GARY E. KILPATRICK AND ASSOCIATES, PA GARY E. KILPATRICK AND ASSOCIATES, PA
Gary Kilpatrick is a 1990 graduate of North Carolina State University and has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Speech Communications. Gary is a licensed Professional Engineer in 12 states at the present time namely North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, New Jersey, Washington, DC, Mississippi and Michigan. Gary has approximately 20 years of work experience in industry. Gary currently holds OSHA Safety Certifications for both General Industry 29CFR1910 and Construction 29CFR1926.
During 2002, Gary founded Gary E. Kilpatrick and Associates, PA. He is currently a Correspondent with the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE) which is a branch organization of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) in which Gary is a full member. NAFE is the nation's elite support, developmental and mentorship organization for forensic engineers in the United States and its territories. Click on the link Treatise Study to view some of the research material Gary has studied throughout his career. Gary is a full member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialist (NAPARS).
During Gary's university studies at North Carolina State University in mechanical engineering, his curriculum required the study of calculus based physics and engineering statics, dynamics and dynamics of machines which are calculus based analytical engineering courses that involve an in depth study of vector mechanics, kinematics and kinetics in both linear and rotational movements of bodies relative to internal and inertal coordinate systems. Engineering dynamics covers the study of collisions between bodies and the calculation of before and after impact velocity vectors where this science is utilized in the reconstruction of traffic accidents. Click on this link The Physics of a Collision to read about this subject. In addition to these courses, Gary was required to study many other calculus based courses in machine design, strength of materials, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, energy systems and electrical engineering that are all necessary for the design of machines and their mechanical and hydraulic components. These course studies are necessary for an indepth understanding of the physics and engineering sciences utilized in traffic accident reconstruction and the design of machines and mechanisms and the failure modes of mechanical mechanisms and their components in product defect and failure analysis.
Gary started out his technical career in 1975 as an hourly employee before pursuing university studies. Gary worked and gained extensive hands-on training and experience in the furniture industry as a shipping clerk loading and unloading tractor trailer trucks, operated dock levelers, handling heavy pieces of furniture and ceramic table tops. Gary expanded his hands-on work experience in the forklift and heavy earth moving equipment industry (automotive industry) in the manufacturing and assembly of vehicle components such as forklifts and crane axles, large differential and transmission units. Gary has extensive hands-on training and experience as a machinist in the automotive industry setting up and operating high production high precision automatic CNC and NC metal cutting machining centers including vertical and horizontal multiaxis turrent lathes, multiaxis machining centers, broaches, multispindle drill presses and tapping machines, milling machines, transfer lines, shaft spline rollers, gear shapers and shavers and boring machines. He set up and operated OD, ID and surface grinders using resinoid and vitrified bonded grinding wheels. He assisted the heat treatment department from time to time in heat treating spur and spiral bevel ring and pinon gears, axle shafts and spindles using methods of oil quenching and induction hardening. Gary was also trained and certified to operate forklifts and performed plant wide material handling functions from time to time by driving forklifts to load machining cells with pallets of component parts and also distributed materials throughout the facility. Throughout Gary's extensive industrial work experience, he has obtained first hand knowledge in quality control and OSHA workplace safety. Gary has toured automotive manufacturing plants both in the United States and Japan.
