Robert Giachetti, Ph.D., P.E.
`Director of Mechanical Engineering
`Direct: 331.229.3348
`rgiachetti@fusioneng.com
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`Dr. Robert Giachetti, Director of Mechanical Engineering for Fusion Engineering, LLC, is an experienced mechanical
`engineer who specializes in biomechanics, human performance, machine design, and dynamic systems. He has
`applied these specialties to cases involving human-machine interaction, evaluation and testing of consumer
`products, acute and repetitive stress injuries, accident investigation, human performance testing, failure analysis,
`and intellectual property disputes. Dr. Giachetti’s diverse background has enabled him to work in an equally diverse
`set of engineering issues spanning the gamut from rail cars to children’s toys. Dr. Giachetti is a licensed professional
`engineer in Illinois and Oklahoma. He is an active member in ASTM and ASME committees related to sports
`equipment, consumer products, and power transmission and gearing.
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` EXPERTISE
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` ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
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`• Accident investigation
`• Mechanical modeling & simulation
`• Machine guarding & safety
`• Machine failure investigation
`• Worker injury
`Slip trip and falls
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`Fall protection
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`• Vibration and dynamic analysis
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`• Patent validity and infringement
`Consumer product design, usage & injury
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`Product recalls & corrective actions
`Exercise equipment design, usage & injury
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`• Kitchenware design, usage & analysis
`• Human and surrogate testing
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`SENIOR MANAGING ENGINEER
`MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE AND BIOMECHANICS PRACTICE.
`Consulted on a broad range of Mechanical and Biomechanical related projects. Consumer product design
`review, testing, usage, and recalls. Intellectual property analysis: patent infringement and validity. Industrial
`equipment review, failure analysis. Machine guarding and injury analysis. Occupational injury analysis: acute
`injury and repetitive stress injury. Human whole-body vibration monitoring in vehicle operators. Slip, trip,
`and falls. 2D dynamic simulation and custom motion capture. Development of instrumented testing.
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`Assisted with consulting work on the mechanical performance of assay trays.
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`BRANER USA
`PROJECT ENGINEER
`Design of sheet metal processing lines. Prepare shop drawings in AutoCAD 14, design line geometry, and
`prepare bills of material.
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`ALLOY SLING CHAIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
`ESTIMATOR
`Design of atypical lifting equipment in AutoCAD 14 and Mechanical Desktop, assess wire rope repair orders,
`and quote standard and atypical equipment.
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` ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
`EDUCATION
`PH.D., MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
`UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
`Emphasis: Dynamic Systems, Experimental Methods & Measurement, Design, Human Performance
`Research: Vibrations, human performance and effort generation. Human upright postural control. Virginia
`Horne Henry Research Grant.
`Minor: Mechanics and Aeronautics
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`M.S., MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
`UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
`Emphasis: Dynamics, Design
`Research: 3D modeling and finite element analysis of total knee replacements.
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`B.S. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
`MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
`Minor: Physics
`Scholarship
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` PROFICIENCIES
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` SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE CAPABILITIES
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`LabView: Specialized skills in data acquisition and analysis. Integration of multiple sensing technologies in
`real time analysis
`3DSSPP: Human modeling, balance, and task evaluation
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`• Working Model: 2D dynamic simulation
`• Matlab, Mathcad, AutoCAD, EES, Sketchup
`• Mark-10 equipment. Vbox hardware. NI-DAQ data acquisition
`EnglishXL, Wessex Pendulum, BOT3000
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`• Optical motion capture
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` PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND MEMBERSHIPS
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`LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER
`Illinois
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`• Oklahoma
`MEMBER
`ASTM International
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`ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
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`ICPHSO (International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization)
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`Fusion Engineering
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` 1804 Center Point Circle, Naperville, IL
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`(630) 466-4065
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` PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES, TRAINING, & CERTIFICATIONS
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`• OSHA 30-hour construction safety training
`• American Gear Manufacturer’s Association: Detailed Gear Design 15 hour training
`• AutoCAD 14 trained
`• Mechanical Desktop 2.0 trained
`• NCEES PAKS Committee Participant
`• ASME Power Transmission and Gearing (“PTG”) Committee
`o PTG Conference Session Organizer
`o Publication peer reviewer
`• ASTM Committee F15 on Consumer Products
`o Chair subgroup comprised of government, industry, and consumer advocates for
`development of test methodology
`• ASTM Committee F08 on Sports Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities
`Invited speaker: International Product Safety and Liability Prevention Conference (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)
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`• UIC Senior Design Judge 2011-Present
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`• RESEARCH ASSISTANT: UW-Madison's Biomechanics Lab
`• TEACHING ASSISTANT: (UW) Introduction to Biomechanics
`LECTURER/SUPERVISOR/COURSE DEVELOPER: (UW) Engineering PEOPLE
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`• TEACHING ASSISTANT & LECTURER: (UW) Introduction to Dynamic Systems
`• TEACHING ASSISTANT: (UIC) Engineering Economy
`• RESEARCH ASSISTANT: UIC's Biomechanics Lab
`• TEACHING ASSISTANT AND LECTURER: (Marquette) General Physics (001-004)
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`1. Giachetti, R.S., Hardyniec, A. Characterization of the release of heated and pressurized water from a
`pressure cooker. Burns 47, 5 (2021): 1118-1128
`2. Giachetti, Robert S., and Grossi, E. "Brief Review of the Self-Tightening, Left-Handed Thread."
