Robert D. Wilkes

Robert D. Wilkes

123 Dolphin Ave

Galveston, TX 77550

(281) 910-5511

rdwilkes@hotmail.com

Research and Development Specialist

Work Experience:

3/95 - Present Principle Design Engineer / Engineering Manager, Lockheed Martin, Houston, TX

Performed conceptual design, analysis, detailed design, testing, and certification of equipment and tools for use by astronauts / cosmonauts during Extra Vehicular Activities to build and maintain the international space station.

Managed a design group of mechanical / aerospace engineers, interfaced with NASA organizations at JSC, coordinated manufacturing, test, analysis and design activities for APFR, IAPFR, OTD and Tether Shuttle projects. Responsible for all aspects of the project from conception to delivery of the product.

10/89 – 4/96
Senior Development Engineer, U.C. Berkeley Space Science Laboratory

Produced instrumentation for scientific space research, used on spacecraft, rockets high altitude balloons and the MIR space station.

Managed the mechanical / thermal interface between SSL and NASA Goddard, GE Astrospace, Energia for several scientific payloads.

Designed, built and tested a new wire boom dual sensor system, for use on the FAST spacecraft. Designed, built, and tested particle collectors and solid state telescopes, built and tested deployable coil tube antennae and gravity gradient booms. Developed hardware for EVA deployment on the MIR space station.

Worked directly with principle investigators to develop new instruments, and to support proposals. Worked extensively with electrical engineers and scientists to integrate the requirements of the various disciplines into hardware. Managed engineering students performing assembly, testing and design work.

5/90 - 12/99 Founder, Kaleva Design Inc., Berkeley, CA

Inventing and product development, including analysis, design, prototyping, initial manufacturing engineering, patent writing, and project management. Performed engineering consulting, produced technical reports and patent applications.

Typical projects include bicycle components, an in-line skate brake, a candle extrusion machine, a television remote control housing, and a safety syringe.

6/85 - 10/89
Engineering Manager/Chief Engineer, Petrolphysics, Inc., San Francisco, CA

Performed conceptual design of new hardware, devised and carried out testing programs, then fielded equipment for water jet drilling, primarily used for enhanced oil recovery.

Designed electronics and electronics packaging, sealing systems, hydraulic motion control, and position sensing systems for a 10,000 psi, downhole environment.

Invented, engineered and developed water jet nozzles, penetration control systems, coil tubing logging tools, and a directional horizontal drilling system using water jet cutting. (see attached patent list)

Designed test hardware for water jet drilling of granite, tested and reported on results.

Wrote for, edited and produced graphics for SBIR proposals and trade publications

2/84 - 2/85 Research Assistant, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA

Produced single point diamond scribed samples of brittle materials, such as glass, gallium arsenide, silicon and ceramic, then measured crack propagation via scanning electron microscopy. Designed an instrument to scribe and measure scribing loads

6/83 - 9/83 Engineer, Rockwell International, El Segundo, CA

Conducted thermal analysis of the B1-B bomber heating and cooling systems.

Education:

University of California, Berkeley, 1983

B.S., Mechanical Engineering

University of California, Berkeley, 1984

M.S., Mechanical Engineering

Materials, composites design, automatic controls, digital electronics, and mini-microcomputer programming. MS project under the direction of Prof. Iain Finnie.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

Summer program, 1988

Applied Engineering Design: Creativity and Process Methodology

Additional Skills:

Patents: Co-inventor of 9 US patents, Passed US Patent Bar of August 1997.

Patent search experience, both on-line and manual search.

Instructor of a college course "Patents and Inventing", Galveston, TX

Machine shop experience: (joint owner of a machine shop since 1991) Extensive experience using horizontal and vertical mills, engine lathes, most other common machines, TIG welding, oxy-acetylene welding, brazing and soldering. Some experience with automatic tube welding, CNC machining, and plastic welding.

Design Experience: Parts designed include those manufactured by: die casting, screw machine, sintering, extrusion, forging, injection molding, and dip brazing. Experience with various CAD systems; Autocad, Unigraphics, Pro Engineer. Design specialties include space based mechanisms, oil field logging tools, high pressure water jet systems, consumer products and medical products

Languages: Fluency in French, both spoken and written, some knowledge of German

Miscellaneous: Other activities include snowboarding, kayaking, fishing, flying radio controlled aircraft, home remodeling, spelunking, diving, and being a dad.

Professional organizations:

Registered Patent Agent with the US Patent and Trademank Organization

Licensed Mechanical Engineer, State of California

Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers since 1986

Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics since 1983

Patents:

U.S. Patent No. 5,743,888 dated April 28, 1998, "Safety Needle", Robert D. Wilkes, Paul S. Turin, Robert G. Ullrich, Brian S. Murray.

U.S. Patent No. D368,094 dated March 19, 1996, "Remote Control", Paul S. Turin, Robert G. Ullrich, Robert D. Wilkes, Lawrence Hitchcock.

U.S. Patent No. 5,299,815 dated April 5, 1994, "Roller Skate Braking Device", Kelly Brosnan, Robert D. Wilkes, Jr., Paul S. Turin, Robert G. Ullrich.

U.S. Patent No. 5,255,750 dated October 26, 1993, "Hydraulic Drilling Method with Penetration Control" Robert D. Wilkes, Jr., Robert W. Dickinson, Charles S. Mackey.

U.S. Patent No. 4,991,667 dated February 12, 1991, "Hydraulic Drilling Apparatus and Method" Robert D. Wilkes, Jr., Paul S. Turin, Michael J. Pesavento, Ben W.O. Dickinson, III.

