The Team
Four design engineers make up the core of our consulting team. We have also developed an extensive network of experts to help us meet any design, fabrication, or testing challenge. Depending on the demands of the specific project, we can team with specialists in tilt-pad journal and foil bearings, the design and fabrication of components using high-temperature alloys, or 5-axis NC machining and prototyping.
From relatively straight-forward turbomachinery component design and analysis, through the full-up cycle analysis, design, and fabrication of a multistage compressor, gas turbine, or a ducted wind turbine and its 90-foot tower, Turbo Solutions has the knowledge and network to complete projects of any size and complexity.
Chip Hobson, P.E.
Partner, Mechanical Engineer
chobson@turbosoleng.comChip is responsible for Turbo Solutions’ project management, general engineering, contracting, and administrative operations. He has more than 25 years of experience in turbomachinery rerates, project engineering and management, equipment and system design, software development, permitting, construction, procurement, startup, and operations. His expertise includes advanced turbomachinery design and development, heat and power cycles, construction management, ASME codes, fuels, burners, boilers, flue gas treatment systems, heat exchangers, cooling towers, tanks and pressure vessels, piping systems, welding, lead and asbestos abatement, coatings, and corrosion control. Chip has worked in the power, process, energy, metals, mining, and agricultural industries. Prior to the creation of Turbo Solutions, he worked for Concepts NREC, Thermoflow, Fluor Daniel, Central Maine Power Company, AMAX Mining, and Farris Brothers Custom Harvesting. Chip obtained his B.S. in mechanical engineering technology from the University of Maine in Orono, and is a licensed Professional Engineer and member of ASME.
Nicholas C. D’Orsi
Partner, Chief Engineer
ndorsi@turbosoleng.comNick leads Turbo Solutions’ aerodynamic and hydrodynamic design and analysis as applied to gas turbines, turbocharged gasoline and diesel engines, vapor compressor refrigeration systems, wind and water turbines, Rankine cycles, and process compression. With more than 25 years of hands-on experience in the design and development of turbomachinery components and systems, Nick has created thousands of unique flowpath designs. His experience includes meanline design, three-dimensional flowpath design, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis, and cycle analysis. Formerly at Concepts NREC, he led the aerodynamic and hydrodynamic design team and was responsible for its compressor, pump, and turbine designs. Prior to that he was responsible for the aerodynamic design of gas turbine compressors and turbines, heat transfer analysis and cooling system design for advanced hot section components, and gas turbine cycle analysis in the Preliminary Design Group at Textron Lycoming. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in aeronautical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, while working as its Aeronautics Laboratory Instructor.
Mary Beth Sareault
Senior Design Engineer
msareault@turbosoleng.comMary Beth is involved in both the aerodynamic and structural design of all types of turbomachinery. On the aerodynamic side, she is skilled in meanline design, three-dimensional blade design, and CFD analysis of both primary and secondary flowpaths. She has experience with both steady-state and transient CFD analyses. On the structural side, Mary Beth is responsible for mechanical design, solid modeling, and manufacturing drawings of individual components and full machine assemblies. In addition, she completes structural analysis of both rotating and stationary components, including stress, natural frequency, and heat transfer analyses. She has worked on a large variety of turbomachinery, including industrial compressors, turbochargers, gas turbines, and turbo blowers. Mary Beth joined the company in 2017 after graduating from the University of New Hampshire with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking, traveling, and spending time with her husband and two rescue dogs.
Nick V. D’Orsi
Design Engineer
nvdorsi@turbosoleng.comNick is responsible for aerodynamic and mechanical design, solid modeling, mechanical analysis, and detailed manufacturing drawings of turbomachinery components and overall assemblies. As part of Turbo Solutions' mechanical analysis team, he completes detailed stress, deflection, and natural frequency analysis of components and assemblies. Nick is also a compressor and turbine aerodynamic designer and CFD analyst, completing meanline and three-dimensional flowpath design, CFD analysis of primary and secondary flowpaths, and conjugate heat transfer analysis. He joined the company in 2021 after earning a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Clemson University, modeling valve components and assemblies as an intern at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, and working as propulsion engineer on Northrop Grumman's rocket development program. Outside of work, he enjoys trail running, travel, and music festivals.
Susan Goodwin
Office Manager
sgoodwin@turbosoleng.comSince joining the company in 2005, Susan has been responsible for all accounting at Turbo Solutions, including DCAA-compliant accounting for government contracts. She provides our clients with regular updates on the financial aspects of our programs, and completes all invoicing and tracking of milestones and payments for Turbo Solutions. Susan coordinates purchase orders and payments for our sub-contractors, including engineering services and hardware purchases. She also works with clients to establish and maintain our presence on their accounting systems to streamline internal and external reporting. She holds a bachelor’s degree in physical education from the University of Rhode Island in Kingston.