Robert Hackett Email & Phone Number

Cork, Ireland, IE

Directly supervise a team of engineers and designers throughout the new product development life cycle from project initiation to product launch. Develop and implement strategies, timelines, and budgets for engineering activities including concept development, product validation, third-party certification, and commercialization.Provide personal and.

Cork, Ireland, IE

• Lead engineer in the design and development, from concept phase through product launch, of fire protection sprinklers for residential, commercial and special applications.
• Lead engineer in the design and development of the first UL Listed concealed window sprinkler.
• Responsible engineer for the residential fire testing of the first UL Listed anti-freeze per UL 2901.
• Responsible engineer for fire testing of residential and commercial sprinklers.
• Oversaw third party testing and approval/certification of new products.
• Delivered technical design reviews and presentations throughout the product development cycle.

Braintree, Massachusetts, US

• Lead engineer in the design and development of the Temptrol Rapid Install pressure balancing shower valve.
• Designed 7-Series TempControl thermostatic valves to comply with NSF 61/372 and ASSE 1017
• Designed 7-Series Maxline thermostatic valves to comply with NSF 61/372, ASSE 1017 & 1070
• Designed Temptrol Rapid Install pressure balancing shower valve to improve flow and minimize space requirements for installation.
• Designed water diverting seat for pressure balancing valve that allowed for atypical installation.
• Created Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) simulation to improve flow in pressure-balancing valve to ensure acceptable performance per ASSE 1016 testing.

Oak Brook, Illinois, US

• Wrote, prepared, and gained approval for Anvil’s Pre-Approval Manual for its seismic restraint product line from California’s Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.
• Redesigned seismic bar joist beam attachment to eliminate failure due to incorrect installation in the field and maintain agency listing for seismic restraints.
• Redesigned a swivel joint connector to reduce cost while still maintaining allowable support load and agency listing for seismic restraints.
• Redesigned seismic sway brace to eliminate issues with failures during agency listing testing.
• Represented company during 3rd party metallurgical testing of products.

• Supervised the start-up and commissioning activities of new equipment for Air Quality Control Systems (AQCS) for coal-fired and methane-burning power plants.
• Wrote test plans, supervised, and approved mechanical functional testing for dry electrostatic precipitators, wet electrostatic precipitators, fabric filters, ball mills, wet flue gas desulfurization scrubbers, and.
• Supervised the construction and inspection of the frame for a wet electrostatic precipitator for an 800 MW coal-fired power plant.
• Developed, supervised, and inspected the complete realignment of electrodes for a wet electrostatic precipitator for an 800 MW coal-fired power plant.
• Designed in-field modifications to the layout of piping and critical instrumentation for water and limestone-slurry recirculation systems.

Columbus, Ohio, US

• Developed a testing appartus to perform high temperature tensile and compression tests on experimental magnesium alloys.
• Fabricated and assembled apparatus in the Mechanical Engineering Department Machine Shop.
• Modeled temperature, stress, and strain gradients using finite element analysis and ABAQUES software.

Port Washington, New York, US

• Analyzed and validated filter cassettes for medical applications.
• Performed destructive analysis to non-conforming filter cassettes.
• Calibrated critical testing equipment following ISO 9000 guidelines.

B.S., Mechanical Engineering

M.S., Mechanical Engineering