David Kissack is a well qualified, diligent Structural Mechanical Design Engineer with expertise in Steam Turbine Engine. He has many years of professional experience spanning across multiple areas such as strategic planning, project management, staff training & development, process development, element analysis etc.
2. David Kissack - Founder of The Leaders In
Structural Mechanical Design Engineering In
Orlando, FL
David Kissack is a well qualified, diligent Structural
Mechanical Design Engineer with expertise in Steam
Turbine Engine. He has many years of professional
experience spanning across multiple areas such as
strategic planning, project management, staff training
& development, process development, element analysis
etc.
Over the years, he has developed an exceptional ability
to translate goals into actionable plans as per short and
long-term requirements. He is the founder of the
Leaders in Structural Mechanical Design Engineering in
Orlando – a professional networking group whereby
industry professionals and leaders share their success
stories and best practices with each other.
3. Academic Qualifications
David Kissack pursued Associate of Arts degree in
Architectural CADD from, National Educational Center,
Tampa Technical Institute in 1987. He received his
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Florida
Atlantic University in 1997. He graduated with honors,
GPA= 3.78 out of 4.0.
At present, he is a well-respected member of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers- a professional association
that supports the art, practice and science of
multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the
world.
4. Professional Experience
Prior to founding the Leaders in Structural Mechanical
Design Engineering in Orlando group, David Kissack was
Structural Engineer with Lawn Care and Fencing, Vero
Beach, FL.
In this capacity, he applied the South Florida Building Code
to layout and evaluated structural elements for many
residential fence projects.
From April 2007 to January 2008, he served as Layout
Engineer at Aluminum Railing Specialists, Pompano Beach
whereby he undertook the responsibility for developing
layout drawings to help shop manufacturing.
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In addition to this, David Kissack spent six years (January
2001 to January 2007) at Siemens Energy working as Senior
Engineer/Advanced Engineer.
While holding this position, he supervised and monitored
the engineering design and stationary parts calculation to
support global modernization and upgrade of large steam
turbines for power plants.
Besides, he has also held key positions at Weyant
Engineering (Port St. Lucie, FL), Belcan (Jupiter, FL) and
Pratt & Whitney (West Palm Beach, FL)
6. Hobbies And Interests
Aside from being an experienced engineering
professional, David Kissack is also an adventure lover
who likes to involve himself in various activities such as
motorcycling and skateboarding.
He also has interest in flying radio controlled helicopter
and writing FORTRAN programs.
7. Core Competencies
During his career, David Kissack has developed core
competencies in various areas such as Strategic
Planning, Project Management, Safety, Staff Training
and Development, Customer Service Regulatory
Compliance, ANSYS, ProE, Root Cause Analysis,
AutoCAD, and Equipment Design Finite Element
Analysis. While serving as a team member for BB44FA
Hsiheo HP/IP fossil steam turbine upgrade project, he
overcame various challenges for a remote site which
included shift in inner casing.
The project met all the requirements and was delivered
on time. With vast experience working in different
industries, David Kissack utilizes a systematic approach
to design the most difficult hardware.
8. Structural Engineer at Belcan
(January 1998 to January 1999)
While working with Belcan, Florida, David Kissack
performed structural analysis and hand calculation for
gas turbine exhaust nozzle.
He developed many strategies to ensure the best
utilization of resources, quality assurance and process
engineering.
He worked in tandem with cross-functional teams to
structure and deploy product innovations and solutions.
In addition to this, he created 3-D parts and drawings
with PRO, and used ANSYS to conduct FEA for ejector
nozzle of Pratt F100 engine.
