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Compliant Mechanisms, Flexure/Torsion Hinges, MEMS, Microsystems, and Finite Element Analysis
Expert notes that both of Castigliano's theorems are excellent tools in quantifying deformations and loads (external or reaction) of elastic bodies under small- or large-deformation modeling assumptions. He has extensively applied these theorems in finding closed-form solutions for compliances or…
Rotating Equipment
Oil & Gas Rotating Equipment SME focusing on dynamic issues and performance related to gas compressors and high energy pumps. Oil & Gas Rotating Equipment Project Manager. Mechanical reliability engineering for turbo & reciprocating machinery, troubleshooting, failure investigations, dynamic analyses,…
Construction Management and Structural Engineering
Over forty years of progressively responsible experience in the construction and engineering of major Oil Refineries, Petrochemical, LNG Plants(Mega-Project), Ammonia and Urea Plants, Waste Water Treatment plants, Paper Mills, and heavy industrial complexes, steel mills, roadways, aluminum rolling mills, smaller…
Industrial Clutches and Brakes
Expert has been directly involved in the design, application and sales of Clutches, Brakes and Eddy Drives for 45 years. He designed and patented a two-speed clutch arrangement for the world's first plain paper copier made by Xerox, model 914.…
Gears and bearings
(Overview of Past Projects) Design: Design of a series of different model gearboxes that consisted of a combination parallel shaft and planetary gearbox with integral oil cooled clutch used on large coal conveyor drives. Largest gearbox had a rating of…
Product Development, Failure Analysis, Finite Element Analysis, Rapid Prototyping & Manufacturing
Expert is currently the operations manager of American Engineering Group (AEG). His expertise involves failure analysis of tire, roofing assembly, air springs, fabric reinforced diaphragms. Expert acted as Chairman of Service Life Prediction and Elastomer FEA International symposiums. Expert has…
Design of Analog Hardware, Power Converters, RF/Microwave, Medical Equipment & PCB Design
Expert has been an analog and system designer for the better part of 25 years. Expert has worked in RF and microwave designs (both commercial and government) requiring filtering, amplification and interconnection techniques from 200 MHz to 30 GHz. He…
Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, Failure Analysis, Materials Selection, and Materials Design
Expert has a Ph.D in Industrial Metallurgy and Metallurgical and Materials Engineering -- specifically, in mechanical behavior and performance of metals and alloys -- from the University of Birmingham, England. His research interests include mechanical behavior of materials-microstructure-deformation processing relations,…
Metallurgy, Tribology, Corrosion, Failure Analysis (Fatigue, Fracture, Wear, etc.), Legal Support
Expert has has worked extensively in the field of corrosion. He has taught a senior level college courses on the subject, performed fundamental research with published findings and he has testified in court as to the effect corrosion has on…
Predictive Diagnostics, Machinery Vibration, Industrial Data Science, Sensors and Instrumentation, and Industrial IoT
Expert spent many years working with vibration issues in machinery. His experience ranges from engineering research and design of low noise and vibration machinery to practical vibration analysis and control of machinery installed in the field. The success in resolution…