Dean Hackbarth is one of the three founders of Gossamer Space Frames, and is the Senior Designer for all Gossamer technologies, designs and products. Mr. Hackbarth has become a widely-recognized expert in three-dimensional modeling and design, and is personally involved in all the design drawings produced on the Gossamer CADD system using Inventor® software. Mr. Hackbarth has produced Gossamer's proprietary designs for solar field components such as frames, center drives, support pylons, heat collector element supports, and reflective panels. In addition to solar field components, Mr. Hackbarth has also produced Gossamer's proprietary design drawings for Gossamer's architectural, scientific and structural applications, including the pioneering “Roller Coaster Bridge” in Long Beach , California , and the “Floating Glass Wall” for a BMW dealership in Glendale , California .

In addition to his design responsibilities, Mr. Hackbarth is active in Gossamer's meticulous QA/QC processes, as well field installation activities. Mr. Hackbarth's hands-on approach to QA/QC, fabrication, assembly and field installation have led to countless design refinements, which in turn lower our clients' material, shipping, assembly and installation costs.

Before co-founding Gossamer Space Frames, Mr. Hackbarth worked in the design and manufacturing industries for more than 20 years. Mr. Hackbarth has held management and engineering positions in both the aerospace and non-aerospace manufacturing sectors, where he managed and coordinated multi-functional teams involving MRB engineering, tooling, planning, inspections and industrial engineering.