Expert Details
Product Development, Product Producibility, and Product Manufacturing
ID: 108219
Texas, USA
A significant portion of Expert's research and consulting is spent on producibility. As a senior engineer in industry, he specialized in system design and manufacturing. Expert is a principal in UTA's Automation and Robotics Research Institute. He is currently developing producibility methods for several companies and methodologies for transitioning products from the development phase to production. He has considerable experience with electronic products (PCs, alarm clocks, etc.) and defense products. He has written a book and many papers on producibility and has participated on several government panels on producibility.
Expert has worked on risk management, risk assessment, measurement, and risk avoidance in product development. He has concentrated on reducing the risks of developing high technology products.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1980 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Industrial Engineering | Institution: University of Texas - Arlington |
| Year: 1975 | Degree: M.S. | Subject: Industrial Engineering | Institution: University of Texas - Arlington |
| Year: 1973 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Industrial Engineering | Institution: General Motors Institute |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1982 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Professor of Industrial Engineering | Department: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering |
Responsibilities:Expert works extensively in the field of robotics and automation. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1980 to 1982 | Employer: University of Arkansas | Title: Professor of Industrial Engineering | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1974 to 1980 | Employer: Texas Instruments | Title: Senior Product Engineer | Department: R & D |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1968 to 1974 | Employer: General Motors | Title: Manufacturing Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
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| Years: 1988 to 1999 | Agency: Department of Defense | Role: Member of Committees | Description: Expert served on the following committees: Best Manufacturing Program (BMP), Committee for Producibility Measurement, 1988-1999. Producibility System Guidelines for Successful Companies, NAVSO P-3687, 1999. Producibility Guidelines: A Blueprint for Product Integrity, 1991. Producibility Measurement for DOD Contracts, 1990. U.S. Navy, Technical Risk Assessment Best Practices: Transitioning from Development to Production, NAVSO P-6071, 1986. Transitioning form Development to Production, DOD Directive 4245.7M, 1983. |
| Years: 1982 to 1996 | Agency: President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped | Role: Committee Member | Description: He participated in the Worksite Modification Committee pertaining to the American Disabilities Act (ADA). |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Expert is an active member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, the Institute of Industrial Engineers, and the Society of Professional Engineers, among others. |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Texas. |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Expert is the Associate Director of Automation and Robotics Institute (ARRI) at the University of Texas at Arlington. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| He received the Dow Outstanding Young Professor Award. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has published two books and over 130 papers dealing with subjects ranging from design to manufacturing. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has served as an expert witness in two cases. The first involved safety and product design issues with the redesign of manufacturing equipment where somone was injured (his side won). The second case involved a vendor qualification process of accepting equipment based on 6 sigma requirements (his side won). |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Expert has helped several companies implement concurrent engineering into their product development efforts. He has also performed benchmarking on manufacturing issues (cost, quality, lead time) of consumer products. He has specialized in electronic products. |
Fields of Expertise
engineering design, integrated product development, new product development, product design, design for assembly, design for manufacturability, design for manufacture and assembly, manufacturability design review, risk management, Americans with Disabilities Act design, systems integration, business intelligence, integrated product team, lead time, robotic work cell, military electronics science, rapid product development, manufacturing process development, development engineering management, consumer product design, product-related assessment, life cycle assessment, research and development, manufacturing technology management, electronic product development, product liability, design engineering, decision-making, industrial engineering, quality function deployment, project management, manufacturing, industrial benchmarking, concurrent engineering