Paul Zarda Is a Mechanical Engineer Based In Orlando

Paul Zarda is a highly skilled professional with many areas of expertise. By profession, he is a mechanical engineer and has both theoretical & practical expertise in the area of Mechanical Computer Aided Engineering (MCAE) and Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE). Currently, he is serving as a Distinguished Member, Technical Staff, and Manager of the Engineering Methods Group at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. He is also an Adjunct Professor at UCF, where he holds the title of research professor of mechanical engineering in the department of mechanical, material and aerospace engineering.

As Manager of the Engineering Methods Group, Paul Zarda is responsible for helping provide direct support of the engineering community in the areas of mechanical design and analysis, systems engineering and optical design. He has been involved in the capture of the design process of missile & fire control systems. This further led to the development of the Interactive Missile Design (IMD) system for missile systems & to the development of the Interactive Gimbal Design (IGD) system for fire control.

Paul Zarda is also the inventor of a tennis racquet –The “Zarda-Top-Spin-Racquet”, also known as the Z-TSR. It provides top-spin to the ball (and under-spin if the ball is appropriately struck) through a different design compared to the spaghetti tennis racquet and other racquets on the market.