Selected Work & Commercial Innovations
Pioneering industrial designer, inventor, and manufacturer with more than three decades of experience creating high-performance products across aviation (unmanned aerial systems), aerospace, automotive, and cycle sport industries.
Designed and manufactured the Inventus Unmanned Aerial System — a long-endurance reconnaissance drone (10 ft 6 in wingspan, up to 30-hour loiter capability) that served 23+ U.S. Government and defense clients.
27 years of hands-on UAS design, manufacturing, and operations.
Over 6,700 hours of operation, testing, and evaluation + 2,400 mission-specific flight hours on restricted U.S. Government ranges and under FAA COAs.
Inventus at 15,000 ft. - White Sands Missile Range
Inventus Payload Sensor Testing - Nevada Range
Flight Operations - Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling
Inventus - missile hauler - Nevada Range
Inventor of the first commercial carbon-clincher bicycle rim (1998)
Designer of the revolutionary Black Hole hubless/spokeless wheel (raced by Brian Walton at the 1994 UCI World Championships)
Developed the PRO VT-1 — the lightest production wheelset in the world at the time
Led advanced aerodynamic carbon wheel development (RZR series and deep-section aero wheels) for Reynolds Cycling and other major brands
Olympic Silver Medalist Brian Walton Racing Lew Black Hole Wheel
Olympic Multiple Gold Medalist Kristen Armstong Wind Tunnel Testing Lew Pro VT-1 Wheels
Cameron Wurf sets Kona bike-split record on custom Lew designed and manufactured wheels
Paul Lew (right) with Mauro Gianetti (left) discussing new TT wheel
Designed and commercialized the Humpy Bumper — carbon-fiber energy-absorbing frontal impact bumper developed with Speedway Motorsports President H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler for NASCAR
Carbon-fiber swing arms, frames, and fenders for Harley-Davidson
High-performance composite components for Hendrick Motorsports and other racing teams
NASCAR Humpy Bumper testing at Wayne State University
NASCAR Humpy Bumper high-speed crash-test Lowes Motor Speedway
Carbon fiber swing arm for Harley-Davidson
Carbon fiber automobile wheel
High-performance carbon-fiber components for GE Aircraft Engines and International Space Station programs
Extensive mold and tooling design for carbon-fiber production
Advanced carbon fiber processing and composite manufacturing expertise
Secifictaions document for General Electric Aircraft Engines carbon fiber actuator ring
Carbon fiber automobile wheel tooling
High pressure tooling/ molding of carbon fiber airfoil
Carbon fiber lay-up of Harley-Davidson carbon fiber swing arm
46th Test Wing (USAF)
Bechtel Nevada
DRS Technologies, Inc.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Institute of Defense Analysis
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center
National Security Agency (NSA)
Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAVAIR, China Lake)
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)
Northrop Grumman Corporation
U.S. Air Force Research Lab
United States Army for Air Defense, Ft. Bliss
United States Department of Energy
United States Special Operations Command
Nevada Test Site (Frenchman Flats)
General Electric Aircraft Engines
Akamai Physics Geospatial System, Inc.
General Motors
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Hendrick Motorsports
Speedway Motorsports
Reynolds Cycling
Shimano
Campagnolo
FASST Company
Vison FSA Cycling
FFWD Cycling
University of Dayton Research Institute
Wayne State University
American Wind Energy
Black Diamond Equipment Ltd.
Tribal Snow Tools
