Benjamin Roorda, P.E. Email & Phone Number

Arlington, VA, US

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Product Design ServicesI build turn key solutions for the development of client parts and products based upon their ideas and needs. Many customers successfully used the Hephestus Works process to take their ideas to.
• Conceptual Design generation, to identify necessary and desired product characteristics and form,
• Detailed Design development, brings the idea to life with dimensions, tolerances, and modeling,
• Physics Based Analysis (structural, vibratory, thermal),
• Manufacturing using Rapid Prototyping methods, 3D printing (FFF & SLA) and laser cutting (CO2) In-house Sorting System DevelopmentWe developed an optically based sorting system utilizing Machine Vision and AI Deep.
• Deep Learning Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN),

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• At M42 I drive the technical development and deployment of data systems for our clients. These systems include Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) as well as traditional data analytic systems. Our.
• Coordination of our internal technical team and contracted resources,
• Coordination with remotely distributed team members,
• Development and maintenance of the organization’s technical roadmap,
• Participation in defense related business development Systems Built:
• Cedalion – a universal input Neural Network modeler application capable of accepting text, numeric, or categorical data inputs from tabular data and generating classification and regression models. Built in.

Gainesville, Florida

I provided project and outage support to all of GRU's electrical power generating assets, conventional steam, gas turbine, and combined cycle: JRK Plant (108MW GT Combined Cycle) Deerhaven Plant (232MW and 75MWconventional steam). My technical expertise benefits me in the diagnosis and remediation of complex issues while allowing me the opportunity to.

• As the Compressor Lead Engineer I was responsible for all aspects of the development of an Industrial Gas Turbine (IGT) compressor. This required coordination and management of the 6 compressor Integrated Product Teams.
• Technical oversight of the planning and execution of each IPT’s processes
• Schedule aggregation and reporting for overall project management
• Personnel management of 6 IPT leaders, 2 of whom are international
• Reporting to the Chief Engineer’s Office and the Project TeamAs the Compressor Blade Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead Engineer I developed and managed the upgrade process for an existing set of compressor blades. My.
• Analysis of blade root design

• A significant portion of my tenure was on a team developing a measurement methodology known as a Non-Intrusive Stress Measurement System (NSMS) or Blade Tip Timing. This methodology uses externally mounted sensors to.
• Development of LASER and optical detection hardware
• Development of data acquisition and analysis software
• Implementation of NSMS systems at sites throughout the US and world on military and commercial aero gas turbines, power generation gas turbines, turbo-chargers, air compressors, and rocket pumps
• Taught customer specific training sessions on AMS hardware and software
• Prototyping hardware and optical sensors in the machine shop/labLead Test EngineerMy responsibilities at AMS also included the management of the day-to-day activities of junior engineers, engine test support, and.

Created and investigated Finite Element Analysis (FEA) models to determine stresses and deflections in gas turbine parts. Utilized Modal Cyclic Symmetry analysis to determine natural frequencies and mode shapes of bladed disks. Tested military turbo-machinery using strain gages and pressure sensors.

Palm Beach County, Florida, United States

I designed and marketed photo-voltaic (PV) solar systems for residential homes, including grid-tied and off-grid solutions.Certifications:- Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) Installing Photovoltaic Systems program graduate- North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) PV Certification

Compressor Development and Test

Power plant combined cycle re-powering transition team.

2003 Bachelors Degree, Mechanical Engineering; Business Administration

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