engineer

• Senior Project Engineer

• Senior Manager, Advanced Product Development (2000-2002)

Medical Device (1996-2000)

• R&D Manager

Industrial Equipment (2002-2005)

• Engineering Manager

Security Equipment (2005-2007)

• Vice President, Engineering

Survival Equipment; Racing Seats (2007 to Present)

• Vice President, Research and Product Development

Patents (USPTO page)

Medical Device (assigned to MicroSurgical Technology)

• 6,234,993 Low Profile Phaco Handpiece

• D440,310 Phaco Handpiece

• D438,767 Phaco Tip Wrench

Aerospace (Assigned to Honeywell International)

• 7,059,035 Method of Forming a Bi-Metallic Actuator

• 7,024,940 Force Measurement of Bimetallic Thermal Disc

• 6,898,982 Force Measurement of Bimetallic Thermal Disc

• 6,874,368 Force Measurement of Bimetallic Thermal Disc

• 6,871,547 Force Measurement of Bimetallic Thermal Disc

• 6,762,668 Laser Adjusted Set-Point of Bimetallic Thermal Disc

• 6,580,351 Laser Adjusted Set-Point of Bimetallic Thermal Disc

• 6,640,646 Force Measurement of Bimetallic Thermal Disc

• Other patents pending.

(About patents: Patents are comprised of essentially two parts: the novel idea and a means to implement  that  idea. I have contributed in both areas on the above patents. All of my patents were developed in a team environment.)

Engineering and Science Lectureships and Publications

4th Annual Armor Protection Conference (2009)

• Protecting the Warfighter with a Lightweight Armor System

• Panel Moderator, Warfighter Needs and Armor Requirements

3rd Annual Armor Protection Conference (2008)

• Case Studies - Body Armor and Vehicle Armor

• Panelist, little r and Big D - Research and Development in Industry

Henry Cogswell College (1991-2005)

• Adjunct Lecturer; Lecturer; Senior Lecturer  Wrote and taught complete EIT and PE (ME) courses. Co-wrote and taught sophomore engineering design course with emphasis on new product development using Six-Sigma methodologies. Facilitated 2004-2005 strategic planning effort as special advisor to the president.

• Guest Lecturer College Chemistry

The American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (1996)

• Presenter  Co-wrote and presented "Improved High Performance, High Acceleration Solid State Accelerometer" at the Baltimore, MD AIAA.

Colorado State University (1995)

• Guest Lecturer  Wrote and presented to post-doctoral students "The Differences Between Academic and Industrial Research" at CSU's Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA).