Daniel
J. Moser, President of Compositex, Inc.
11815 Littler Road
(801) 501-0562
Objective:
Be a valuable contributing team member on composites and aerospace projects.
Education:
B.S. in Physics, 1988, M.E. in Mechanical Engineering,
1993,
Pre-Compositex Professional Experience:
Raytheon, Electronic
Systems (2000-2001)- Senior Composites Engineer
· Designed and analyzed a high-performance rocket motor case for long range
gun-launched naval munitions using carbon fiber reinforced cyanate
ester composite materials and a high-vacuum, high-pressure resin transfer
molding (RTM) process.
· Developed designs and processes for rapidly deployable wings and control
surfaces for tube-launched tactical missiles. The designs use low cost,
high-production rate materials and processes.
Beal
Aerospace, Inc. (1997-1999)- Chief Composites Eng., Director of Engineering
· Led a conceptual and system-level design effort for a low-cost expendable
heavy-lift launch vehicle featuring filament-wound composite tanks, airframe
structures, ablative engines, and pressure-fed hydrogen peroxide-kerosene
propellants.
· Developed designs and processes for very large filament-wound
propellant/pressurant tanks with simplified, low cost tooling and manufacturing
processes.
· Developed designs and non-autoclave processes for large ablatively cooled
thrust chambers with very low tooling and production costs.
· Developed designs, processes, and analysis tools for optimizing
filament-wound airframe elements, such as interstages,
intertanks, and payload fairings.
· Conducted complex non-linear finite element analyses of tanks, airframes, and
structural joints with COSMOS/M software and custom pre- and post-processors.
· Designed, built, and tested a novel, self-pressurizing liquid rocket
propulsion system for NASA-Marshall under a Phase I SBIR contract (NAS8-97153).
· Developed a high-performance, low cost silica-phenolic ablative material (Sil-Phen) with non-autoclave processing techniques (ref.
NASA TM-107041).
· Developed and produced low-cost ablatively cooled thrust chambers and
filament-wound cryogenic propellant tanks for Microcosm.
· Developed and produced ablatively cooled thrust chambers for AeroAstro, OSC.
· Built various ablative nozzles for NASA-Lewis, TRW, Thiokol, GG Industries.
· Performed preliminary design and sizing of various new launch vehicles.
ALCOA Composites, Fibertek Division (1994-1995)- Senior Staff Engineer
· Designed, analyzed, and qualified a crash-survivable filament-wound
external fuel tank for the Japanese OHX helicopter.
· Developed a liner forming and assembly process with highly-toughened
thermoplastic polyurethane.
· Developed a sheet molding compound (SMC) manufacturing process for structural
frames. It performed better and cost far less than prepreg
or wet lay-up. Manufacturing cycle time decreased from 5 hours to 10 minutes,
per part.
EDO-Fiber Science (1979-1985, 1990-1994)- QC/Test
· Led project teams for filament wound pressure vessels, airliner water and
waste tanks, military aircraft fuel tanks, and several other structures.
· Analyzed various composite structures, tanks, wing spars, radomes,
sonar domes, wind blades, etc., by finite element method using COSMOS/M and
ANSYS.
· Managed a material testing laboratory and structural qualification test team.
· Led several failure investigations, resulting in substantial product
improvement.
· Developed a polyolefin tank liner with superior bondability
and toughness characteristics.
· Developed measurement methods and statistical process controls that
drastically reduced production costs and improved quality.
· Developed a data acquisition system for structural qualification testing.
· Developed an automated ultrasonic inspection system for composite structures.
· Developed a reusable inflatable mandrel tooling system for solid rocket motor
cases and other vessels. Tests proved that it produced superior performing
motor cases with dramatically reduced production costs.
· Developed various filament wound pressure vessels, commercial and military.
Other previous employers:
- Radius Engineering; lead engineer, composites RTM
- TerraTek; engineer, material testing
- Hollowform; QC engineer, rotational molding
Computer/Communication proficiencies:
- Solid Works, AutoCAD, ProE, COSMOS/M, MS Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, BASIC, motion control and data acquisition programming.
- Adept in writing proposals, giving oral presentations, and conducting formal design reviews.
Inventions (partial list):
· Simplified liquid rocket propulsion system for space vehicles (Comp-L).
· Low-cost, lightweight Altitude-Compensating Nozzle with Thrust Vector Control
(ACN).
· High performance cryogenic rocket propulsion system and an orbital
maneuvering space vehicle based upon it (ECPS).
· Simplified powered lift and propulsion system for V/STOL aircraft (Kestrel).
· RBCC engine design and trans-atmospheric vehicle system based on it (Astraea).
· Low-drag, pressurized sail-wing structures for ultralight aircraft and
wind-powered watercraft (VAILES).
· Forming processes for producing seamless metal liners for pressure vessels.
· Materials and processes for producing inflatable solar collectors.
· Solar-thermal propulsion system for low speed aircraft.
· Materials and processes for producing composite tanks for pressurized
cryogenic liquids.
· Inflatable, multi-piece mandrel system for producing composite pressure
vessels and rocket motor cases.
Publications/Patents (partial list):
1. USP 5,315,872: "Liquid level sensor for electrically conductive
liquid"
2. USP 5,316,611 (also 5,460,675; 5,804,010; and 5,817,203): "Method of
forming reusable seamless mandrels for the fabrication of hollow fiber wound
vessels"
3. AIAA 92-3058 "Inflatable Mandrel Fabrication Technology: Advantages for
the Containment of Rocket Propellants"
4. AIAA 93-2249 "Prospects for Composite LOX
Tankage"
5. AIAA 94-3024 "Low Cost Liquid Upper Stage for Small Launch
Vehicles"
6. AIAA 95-3088 "Low Cost First Stage for Small Launch Vehicles"
7. AIAA 2001-3248 "High-Performance, Non-Toxic Spacecraft Propulsion
System Development"
Personal:
Born in 1953.
Grew up on a farm in
Favorite Quotes:
"Simplificate, and add lightness." U.S. Army Air Corps General Billy Mitchell
"It seems that perfection is
attained not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more
to delete...." Antione de Saint-Exupery, from Wind, Sand, and Stars
(translated from French)
"We can conquer gravity, but the paperwork can be overwhelming." Werner von Braun
"The visions we offer our children shape the future. It matters what those visions are, often they become self-fulfilling prophecies. Dreams are maps." Carl Sagan
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"Strive for design simplicity, you never have to fix anything you leave out." Bill Lear
"Always do the things you fear the most; courage is an acquired taste..." Erica Jong
"Inventing requires both brains and material; the more brains you use, the less material you'll need." Charles Kettering
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction." E. F. Schumacher
"The two most abundant things in the
universe are hydrogen and stupidity." Harold Ellison
"If God had wanted people to stay on the
ground, he would have given us roots." Anonymous
"Have no fear of uncertainty. It is far
better to accept not knowing than to live a life of delusion." Yours Truly
"I was always naive last year.” Yours Truly
“We will loose innocence as we gain
knowledge, but we must never lose dreams of our youth, for that is what leads
us toward fulfillment." Yours Truly
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