Rocklitz, Gary (USA)

Mr. Rocklitz is a leading expert in filtration and computational modeling and he is the founder of Sage Decision Systems LLC. He is an expert in providing sustainable systematic filtration solutions. He had over 38 years professional experience with Donaldson Company prior to founding SDS, working directly on advanced liquid and air filtration technology and products. He was Director of Global Computational Systems, modeling complex filtration systems from fiber to paper to configured filtration system including inertial separators at Donaldson from 2007 to 2012 and Director of Applied Technology at Donaldson from 1995 to 2005 managing CAD and CAE analysis. Prior to that, he worked as a researcher into filtration mechanisms and designed products.  His designs and execution have resulted in many successful individual products and product lines including G2 Powercore fluted air filter product line, AFSI oil filter product line, Free Vortex inertial separators, and many others. He has 18 US Patents, numerous foreign patents and many additional patents pending. Mr. Rocklitz received his Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Fluid Mechanics & Aeronautics and Master of Science in Non-Linear Mechanics & Fluid Dynamics in 1974 from University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.