Dave's Technical Services

Services

I offer a wide range of consulting services in mechanical design, analysis, CAD, CAD automation, fluid dynamics, CFD, structural analysis, and weirdly, even web development.

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Mechanical Design and Analysis

I have over 15 years of design experience ranging from underground mining to optics and lasers to -80°C freezers currently aboard the International Space Station. I will onboard your challenges and suggest the best solution, even if that avoids my future involvement.

If we do proceed, I know how to take a project from concept through to completion. With an emphasis on simplicity, my design style is guided by my experience delivering hardware on time and on budget.

Thermal and Fluid Dynamics Analysis

I have an extensive background in thermal and fluid dynamic analysis and design stemming from winning awards for CFD work done in college to building freezers for NASA. I have experience with academia and industry. Whether the analysis is the product or only a necessary step to completing a larger project, I can help.

Structural Analysis

I hold a master's degree during which I wrote a thesis on structural analysis, specifically in calculating stress during plastic deformation. I have a solid foundation in theory and can am knowledgeable of the strengths, and weaknesses of the various techniques for assessing the structural suitability of a structure. I also have experience in performing structural analysis in industry as a means to answer specific questions under tight deadlines.

Full-Stack Web Development

I have experience with front end and UX design as well as backend and database design. Whether you need a simple website or a complex web application, I can help.

Who is Dave?

My career began with 10 years in the Marine Corps as a KC-130 navigator. Afterward, I worked my way through college, eventually earning a B.S. in mechanical engineering and graduating with honors. Since then, I've been a working engineer culminating in serving as lead engineer on several NASA projects.

My time as an engineer has taught me that every problem has a solution but sometimes finding that solution requires different perspectives. So, early on, I focused on broadening my knowledge base to include topics peripheral to mechanical engineering. Studying things like mathematics, computer programming, signal analysis, networking, system dynamics, and more provided alternate perspectives and has served me well throughout my career thus far.

Confidence in my abilities allows me to not take things so seriously. I don't particularly care for formalities, I feel they tend to inhibit effective communication. I try to ask the stupid questions, they are typically the best ones.