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Materials, Life Prediction, Failure Analysis, Special Manufacturing Processes, Gas Turbine Technology, Reciprocating Engine Technology, Coatings, Ceramic Matrix Composites, Polymer Matrix Composites
Expert began his consulting business in 1978 (before graduation) with companies like Midwest Paper, GE, US Navy, and Sulzer measuring residual stress, retained austenite and calculating stress and life including fatigue crack growth. He joined Teledyne Continental Motors as Senior…
Composites Materials (Applications, Processing, Manufacturing), Solid Mechanics, Material Science and Mechanical Testing
Expert in composite fabrication techniques and equipment including vacuum infusion, resin transfer molding, compression molding of SMC/BMC, pultrusion, filament winding, casting, spray-up and hand lay-up. Applied knowledge of thermoset polymer resin chemistry including resin synthesis, formulation and compounding for fiber…
Applied Technology: Thermoplastics, PAEK Polymers, Polymer Additives, Polyolefins, Fibers, Composites, Curatives
Highly Credentialed Engineering & Business Strategist with distinguished career record of vitalizing disruptive innovation technologies and propelling commercialization efforts to competitively position products and drive growth within multiple markets for specialty chemicals industry titans. Accomplished in translating needs into valuable…
Engineering, Project Management, Corrosion Protection, Aluminium Metal Composites, Mechanical Material Corrosion
Expert is is an internationally recognized leader in the field of materials science and engineering with more than 27 years of independent research project management, teaching, and consulting. He has a blend of both industrial and academic leadership as a…
Polymer (Plastics, Composites, Fibers, Nanotechnology) Engineering & Science, Including Formulation, Processing, Characterization, Structure-Property Relationship, Nonwovens, and Coatings
As a professional engineer and scientist, in addition to holding BS (2001), MS (2004), and Ph.D. (2016) in polymer (plastics, composites, & fibers) engineering & science, he has more than 17 years of work experiences in the relevant fields at…
Advanced Composites
Expert held the title of Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Northrop-Grumman (NGC) for the last 10 years of his employment. He recently retired from NGC after 33 years of employment service years. Expert was a liaison between NGC and their…
Unsaturated Polyester Resins, Polyester Gel Coat, and Composites
Expert has 40 years of experience with international companies producing gel coats and resins. He has been involved in formulation, manufacturing, control, application and subject matter consulting for end products and problems. He has served as a manager in the…
Thermoset and Thermoplastic Composites, Flame Retardancy, Low-Profile Additives, and Shrink Control
Expert worked for J.M. Huber Corp.'s Fire Retardant Additives (FRA) business unit for over 13 years, where he lead the thermoset technology area in developing new products, specifically the MoldX product line. By the time of his retirement in 2016…
Fiber Spinning, Polymer Processing, and Composites Manufacturing
Expert's research in fiber spinning focuses on the development of new processes to improve fiber strength and fiber spinning economics. His group has a great interest in solving grand challenges from the polymer/fiber industry. The approaches his group takes involve…
Fiberglass Reinforced Composites
He developed a complete line of RTM unsaturated polyester resins for use in various composite products. He created a unique patented line of low shrink resins for class A surface finished parts. He created new methods of manufacturing molds for…