John Geriguis

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John Geriguis, Joby Aviation
John Geriguis
Advanced Development Lead
Joby Aviation
Economy of Scale
  • Joby Background
  • UAM Key Factors
  • eVTOL Performance Requirements
  • Reduce Materials Cost
  • Reduce Tech Labor
  • Toyota Background
  • Automotive Key Factors
  • Process Enhancements on Plastic Body Structure Applications
  • Volume vs Cost
  • Needs From Industry
About the Speaker

Experience:

Executing innovative advanced methods and materials to expand current engineering, processes, product development and management boundaries to provide an asymmetric advantage.

  • Joby Aviation 5/19 – present
    Advanced Development Lead, executing the development, design for manufacturing, testing, and certifying of Electric Urban Transport VTOL.
  • General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Advanced Aircraft Engineering 10/02 – 5/19
    Advanced Product Development Manager/Innovation Leader, executing new designs, development, and testing of Predator B, Gray Eagle, and Avenger UAS.
  • C&D Aerospace (Safran) 10/91 - 10/01
    Corporate Technical Development /New Business Development. Execution and development, testing, fine-tuning and introducing new processes for composites and plastics.
  • Rohr Industries (UTC) 3/87 - 10/91
    Design/Liaison Engineer

Patents:

  • Granted two United States Patents, “Low Power Anti-Ice System”, using Piezo MFC actuators.
  • Granted patent “Systems and Methods For Tool-less Manufacturing Methods Thermoplastic Parts” using continuous fibers.
  • Patent pending for “Transformational Intelligence,” Structural Health Monitoring for Condition Based Maintenance CBM.
  • Patent pending for “Directed Energy Hardening,” using ceramic fibers along with inorganic matrix.
  • Patent pending for “Morphing Prop” using Piezo MFC actuators.

Publication:

“Part Qualification Methodology for Composite Aircraft Components Using Acoustic Emission Monitoring” in Applied Sciences. 2018

Education:

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 12/86

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