CEO & Founder
Bob Greska received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southeastern Massachusetts University (Ranked #2 after MIT, Now Called U. Mass.) in 1978. He focused his studies on Material Science, specifically carbon, and mentored under his life-long friend, the developer of fiber optics.
Mr. Greska joined Lockheed Missile and Space in Sunnyvale, California, in 1978. After one year as a Materials Specialist with carbon fiber reinforced plastics, he was appointed as the Process Engineer to oversee the fabrication of the ceramic billets used for the Space Shuttles Columbia’s reentry heat shield tiles.
A Career in Materials Engineering
In 1980, Mr. Greska relocated to Littleton, Colorado, and provided Materials Engineering support for Carbon Fiber spacecraft structures at Martin Marietta Aerospace. He provided design support for Boeing’s 767 aircraft engine nacelle. He worked on the Venus Magellan probe and Manned Maneuvering Unit (space backpack). Bob specified, coordinated, and oversaw testing of critical Carbon spacecraft components for special programs. He was the Materials Engineering “point man” at NASA in New Orleans, supporting the Space Shuttles external tank production scale-up. He managed and ran an $8M production operation for thermal ablative heat shield paint over a four-year period. He reported to the head of Research and Development, of Martin Marietta, developing Carbon materials used for spacecraft laser strike defense.
Founding Engineering Innovations, LLC
In 1990, Mr. Greska dedicated his life to the advancement of health and human performance founding Engineering Innovations, LLC.
Engineering Innovations was a firm that design and manufactured carbon, carbon fiber, and Kevlar structures for the medical, sports, fitness, and aerospace communities. Mr. Greska was one of the pioneers in braiding Carbon fiber.
Bob Greska's Engineering Legacy
Space Shuttle Tiles
Mr. Greska oversaw and controlled processing parameters to fabricate the ceramic billets on the first shuttle to fly.
Space Shuttle External Tanks
Mr. Greska worked at NASA to initiate test programs to establish the scale-up of external tank production.
Megellan Venus Probe
Mr. Greska tested the Megellan Venus Probe's reflective coatings to study the degradation resulting from the sun's intensity.
Space Backpack
Mr. Greska provided material engineering support for the fiber reinforced structural frame for the Manned Maneuvering Unit.
Health and Human Performance Achievements
Robot Arm: Mr. Greska developed a revolutionary Carbon Fiber robot arm, graphite-wrapped baseball bats, drumsticks, violin bows, and many other carbon products.
Spring Loaded Shoe: Mr. Greska pioneered the modern day spring shoe, developing and testing prototypes at MIT in Cambridge, MA.
Metabolic Table: Mr. Greska produced large honeycomb-sandwich graphite-epoxy force platforms for human metabolic studies.
Glass Mandrel: Mr. Greska produced large honeycomb-sandwich graphite-epoxy force platforms for human metabolic studies.He also developed electrolysis devices to separate hydrogen fuel from water and to produce healthy alkalize drinking water
Hypobaric Chamber: Mr. Greska pioneered a personal hypobaric high-altitude simulation chamber providing known Tour De France Bicyclist a competitive edge.
Hydrogen Electrolysis: Mr. Greska developed many electrolysis devices to separate hydrogen fuel from water and to produce healthy alkalize drinking water.
Energy Return Crutches: Mr. Greska developed energy return crutches and carbon-fiber prosthetics that significantly helped disabled individuals.
Top-Fuel Dragster Seat: Mr. Greska's developed a body fitting graphite/Kevlar seat for top-fuel dragsters.