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Ross Engineering and Consulting (R.E.C.) has extensive experience in Aerospace Structural engineering, problem solving, materials and factory tooling. You can hire R.E.C. to help with aircraft design and development or modification.
R.E.C. focuses on aircraft structural design—CFRP, aluminum, titanium, wing structures, engine mounts, and certification—along with configuration and change control.
Aeronautical engineering experience includes the 787, 777x, 767, 777, KC-46 and AS2 Supersonic business jet from R&D, prototyping, and fleet sustainment/repairs. Expertise is available for wing design, pylons & fairings, carbon fiber, metallics, manufacturing coordination and producibility.
With two decades of experience in engineering, leadership advising, and working internationally, R.E.C. helps teams solve technical and organizational challenges. Through shifting perspectives with curiosity, trust building and strategies that align with organizational and personal missions a strategy is available to help you find your way.
R.E.C. has bridged cultural and engineering gaps between Japan and the US. Having lived in Japan for three years working with Fuji Heavy Industries and Boeing Kabushiki Kaisha, R.E.C. offers insights into Japanese/American business cultures and engineering practices. Companies and individuals find success by aligning expectations and strategies with reality.
As a graduate of multiple leadership classes at the Boeing company and through the Renaissance Leadership Alliance, R.E.C. also helps leaders navigate cultural disconnects and foster trust across diverse teams.
R.E.C. has experience conducting regulatory compliance investigations, safety investigations, ending in resolutions across different organizations and disciplines, both internationally and in the US. If you need a methodical neutral party or licensed professional to lead an investigation or provide a legal opinion, you can find that with R.E.C.
Engineering Services
R.E.C. has two decades of experience in aircraft structural engineering both nationally and internationally. To thrive in this challenging field, R.E.C. brings a breadth of skill and problem solving knowledge to take designs from the product development (PD) stage to production. Understanding your challenges and product life cycle from PD to certification is key to being successful in the aerospace landscape. R.E.C. serves the public and private sectors with our expertise.
R.E.C. focuses on aircraft structural design of wings and engine pylons, using composite materials and metals, integrating with systems and EME in fuel tanks, to create producible and repairable designs.
Wing structural layout and sizing
Integration of systems and manufacturing
Wing to fuselage integration
Aircraft structural layout
Stress analysis
structural repair for in-service aircraft
aircraft design
10,000+ hrs of Catia V5, 1,000+ hours of Nastran/Patran, Autodesk, Abaqus.
consulting services
R.E.C.’s approach to design and advising is rooted in curiosity and brings extensive experience with it. Are your engineers getting stuck in processes and defensible decisions? Are your executives and directors asking the impossible because they don’t understand the product? I have two decades of experience changing perspectives and helping find solutions to these human behaviors.
When you need help working inside constraints or thinking outside your normal box I can help shift your perspective and your team’s. There is always another way to solve or approach a problem.
If you’re looking further afield and want to create relationships with Japanese companies for collaborative engineering or as suppliers, I can help your business and engineering team understand the culture and the strengths and weaknesses of the relationship. I lived and worked in Japan for three years and travel yearly to Japan since 2006.
Aircraft design from prototype to production
Prototyping/Testing/Certification
Strategies for working relationships on engineering projects between Japan and the US. The Japanese industry builds amazing products. If you’re thinking of working with them I can help develop your strategy and expectations to benefit from their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.
R.E.C can help your company and team understand the nuance of working with Japanese companies and how to navigate the cultural differences and develop strategies which lead to success. For 3 years our owner lived in Japan working with Fuji Heavy Industries, Boeing, and Korea Aerospace Industries and an additional 4 years in or project relating to aircraft development.
Leadership embedded coaching with the Renaissance Leadership Alliance. There is often a disconnect in the leadership world. We can help you see the multiple cultural realities colliding to create road blocks and distrust. From here we can help you align the cultures, create trust, and unity of vision.
Investigation and legal Services
Frequently a fresh perspective, outside voice and a methodical approach can help bring resolution to problems plaguing teams and companies. I bring unique perspectives as an engineer, artist, pilot and martial artist. Many people get entrenched in problems and struggle to find solutions which align with an overarching strategy or allow the solution that is needed to be implemented.
Engineering Expert - As a professional engineer a commercial pilot, R.E.C. provides expert testimony and media consulting.
Chronic Problem Investigation and Solutions - Chronic MRB problems between suppliers and OEMs, factory safety issues, fuel leaks, and non compliances.
Root Cause Analysis - Safety issues in the factory of fleet, fuel leaks in operational aircraft, and FAA non compliances across entire fleets of aircraft.
Contact us
Request a bid for your project or hourly rates and pricing for consulting, investigation, legal or leadership.