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InkJet, Inks, Packaging, Graphic Arts, Raw Materials, Printing Processes, Packaging for Food, Printing Problems, Problems with Packaging, Synthesis, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Dispersion
Expert has been active in inks and coatings, advanced materials, and medicinal chemistry for over 25 years. His lab develops novel chemistries and invents products people touch every day. Expert also specializes in formulation, synthesis, separation, and identification of natural…
Coatings, Finishing and Applications
In finishing one must first understand that there are an infinite number of variables involved to obtain a successful result. The first set of variables come with the substrate (product being finished: i.e. wood, metal, plastic or glass). When an…
Vacuum and Electrochemical Based Surface Treatment, Management, Production and Development
Expert has over the most recent years been the lead on development of : filtered arc equipment, ta-C coatings produced in filtered arc equipment, application development for ta-C films, IP covering equipment, coatings and applications -and holds several patents in…
IC Substrate Manufacturing, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Phenomenological Thermodynamic Modeling
Expert owned the copper plating process module at Intel's Assembly Test Technology Development site for ~2 years, focusing on plating deposition process, plating solution chemistry, plating equipment and thickness uniformity control as pertaining to IC substrate manufacturing. He interfaced with…
Surface Engineering, Diamond like hard coating, material science, Medical device, hard disk
Most of Expert's scientific career has been devoted to the development of surface modification and thin film deposition technologies, including plasma nitriding, plasma carbonization, boriding, chromizing, cathodic arc, filtered cathodic arc, pulsed laser ablation, magnetron sputtering, pulsed mid-frequency dc magnetron…
Adhesive Consulting, Formulating, & Research in Structural, PSA, Hot Melt, Epoxy, Urethane, & Wood
Expert D. Expert has done adhesive failure analysis projects in connection with establishing cause in litigation cases or in research and production problems. For example, a wood millwork manufacturer claimed an adhesive was faulty, resulting in customer loss and damages.…
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…
Product Development, Sensors & Actuators, Innovation Strategy, IoT Strategy, Failure Analysis
Expert has experience developing products at the device level and at the consumer level. He does so by using the existing concepts and theories of physics, chemistry, electrochemistry, and materials engineering. His experience includes developing sensors and algorithms for custom…
Fastening to Aluminum, Plastic, and Other Soft Material, TaptiteĀ® Applications, Torque, Boss, etc.
Expert has extensive experience with a variety of threaded fasteners. He has worked with design engineers to develop the proper selection of fasteners, to determine assembly strategies, and to diagnose assembly problems for a whole range of products. He has…
Adhesion Bonding, Plastic Surface Treatments, Plastics Decorating, Finishing, Coating, Laser Marking
Expert has extensive experience diagnosing adhesion problems and implementing cost effective solutions for bonding/ joining like and dissimilar materials. He received a US patent for a bonding process which yields superior adhesion strength forces for commercial and military products. His…