Joe Russo obtained an degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology at the University of Akron, and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at a private college. He is a member of the following organizations:

 
   American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
   Space Resources Technical Committee
   Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
   American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
   Mars Society
   The Space Resources Roundtable

    This US Army Veteran has a strong sense of involvement in his local community. He also has a strong commitment to supporting issues that have great potential for improving the human race. Some of his past memberships have included ProSpace of America, Board Member of MidWest Space Development Corporation, and service in Homeland Security. His career goals began with a study of In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) issues as he worked for companies to help produce excellent documentation packages for building machines without engineering assistance. In the ISRU area, several years ago, he developed a Mobile Excavating Unit (MEU) and other devices. He did this by utilizing various tools, including CAD/CAE. This past experience included performing duties as a full time Instructor for the ITT Technical Institute CADD program. He has an extensive background with CAD/CAE software which includes solid modeling in his over 40,000 hours of work experience with various packages:

 
   Wildfire
   Pro/ENGINEER
   Solid Works
   Inventor
   AutoCAD

His CAD certificates include:

 
   Pro/ENGINEER Mechanism Design
   Pro/ENGINEER Surface Modeling
   Pro/ENGINEER Freeform Surface Modeling
   Essentials for Inventor

   He has worked with other packages, including CADRA, Mechanical Desktop, SDRC, ALGOR, CADS3X, Intergraph, Computer Vision, raster and raster-to-vector software, and packages related to civil engineering. In the early 1990s, he was also a beta Site Tester for the CADRA III software. From small, lightweight assemblies to large, heavy assemblies, Joe Russo has gained engineering experience in various fields ranging from aerospace to mechanical engineering. He has performed other engineering duties including civil engineering and instructed for ITT Technical Institute for the ITT CADD program.
 

   Our R&D Engineer is a graduate of the University of Akron with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. His experience includes developing concepts and designing components.
He developed and designed components in response to FAA concerns regarding tail plane icing; performed system presentations, installations, and flight testing support at customer facilities; wrote an Installation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Manual for Pneumatic De-Dicer Design; and created a Dicer Design Guide to aid engineers in analysis, design, and development.

   He has also supervised engineers and technicians during prototype fabrication and production startup. He increased productivity and reduced production labor costs by 20% for a former employer. He has developed product configuration systems, resulting in a reduction of "non-standard" inventory, and developed and designed potable and wastewater ice protection system components in response to customer requirements (U.S. Patent No. 5,910,266; U.S. Patent No. 6,435,452).

   He has written technical proposals; worked with customers on-site in Germany and Canada on Propeller Dicer Equipment and Electrically Heated Products; and researched and developed products for propellers, leading edges, air heating systems, and water systems (U.S. Patent No. 6,592,075).

   He has experience with Pro/Engineer & Wildfire, CFDesign, CATIA, and various AUTO Desk software packages.