As a degreed mechanical engineer, Gary has been employed as a manufacturing and process engineer in charge of a variety of plant wide manufacturing processes while working within an ISO 9001 quality system. Gary has extensive training and experience in Six Sigma and has been in charge of creating and implementing many continuous improvement projects over the years such as utilizing the Japanese philosophies of Kaizen, Poka Yoke, Zero Defects, Brainstorming, Waste Elimination, 5-S, lean manufacturing, expediting and managing capital projects, cost reduction, continuous improvement projects, problem solving and root cause analysis, created and controlled line documentation such as process flow mapping, work instructions, quality standards instructions, tooling specifications, tooling layouts, control plans, SPC documents, PFMEA, DFMEA, APQP, QIP and CIW. Gary has been employed as a quality manager and has been in charge of an entire ISO 9001:2000 quality system. Gary has also been certified as a quality auditor and has been in charge of and has performed many internal quality audits. Gary has worked with lead quality auditors from an ISO registrar who utilized the services of an external lead auditor. Gary has also managed safety programs and has extensive training and knowledge of OSHA safety regulations and ANSI and ISO standards. Gary has extensive experience as a machine and tool design engineer and has designed a variety of machines and tools for manufacturing processes such as a 30 foot belt conveyor; Gary designed a 60 foot over head monorail crane that was part of a manufacturing process that was also designed by him; Gary assisted in planning, designing, manufacturing and assembling a testing apparatus to run experiments to gather transient heat transfer data in the form of Temperarture vs. Time in order to generate temperarture tables and graphs for the analysis of data to determine the overall heat transfer coefficients and time transients of various heat transfer cements during startup heat flow; Gary redesigned the loading mechanism of an automatic ABS pulser ring assembly press for the purpose of changing from an INA to FAG pulser ring; Gary assisted in the redesign of refrigerant compressor cylinder blocks for more efficient work holding and redesigned the machining center work holding clamps to match the redesign of the refrigerant compressor cylinder blocks for scrap reduction; Gary designed and built special ergonomic assembly tooling and fixturing for the manufacturer of automotive half shaft assemblies for continuous improvement and new program launches; Gary redesigned punch press die tooling for 75 ton Minster OBI strut pre-notch punch presses to improve the punch die operation and tool life to reduce downtime and also implemented SMED; Gary designed and installed an enclosed in-process automated spraying system to apply a rust preventative; Gary has redesigned assembly tooling to eliminate scrap and customer claims; Gary designed and supervised the installation of a hazardous chemical containment area for the storage of acids, bases and oxidizers per OSHA 29CFR1910 hazardous material regulations; Gary redesigned a floor layout for a process relocation; Gary redesigned a floor layout of maintenance and tool room areas; Gary redesigned a warehouse layout for relocation and steel coil storage and FIFO; Gary designed and installed a protective cover for a 15 watt class 4 marking laser to meet OSHA, ANSI and ISO safety requirements of a class 1 laser; Gary developed a tig spot welding jig and a spring compression leaf jig for assembling rod cluster control assemblies (RCCA) designed for Uranium 235 fuel rod assemblies used in powering nuclear power plants and achieved a 99% reduction in assembly time; Gary designed a prototype process machine to automatically cut the rubber edge flashing off of automotive air filters; Gary was retained to design a tooth brush that incorporates the tooth paste inside of the handle for airline travelers. A US patent was applied for by the client; Gary was retained to setup, operate, inspect, witness and evaluate the operation of a newly invented piezoelectric pilot valve prototype designed and built by the client. Gary was asked to write a report and give an opinion regarding the invention.
In regard to sports, Gary owns two motorcycles and has been an avid motorcyclist since 1969 and has advanced motorcycle riders training from the Motorcycle Safety Foundation. Gary also owns and rides an ATV and holds the ATV Rider's Certification from the ATV Safety Institute and has been trained and certified to safely operate ATVs.
Since Gary was 16 years old, he has been heavily involved in physical fitness and strength training. Gary is currently an active member of a nationally known gymnasium. He has utilized weight lifting machines and free weights for years that isolate muscle groups. Gary is very familiar with free weights and weight lifting machines and their design.
Gary has a minor in speech communications and is also a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Course and has taken two other courses in public speaking as well as public relations at the college level. Gary feels at home in front of an audience and is a natural teacher and can explain technical matters in a way that can be understood by non-technical lay people.
Please review Gary's Curriculum Vitae for detailed information about his work experience. Click on this link: CV
Gary's office is located in Jamestown, North Carolina which is adjacent to Greensboro and High Point.
For more information, please contact Gary at:
Gary E. Kilpatrick and Associates, PA
3397 Cherrybrook Drive
Jamestown, North Carolina 27282
office: 336-841-6354
cell phone: 336-803-1639
Website: www.gekandassociates.com
Email us at kilpatrickg1@northstate.net