John Bernhardt Email & Phone Number

Romeoville, IL

• Engineering GroupProject manager for all aspects of aerospace projects related to the application of flexible metal hose assemblies to the Space Launch System (SLS) and International Space Station (ISS).
• Participated in all aspects of project management including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring | controlling, and closing for aerospace projects applying flexible metal hose technology to the Space Launch.
• Provided project engineering for flexible metal hose assembly applications to aerospace projects encompassing activities such as design, development, fabrication, and testing.

Greater Chicago Area

• Technical expert in the field of automotive engineering located in the Chicagoland area specializing in accident investigation | reconstruction and failure analysis.
• Provided on-site engineering evaluation in the Chicagoland and Midwest regions specializing in forensic accident investigation | reconstruction focused on heavy duty vehicles, tractors and diesel engines.

Lagrange, IL

• Turbocharger Design and Manufacturing GroupTechnical lead engineer responsible for centrifugal compressor design through field support on both two and four stroke engine platforms.
• Designed centrifugal compressor stage primarily inlet recirculation system, impeller and diffuser section (both vaneless and vaned) utilizing CAD, CFD and FEA for new two-stage turbocharger design to meet Tier 4 engine.
• Engineered scaled version of centrifugal compressor stage for experimental testing and evaluated aerodynamic performance in test cell.
• Performed analysis utilizing 1D engine modeling software to develop turbocharger performance specifications.

Burr Ridge, IL

• Controls and Electronics GroupResponsible for all project aspects ranging from business development through engineering primarily related to diesel engine controls and simulation.
• Analyzed engine performance of a high altitude unmanned aerial vehicle diesel engine concept with multistage intake system including centrifugal blower, turbocharger and supercharger using mean value engine modeling.
• Improved two-stage turbocharger and fuel injection system performance and reduced tailpipe emissions through control strategy development for a near zero emissions light duty diesel engine.
• Contributed to winning a multi-million dollar heavy duty diesel on-board diagnostics project from a major original equipment manufacturer through participation in business development activities.

Ph.D., Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: AIAA• Dissertation title: "Closed Loop Control of Forebody Flow Asymmetry" • Instructor for undergraduate.

B.S., Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi• Graduation with High Honors • IIT Alumni Association Outstanding Academic Achivement Award • Who's.