Randy Speed
BS Aerospace Engineering, with Honors, University of Texas at Arlington
EIT and Graduate course work in Composites Materials at Mountain View College
Who’s Who, Tau Beta Pi, Alpha Chi, Pi Mu Epsilon, Phi Eta Sigma, Sigma Gamma Tau
Former President of Sigma Gamma Tau Aerospace Engineering Honor Society and UTA Flying Club
Former Captain of the UTA Precision Flying Team
NIFA Top Pilot award - Region V
Randy is a proven resource with decades of aerospace design and analysis experience. He is also a business-minded individual with the ability to manage resources for maximum return on investment. With both military and commercial structures experience, Randy has both a strong analysis background and team leadership abilities.
A former co-op student for Vought Aircraft Company, Randy spent 8 years on the B-2 Stealth Bomber development program. He was trained/tutored by former Boeing stress engineers while at Vought Aircraft gaining invaluable experience from some of the best stress engineers in the industry. His previous experience at Vought Aircraft includes Liaison Engineering, Structures Test lab, Flight Test, Design, Methods, and Systems Engineering.
Randy has consulted for many leading companies and agencies including the Naval Surface Warfare College, Los Alamos Labs, Sandia Labs, and Idaho National Lab. Randy also consulted for Lockheed Denver (Atlas Rockets), ITT Nightvision, Pratt & Whitney, Allison Gas Turbines, GE Aircraft Engines, and many other aerospace industry leaders. Under Randy’s leadership, Speed Consulting was tapped as a 3rd tier integrator of the Helmet-Mounted Display system for the Cobra and Apache helicopters. Lockheed Fort Worth modeling group retained Randy’s consulting services for several years while integrating the P-method finite element modeling to their loads development and fatigue stress programs. Randy performed dynamic analysis for NASA’s robotic manipulator arm and the military’s next generation Objective Individual Combat Weapon (OICW).
Randy was briefly drawn back to the corporate life for a 1-1/2 year stint as the Vice President of Engineering for S-Line of Dallas. He developed a unique cargo retaining system for UPS where he implemented lean processes for S-Line’s engineering team and East Texas manufacturing facility. Randy was later awarded a patent for the system.
He has performed stress analysis and engineering on several military aircraft including the A-7 series, F-16, C-17, CH-47 Chinook, V-22 Osprey, and the UH-60 Blackhawk. He wrote the U.S. Army SOW for the next generation Light Utility Helicopter prior to leaving Vought.
His commercial stress experience includes the Canadair CL-600 Nacelle program, classical analysis for L3 on a 747 SP conversion for NASA, including stress analysis on fuselage stringers and window forgings, engine struts for the Rolls Royce Trent 1000 program, and cargo systems for Goodrich on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Boeing 777 Freighter programs.
Well-versed in Solid CAD, Catia,4/5, Pro/E, UG, NX3, FEA programs MSC NASTRAN/PATRAN, Ansys, MECHANICA, and classical stress analysis methods, Randy has vast experience working with major aerospace firms. He is well positioned in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area as a solid partner in the aerospace industry.
