Engineering Resume -- Mel Zaid  
Education
  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering -- Stanford University
  • M.S. in Engineering Mechanics -- Stanford University
  • Mech. E. (6th year degree) -- Mass. Inst. of Technology
  • Doctor of Science in Engineering -- Mass. Inst. of Technology
  • Post Doctoral -- N.Y.U & Bkn Polytechnic
Experience
  • Forensic Engineering Expert -- including appearances in major liability cases.
  • President and Dir. of Advanced Development -- Technik Inc., Div of Colt Industries
  • President and Engineering Dir. of Technik Inc.-- as an independent Consulting company
  • Consultant to Government, RCA, Topps, Sperry, Grumman, Bulova Republic, Ford, etc.
  • Staff member Republic Aviation, Bulova , Sperry, Frankford Arsenal and Consultant Co's.
Papers, Books
  • 34 in National and International journals
  • McGraw Hill -- Mech. Design and Systems Hbk., Mech. of Materials, sec. 15
  • Approx. 200 major reports re: Design, New Concepts, Research projects

Patents

  • 10 in various fields

Societies, Affilitations, Honors

  • Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi
  • ASME Reviewer
  • Head, Specialist Committee, AIAA
  • Std. Oil of Indiana Fellow
  • M.I.T Fellow
  • Who's Who in World Aviation