`International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering 15, no. 4 (2021): 175-179.
`3. Perlmutter, S, Cades DM, Heller, MF, Giachetti, RS, Sala JB, Arndt, SA., Effects of mobile technology
`use on walking. Proceedings, 58th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 2014.
`4. Giachetti R, Danek K. Analytical model for estimating knee loads during ladder climbing. ASME 2013
`International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, 2013.
`5. Giachetti R, Weaver B, Trimble J. Real-time monitoring and analysis of whole body vibration in locomotive
`engineers. 4th International Conference on Whole-Body Vibration Injuries, 2009.
`6. Gruben KG, Giachetti RS, Lazarus JA. Directional control of foot force in Parkinson disease. The
`Movement Disorder Society’s 12th International Congress of Parkinson ’s Disease and Movement
`Disorders, 2008.
`7. Gruben KG, Giachetti RS, Schmidt MW. Control of force direction depends on center of pressure not limb
`posture. Society for Neuroscience 36th Annual Meeting, 2006.
`8. Giachetti RS, Gruben KG. Foot force direction and center of pressure. Progress in Motor Control V, State
`College, PA, 2005.
`9. Gruben KG, Hasman CL, Schmidt MW, Giachetti RS, Tan L. Altered directional control of foot force is a
`primary effect of stroke. Progress in Motor Control V, State College, PA, 2005.
`10. Gruben KG, Lopez-Ortiz C, Giachetti RS. Muscular and postural components of foot force during quasi-
`static extension efforts. JAB 19(3), 2003.
`11. Gonzalez M, Giachetti R, Aram L, Amirouche F. Validation of a finite element contact model for the
`use in total knee arthroplasty. Orthopaedic Research Society 47th Annual Meeting, 2001.
`12. Amirouche FM, Giachetti RS, Aram L, Gonzalez M. Induced stress in TKA resulting from malrotation.
`Summer Bioengineering Conference, 2001.
`13. Aram L, Amirouche FM, Gonzalez M, Giachetti RS. Characterization of contact pressure in total knee
`arthroplasty as a function of component position and ligament balance. XVIIIth Congress of the ISB,
`2001.
`14. Amirouche FM, Giachetti RS, Aram L, Gonzalez M. Validation of a finite element contact model for the
`use in total knee arthroplasty. XVIIIth Congress of the ISB, 2001.
`15. Amirouche FM, Aram L, Gonzalez M, Giachetti RS, Mahr C. the fitting of the human joint through micro-
`implanted sensors. Proceedings, 1st Annual International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on
`Microtechnologies in Medicine & Bio, 2000.
`16. Amirouche FM, Gonzalez M, Aram L, Giachetti RS, Mahr C. A contact pressure based prosthetic fitting
`device for a Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA). Proceedings, Engineering of Sport 3rd International
`Conference and Exhibition, 2000.
`17. Giachetti R, Amirouche F, Aram L, Gonzalez M. Biomechanical problems with contact pressure distribution
`in the knee joint after total knee arthroplasty. Proceedings, ASME Winter Conference, 2000.
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