Bruce Crowder

270 Ridgewood Avenue, Hamden, CT 06517 · (203) 623-4774 · brucecrowder@gmail.com

Hands-on, creative mechanical engineer with MSME, 8 US patents, and 24

years’ experience innovating products in the energy sector, aerospace, and
other industries. Successfully executed numerous government and industrial
R&D programs. Solidworks, ProE (Creo), GD&T, FEA, CFD, Rapid prototyping.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Precision Combustion, Inc., North Haven, CT. 2004 to present
Manager, Mechanical Design 2018 – Present
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer 2008 –2018
Mechanical Design Engineer 2004 –2008
o Principal Investigator, project manager and lead design engineer for a portfolio of catalytic
combustion products, including Stirling engine systems, thermoelectric generators, cooking
appliances, air cleaners, ICE engines, steam generators, and others.
o Manager of mechanical design group - manage design resources to meet needs of all
company programs including training, software licensing, hiring staff and contractors.
o Write proposals, manage program budgets (>$1M/yr) and schedules, communicate with
customers (NASA, DOE, DOD, commercial) to ensure that all goals are met or exceeded.
o Developed and implemented company-wide design and document control processes.
o Hands-on design, analysis and testing of new technology for applications, including carbon
capture, air contaminant control, gas turbines, O&G recovery, fuel cells, fuel reforming, soil
remediation, heat recovery, portable power generation, and other applications.
o Perform analysis (FEA, CFD) and validate results with theoretical models and testing.
Develop and execute test plans, prepare test reports, write SOPs. Perform DFMEA.
o Design for manufacturing (DFM) including precision machining, 3D printing (metal and
plastic), EDM, EB Welding, sheet metal, laser and waterjet cutting, stamping, spinning, CNC
mill, lathe, and more.
o Lead mechanical design of PCI’s flagship RCL® combustor technology since 2005, and
develop reactors for down-hole combustion, soil remediation, Stirling engines, adsorption,
air contaminant control, industrial exhaust processing, heat exchangers and more.
UTC Fuel Cells, HydrogenSource (Contract, Rock Engineering), S. Windsor, CT. 2000 to 2004
Project/Design Engineer:
o Provided on-site engineering services, primarily in development of hydrogen generation
and fuel cell power systems using PTC ProEngineer (Creo) and Windchill PLM
o Designed fuel cell sub-systems and components for vehicles, commercial power plants and
the NASA Space Shuttle.
o Developed catalytic reactors, piping systems, filters, electrical harnesses and structural
frames.
o Performed structural and tolerance analyses for molded plastic components.
o Instructor of CAD classes for engineers, including Pro/E (Creo), Solidworks, ProMechanica,
cabling
 Bruce Crowder
270 Ridgewood Avenue, Hamden, CT 06517 · (203) 623-4774 · brucecrowder@gmail.com

B/E Aerospace 1996 to 1999

Project Engineer: (Litchfield, CT)
o Managed multi-million dollar aircraft seating program
o Coordinated development of new seating product line
o Maintained detailed project schedule, managed BOM, developed weight-reduction plan,
interpreted customer specifications, coordinated technical requirements with customers.
Design Engineer: (Miami, FL)
o Designed executive-grade aircraft cabin interior components utilizing composite panels,
injection-molded plastics, sheet metal, and CNC-machined components. Ensured FAA
compliance, coordinated design requirements with customers, hosted design reviews and
product inspections, tracked revisions.

B Crowder Engineering, Hamden, CT. 1999 to present

Freelance Engineer: (part-time)
o Provide mechanical design, fabrication drawings, structural engineering solutions, and 3d
printed prototypes and architectural models
o Projects include biomedical equipment, large-scale sculpture (Lichtenstein, Noguchi, Tony
Smith), public monuments, consumer products, VIP aircraft cabins

University of New Haven, West Haven, CT, Fall 2011

Adjunct Faculty:
o Developed curriculum and taught senior-level Energy Engineering course.
o Topics included overview of primary energy consumption, power generation (Brayton and
Rankine cycles, wind, solar, nuclear, fuel cell systems and other emerging technologies),
building energy efficiency analysis and practices, environmental impact, and other topics.

EDUCATION:
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 1995
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT, 2008 (4.0+ GPA)
Yale University, Summer Session, 1991
 Bruce Crowder
270 Ridgewood Avenue, Hamden, CT 06517 · (203) 623-4774 · brucecrowder@gmail.com

PATENTS AND PUBLICATIONS:

Apparatus and method for operating a gas-fired burner on liquid fuels (US 10,738,996)
Flameless Cooking Appliance (US 10,690,340)
System and method of producing oil (US 10,557,336; EP 3,094,817; CN 106,062,307B)
Spark-ignited internal combustion engine modified for multi-fuel operation (US 10,060,344)
Catalytic burner with utilization chamber (US 9,903,585)
Apparatus and method for vaporizing a liquid fuel (US 9,371,991)
Catalytic burner apparatus for Stirling engine (US 8,479,508; EP 2,351,965)
Catalytic burner apparatus for Stirling engine (US 8,387,380)
Other patents pending

“Microlith-based Catalytic Reactor for Air Quality and Trace Contaminant Control
Applications”, July 2015, Conference: 45th International Conference on Environmental
Systems, At Bellevue, Washington, USA

“Energy Efficient Microlith-based Catalytic Reactor and Recuperator for Air Quality Control
Applications”, July 2017, Conference: 47th International Conference on Environmental
Systems, At Charleston, South Carolina, USA

INTERESTS AND HOBBIES:

Music, bicycling, build and repair electronic musical instruments.