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Alan Gaensbauer

@alangaensbauer

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Senior mechanical systems engineer specializing in product development, FEA, and nuclear tooling.

Canada

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior engineering roles where I can lead multidisciplinary product development, apply FEA and systems engineering, and mentor teams in a collaborative, standards-driven environment.

I am a Senior Mechanical Systems Engineer and Principal with over 30 years of experience leading product development, systems engineering, FEA, and prototype testing across nuclear, medical, analytical and military industries.

I have managed projects end-to-end — from proposals and concept design through testing, documentation and production — consistently meeting timelines and budgets while liaising across corporate departments, consultants and contractors.

My technical strengths include 3D CAD (SolidWorks), FEA, shock and vibration, thermal management, and development of nuclear tooling and long-term used fuel storage concepts, as well as medical device development under ISO 9001/ISO 13485 standards.

I bring practical hands-on prototyping experience, a track record of successful product commercialization, and experience training AI systems in prompt, rubric and golden-response design to accelerate engineering decision-making.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Principal Project Manager

Current

Palladium Product Development & Design Inc.

Jan 2007 - Present (18 years 9 months)

Lead proposals, systems engineering, FEA, design and testing for new product development across medical, nuclear and analytical sectors, delivering technical documentation and meeting timelines and budgets.

Project Management Systems Engineering Technical Documentation Nuclear Tooling Product Development

Mechanical Engineer

Wardrop Engineering

Jan 2005 - Jan 2007 (2 years)

Managed proposals, systems engineering, design and testing for new product development projects, producing documentation and delivering engineering solutions to meet client requirements.

Project Management Systems Engineering & Design Technical Documentation Proposals ISO 9001

Mechanical Engineer / Consultant

Independent Consultant

Jan 1994 - Dec 2004 (10 years 11 months)

Provided mechanical engineering consulting, project management, design and troubleshooting across diverse industries including medical, nuclear and manufacturing from 1994–2004.

Consulting Project Management Mechanical Engineering Troubleshooting 3D CAD Technical Documentation

Mechanical Engineer

Spectrum Engineering Corporation Ltd

Jan 1990 - Jan 1994 (4 years)

Developed nuclear tooling from concept through prototype testing for Bruce Retube projects, delivering tooling concepts, prototypes and test programs under nuclear standards.

Nuclear Tooling Prototypes Pneumatics Technical Documentation

Mechanical Engineer

Numet Engineering Ltd.

Jan 1989 - Jan 1990 (1 year)

Conducted research and product development for military and commercial applications, contributing to concept design, 3D modeling and prototype proof-of-concept work.

Research & Development Product Development 3D CAD Prototypes Thermal And Vibration Analysis

Process & Material Handling Engineer

General Motors

Jan 1985 - Jan 1989 (4 years)

Responsible for production and process equipment in instrument panel build areas, implementing material handling and process improvements on car body assembly lines.

Material Handling Process Engineering Industrial Automation