U.S. Patent No. 4,930,586 dated June 5, 1990, "Hydraulic Drilling Apparatus and Method" Paul S. Turin, Robert D. Wilkes, Jr., Rowe Hakes.

U.S. Patent No. 4,872,509 dated October 10, 1989, "Oil Well Production System using a Hollow Tube Liner" Ben W.O. Dickinson, III, Robert W. Dickinson, Randall R. Anderson, Eric W. Dickinson, Robert D. Wilkes, Jr.

U.S. Patent No. 4,790,394 dated December 13, 1988, "Hydraulic Drilling Apparatus and Method" Ben W.O. Dickinson, III, Robert W. Dickinson, Richard R. Jensen, Sherman C. May, Charles S. Mackey, Robert D. Wilkes, Jr.

U.S. Patent No. 4,787,465 dated November 29, 1988, "Hydraulic Drilling Apparatus and Method" Ben W.O. Dickinson, III, Robert W. Dickinson, Richard R. Jensen, Sherman C. May, Charles S. Mackey, Robert D. Wilkes, Jr., Paul S. Turin.

Publications and Papers:

David Pankow, Bob Wilkes, Bobby Besuner, Robert Ullrich, "The FAST Boom Mechanisms", Presented at the 32^nd Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium, May 13-15, 1998

P.B. Price, D.M Lowder, A.J. Westphal, R.D. Wilkes, R.A. Brennen, V.G. Afanasyev, V.V. Akimov, V.G. Rodin, G.K. Baryshnikov, L.A. Gorshkov, N.I. Shvets, O.S. Tsiganov, "TREK: A Cosmic Ray Experiment on the Russian Space Station Mir", Astrophysics and Space Science, 197: 121 - 143, 1992

W. Dickinson, R.D. Wilkes, R.W. Dickinson, "Conical Water Jet Drilling" presented at the Fourth U.S. Water jet Conference, Berkeley, California, August 26-28, 1988

W. Dickinson, R.W. Dickinson, R.D. Wilkes, P.S. Turin, "Thermal Completions for Radial Production Systems", presented at the Thermal Well Completions Seminar, sponsored by the Canadian Heavy Oil Association, in conjuction with the UNITAR/UNDP Fourth International Conference on Heavy Crude and Tar Sands, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, August 11, 1988

W. Dickinson, R.W. Dickinson, R.D. Wilkes, P.S. Turin, R. Nordlund, "A Multiple Horizontal Radial Oil Production System", presented at the Drilling and Production Technology Symposium - 1988, 11th Annual Energy-Sources Technology Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, January 10-13, 1988

W.B.O. Dickinson, R.W. Dickinson, R.D. Wilkes, P.S. Turin, "A Multiple Drain Hole Production System" presented at Offshore Drilling Technology conference, London, U.K., December 2-3, 1987

IADC/SPE #19987 "Long Reach Remotely Piloted Horizontal Drilling with a Conical Jet"

3/95 - Present	Principle Design Engineer / Engineering Manager, Lockheed Martin, Houston, TX Performed conceptual design, analysis, detailed design, testing, and certification of equipment and tools for use by astronauts / cosmonauts during Extra Vehicular Activities to build and maintain the international space station. Managed a design group of mechanical / aerospace engineers, interfaced with NASA organizations at JSC, coordinated manufacturing, test, analysis and design activities for APFR, IAPFR, OTD and Tether Shuttle projects. Responsible for all aspects of the project from conception to delivery of the product.
10/89 – 4/96	Senior Development Engineer, U.C. Berkeley Space Science Laboratory Produced instrumentation for scientific space research, used on spacecraft, rockets high altitude balloons and the MIR space station. Managed the mechanical / thermal interface between SSL and NASA Goddard, GE Astrospace, Energia for several scientific payloads. Designed, built and tested a new wire boom dual sensor system, for use on the FAST spacecraft. Designed, built, and tested particle collectors and solid state telescopes, built and tested deployable coil tube antennae and gravity gradient booms. Developed hardware for EVA deployment on the MIR space station. Worked directly with principle investigators to develop new instruments, and to support proposals. Worked extensively with electrical engineers and scientists to integrate the requirements of the various disciplines into hardware. Managed engineering students performing assembly, testing and design work.
5/90 - 12/99	Founder, Kaleva Design Inc., Berkeley, CA Inventing and product development, including analysis, design, prototyping, initial manufacturing engineering, patent writing, and project management. Performed engineering consulting, produced technical reports and patent applications. Typical projects include bicycle components, an in-line skate brake, a candle extrusion machine, a television remote control housing, and a safety syringe.
6/85 - 10/89	Engineering Manager/Chief Engineer, Petrolphysics, Inc., San Francisco, CA Performed conceptual design of new hardware, devised and carried out testing programs, then fielded equipment for water jet drilling, primarily used for enhanced oil recovery. Designed electronics and electronics packaging, sealing systems, hydraulic motion control, and position sensing systems for a 10,000 psi, downhole environment. Invented, engineered and developed water jet nozzles, penetration control systems, coil tubing logging tools, and a directional horizontal drilling system using water jet cutting. (see attached patent list) Designed test hardware for water jet drilling of granite, tested and reported on results. Wrote for, edited and produced graphics for SBIR proposals and trade publications
2/84 - 2/85	Research Assistant, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA Produced single point diamond scribed samples of brittle materials, such as glass, gallium arsenide, silicon and ceramic, then measured crack propagation via scanning electron microscopy. Designed an instrument to scribe and measure scribing loads
6/83 - 9/83	Engineer, Rockwell International, El Segundo, CA Conducted thermal analysis of the B1-B bomber heating and cooling systems.