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Business Unit Leader for GP Strategies
Mr. Quandt acted as the Business Unit leader which comprised locations in Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, and California. This role required the development of business plans, annual, quarterly and monthly forecasts, marketing coordination, sales coordination, and project implementation for the Business Unit. Largest project value $34M (multi-year/multi-business unit), annual revenue $6M. Proposal development for large scale government contract, acting as GP’s capture manager, proposal contributor, and team reviewer. Internal process improvements include the sponsoring of ISO 900.1 accreditation.
Virginia Commercial Spaceflight/Mid Atlantic Regional Space Port, Wallops Flight Facility, VA
For 10 years, Mr. Quandt has provided Principal Engineer/Engineer of Record for ground based pressure systems and pressure vessels. Design work included the 3D layout of pneumatic and cryogenic systems in a launch environment at Pad 0A (medium class) and Pad 0C (venture class) launch systems. The design process began with the review and development of requirements, Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), engineering support during fabrication, mechanical checkout, functional integration, leak check, and performance test. Long term system use is reviewed and compared to pressure system and vessel requirements of NASA Standard 8719.17. During this period, Mr. Quandt prepared a return to service plan for MARS to return Pad 0A to services after the ORB 3 mission mishap.
Range Architectural and Engineering Institutional Contract (RAEIS)/Technical Engineering and Spacelift Services (TESS), 45 Space Wing, Cape Canaveral, Fl
Mr. Quandt served as Engineering Manager and then Director in the oversight of a multidiscipline team of engineers, architects and construction inspectors in support of Civil Engineering Squadron at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. This effort provided design and owner representation during construction for facility and real property modifications at assets owned and operated by the 45 Space Wing. Types of facility modifications included: administrative facilities, aircraft hangers, launch pads, roads, golf course, runways, antenna, and beach/shorelines. Work was accomplished through the Unified Facility Command (UFC) and typically presented in a 30%, 60%, 90% and 100% submittal process. Owner representation included: daily inspections, administrating RFIs, submittals, and change orders with recommendations to the Air Force for implementation.
Consolidated Safety Support Contract (CSSC)
Mr. Quandt acted as Director for a team on engineers and non-destructive examiners in the mechanical integrity/pressure system certification implementation for the 45 Space Wing, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. During this time, Mr. Quandt supported the process needed to develop the inventory, review system operating history and design documentation, conducted engineering analysis for pressure systems and pressure vessels, create recommendations for inspections and test, oversight of the implementation of inspection and tests, and the summary reports and final life expectations that included a fracture mechanics analyses based on proof test logic. Commodities included pneumatic, cryogenic and lethal services with pressures up to 20,000 psig. Work performance followed EWR 127-1/AF 91-710.