Norman Hahn Email & Phone Number

Denver, CO

• Served Paragon in multiple leadership roles including Corporate Chief Engineer, Program Chief Engineer, Department Manager, Program Manager and Senior Engineer.
• Chaired and led numerous programmatic reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, etc.) including HALO ECLSS CDR with Northrup Grumman and NASA in February 2023. Ensured technical rigor and adherence to Paragon’s proven processes..
• Wrote the winning proposal and served as Program Manager for Paragon’s Sierra Space DreamChaser radiator project. Developed radiator design from concept (including patent) to flight hardware. Identified and solved.
• Led complex testing efforts, created operational baseline, worked the flight line, and played a key role in Mission Control as Chief Engineer on a program that set multiple skydiving world records. This project was a.
• Devised operational concept, developed and tested the electronic logic, and served as interim Program Manager for Paragon’s Brine Processor Assembly. This unit is now operational on the ISS and has saved NASA over 500.
• Managed the System Engineering and Integration department consisting of up to 40 people. Provided regular 1-on-1 technical and career guidance. Conducted performance reviews.

Anderson, SC

• Manager of autonomous research & development team of 16-18 engineers/technicians/operators.
• “Lead Plant” technical authority and design control of thimble-type oxygen sensors for Bosch facilities worldwide.
• Led Product Leadership Team of cross functional managers to coordinate resources and set priorities.
• Increased role from Sr. Engineer to Team Leader to Department Manager within 5 years.
• Redesigned product portfolio to reduce complexity and increase robustness, saving over $650k/yr in material costs while greatly increasing productivity and workflow.
• Developed new product for non-automotive markets resulting in over $42M of new business with new customers.

Windsor Locks, CT

• Project Engineering and Design Engineering. Design, analysis, testing and project management of high-speed turbomachinery for aircraft environmental control and engine start systems.
• Computer programming to analyze bearings, gears, aerodynamic thrust loads and thermodynamic performance. Incorporated experimental data and theory into unified mathematical models.
• Design and analysis using various CAD and FEA programs (CATIA, NASTRAN, etc).
• Conceptual design and proposal writing.
• Qualification testing, strain gauge testing of rotating machinery. Vibrational analysis, testing and evaluation.

Master’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 4.00/4.00

Propulsion, Compressible Flow, Numerical Methods, Turbomachinery, Orbital Mechanics Seminar Topic: Hypersonic Waveriders

Bachelor’S Degree, Aerospace Engineering, 3.76/4.00

Activities and Societies: Propulsion, Spacecraft Dynamics, Flight Testing, Spacecraft Design, Fluid Mechanics