Ray Blotteaux

Ray Blotteaux is the co-owner and President of Transition Composites Engineering (TCE).  Founded in 2007, TCE is a veteran owned small business located in Ferndale, WA.

Mr. Blotteaux has 30+ years of composite product development and manufacturing experience in the US, Mexico, Asia, Canada, and Europe.

Ray has a unique combination of analytical and hands on skills.  He is intimate with all of the steps required to take a new idea for a composite product from concept to mass production.

From a single prototype, to factories fabricating 30,000 pieces per month, Mr. Blotteaux’s experience runs deep.

Ray has product and process development experience in the following industries:

• Unmanned Vehicles
  • Structural development
  • Video and electrical integration
  • Antenna design
  • Prototype and commercial mass production
• Aerospace
  • Primary and secondary  structures
  • Flight controls
  • Flight test engineering
  • Crash damage and battle damage repair
• Sporting Goods
  • Hockey development for Reebok, CCM, Koho
  • Bicycle frames for Trek Bicycle
  • Baseball and lacrosse
• Medical
  • Thermoplastic orthotics and thermoset prosthetics processes
  • Bone models
  • Device prototypes

Mr. Blotteaux has been awarded several US and international patents.  He has been an adjunct faculty member and research advisor at Western Washington University since 2005.

Ray holds a MS in Mechanical Engineering from Utah State University in 1992 and a BS in Aerospace

Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1985.

Ray spent 8-years in the US Air Force as an aerospace engineer with experience in structural design, process development, flight test, and battle damage repair.  He served in Operation Desert Shield/Storm.