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Engineering, Construction, and Standard of Care
Expert has 25 years of engineering experience working on regional, national and global projects including the design, engineering, construction and commissioning of numerous residential, commercial and industrial facilities. He has provided subject matter expertise in engineering, engineering management, facility design…
Materials Technology, Powder Metallurgy, Advanced Ceramics, Process & Product Development, R&D, Lean
25+ years of experience in successfully managing and spearheading R&D and Operations projects to completion. Developed new products and processes, led cross-functional teams, project management and implementation, mentored subordinates and peers, provided team building and leadership, problem solving skills, and…
Glass Technology, Geology and Raw Waterials, Glass Melting Furnaces, Glass Quality
Expert has more than 20 years of experience in glass technology. The first 13 years (1987 – 2001), he was a glass technologist at Verlipack, the (only) Belgian container glass manufacturer at that time (with 3 plants). In 2001 (due…
Energy Surveying, Energy Management Programmes, Energy Policy & Strategy, High Temperature Processes
Expert’s energy conservation experience was developed at a steelworks where he introduced an improved energy monitoring approach in the rolling mill and heat treatment areas and was instrumental in the introduction and running of energy committees for both areas. The…
Refractories and Ceramics: Raw Materials, Manufacturing and Applications
During the last twenty years, he has been working on the development, production and quality control of kiln furniture for firing a wide variety of ceramic products. He is experienced in the manufacture of cordierite or cordierite-mullite, both standard and…
Ceramic, Graphite & Composites. Forensic engineering in glass & ceramic.
He has a comprehensive ceramic component manufacturing experience. This encompasses everything from ceramic materials and process development, production scale up and running of a production operation, as well as marketing and sales, excelling in all areas. He has worked in…
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…
Fiberglass Materials
During his tenure as Head of the Advanced Chemistry and Analytical Research Department at PPG Industries, Expert guided research in inorganic membranes, conductive fiberglass products, flame-retardant fiberglass products, and acid- and base-resistant fiberglass products. He explored the use of fiberglass…