Kurt Heckman is the co-founder of vCalc along with Adam Siegel and David Reumont.
Kurt is a career aerospace engineer where he developed algorithms to command, control and monitor satellites in Earth orbit. He has a degree in mathematics and has a strong working knowledge in both physics and software engineering including artificial intelligence. Prior to vCalc, Kurt was the President of Sycamore.US which he also co-founded and served as the President and CEO through all 14 years of Sycamore's existence. Sycamore, at the time it was acquired by KEYW, had 165 employees serving the US aerospace and intelligence communities.
After Sycamore, Kurt served in the US Department of Energy leadership team from 2018 to 2021. He was initially assigned to the DOE Office of Science with a focus on Nuclear Fusion, High Energy Physics and Advance Scientific Computer Research, and then served as a Director in the Office of the Secretary, managing the DOE's advisory committees.
Kurt's passion for vCalc comes from a strong desire to help people solve real-world problems with useful math tools. He and his team build free online tools that provide millions of solutions every month to people around the globe that use vCalc 16k+ calculator tools.
Kurt is the lead scientist and engineer for the following calculators:
- Vector Calculator (3D) - Provides vector calculator functions.
- Quaternion Calculator - Provides quaternion calculator functions, often useful in satellite attitude determination and maneuvers.
- Astronomy Calculator - Provides functions for the study of astronomy.
- Nuclear Fusion - Paper on the differences between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion and the implications in society.
- Statistics Calculator - Provides college level statistics capabilities.
- Pole Barn Calculator - Provides material estimates for the construction of pole bars from the foundation to roofing.
- Training Content - Shows each of the types of content supported by the vCalc platform.
Kurt is a part-time farmer, Bible scholar, built his own home and several barns and serves on numerous boards including:
- Garrett College Board of Trustees - College based in McHenry Maryland (appointed by Governor of Maryland)
- Frostburg University Engineering Advisory Board - Provides industry assessments on curriculum and major projects.