Mr. Wilson has a mechanical and aeronautical engineering degree from California State University Long Beach. Jeff Wilson has over 40 years in engineering and design experience through Hughes Aircraft, American Hospital Supply and Hewlett Packard. Jeff has consulted for Bell Helmet, NASA, Disney, Flowline and others. Today Jeff Wilson, founder of Extreme Engineering, has been operating his engineering firm for over 25 years with focus on family-friendly, interactive products that are fun, safe and profitable to the amusement and resort industries. Currently Mr. Wilson holds over 50 patents to his name, including the mobile climbing wall, auto-belay systems, and decelerating devices on zip lines. Jeff serves on both the ASTM F-24 committee and IAAPA safety committee.
When Jeff isn’t inventing the latest attraction, or solving engineering design miracles, he likes to spend time with his family, go on exotic vacations with his wife Joana or spend time fishing with his grandsons, Ethan and Oliver. Jeff also loves working at his personal R&D shop by his home in the foothills of California.