Walter Bergstrom, BSME

Manufacturing Engineer at Atalys (formerly EG Medical)
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(386) 825-5501
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Rochester, New York, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Medical Equipment Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Manufacturing Engineer
      • Sep 2020 - Present

    • United Kingdom
    • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Product Design Engineer
      • 2015 - Jun 2020

      Owned design responsibility for numerous Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fuel injector, gasoline port fuel injector, Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) injector, and gasoline high-pressure pump designs and programs. Headed program launches, new business pursuits, and next-generation design development.• Led fast-paced introduction of SCR injector to market, assisting numerous customers with a sudden need for more stringent regulation adherence.• Discovered root cause of pump flapper valve failures on customer test vehicles and developed a performance-transparent design solution while maintaining product cost and preventing delayed launch.• Devised specialty gage fixture for supplier, eliminating the need for a costly gaging method and helping control critical geometry for meeting tight flow and spray requirements. • Directed projects for improving product performance, reliability, and cost reduction, addressing manufacturing and quality concerns, enhancing supplier processes, re-creating field issues within lab environment, and evaluating design robustness to engine and environmental conditions. Show less

    • Test Engineer
      • 2013 - 2015

      Conducted validation testing for new CNG / LPG port fuel-injection product line.• Created new tests for adapting liquid fuel test standards to work with gaseous injectors, leading to the successful launch of VW and Kohler programs.• Conceived and built test fixtures and machinery, evaluated product performance, conducted warranty teardown analysis, collected data for engine mapping, and wrote thorough validation reports.

    • Ireland
    • Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • RIT Capstone Senior Design Project
      • 2012 - 2013

      Developed a vibration test stand for Cooper Crouse-Hinds Industries (Eaton Corporation) so that hazardous environment luminaires can be evaluated according to Underwriter Laboratory test standards • Duties included that of team leader, designer, CAD developer, presentation developer, materials/processing tracker, and machinist • Rotary-to-linear device with eccentric adjustment mechanism was completed with a test frame and evaluated for resultant conduit deflection Developed a vibration test stand for Cooper Crouse-Hinds Industries (Eaton Corporation) so that hazardous environment luminaires can be evaluated according to Underwriter Laboratory test standards • Duties included that of team leader, designer, CAD developer, presentation developer, materials/processing tracker, and machinist • Rotary-to-linear device with eccentric adjustment mechanism was completed with a test frame and evaluated for resultant conduit deflection

    • United States
    • Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Engineering Co-op
      • 2012 - 2012

      Charged with engineering efforts for developing new commercial air conditioning scroll compressors. • Performed flow calculations and correlated with experimental data, reusing components in new applications, and minimizing retooling costs. • Partnered with suppliers in development of polymer coatings and over-molds, addressing product wear Charged with engineering efforts for developing new commercial air conditioning scroll compressors. • Performed flow calculations and correlated with experimental data, reusing components in new applications, and minimizing retooling costs. • Partnered with suppliers in development of polymer coatings and over-molds, addressing product wear

    • Engineering Co-op
      • 2011 - 2012

      Played key role on projects related to design and manufacturing of runflat tire inserts and self-sealing fuel tanks for military applications. Created modular machining fixtures and setup CNC machines for new production programs. • Formulated new manufacturing process for adhering material layers to fuel tanks, improving product quality, and reducing production time >50%, which allowed for more output with less staff. • Designed and implemented industrial cantilever shear coupling for rotary device, addressing worker crushing hazard. Show less

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Assistant - Summer
      • 2010 - 2010

      New York State Biofuels Research Laboratory • Conducted experiments to determine the optimal thermodynamic cycling and moisture conditions for the pretreatment of various types of biomass in an experimental pretreatment reactor • Used FTIR spectroscopy to analyze the breakdown of pretreated material New York State Biofuels Research Laboratory • Conducted experiments to determine the optimal thermodynamic cycling and moisture conditions for the pretreatment of various types of biomass in an experimental pretreatment reactor • Used FTIR spectroscopy to analyze the breakdown of pretreated material

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Assistant - Summer
      • 2009 - 2009

      New York State Biofuels Research Laboratory • Developed technology coefficients and cost functions for input-output modeling of industrial scale models for the manufacturing of biofuels New York State Biofuels Research Laboratory • Developed technology coefficients and cost functions for input-output modeling of industrial scale models for the manufacturing of biofuels

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Temporary Assistant - Summer
      • 2008 - 2008

      Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering • Disassembled and recovered valuable components from old magnetic fusion equipment • Disassembled student robotics projects Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering • Disassembled and recovered valuable components from old magnetic fusion equipment • Disassembled student robotics projects

Education

  • Rochester Institute of Technology
    Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
    2008 - 2013

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