Weston Burke is Founder and Chief Engineer for Ārdeō Design and Engineering. Ārdeō specializes in assisting start-ups and small manufacturers with solving their manufacturing challenges; covering everything from factory design, to design for manufacturability feedback, to fixture/tool design and NC programming.
Prior to founding Ārdeō, Weston led Upper Stage and Electric Propulsion manufacturing teams at a Bay Area Space Start-Up. Prior to that he led manufacturing teams at the Lockheed Martin Skunkworks in Palmdale, CA where he had the privilege to work on several different platforms including F-22s, U-2s, as wells as several hypersonic development efforts.
Weston earned a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and a master's degree in Integrated Technology Management, both from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. He lives in Fruit Heights, UT with his wife and three children.
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