Robert Bertino Email & Phone Number

Kent, WA, US

Kent, WA, US

Responsible Engineer (RE) for BE-3U Engine Avionics mechanical systems, with a primary focus on the engine controller.

Kent, WA, US

• Engineering lead for space-qualified fast steering mirrors for laser communications applications
• Conducted research, analysis and trade studies for multilayer insulation on a satellite-based laser communications terminal application
• Helped design and handled prototype fabrication/assembly for a Ka-band software-defined radio for use on CubeSat platforms
• Designed and assembled a software development unit for a lunar lander payload

San Diego, California, US

• Supported company subdivision ISR Systems in developing its first Group 3 UAV/UAS through conceptual and configurational vehicle design, analysis, CFD simulation, and testing
• Designed low-drag radiator and oil cooler ducts utilizing the Meredith Effect
• Provided solutions for mitigating turret drag and the elimination of vortex shedding through a survey of academic research and analysis
• Led the mechanical design and fabrication of vital aircraft electronic subsystems such as the interface module, power board and relay boards
• Handled aircraft mass properties calculations
• Assisted with aircraft wingbox flight loads calculation and design

San Diego, CA, US

• As part of a small team, designed and tested a new subway kiosk and portable fare gate for Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA)
• Designed, prototyped and tested a card transport machine that would deliver and encode smart cards from stacks inside vending machines to the hands of transit station patrons as part of a multi-million dollar contract.
• Worked with the industrial design house DDStudio to take New York City’s dated fare gates and design an upgrade kit bringing those gates both next generation capabilities and looks in a way that was manufacturable.
• Designed and prototyped an ultra-compact, LIDAR-equipped transit gate
• Developed an upgrade kit to improve the performance of change-return buttons on BART’s more than 500 ticket vending machines (TVM)
• Created the documentation for a kit to upgrade Miami’s TVM computers and smart card readers in the field

San Diego, CA, US

• Developed a modular smart bike locking system for use on existing infrastructure as part of a two-person team, going from concept to prototype in a matter of months (now patented)
• Designed and built a self-locking electronic rotary lock for use in the smart bike locking system
• Created a 3D-printed plastic housing for the University of San Diego for a small transit machine with a PIN pad, dip reader, touchscreen and smart card reader

• As a team, successfully tested an experimental shear-thinning emulsion rocket fuel, finding it to potentially be superior to its non-emulsified equivalent
• Co-authored a paper on the team’s findings and presented it with another team member at an annual conference of the Joint Army Navy Nasa Air Force committee in Phoenix
• Coordinated, secured the corporate sponsorship for and designed a steel test stand for next year’s team

• Coordinated the team, supervised the testing, supported the analysis and led the fabrication of numerous composite test coupons
• Designed algorithms for predicting the performance of multiple composite ply repaire layups using the Volkersen Model

• Assisted in the construction of the ground station and payload
• Designed an elastic launch system for the UAV

• Assisted in the design and construction of the team's solid rocket

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical/Space Engineering