Colin Fletcher, P.E.
Colin Fletcher is a seasoned materials engineer specializing in materials and processes (M&P) for the aerospace and metal additive manufacturing industries. With over 15 years of industry experience with rotor craft, fixed-wing aircraft, and spacecraft/satellite components, Colin has played a key role in aerospace design, collaborated with special process suppliers, and served as principal investigator for numerous research and development programs focused on the development and qualification of materials and processes. He has developed a broad range of experience while in industry, working with materials testing, numerous alloy families (aluminum, magnesium, steel, titanium, etc.), heat treatment, corrosion protection, welding, and additive manufacturing. He also has experience applying machine learning techniques for material and process development. Colin holds Masters and B.S. degrees in Materials Science & Engineering from North Carolina State University and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of North Carolina.
Mariusz Mika, Ph.D.
Mariusz (Mar-ee-us) Mika is a materials engineer with experience in aerospace, defense, additive manufacturing, fuel systems, hydraulics, transportation, and basic research. Mariusz received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago and his B.S. degrees in metallurgical engineering and chemistry from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He has experience in material & process (M&P) engineering, corrosion control, tribology and wear, failure analysis, heat treatment, material testing, welding, and additive manufacturing. Past projects include development of new material strength and weld material strength allowables, qualification and testing of components for the KC-46 aerial refueling centerline drogue system (CDS), failure analysis and heat treatment development for fuel systems used in on-highway and off-highway Caterpillar diesel engines as well as Caterpillar hydraulics, vacuum aluminum brazing process development, qualification and testing of materials, and additively manufactured parts, as well as numerous failure analysis of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys.