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Lichtenberg Research
Salt Lake City, Utah
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About Us
Lichtenberg Research is a small business based in Salt Lake City, Utah with an all-star team of dedicated & well acomplished professionals within our reach
Eric Lichtenberg - President:
Certified Firearms Instructor for Shotgun, Rifle, Pistol, Home Firearm Safety, Muzzle-loading Rifle, Muzzle-loading shotgun, Metallic Cartridge reloading, Shotshell reloading, Personal Protection in the Home, California Department of Justice Certified Instructor, Bureau of Criminal Identification Certified Instructor, PASCO Armoured Car Officer Instructor, PASCO Armed Private Security Instructor, Refuse to Be A Victim Certified Instructor, Range Safety Officer, Appointed Rifle Coach, Bail Enforcement Firearms Instructor.
Rodger Lichtenberg:
BS Degree from Fresno State College 1970. Rodger possesses 40 years experience in manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, production management in the U.S. Defense Contractor industry. Rodger, known by some, as the "Siberian Mis Adventurer" for his work service behind the rusted "Iron Curtain". Siberian Mis-Adventures" available by request.
People we count on to make things happen:
Ralph Tappen:
AA degree from Chabot college in Chemistry 1973
1966-1968 Pyrotechnic Chemist for Dela Enterprises in Escondido, California
1969-1977 Pyrotechnic Engineer for MB Associated San Ramon, California
1978-2005 Design, Engineering and Program Management for ATK division Thiokol, Utah
Almost forty years experience in pyrotechnics, gun/rocket ballistics and high explosives devices design. Project Engineer for the Peacekeeper missile ordnance and Program Manager for the Minutemen missile ordnance. Ralph held Top Secret clearance during this time period. Ralph Holds multiple patents in the field of rockets and pyrotechnics.
Ed Skrobiszewski:
Graduated from Virginia Polytechnic and State University in Blacksburg, VA
with a B.S. Mechanical Engineering.
1960 – 1963 US Army Missile command-Redstone Arsenal , AL
Assigned to Raytheon Plant, Andover, MA. Employed as a Project Engineer on
the HAWK Missile System. Office over-sited Raytheon to ensure that the missile
system was built to contract specifications.
1963 – 1970 Marshall Space Flight Center-Huntsville, AL
Assigned to Douglas Aircraft Plant Huntington Beach, CA. Employed as a
Project Engineer on the Apollo Space Program. Douglas Aircraft built the Saturn
S-IVB, third stage for the Saturn 5 space vehicle. Office over-sited Douglas to
ensure that the missile system was built to contract specifications.
1970 – 1974 Marshall Space Flight Center-Huntsville, AL
At Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Ed joined the Space Shuttle Task Team
which was established to select a new space launch system. During this time Ed
was responsible for the program scheduling requirements. Worked closely with
the Contracts Division in writing the RFQ for the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket
Motor. Thiokol Corp. was awarded the production contract in 1974.
When Thiokol was awarded the Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) contract, positions
were available In a government over-site office at Thiokol. Ed volunteered to
transfer to Utah as a project engineer. As a government representive Ed covered
new facility construction and the rebuilding of existing facilities to facilitate the
large size of the SRM. Ed was assigned the motor case, ensuring that it met its
design requirements. In 1980 Ed was re-assigned as the Resident Quality Manager.
This assignment lasted for five years. In 1985 Ed applied for the NASA/MSFC
Resident Management position and was selected. In this position Ed managed
The local office until he retired in 1997.
Earl Pannebaker:
Experienced gained overseas and in the United States as a federal government safety program manager to provide senior executive level program guidance in developing an international QA/QC, ISO 9000, and safety program.
Earl retired from the Department of Defense after 37 years and 7 months. During that time Earl worked as an inertial instrument mechanic, fire fighter/emergency medical technician, fire inspector, safety specialist, and safety manager at several Air Force Bases. Earl also served as the Senior Safety Manager providing oversight of contractor operations for the B-1b manufacturing program at Rockwell International; Thiokol Utah (now ATK), the worlds largest solid rocket manufacturer; Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Pacific, overseeing all DoD contractors in the Pacific Region; and DCMA Phoenix responsible for all DoD contractors in Arizona, New Mexico, west Texas and most of Mexico.
