Zachary B. Spencer

Education

B.S. Mechanical Engineering – South Dakota Schools of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, SD – 1998

Experience

2001 to Present:  Engineering Manager,  SPENCER COMPOSITES CORPORATION, SacramentoCalifornia, a company dedicated to the development and fabrication of advanced composite products.

1999 – 2001:  Project Engineer,  SPENCER COMPOSITES CORPORATION, Lincoln, Nebraska, an international company dedicated to the development and fabrication of advanced composite products.

1995 – 1998:  Mechanical Engineer (Part Time),  Spencer Composites Corporation, Lincoln, Nebraska.

1996 – 1997:  Head Mechanical Engineer, SDSM&T Sunrayce 97.

1994 – 1995:  Engineer (Part Time), Spencer Design, Lincoln, Nebraska, an international company that specialized in engineering consulting services for the design and manufacture of filament wound composite products.

1994 – 1995:  Lead Composite Engineer, SDSM&T Sunrayce 95.

1991 – 1994:  Technician (Part Time), SpryoTech Corporation, a company specializing in the manufacture of filament wound composite products in the sporting goods area.

Speaker

SDSM&T Composite Seminars – Rapid City, SD

Advanced Composites Seminars – Salt Lake City, UT

Entec Composite Machines Seminar – Salt Lake   City, UT 2000

Honors/Awards

Recipient:

Best Composite Design – Solar Car/Sunrayce 95

Best Design – Solar Car/Sunrayce 97

Research

Developed composite gun barrel

Developed thermoplastic winding technology

Developed composite/metal matrix techniques

Professional Affiliations

TMS Metallurgical Society

Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE)

Skills

Welder, Mill/Lathe Operator, CAD/CAM, Featurecam, LabView Data/Acquisition, Solid Works, Autocad, CADWIND, Microsoft Office

Publications

“Iron Coated Carbon Fiber for EMI Protection”, presented at the 45th International SAMPE Symposium, May 22-25, 2000, Long Beach, CA.  ZB Spencer and BE Spencer.

“Evaluation of ‘Composite Material for Level 5 Ballistic Protection” , presented at the 62nd International SAMPE Symposium, May 01-05, 2006, Long   Beach, CA.  ZB Spencer and BE Spencer.

“Examination of an Epoxy Resin for Space-Based Application”, presented at the 62nd International SAMPE Symposium, May 01-05, 2006, Long Beach, CA.  BE Spencer, ZB Spencer, B deBlonk, and D. Oakes.

“Qualification of a Choke and Kill Line”, presented at the 62nd International SAMPE Symposium, May 01-05, 2006, Long Beach, CA.  BE Spencer, ZB Spencer.