Greg B. Ernst, P. Eng., BASc, MASc
Senior Project Engineer

EXPERTISE:

• Vehicle Design and Proposal Preparation
• Fire Safety and Risk Analysis
• Train performance calculations
• Braking designs and calculations
• Hydraulic system design and fluid dynamics

EXPERIENCE:

LDK ENGINEERING INC.; 1988 - present

• Fire Safety Analysis of passenger rail operations.
• Train performance simulations for various North American rail projects.
• Technical support for proposal and specification preparations and evaluations for various types of passenger rail equipment.
• Design and testing of an emergency brake system for a Monorail application.
• Computer simulations of rail vehicle crashworthiness.
• Instrumented testing of railcar braking and wheelslide protection systems.
• Hydraulic brake component study on high-speed rail fleet.
• Development of overhaul and maintenance procedures for a high technology, high-speed rail vehicle.
• Hydraulic system and hydrostatic drive design.
• Design of suspension components for passenger rail vehicles.

LINAMAR MACHINE; Project Engineer, 1986-1988

• Design of manufacturing processes for a variety of high volume automotive components for General Motors. Production equipment acquisition, expediting, installation, testing and acceptance. Project Management from tendering through to part manufacture, inspection and shipment.

EDUCATION:

• Masters of Applied Science (Mechanical Engineering), University of Waterloo, 1986
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Mechanical Engineering), University of Waterloo, 1991
• Diploma (Fluid Power Technologist), Centennial College, 1982

MEMBERSHIPS:

• Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)

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