Daniel Pacheco (Dan),

President

A consulting mechanical engineer, Dan is President of Polytechnic, Inc., and Director of Polytechnic's Vehicle Laboratory.

Formerly Manager of Engineering and a Chief Engineer for two major off-highway vehicle manufacturers, he has many years of experience in all phases of vehicle component and systems engineering, product design, hydraulics and regulatory compliances. His background and 18 year work experience in industry includes product reliability testing, quality control, manufacturing methods and management of major vehicle design/development projects, as well as providing technical support to affiliate companies and licensees worldwide.

Dan obtained his degree in Mechanical Engineering (with high honors) from U. Mass. at Dartmouth Mass. and a degree in Management from the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. He joined Polytechnic, Inc., in 1982 and is a member of several technical societies.

His consulting work primarily involves vehicular accident analyses, including forklift trucks, construction equipment, industrial vehicles, heavy trucks and automobiles.

To find out more about Dan, his complete CV is available for download in Acrobat .PDF format.

Download Daniel Pacheco's CV (dpcv.pdf 7,249). 

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Douglas R. Morita (Doug),

VP-Engineering

Doug has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University.He joined Polytechnic in 1977 after prior engineering positions with Lockheed Missiles & Space Co., the U.S. Naval Ordinance Station - Forest Park and the Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute.

He has a wide range of experience in matters dealing with Mechanical Engineering, Safety, Experimental Design, Quality Control, Control Systems and etc. Besides consulting in matters related to forensic engineering, system safety analyses, zoning performance standards and CE Mark analyses; this experience includes unique projects such as conducting the preliminary subsystem safety analysis for the Antelope Propulsion System, testing nuclear powerplant walls for penetrability by tornado borne debris, being the project manager and principal investigator for a systems safety analysis of an entire multibuilding plant, developing concepts for a solid state ring laser and designing and analyzing jet engine adapters. He has one classified patent and is the author of over two dozen engineering studies/publications. He is a member of ASME, SPE, SSS and ASTM.

To find out more about Doug, his complete CV is available for download in Acrobat .PDF format.

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Robert J. Stanis (Bob),(1948-2007) Sr. Consulting Engineer

Our good friend and colleague, Bob Stanis passed away suddenly on March 23, 2007. He was a devoted employee of Polytechnic for the past 27 years. Bob obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1971. He had been employed as a research laboratory engineer with Universal Oil Products and worked 8 years with the Bepex Corporation in various engineering and managerial positions. Since joining Polytechnic in 1980, he conducted well over 500 accident and forensic investigations. He was a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the National Fire Protection Association, the American Society of Safety Engineers, the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers, the Society of Plastics Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical;Engineers and other associations. Bob was a fine engineer and worked on many diverse projects for a variety of clients over the years. Bob had a wry sense of humor, and always kept a positive attitude in his work. All of the Polytechnic family, past and current, will miss Bob very much, and together with his wife Diane and his two sons, Eric and Chris, will remember him fondly.