Jeff Martens Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Ab, Ca

Alberta, Canada

- Execute engineering design projects through from design, analysis, CAD modelling and drawings, to supplier coordination, construction, testing, and rollout, closely attending to budget and timeline requirements.- Design, troubleshoot, and upgrade mechanical, hydraulic, and PLC control systems.- Use Solidworks CAD to model, analyze (FEA), and create drawings and BOMs for parts and assemblies, as well as for managing design changes. - Analysis, problem solving, and troubleshooting to fix problems that arise on the manufacturing line and in the plant, as well as for development of new manufacturing processes, making frequent use of Microsoft Office tools.- Collaborate with members of the manufacturing, R&D, quality, and product engineering teams to resolve product issues and improve manufacturing process.

Teach and work with high school students to find effective learning strategies in sciences and math.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

- Researched and wrote a large academic review paper for submission to an aerospace review journal- Developed methods for distilling information from 100’s of papers in a niche field

Calgary, Canada Area

- Mentored team leads and technical executives in design and manufacture of team’s 4th gen rocket to compete in the 2020 Spaceport America Cup (SAC) in New Mexico (cancelled due to COVID-19).- Designed, CAD modeled (830+ part assembly), and worked with machinists to prototype and manufacture the team's 5th generation rocket. - Developed guidelines for the team’s design philosophy to emphasize manufacturability, simplicity, usability, and future-proofing, and implemented them for next gen rockets.

Calgary, Canada Area

- Project managed a multi-disciplinary team of 50+ members in developing and qualifying the team’s 3rd gen rocket with $60,000 budget for the 2018 Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition in New Mexico.- Mentored dozens of CAD modelling and analysis student projects in a results-driven team environment.

Calgary, Canada Area

- Work with mechanical and electrical engineering teams to design and build rocket components and structures to support completion of the team's 1st internationally competitive solid-motor-rocket, SOAR I in 2016 at the IREC competition.- Lead the mechanical engineering team tasked with designing, manufacturing, and assembling the aerostructural components of the team's 2nd much larger rocket at the IREC competition in 2017. Our new internationally competitive rocket, Atlantis I, was our 1st hybrid-motor-rocket.

Calgary, Canada Area

- Designed and worked with machinists to manufacture large, welded structure factory equipment with $35,000 budget.- Designed 200 part CAD assembly, ran simulations, made quality dimensioned drawings, did manufacturing & testing of PID controlled heated system with automated ATP machine for making material samples.- Designed 3 tools for field operators, from concept development, prototype design, testing, to validation.- Work with product engineering and R&D teams to develop and test composite pipeline products.- Undertake tasks of varying complexity all related to the design, testing and data collection, qualification and standards adherence, implementation, and technologies which support the use of product in the field.

Airdrie, Alberta

- Investigate root causes of production line inefficiencies and develope solutions for them.- Create different tools for production employees to use to speed up their work flow including work instructions and troubleshooting flow charts. - Interfacing with production managers, engineers, and employees to push through changes on the production lines.

Calgary, Canada Area

- Lead the body design team in modelling a half dozen proposed designs for our 5th generation solar car. - Design process involved use of surface modelling techniques paired with an understanding of aerodynamics around car bodies.- Design process also involved use of ANSYS CFD simulation software to analyze designs and reveal how designs must change to minimize drag effects in order to maximize energy efficiency.

Calgary, Canada Area

- Learned to use Solidworks CAD to model and design a solar array fixture for aiming the car's solar panels at any desired sun position. - Worked with composite materials to help the mechanical engineering team manufacture the team's 4th generation solar car, the Schulich Delta. - Designed a new composite headlight system and enclosure for the Schulich Delta solar car.

Calgary, Canada Area

- Worked with a research team on a hybrid rocket combustion experiment. Set up and built components for the lab's hypersonic shock tube. - Frequently used Matlab, Excel and Labview for data processing and organizing, and to run the lab's experiments.

Troubleshoot, make repairs/replace parts on commercial semi-trucks and trailers.

- Manage inbound and outbound flights, ensuring a high quality customer experience. - Marshall and maneuver aircraft around airport ramp/in hangar. - Assist aircraft maintenance personnel with various maintenance tasks on aircraft.

Bachelor'S Degree, Engineering

Activities and Societies: U of C Solar Car Team

Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Technology