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Expert has successfully writen 2 proposals for EPA SBIR grants. The first was for a phase 1 program for the recovery and regeneration of spent etchants. This successful program was followed by a phase 2 proposal and award. That phase 2 program is in process. He has also submitted a new phase 1 program which is in the EPA review process. He has attended an EPA conference in Washington for phase 1 awardees, aimed at helping to understand the methods used to be successful in this area.

Expert has been active in the laminate field for many years. He was the chief technologist for Fortin laminating Corporation, was president of QLP Laminates for the Amp-Akzo joint venture, and has worked for Nelco in the area of flexible and rigid substrates. He has a strong background in technical, marketing, and management areas. He is current on new classes of laminate including lead free circuitry and high frequency requirements. He has consulted for the IPC, done work for UL, and participated in due diligence activities in this area. He has experience as an expert witness

Expert is active in many parts of interconnection technology. He is involved in sustrates for fine line and high frequency circuits with an emphasis on thin or flexible circuitry and materials. This includes adhesive-less substrates, sputtered and plated materials, sequential layer addition, additive and semi-additive techniques, via formation and filling, and many other aspects of this area.

Expert is involved in electo-deposition of magnetic materials, copper, and other metals and alloys. He has published many papers in this area. His work on insolible anodes for copper and precious metal plating is ongoing. Plating at very high current density for electrowinning and etchant regeneration is underway. The expert understands the effects of addition agents and plating bath chemistry along with parameters such as flow rate and patterns, temperature effects, current density effects, polarization, and other variables. He also has experience in electrochemical phenomena such as corrosion, anodization, anode shaping for throwing power, and other areas.

Expert has a strong background in the management of technical companies and activities. He has run R&D groups for major corporations. He has managed large departments and divisions with bottom line responsibility. In some positions, he has been responsible for marketing, production, engineering, and finances. Expert successfully started a company in flexible circuitry manufacturing, brought it to a profitable level, and sold the company to a Fortune 200 company. He has experience from start-up to running a division for a major corporation. He has been involved in a successfull turn-around, taking a company from a loss possition to being sold to a major corporation as required by plan. He has made presentations to boards of directors and CEOs. He has experience as an expert witness. He is capable of helping with planning, long term stategy, and immediate problems.

ExpertSallo has experience in all aspects of printed circuitry. He has managed activities which sell and manufacture circuit boards. He has a technical hands-on background in process engineering, process control, trouble shooting,and quality systems. He works in fine line circuitry, etching, plating, additive circuitry, lamination, coating, UL, IPC specs, ISO, military spec qualification, and other activities in manufacturing, engineering, marketing, and management. He has consulted for the IPC and UL. He has strength in new materials, material problems, laminate, and fact finding in quality issues.

ExpertSallo has worked with many of the major areas in this field. These include lead free circuit boards, thermally improved materials for lead free solder, halogen free materials, non-halogen flame retardants, disposable components and boards, thermoplstic materials such as LCP. In addition he is active in regeneration of etchants and recovery of the copper.

Expert has a strong background in development of new process and new materials for electronic components. Material work has included sputtering and electrodeposition on polymer films such as polyimide and liquid crystal (LCP). Work has been done on improved laminate materials including resins, reinforcements, and copper. Development of processes includes insoluble anodes for electro-deposition, improved plating techniques, bond enhancement, very thin substrate materials, and modified resin systems. Development of a novel electrolytic method for regenerating spent etchant and recovering etched copper as the metal is being done with EPA SBIR funding.

Much work has been done in electro-winning for zero discharge waste treatment. Expert has developed very high current density methods for recovering metals from waste treatment and automatically removing them from the system. New requirements will make this a necessity in the near future.


Expert has a strong background in this area. He has worked extensively with thin copper, both laminate and sputtered, to obtain 25µ lines and spaces. Additive and semi-additive methods have been employed. High quality etching with low undercut is another technique which can be used.
Yields are of primary consideration as are throughput and cost. This technology also makes use of thin substrate materials such as 12µ and 20µ polyimide and other base materials.

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He was an expert witness in a case involving heated roofing shingles. He researched the situation and gave 2 depositions. Case was resolved satisfactorally for his client. He worked with a client to market a water soluble silk screening ink. Found several customers and assisted in the technical evaluation of the productHe was involved as a partner in a program to build a facility to manufacture flexible printed circuitry in China. He made presentations to the Chinese authorities and helped to develop the total production and marketing planHe was chosen by the Defense Enterprise Fund to perform due diligence on a printed circuitry board manufacturing facility in Khazakstan. This was part of the effort to use Nunn Luger funding to prevent the migration of former Soviet nuclear scientists.He was chosen by Teradyne to perform due diligence relative to their acquisition of a printed circuit boart laminating facility.