James Patterson:
Mr. Patterson worked for Thiokol Corporation for 16 years. During that time period Mr. Patterson was the Development Manager for a project team that developed the Castor 120™ composite motor case. Mr. Patterson was lead design engineer for the Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missle (ICBM) motor case, Peacekeeper Missle motor case, PAM D-II motor case, STAR motor case and other solid propellant rocket motor cases. Prior to leaving Thiokol Mr. Patterson was Chief Engineer over Final Assembly of the Space Shuttle Solid Propellant Booster Motors with technical responsibility for all aspects of the assembly, checkout, and shipping of the NASA big booster motors.
Mr. Patterson worked with EFIC of Fremont California, at that time a division of Racal Safety and Health. Mr. Patterson designed, developed, and qualified high-pressure composite pressure vessels for EFIC for worldwide use.
Mr. Patterson is the founder and President of HyPerComp Engineering, Inc. a world leading firm in the design, development, testing, and certification of composite pressure vessels for applications ranging from air respirators to NASA deep space satellites.
Mr. Patterson is a licensed Professional Engineer and/ or a Certified Structural Engineer in a total of 40 US states and Canadian providences. He holds a degree in Structural Engineering from Brigham Young University and a Master of Business Administration degree for the University of Phoenix in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Mr. Patterson holds several patents in the design and manufacturing of pressure vessels for high pressure and critical robust applications.
Quentin Cudney:
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Distribution Center Construction, Bentonville, AR.
Construction Manager-These projects run in the $100 million range and consist of steel frame and paneled buildings covering a square footage area of 880,000 to 1,250,000 sq ft. Concrete pavement for parking for up to 900 trucks with truck maintenance out buildings. Storm water controls consisted of full containment ponds up to 80 acres with various BMPs in the design. Locations were in Utah, Nevada, Wisconsin, Indiana. Managed project schedule, planning phases, budgets, engineering changes, RFI’s, Construction bulletins, CD/CO logs, processed pay applications and governed retainage distribution, directed day- to-day effort of multi- trade workforce. Conducted Storm Water daily and monthly inspections for SWPPP compliance. Chaired weekly Construction and Safety meetings and took lead in execution and follow up. Engaged in contract pre-award, preparation, estimating, evaluation and negotiation activities for projects prime contract award. Organized and held pre-construction meetings covering the scope of work, project phasing, permitting and Federal, State, County, City requirements as necessary. Coordinated final close out procedures/ documentation such as: As-built drawings, Punch List, Final billing, Occupancy permit, Owners acceptance, Warranty letters, Projects manuals, Letters of substantial completion and final lean wavers.
ATK/Thiokol, Inc. Brigham City, Utah
Senior Engineer: Project Engineering-Managed design and R&D efforts of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles. Spearheaded a continuous improvement team that reduced flight hardware cost by 68% and man hours by 42%. Areas of responsibility included Stage 1 Hardware design, test and documentation and compliance to PID’s on the Peace Keeper missile [MX] and the Small ICBM. Managed the Interfacing Critical Dimensions [ICD’s], Logistics and Prime Item Document requirements for Stage 1 Hardware. Wrote Statements of Work [SOW] and Standard Work Descriptions for supporting engineering disciplines. Directed drawing and bills of material release for procurement.
Ralph & Bob Hayes:
Ralph & Bob of El Dorado Engineering (EDE) have designed equipment and processes for demilitarization (demil) of most types of munitions worldwide including Conventional Weapons and Chemical Weapons, including Thermal Disposal equpiment and processes. Other processes range from simple unpack and pull-apart operations, to more complex disassembly approaches such as defusing, baseplate removal, waterjet cutting, and submunition extraction. EDE has emphasized processes that allow recovery of valuable components and materials such as explosives, propellants, white phosphorous, and metals. El Dorado Engineering (EDE) is a full service consulting/design firm providing solutions to environmental problems across the world. EDE specializes in environmental challenges involving explosives and pyrotechnics contamination and munitions demilitarization. Services provided by EDE include items such as: Pollution Control, Air Modeling, Permitting, Compliance, and Remediation.
