Expert Details
Machine Tool Safety
ID: 727616
South Carolina, USA
* Conducted safety audits of new products to identify and correct potential safety problems before shipment. Reviewed and approved all machine safety plates. Kept accidents at a minimum and resulted in fewer liability cases for the organization.
* Chaired ANSI B11.23 standards committee to write a new Machining Center safety standard that included state of the art safety content important to the European market.
* Trained over 100 employees on the use of HAS (Hazard Analysis System) to quantitatively evaluate safety issues before the issues become a product liability. Also used to evaluate accidents and determine corrective action.
He consulted on the design and development of a new machining center for a leading Taiwanese machine tool company.He consulted on the design and development of a new thermal energy deburring machine for a major US company.He consulted as a technical liason between a US machine tool company and a Taiwanese machine tool company.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1967 | Degree: BSME | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: Ohio State University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2001 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President and Senior Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Machine design / product development consultant |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1967 to 2001 | Employer: Cincinnati Milacron (fromally Cincinnati Milacron) | Title: Engineering Manager | Department: Engineering |
Responsibilities:Responsible for design of machining centers and chairman of product safety committee. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2002 to 2005 | Country / Region: Taiwan/Taichung | Summary: As a Paris Mountain Associate, he consulted for a major Taiwanese machine tool company to design and built a new modular machine tool. Traveled to Taiwan 15 times to review and direct the design and build of the prototype. Also required travel to China and Japan Germany and Italy. |
| Years: 2007 to 2009 | Country / Region: Europe - Ireland/Shannon & Germany/Remsheid | Summary: As a Paris Mountain Associate, he lead the development of a new thermal energy deburring machine. Also required traveling to Japan, China and UK to negoiate specifications. |
| Years: to Present | Country / Region: Taiwan/Taichung and Japan/Osaka | Summary: As engineering manager with Cincinnati Machine he traveled to Taiwan and Japan to lead development of a new import machine from a Taiwanese machine tool builder. |
Career Accomplishments
| Professional Appointments |
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| Chaired committee to write new ANSI Machining Center Safety Standard |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| 6 US Patents |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| He helped gather evidence for defense of litigation against Cincinnati, but never testified. Gave several depositions. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Completed HAS training (hazard analysis system). Trained 100 engineers at Cininnati on use of HAS. Trained many engineers on how to do product safety audits and lead safety audits of new machines. Investigated several accidents and took necessary corrective action. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| At Cincinnati, he located and worked with vendors to improve machine tool safety. He also chaired an ANSI committee to write the new machining center safety standard. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Skilled at identifing potential safety hazards and recommedning corrective action. |
Fields of Expertise
machine design, machine safety, machinery-related accident, mechanical product safety, industrial machinery, machine guard, machinery, machinery design, machinery reliability, machinery reliability improvement, mechanical engineering, mechanical product reliability improvement, machine guarding, guarding, tool safety, American National Standards Institute, mechanical reliability, automated manufacturing, mechanical product, machinery-related failure, American Society of Mechanical Engineers standard