Donald Gillespie
DYNAMIC BIRD STRIKE AND STRUCTURAL DER, at DELTA G DESIGN INC.
- Role
- Faa Structural Der, VP of Engineering at Delta G Design Inc
- Location
- Waco, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Donald Gillespie
Thirty-nine years of aircraft structural analysis and technical management. Provided structural analysis and guidance for static, fatigue, and damage tolerance disciplines on aircraft such as; Boeing 7X7, 7N7, 747, 767, 757; Beech 1900, Starship; Grumman F-14, E-2C; Gulfstream GIV, GVSpecialties: Dynamic Bird Strike analysisProviding Antenna Installations including STC\'s designProviding Design and analysis of VIP interiorsProviding Structural DER guidanceProvide Expert witness services in high profile aviation disputes
Experience
Faa Structural Der, VP of Engineering
Jun 2004 — Present
Oversight and administration of: FAA DER structural reviews for numerous Boeing and Airbus aircraft; expert witness services in cases involving high profile aviation related disputes; consultations to NASA in matters of structural design; FAA structural oversight on numerous certification programs for USA and other international customers.
Education
Purdue University
BS, Aerospace and Astronautical Engineering
1972 — 1976
Skills
- Finite Element Analysis
- Aircraft
- Overhaul
- Systems Engineering
- Composites
- Flights
- Mechanical Engineering
- Aeronautics
- As9100
- Aircraft Maintenance
- Stress Analysis
- Engineering Management
- Six Sigma
- Aerospace Engineering
- Aircraft Design
- Engineering
- Aerospace
- Structural Engineering
- Avionics
- Aerodynamics
- Nastran
- Airworthiness
- Fatigue Analysis
- Flight Test
- Damage Tolerance
- Catia
- Propulsion
- Structural Analysis
- Aviation
- Airlines
- Lean Manufacturing
- Msc.patran
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