Intellex Acquires Expert by Big Village

We're thrilled to announce that Intellex has acquired Expert by Big Village, effective March 22, 2024. This strategic move enhances our capabilities and strengthens our commitment to delivering exceptional solutions to our customers.

Stay tuned for more updates on how this acquisition will benefit our clients and experts.

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Expert Details

Tire Condition Analysis, Application Investigation, CAT SQEP, Field Tire Testing, Expert Witnessing

ID: 731786 New York, USA

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Expert is a multilingual mechanical engineer with more than 16 years of experience in the tire industry. Most of his activity was as Technical Services Manager, covering all the products: PCR, LTR, TBS, and OTR. He has strong skills in tire Field Testing/Project Management, Technical Training, Warranty Analysis, Standards and Regulations, OE protocols. But he also has lots of hands-on experience in tire follow-up, truck and vehicle alignment, tire balancing/mounting/demounting, V-Box studies, TMPH analysis (OTR tires), tire temperature studies, tire condition understanding on all products.

As major accomplishments:
- Managed technical operations and logistics of a large (over 40 vehicles each year) multi-corporation/multinational tire testing program spread across over ten years with at least two yearly sessions of complete tire demounting and inspection of all tires each year (had close to Zero Errors throughout all the years, every year)
- Managed technical operations and supervised logistics of Caterpillar SQEP for three years - in 2012, Expert has managed to bring Yokohama from Bronze to Platinum Level (Platinum being the highest)
- Expert had direct participation and critical role in new tire introduction
- He had a crucial role in warranty cost analysis (quarterly basis), and based on his recommendations company improved dramatically with the adjustment ratio from the national level down to the dealer/Territory Manager level
- Direct involvement with tire standards and regulations in USA and Canada

Expert has built from scratch/and directly improved several training programs at all levels: inside technicians, inside and outside salespeople, and outside dealers and end-users; He has successfully managed several OE testing programs for major Passenger Car Manufacturers.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 2013 Degree: Ph.D. Subject: Tire Dynamics Institution: Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
Year: 1995 Degree: BS Subject: Mechanical Engineering Institution: Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2011 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Senior Technical Engineer Department: Technical Engineering
Responsibilities:
Field investigations, technical education, product and service evaluations, organization and control of engineering information, database maintenance, control of test tires and engineering equipment, acquisition of outside engineering services and supplies, preparation of product samples, the composition of engineering analysis, and presentations.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2003 to 2011 Employer: Yokohama Tire Canada Title: Technical Services Manager Department: Technical Services
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with Japanese Engineers in product development and manage product testing in the Canadian market. Gather and process information, evaluate product, and complete result analysis and recommendations. Participated in 8 product testing and introductions that are currently sold as part of the core business.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1998 to 2001 Employer: IPSO SA France Title: Michelin Product Manager Department:
Responsibilities:
Product Specialist and Team Leader for TBS and OTR tires. Trained and managed 4 sales representatives and made product presentations to clients. Negotiated, signed contracts, and closed sales for large, key accounts. Reviewed and recommended tire specs, provided warranty adjustment control, and managed financials.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1996 to 1998 Employer: Michelin Title: Technical Representative Department:
Responsibilities:
Sold Michelin tires to the distribution network and key customers. Identified customers and dealers, developed and executed sales strategies, analyzed customers' needs, and followed through with customer relationships—completed technical inspection reports.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Tire and Rim Association the USA, Rubber Division
American Chemical Society
Rubber Association of Canada, Tire Technical Committee
GAMM (Gesellschaft fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik)
International association of applied mathematics and mechanics
Licenses / Certifications
MSHA Certification. ASQ Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification.
Publications and Patents Summary
Expert has 8 publications.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Prepared Evidence Documentation in several litigations. Expert Witness depositions. Hearing representation.
Training / Seminars
MSHA Certification. MSHA Approved Instructor. Various Yokohama Trainings. Various Michelin Trainings.

Language Skills

Language Proficiency
Romanian Native
English Fluent
French Fluent
Spanish Functional
German Basic
Italian Basic

Fields of Expertise

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