JASON DANTE BARDIS ------------------ U.S. Citizen 1466 San Simeon Ct. #7 (805) 729-2377 voice Ventura, CA 93003 (240) 201-7718 fax http://www.infernolab.com WORK EXPERIENCE --------------- - Applications/Design Engineer: ThinGap Motor Technologies: Fall 2002 – present ThinGap is a small startup company that produces small, powerful, light, & efficient electric motors. - Designed & developed brush and brushless DC electric motors, manufacturing equipment, and assembly tooling for unmanned aerial vehicles, medical devices, power tools, fans, robots, motion control/servo systems, & government DARPA research projects. - Managed & performed design & manufacture on twelve projects: * Discussed customers’ needs & created concept drawings & models for their review, contributed to quotation process to determine customer cost. * Coordinated design effort (alone or as part of a team), conducted design reviews, developed complete detailed drawing print packages, including bills of materials with full part cost & manufacturing labor cost information. * Dealt with vendors & machine shops to have parts quoted. Purchased & inspected parts, managing project-related inventory levels. * Developed manufacturing tooling & processes, including written manufacturing instructions. * Oversaw & contributed to manufacture, testing, & delivery of finished products. * Supported customer in installation & troubleshooting of motors. - Represented ThinGap & its products at several trade shows. - Performed frequent hands-on machining, assembly, testing, & modification of motors & tooling. - Consultant : Federal Aviation Administration: Spring 2002 - Project: “Technical Transfer of Surface Preparation Effects to Industry”. - Coordinated industry education and acceptance of Ph.D. dissertation technical results. - Robot Puppeteer: Grownups sit-com, UPN / Sony Culver City Studios: Winter 2000 - Visually modified & operated a radio-control robot over 4 days of filming for 2 episodes of TV show. - Research Assistant & Consultant: UCSB / FAA: Spring 1999 – Spring 2002 - “Effects of surface preparation on the long-term durability of adhesively bonded composite joints”. - Compared and rated various pre-bond surface preparation methods. - Evaluated and analyzed various strength-based and fracture-mechanics-based test methods. - Organized industry/government discussion and collaboration on product usage and terminologies. - Research Assistant: UCSB / Boeing / McDonnell Douglas: Fall 1997 – Spring 1999 - Studied effects of accelerated aging (elevated temperature and pressure) on composites. - Designed, constructed, and tested an open hole compression fixture and test method. - Lab and Manufacturing Technician: Boeing Composite Prototype Lab, Long Beach, CA: Summer 1997 - Created stitched panels for resin-film-infusion curing process. - Monitored CNC stitching machine, ran autoclaves, prepared epoxy resin sheets, bagged parts . - Created test fixtures and test specimens, designed and constructed tooling and jigs. - Movie Effects Machinist: Mimic, Character Shop, Canoga Park, CA: Summer 1996 & Movie Effects Lighting Designer: Star Trek: First Contact, Todd Masters Co., Arleta, CA: Spring 1996 - Machined hundreds of animatronic puppet components, designed servo mounts for cable-operated mechanisms; designed & built prototype of lighting effect system to be installed in an actor’s suit. - Project Analyst: Princeton Transportation Consulting Group, Burlington, MA: Summer 1993 – Summer 1994 - Coordinated development of decision-support software for the transportation industry. - Performed routing systems analyses. - Designed and tested software interfaces. - Designed and wrote product’s Windows on-line hypertext help and written user’s manual. - Trained clients on software. RELATED PROJECTS & OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE ---------------------------------------- - Robot Combat Competitor: BattleBots, Robotica, Robot Wars, BotBash, Steel Conflict, ROBOlympics, Sozbots, RoboJoust, LEGO Mindstorms RoboGladiators, LEGO Mindstorms Mayhem: Winter 1996 – present - Designed, built, & competed with over a dozen entries in over a dozen robot combat competitions. Won several trophies including BattleBots lightweight duels & rumble. - Robots and I appeared on TV, radio, magazines, books, newspapers, trade shows, art shows, & web pages. Raised thousands of sponsorship dollars in products, materials, services, & cash. - Started own robotics business that turned profitable in 2nd year. Developed www.infernolab.com website documenting robots, selling products, & providing tutorials. - Volunteered as judge & safety inspector at several events. Helped organize & promote Spring 2003 Sozbots 2.4 event in Santa Barbara, the only robot fighting event that, unfortunately, had to turn away a large line of interested audience members at the door. - Volunteer/Participant: RoboChallenge, Santa Maria/Santa Barbara: Winter 2002 – present RoboChallenge is a program designed to reach grade school & high school students from under-served communities with LEGO Mindstorms robotic challenges. Created and participated with tug-o-war and sumo LEGO robots. Gave lectures, tutorials, and demonstrations on topics including LEGO robotics, BattleBots, mechanical engineering, and college studies to young students. - Manufacturing & Computer Consultant: Dr. Ernst's Laboratoires, Capellen, Luxembourg: Summer 1995 (business conducted entirely in French) Studied and critiqued