Director Of Engineering
CurrentComposite Manufacturing and Engineering components and sub-assembly components serving the medical and aerospace industries.
Aug 2023 - Present
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Director at Light Composites
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Eric Thorstenson is listed as Director at Light Composites at Light Composites, a with 14 employees, based in San Diego, California, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at aqualung.com and a matched LinkedIn profile for Eric Thorstenson.
Eric Thorstenson previously worked as Director of Engineering at Light Composites and General Manager Marine Divison at Rock West Composites. Eric Thorstenson holds Bachelor'S Degree, Industrial Technology Engineering from San Diego State University.
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About Eric Thorstenson
I have over 30 years of experience in leadership roles: I have been a General Manager, VP of Engineering, Director of Engineering and R&D, Engineering Manager and Corporate Executive. My various roles have allowed me to lead in delivering composites, textiles, and manufacturing materials & process solutions in the space, aerospace, medical, sporting goods, dive, free-dive, swim, surf, DoD, military products and service industries. While at Aqualung, my focus on new product development, new materials & processes, manufacturing throughput, and process improvements significantly advanced business optics, which helped position Aqualung as a leader in the dive and water industry. I am dedicated to excellence. My passion is playing an instrumental role in creating high-quality engineering components that meet rigorous industry standards. My core competencies in corporate leadership and new business development have been pivotal in driving forward the vision of the companies I have worked for. I enjoy collaboration to foster diverse perspectives and cutting-edge technology.
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Light Composites
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General Manager Marine Divison
Marine Division - specific focus to develop and grow new carbon composite marine related products including Diving: free-dive carbon fiber fin blades, carbon fiber back plates, Sailing: masts, booms, tiller extensions, spinnaker/whisker poles, and custom Yacht components
Aug 2021 - Aug 2023
Business Development Engineer And Program Management
Capewell Aerial Systems
• Designed, developed helicopter egress emergency breathing system, egress professional safety floatation, and public safety PFD’s • Merger Acquisitions, technically evaluated, delivered detailed reports, provided technical pros/cons regarding specific MA targets
May 2019 - Aug 2021
Director Of Engineering And R&D
Aqua Lung
Aqualung – a top-tier SCUBA dive, watersport brand leader focused on dive/military/swim/freedive spearfishingNEW PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
Jan 2005 - Apr 2019
Director Of Product Development, Manufacturing And Operations Manager
Orbital Atk
ATK COI a technical developer and supplier of leading composite stable space structures and aerospace products PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT • Program oversite of JPL’s 2004 launch Mars Mission composite lander module, and rover sub-assemblies supporting the mission PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT• Managed, organized, and directed (Reflector and Space Structure Assembly, Lay Up, Panel Fabrication, Machine Shop, Tooling, Manufacturing Engineering, Facilities, and Test Lab) personnel within the ATK COI San Diego facility. Held poly security clearance • Directed Principal Investigators, Product Development Engineering, and R&D technical staffBUSINESS AND SUPPLY CHAIN, GENERAL MANAGEMENT • $50M+ revenue annually between Antennas, Radomes, Reflectors, Structures, and Ceramics segments. Headcount ranged between 110 and 170, depending cyclical workload
Nov 2000 - Dec 2004
General Manager, Vice President Engineering
Easton Corporate, Van Nuys, California, leading sporting goods company. Core business units: Baseball/Softball, Hockey, Bike, and Archery.• Hockey Sticks - managed full range of innovative Easton composite hockey sticks, pro curve composite blades, and composite skates • Bats - aluminum/composite-core and 100% composite hardball and softball bats• Bicycle - composite handlebars, swingarms, forks, seat posts, road and mountain bike accessories • Archery – Olympic Comp carbon overwrapped aluminum core arrows, pultruded arrows, composite bow and archery components
Jan 1992 - Oct 2000
Designer, Shaper, Glasser
Thor Surfboards
Shaper Designer, (Presently = Hobby) • Bespoke custom surfboard shapes with special focus on Keel Fin Fishes, Twins, and Step-Up classic shapes, custom fin foiling, graphics, and classic custom glassing
Feb 1979 - Jun 2000
Product Development Project Engineer
COI, cutting edge developer of stable composite space structures and aerospace • Led development fabrication of Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory .5-meter composite mirror, the most thermally stable accurate composite mirror surface for space application of its time• Lead development engineer for composite mirror R&D, composite waveguides and filters, copper-plated composite waveguides, co-cured fiber-optics graphite panels bridging electrical connections, protective coatings, and materials testing.
Sep 1990 - Dec 1992
Cost Estimator And Project Engineer
Vantage, custom composites fabricator/supplier to Aerospace, Commercial, and Recreational • Coordinated and organized all labor and material estimates with Engineering, Manufacturing, Tooling, and Material Control teams• Engineering lead made Nissan’s GTP race car rear deck lid, constructed graphite epoxy lay-up tool. Delivered six graphite/Kevlar prepreg, honeycomb, and “A” sandwich composite lids to Nissan, customer was extremely satisfied with our performance
Jan 1988 - Aug 1990
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Bachelor'S Degree, Industrial Technology Engineering
Associate'S Degree, General And Administrative
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Eric Thorstenson is based in San Diego, California, United States while working with Light Composites.
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Eric Thorstenson has worked for Light Composites, Rock West Composites, Capewell Aerial Systems, Aqua Lung, and Orbital Atk.
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Eric Thorstenson holds Bachelor'S Degree, Industrial Technology Engineering from San Diego State University.
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