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RFID, Operations Management, R&D Strategy, Project Management, Supply Chain & Logistics
Expert R. Expert was a pioneer in the "surface mount revolution" where he developed packaging, interconnect, process, and design technologies to enable high volume, small footprint manufacturing of two-way radios, cellphones, and pagers. He has led green field factory development…
Plastics; Plastic Failure Analysis
Leading expert on the failure of plastic piping including CPVC, PVC, and PEX. Globally renowned expert in styrene polymerization and polystyrene Have extensive experience conducting failure analysis of plastic and composite parts. Have served as an expert witness in about…
Contamination Control and Cleanrooms
The relationship between facility cleanliness and product cleanliness, between design criteria and operational conditions is one that even today oftentimes remains a mystery. Particle fallout is the source of visible contamination for contamination sensitive products during storage and assembly. While…
Plant & Warehouse Layout; MRP, ERP, & WMS Selection & Implementation
Expert has more than 30 years of extensive experience in all areas of production in the electronics equipment manufacturing industry and the medical device manufacturing industry, including discrete and continuous flow, manufacturing cell, manual and automated, as well as process…
Mechanical Engineering Design and Prototype Development
Expert received a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley (UCB), with an emphasis in composite manufacture and analysis. His Ph.D. dissertation dealt with manufacturing analysis for axisymmetric composite structures. Part of the research included building a…
Fiber Reinforced Polymers, Composite Materials, Design, and Marketing
Expert has conducted engineering and marketing studies with composite materials for more than 30 years. His clients include large chemical companies, material suppliers, weavers, equipment manufacturers, and composite fabricators. Expert's engineering projects have included the product and technological introduction of…
Biomaterials and Product Development R&D for Orthopedic, Cardiovascular, and Other Implants
Expert has helped assemble, and been lead author on 510(k) and IDE applications to the FDA. This has often included telephone conversations, and occasionally personal visits, with the FDA to discuss unique aspects of the devices and/or materials in the…
Optical Coating Design, Optical Coating Production, and Optical System Development
Expert has spent decades designing, developing, and producing optical thin films. He is noted for his understanding of design and producibility of optical coatings. He has worked with most optical vacuum physical vapor deposition (PVD) processes and a few chemical…
Plastics: Extrusion & Flexible Packaging
Expert has applied his background in chemical engineering to film extrusion with raw material suppliers, equipment suppliers and film fabricators. His background is useful for benchmarking, product development, troubleshooting and training in most polymer film processes. He has purchased, installed…
Blow Molding, Product Development, Training, Bottles, Plastic Containers, PET Preforms
Expert has worked for three blow molding machine manufacturers and gained a solid understanding of the blow molding industry. In his capacity as Employer, Expert is being called upon to trouble-shoot machine and process problems. He advises clients on optimized…