company's current manufacturing setup. Designed, ordered, and installed new computer-controlled manufacturing systems. Instructed employees in office computer usage. - Computer Technician: Facilities Management, UCSB: Fall 1994 Networked, supported, upgraded, & troubleshot Macintosh & PC computers & peripherals. - Teaching Assistant: Cornell University: Spring 1993, UCSB: Winter 1994 – Winter 1999 Robot Control, Robot Mechanics, Electromechanical Design, Mechanical Engineering Design, Introduction to Design, Design of Engineering Systems, Machine Shop, Biomechanics - Consultant: Cornell Masters Degree Project, Therm, Ithaca, NY: Fall 1992 – Spring 1993 Studied operations of jet engine turbine blades plant, designed robotic welder fixture, analyzed gas flow of welding shielding gas, group increased manual and robotic weld quality and performance feedback. - Design Engineer: Ford Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team, Cornell University: Spring 1992 Designed frame for battery/methanol-powered car; modeled frame on computer; built mockups; worked with others to incorporate suspension, drivetrain, etc. Vehicle won national competition. SKILLS ------ Machine shop; SolidWorks; Pro/Engineer; AutoCAD; ANSYS; Mathematica; Office; Photoshop; Illustrator; Canvas; Dreamweaver and other HTML/web design; PC usage; languages: French, C, Fortran, BASIC, assembly INTERESTS --------- SAE, ASME, robotics, swing dance (participation, public performance, and teaching lessons), home improvement/remodeling, Habitat For Humanity, LEGO, autocrosses & rallies, web page design, music DJ, animation, car repair/upgrades, cycling, racquetball, certified open water SCUBA diver EDUCATION --------- - University of California Santa Barbara: Mechanical Engineering—Solid Mechanics and Structures - Doctor of Philosophy: concentration in composite materials, March 2002, GPA: 3.5. - Cornell University: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - Master of Engineering: concentration in Manufacturing, May 1993, GPA: 3.6 - Bachelor of Science, May 1992, GPA: 3.2 PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS ---------------------------- Kedward K., and Bardis J., "Surface Preparation Evaluation for Bonded Composite Laminates", 17th Annual ASC Technical Conference, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, October 21, 2002. Bardis, Jason Dante, “What is a Composite Material?”, BattleBots Magazine, issue #3, Summer 2002. Bardis, Jason D., and Kedward, Keith T., “Technical Transfer of Surface Preparation Effects to Industry”, MIL-17 Handbook/CACRC meeting, Miami, FL, March 22, 2002. Bardis, Jason D., and Kedward, Keith T., “Surface Preparation Effects on Mode I Testing of Adhesively Bonded Composite Joints”, Journal of Composites Technology & Research, vol. 24, no. 1, January 2002, pp. 30-37. Bardis, Jason D., and Kedward, Keith T., “Effects of Surface Preparation on Long-Term Durability of Composite Adhesive Bonds”, MIL-17 Handbook meeting, Santa Barbara, CA, October 15, 2001. Bardis, Jason D., “A BattleBots Champion Insight,” BattleBots IQ school curriculum, Chapter 8.1: “Introduction to Design”, August 2001. Bardis, Jason D., and Kedward, Keith T., “Effects of Surface Preparation on Long-Term Durability of Composite Adhesive Bonds”, SME Technical Paper #EM01-341 (Dearborn, MI: Society of Mfg. Engineers, 2001), and 13th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM) Proceedings, Beijing, China, June 25-29, 2001. Bardis, J. D., and Kedward, K. T., "Effects of Surface Preparation on Long Term Durability of Composite Adhesive Bonds," FAA Technical Report DOT/FAR/AR-01/8, April 2001. Bardis, Jason Dante, "How to Avoid BattleBot Self-Destruction," BattleBots.Com Tips from the Pros, January 2001. Bardis, Jason Dante, "Robot Wheel Comparison Guide Brief," BattleBots.Com Tips from the Pros, January 2001. Tsotsis, T. K., Keller, S., Lee, K., Bardis, J., and Bish, J., "5000 Hours Aging of Polymeric Composite Specimens Under Elevated Pressure and Temperature," Composites Science & Technology, vol. 61, 2000, pp. 75-86. Bardis, J. D., and Kedward, K. T., "Effects of Surface Preparation on Long Term Durability of Composite Adhesive Bonds," 15th Annual ASC Technical Conference: Proceedings, College Station, TX, September 24-27, 2000. Bardis, J. D., Kedward, K. T., Bish, J. O., Tsotsis, T. K., "A New Compression Test Fixture for Unnotched or Notched Thin Composite Laminates," Journal of Composites Technology & Research, vol. 22, no. 3, July 2000, pp. 136-145. Bardis, J. D., Kedward, K. T., Bish, J. O., Tsotsis, T. K., "An Alternate Compression Test method for Notched and Unnotched Composites," 45th International SAMPE Symposium: Proceedings, Long Beach, CA, May 21-25, 2000, pp. 1149-1152. Bardis, Jason, and Kedward, Keith, "Surface Preparation for Adhesively Bonded Composite Joints," poster presented at 14th Annual ASC Technical Conference, Dayton, OH, September 27-29, 1999. Tsotsis, T. K., Keller, S., Lee, K., and Bardis, J., "3000 Hours Aging of Polymeric Composite Specimens Under Elevated Pressure and Temperature," presented at 44th International SAMPE Symposium, May 1999 (closed paper). Tsotsis, Thomas K., Keller, Scott, Bardis, Jason, and Bish, Jack, "Preliminary Evaluation of the use of Elevated Pressure to Accelerate Thermo-Oxidative Aging in Composites," Polymer Degradation and Stability, vol. 64, 1999, pp. 207-212. Bardis, Jason, "Hybrid Electric Vehicle," Cornell Engineer, April 1992, p. 4.