Employees
The following is a list of the talent and experience at work within Smith Aerospace.
Ron Evan Smith
CEO, Chief Engineer
Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering, University of Washington,
B.S. 1995
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Ron is an award winning aerospace engineer and inventor
with more than a decade of professional experience, specializing in fluid
dynamics, control systems design, simulation development and
system performance prediction.
Ron forged a passion for freediving at a young age that has only intensified over the years. He has been a certified diver for over 20 years and holds several advanced diving certificates through IANTD. Specialties & Interests: - Systems architecture & design - System modeling and performance prediction - Biomimetic systems design - Recreational Freediving / Sea Hiking - SCUBA DOL-Fin diving - Deep Air / Nitrox - Percussion / Drumming - Ultralights - Motorcycles |
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Peter Scott (aka - Laminar)
Freediving Consultant to Smith Aerospace
Total Immersion Swimming Teaching Professional and Senior Coach
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Peter
has been assisting with defining the functional and
performance requirements for the Orca DOL-Fin as well as
assisting with DOL-Fin testing. Peter
was certified Total Immersion Swimming Teaching Professional
and Senior Coach in 2007-2009, one of only four in Canada. Specialties & Interests: - Swimming efficiency and technique - High-performance swimming - Fin Swimming and Monofin Freediving - Sea Hiking - Freediving - Fractional Residual Capacity (FRC) Freediving http://www.seahiker.com/content/peter-scott |
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Grant Smith
Aviation Consultant to Smith Aerospace
Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, M.S. 1967
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Grant has been assisting Smith
Aerospace with developing concepts for new ultralight
vehicles. Grant first
soloed a Cessna 140 in 1959 and retired from United Airlines
747 pilot in 2003. He designed and built hang gliders in the
1970's and is the Design Wing Director for Aero Sport
Connection. He is an active flight instructor in many types
of ultralight, light sport and general aviation aircraft Specialties & Interests: - GA instrument & Multi-engine - LSA / Ultralight - Trikes / Weight-shift control - Paragliders & Paramotors |
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