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Sr. Mass Properties Engineer & Handling Specialist, Retired
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Brian Paul Wiegand, now retired, was a Senior Weight Engineer and Mass Properties Handling Specialist for the Mass Properties Analysis and Control Group of Northrop Grumman Corporation, Bethpage, NY. He is a 1972 graduate of Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, and a licensed Professional Engineer registered in the State of New York (#58470). He has won two industry awards, five SAWE awards, and presented five SAWE papers (#1634 in 1984, #2067 in 1992, #3490 in 2010, #3521 in 2011, and #3528 also in 2011). He has also published four SAWE Journal articles: “The Weight and C.G. Implications of Obtaining Maximum Automotive Lateral Acceleration Levels” (Weight Engineering, Winter ‘82-’83...
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