Gary Skartvedt

Biography

  Holds a Bachelor of Science degree with Distinction from Stanford University in Thermodynamics, Heat transfer and Fluid Dynamics. Gary started his career as an Engineer at Glenn L Martin Co (later Martin Marietta Corp, now Lockheed Martin) in their Denver Aerospace Division. He later served as Department Manager at Propulsion Engineering Department where he was responsible for the design and testing of Titan I and II ICBM propellant and pressurization systems. He also served as Project Manager for the design, development and deployment of the Nation’s first hydrazine monopropellant small rockets to provide attitude control and orbit adjustments for spacecraft. Received the Martin Marietta Corporate Engineer of the Year award in 1971 for the management and successful outcome of this program. 1972 – Director of Advanced Navy Systems. Managed several R&D projects for various NASA and Air Force labs as well as a feasibility study and test program to determine if high energy chemical lasers could be an effective weapon to defend Navy ships from low level cruise missiles. Served as Chief Engineer of the American Heliothermal Corporation which had an international license to distribute efficient flat plate solar collectors for heating water. Gary also successfully bid and managed a project for the Hong Kong Housing Authority. Co-founded Automated Scanning Inc. in Denver. Using both large and small format scanners, documents were digitized and delivered to clients in various formats, usually on CD’s. Projects included Structural Maintenance Manuals for the C-130 aircraft

Research Interest

 oncology