the Aerocam Engines Team
Geoffrey C. Chick, President and CTO
Geoff, with his passion for engines and the things they power, began his engineering career as an intern at Ford Motor Company in Dearborn while studying for his BSME at Northeastern University. He later designed electric vehicles for Electromotion, worked in the emissions lab at EG&G Automotive Research, and retired from Bose Corporation as a Senior Research Engineer, where company founder and MIT professor Dr. Amar G. Bose (quoted at right) challenged his team to achieve their full potential. Among the 14 patents he authored and co-authored is one involving the use of programmable moving-magnet actuators to operate the valves on an engine, which was successfully run on the dyno (see US 7,082,899).
Geoff was friends with Nobel Prize nominee Max G. Fiedler some 50 years ago and learned the secrets of his knock-free HCCI diesel engines. Fiedler had spent his life designing engines and solving the causes of diesel knock, and he designed some very high-speed two-cycle HCCI diesel engines based upon this research. Geoff's goal is to combine Max Fiedler's engine research with Jim O'Neill's counter-rotating unitized transmission to produce a superior power source for drone and helicopter applications.
James L. O'Neill, VP of Business Development
Jim has dedicated over two decades to developing radial piston cam engines, which aim to eliminate helicopter tail rotors, after observing their vulnerability during the Vietnam War. Named "NorEaster," these proof-of-concept engines feature coaxial counter-rotation and gearless speed reduction. Jim holds patents for high-torque, low-velocity internal combustion engines and gearless counter-rotating transmissions (US 10,473,027, US 10,598,090, and US 11,261,946). He previously operated O'Neill Power Systems and was President of Merco Packaging and BDS Marketing Divisions at Merkert Enterprises. Jim received a 2012 Invention Award from Popular Science Magazine for his simple helicopter engine design. He is a seasoned inventor with six patents to his name and is a veteran, retiring from the U.S. Army as a First Lieutenant.
Robert L. Norton, PhD, Engineering Advisor
Bob is a professional engineer in Massachusetts, with a career spanning over 40 years at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). He has authored numerous technical papers and journal articles in various fields, including kinematics, dynamics of machinery, cam design and manufacturing, and engineering education. He has also published several textbooks, such as Design of Machinery, Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery, Machine Design: An Integrated Approach, and the Cam Design and Manufacturing Handbook. Bob is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering & Industrial Technology from Northeastern University, an MS in Engineering Design from Tufts University, and a Doctor of Engineering from WPI.
Read Bob's engineering analysis of the NorEaster engine:
Charles R. Hughes, Marketing Advisor
Charlie is a notable figure in the automotive industry, having founded and led Range Rover of North America, which later became Land Rover North America. Starting in 1986 with an initial investment of $7.5 million, he grew the company to a market value of $200 million within eight years. Throughout his career, Charlie has worked for six automakers on eleven different brands, including Cadillac, AMC, Jeep, Fiat, Lancia, Ferrari, Porsche, Audi, Volkswagen, Range Rover, Land Rover, and Mazda. He has held leadership roles in various automotive marketing groups and served as CEO for two auto companies. Today, Charlie heads Brand Rules, a marketing consulting consortium that helps businesses differentiate themselves in a crowded marketplace.
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