Aldo Rovero, Electrical Engineer

After leaving active duty in 1947, Aldo Rovero continued to serve in the Army and Air Force reserves. He attended Catholic University of America and was awarded a BS EE degree in 1951. While employed as an EE, he earned a Masters degree in Public Administration from the University of Hartford, which he applied in his avocation as a volunteer on East Hartford CT town committees and commissions.

His career as an electrical engineer included:

• US Navy Burea of Ships (BUSHIPS)

  • Design of shipboard electrical distribution and propulsion systems

• Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics

  • Design of electrical distribution system, including sizing of SSTG and MG sets, for USS Skate

  • Design of submarine nuclear reactor control systems

• Pratt and Whitney Division, United Technologies

  • CANEL aircraft nuclear reactor controls and safety circuits for ground-based reactors

  • Design of space-based and ground-based fuel cells, including those for the initial Apollo Program Lunar Excursion Module (LEM)

  • Jet engine and engine test cell/stand electrical controls and recording systems