Jeffrey Kowtko Email & Phone Number

I have over 17 years of experience in test operations and planning, design, and analysis. I have also worked numerous projects integrating all of the above from start to finish. Additionally, I have experience leading and managing teams, mentoring, and training.My proficiencies include the following:- Managing and operating facilities storing large amounts of potential energy- Directing hazardous test operations using high-pressure systems, cryogenic process fluids and propellants, and pyrophorics- Instrumentation (selecting, troubleshooting, and installation of accelerometers, load cells/pins, strain gages, pressure transducers, thermocouples, RTDs, microphones, flowmeters, level sensors, and displacement sensors)- Design, analysis, and testing of fluid systems, structures, and complex assemblies (including modal surveys)- Data analysis and post-processing automation, including metrics- Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA)- Root Cause and Corrective Actions (RCCA)- Program Management- Consulting and customer relations- Project planning, budget analyses, execution, and reporting- Software development (Matlab, Python, C#, Visual Basic)- LEAN Manufacturing principles and implementation

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  University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering