Staff

Test Devices personnel are experts in spin testing and are the industry leaders designing and performing spin test services.

  • Overseeing strategic direction and driving growth through innovative business development strategies.
  • Advocates fostering strong customer relationships and the culture of continuous improvement to enhance operations and drive sustainable growth.
  • Demonstrates hands-on leadership, commitment to collaboration, and dedication to empowering his team.

Hiro Endo, PhD

Chief Technology Officer
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  • Leading strategic initiatives for new business development. oversees research and development efforts, manages operations in engineering and testing.
  • Expertise in spin testing, gas turbines, geared transmissions, advanced structural analyses, and vibration-based machine health monitoring technologies.
Tim Chapman

Tim Chapman

Sales Application Lead – Test Equipment

  • Identifies new product development opportunities and markets. Key contributor to the growth of custom equipment business.
  • Experienced in managing major capital equipment projects and on-site commissioning works globally. Expert in automation and controls engineering.
Nikhil Kaushal

Nikhil Kaushal

Sales Application Lead – Engineering & Testing Projects

  • Leverages experience and the background in leading advanced aerospace test projects to solve customers’ problems.
  • Identifying opportunities in e-Mobility and e-Propulsion markets and developing client base.

Tony Nogueira

Manager – Testing & Equipment Operations, and Subject Matter Expert (SME).

  • Expert in high-speed drives, rotor balancing machines, and various test instrumentation and industrial equipment.
  • Setting standards and establishing best practices across operations.
  • Leading advanced spin testing and custom equipment projects globally, provides consultancy to troubleshoot customer issues related to spin testing, balancing and equipment.

German Rivera

Manager – Production Services Operation.

  • Experienced production leader with strong focus on streamlining workflows, improving inventory accuracy, and driving efficiency in operations.
  • Drives initiative for continuous improvement, team development, and shaping the company’s growing production capabilities. Plays a key role in growing the production capacity, quality, cross-functional initiatives.

Tami Fernandes

Quality Manager

  • Experienced Quality Manage with expertise in AS9100 Aerospace Quality System, various aero-propulsion OEMs quality requirements, and a Designated Quality Representative (DQR).
  • Background and expertise in dimensional inspection techniques, calibration, and CMM programming.

Darren O’Neal

Industrial Engineering Manager

  • Leads process improvement and modernizing operations. Leadership with strong focus on fostering a culture of continuous improvement and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Expertise in Lean Six Sigma methodology, process improvement and risk reduction.