Neil Sagers:
Education: Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, 1986.
Insulation Component Design Engineering, 1994 – present: IPT team lead for case preparation. Led investigation for pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) test variations. Tested and implemented cleaning processes and solvents. Coordinated with other work centers and ATK facility locations for tests and results. Tested and implemented Brulin 1990 aqueous cleaning for RSRM hardware. Provided data for implementation of manufacturing location change for pressure sensitive adhesive. Tested and implemented Plus-4 and NTB TCA as cleaning solvents. Resolved DRs and have MRB signature for Engineering.
Materials and Processes Engineering, 1991 – 1994: TCA use reduction, Storage and shipping metal hardware without preservative grease. Demonstrated and implemented processes for reducing or eliminating hazardous materials.
Environmental Engineering, 1989 – 1991: Hazardous waste disposal, silver recovery from X-ray process, team to develop propellant burn grounds
Worked with teams to design improved propellant burning grounds. The goal was to determine applicable State and Federal regulations, then design a propellant burn facility that met regulations at a minimum cost and simplified operations. Visited and reviewed hazardous waste burn facilities for aerospace waste and munitions disposal as well as reviewed available literature.
Neil developed a new disposal method for ammonium perchlorate (AP). Result: A method to safely burn off-spec AP in an approved facility at minimal cost.
Neil Worked with teams to design a hazardous waste collection facility. The team included ATK personnel and outside contractors. Result: an improved hazardous waste storage facility that met safety and environmental regulations.
Neil prepared a chemical compatibility database and coordinated consolidation of hazardous waste from Utah operations in accordance with EPA regulations. Result: Compatible waste chemicals were collected and shipped together for simplified collection and reduced disposal cost.
Neil Provided technical support for recovery of silver from waste photographic solutions.
Process Engineering, 1987 – 1989: Adhesive tests, bond surface preparation, contamination removal
Jared Singleton:
Jared is Class A CDL Driver with Hazmat Endorsements, for doubles triples and tankers. Jared has a Utah Pyrotechnics license and has much experience in transport of confiscated fireworks and munitions to disposal areas throughout the United States.
Dennis Lichtenberg :
Education: 1994 Completed certification in welding and metal fabrication at Bridgerland Applied Technology Center, 1996 BS degree in Geography with a minor in Anthropology from Weber State University, also completed additional coursework 1991-1999 at Utah State University and University of Arkansas.
Work Experience: 1995 and 1996 Youth Conservation Corp Director, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. 1997-99 Wildlife and Fisheries Technician, University of Arkansas, Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. 1999 to present Aerial Photointerpreter, IAP, U S Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center. Works on mapping of wetland and riparian habitats, coastal erosion, vegetation disease, and hurricane impacts using color infra red aerial photography, stereoscopes and Geographic Information Systems.
See CIR Signature key:
http://www.cskt.org/tr/epa_wetlands.htm
Teaches workshops in mapping, aerial photography and vegetation classification systems. Also teaches orienteering, GPS and avalanche transceiver classes for local Search and Rescue Units.
Ryan Cragun:
Information technology specialist
BS Degree Business Administration Utah State University 1994
Microsoft MCSE certification
Citrix CCEA certification
HP ASE certification
15 years experience in information technology systems including configuration and maintenance of Microsoft operating systems and server applications, Citrix thin client technologies, HP server hardware, Dell server hardware, Cisco routers and switches, Foundry/Brocade routers and switches. Also possess 10 years experience in data center management and maintenance including HVAC units, Uninterruptible power systems, fire suppression, and network infrastructure.
Ron Madsen:
To date has held honorary position of research director, the youngest member of our team. He is a seasoned weapons expert. AK building, history, testing, problem identification
Jen Lichtenberg:
Corporate Management and Team Building
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