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Metallurgy, Material Science, Failure Analysis, Microscopy, X-ray
Expert has successfully worked with a variety of industrial clients to develop bases for process and product development in solidification processing, deformation processing and heat treatment of Al alloys. Specific applications have been semi-solid metal (SSM) forming, deformation processing of…
Pumps, Electric Motors and Generators, Field Service, High Alloy, Temperature, and Pressure Control
Expert has been Operations Manager, Engineering Manager and Managing Director with single overall operation responsibility of a factory with 500 workers, where his team made electrical generators, synchrounous and induction specialties as rotary converters 50, 60, 400 Hz. The factory…
Process Automation, Robotic Work Cell Design, Mechanical Design, Machine & Product Design, 3D Models
Expert has been involved as lead design engineer and project manager on numerous manufacturing automation projects for more than a decade. These projects have varied from dedicated "hard automation" systems designed specifically for a single product to flexible automation cells…
Materials R&D/Product Development, Gold Alloys, Electronics Packaging & Assembly, Polymer Science
Expert's has been actively involved in strategic planning or management decisions that affect the performance or direction of a company. His experience is mainly in R&D and product development. His specific tasks have included understanding customers mid and long term…
Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health, Hazardous Materials Management, Emergency Response
He championed the implementation of a variety of strategies to reduce workplace accidents and injuries. Strategies included establishment of on site workplace health and safety teams. These teams included both management and labor employees who worked together to identify safety…
Resistance Welding, Laser Welding, Arc Welding, Ultrasonic Welding, Brazing, and Soldering
He has extensive experience in brazing starting with his PhD (Penn State) in brazing of structural ceramics. He worked on the Alumnia-Titanium system using an active braze alloy of Ag-Cu-Ti composition. Active brazing has found wide acceptance in brazing of…
Machine Vision, Lasers, Laser-based Systems, Laser process, Light Processing, Optical Testing, Optics, Automation, Machine Design
Expert has developed automated inspection systems for various industries, that is, those systems needed for intermediate process control, as well as for final inspections. He is experienced with vision resolutions up to 4K by 4k with speeds up to 60…
Corrosion and Metallurgical Failure Analysis
Expert notes that corrosion is a major problem that affects many industries. Expert has spent over forty years studying and solving corrosion problems in the construction, aerospace, defense, petroleum, utility and related industries. He was also the technical editor of…
Engineering Management
Expert has been involved with the re-engineering of new product development processes, creation of total quality management programs, and organizational structure changes for process engineering and research and development functions for two major medical device manufacturers (i.e. Johnson & Johnson…
Electrical Connectors
Expert has applied his physics background to generate a fundamental understanding of temperature generation and material transport in electrical contact spots (a-spots) in bulk electrical interfaces. Over 25 years, his research showed that 1) Sintering effects occur in a-spots even…