Young W. Desanti, PE
Senior Development Engineer
Bridging advanced elastomer technology, mechanical design, and robust product development from concept to mass production.
Background
Senior Development Engineer at Gates Industrial Corporation, managing the complete product lifecycle of OEM and aftermarket (rubber composite) power transmission belts. Experienced in end-to-end rubber manufacturing, prototyping, product development, and production scaling through novel manufacturing methods.
Automotive Surfacing Demo
Gen 1 Tesla Model 3 exterior (completed in NX Shape Studio)
Education
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MSc, Mechanical Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Research area: military explosives, combustion diagnostics Master's Thesis: Blast Diagnostic Tools and Techniques: A Review -
BSc, Mechanical Engineering, Physics Minor
Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Certifications
Patent Grants
Core Competencies & Stack
Engineering & Manufacturing
Product Design
Production Scaling
Rubber Manufacturing
Elastomer Mechanics
Thermoplastics / Textiles
Software & Tools
SOLIDWORKS / NX / CATIA V5
FEA (Cadence Marc, Abaqus)
Minitab / MATLAB / Python
Select case studies from past work
Hyperelastic Material Simulation
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Advanced Material Characterization
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Elastomer Tribology
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Next-Gen Manufacturing (Flex Molding)
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Novel Prototype Design
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UI-UC and
Iowa State
University Research
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