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Mechanical and Electrical Design and Failure Analysis
Expert has over 35 years of experience in failure analysis, design, damage mechanics (corrosion, fracture, fatigue, creep, etc.) and risk assessment of: structures; cable structures and systems; stadium roofs; industrial equipment; turbines and reciprocating engines; automotive and aircraft components; offshore…
Regulation of Gene Expression
Expert has more than 14 years of international experience as a researcher in the areas of endocrinology, biochemistry, molecular biology and genetics. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Nijmegen working on the regulation of gene expression of Proopiomelanocortin…
Immunoreagents, Clinical Reagents, Surfactant Science
Expert developed, created and adapted immunoassays for flagship auto analyzers. Using a variety of surfactants, he engineered reagents, controls and calibrators for immunoassays of thyroids (T3, FT3, T4 and FT4), reproductive hormones (FSH, LH, hCG and prolactin), anemia (B12 and…
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…
Electronics, World Bank Funded Projects Management, Curriculum Development, Education
Expert has been involved in the design of many microcontoller-based systems. The Alarm Annunciator was designed for a process instrumentation industry for annunciation of fault parameters. It was a modular design with each controller handling up to eight isolated inputs…
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…
Process Instrumentation and Control
Expert specified and applied analog instrumentation in manufacturing and process control for a wide range of industries, using a variety of instruments and input/ouput devices. He has also used his expertise to troubleshoot systems once installed. Expert designed and applied…
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…
Chemical Competitor Process/Formulation & Improvement and Tech/Invest Analysis
Experienced in chemical process improvement, Expert has reduced the fouling of manufacturing equipment using variables like pH, temperature, inhibitors for chemical process troubleshooting and process optimization.This helped in reducing production down time and saving money. He has improved analytical instruments,…