Eric Duckering

Eric Duckering has earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the  University of California at Berkeley, and his Master of Science Degree in Aeronautics & Astronautics from the University of Washington in Seattle.  His career as an Aerospace Engineer has spanned fourteen years of Design and Analysis of aircraft structures and the application of advanced materials and technologies on a number of state-of-the-art aircraft, including as the Air Force F-22 Raptor, the Navy S-3 ATS, the Boeing 777, and the Army RAH-66 Comanche.  His engineering expertise includes carbon/graphite composite structures, exotic metals, and stealth technologies.

Mr. Duckering has also been a competitive athlete in several sports at the High School, College, and Corporate levels.  His natural bent toward physics, engineering and biomechanics lead him to a variety of highly technique-critical sports, including Fencing, Cycling, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump and Hurdles.  He has spent many years studying the subtleties of the physics of his sports to gain tremendous advantage over other competitors who were more talented or physically gifted but who did not understand the dynamics of the sport as well.  Becoming first a student and then a master of technique culminated, among other successes, in a renown as the only high school high jumper less than six feet tall to qualify and place in the Northern California Championships.

As an Engineer, Mr. Duckering is trained to step back from a situation, analyze it critically and objectively, ask questions, investigate, and then develop an optimum solution to the problem at hand.  As a semi-professional musician, a school tutor, and engineer, an entrepreneur and the owner of three businesses, Mr. Duckering has developed a unique ability to describe and communicate complex technical concepts to varied audiences both within and outside the particular discipline in a thorough and understandable way, even when the individuals have little or no prior knowledge of the subject.