Materials and Process Engineer with Over 30 years of Expansive Experience in Metallurgy, Ceramics and Polymers. Specific Expertise in Thick Film Systems, Thin Film Deposition, Corrosion Engineering, Electronic Packaging, and SinteringMaterials and process engineer in metallurgy, ceramics and polymers.Specific expertise in thick film systems, thin film deposition, corrosion engineering, electronic packaging, and sintering, as well as brazing and soldering to dissimilar materials.Commercial product development and government research and development projects (including Department of Defense).Writing of research proposals, presentations and r...

Broad Mechanical and Metallurgical Forensic Expert with experience with Fortune 500 companiesStress and materials failure analysis of mechanical and structural systems.Nuclear waste water handling, alloy selections.High tolerance machining practice improvements.Automated and manual welding procedures to improve, yield, quality, reliability.Industrial boiler explosion system and component failure analysis.Numerous commercial, industrial building component and system failure analyses.Direct reduction plant design and construction with responsibility for the implementing design, modification, procurement, construction, mechanical design, proc...

Pre-Smelting Ore Refinement and Removal of impurities (Beneficiation) and Project and Process Expert for Initiating or Running a PlantIron ore beneficiation (hematite, magnetite and other metals).Iron ore pelletization (straight grate and TG kiln-annular cooler).Project planning, process selection, equipment selection with sizing.Beneficiation of low grade ore.Dry beneficiation (hematite and magnetite).Expert Witness ExperienceCombined ore beneficiation for a mining company.Dry magnetic separation for a large tubing and piping company.Dry beneficiation for a Australian mining company.Fanless cooling tower and charge air filter for a stee...

Plant Operations and Supply Chain Management for the Lubricant Industry. Providing Maintenance Best Practices, Project Management, and Training DevelopmentSupply chain management.Plant maintenance best practices: Maintenance training, preventive and predictive maintenance, planning and scheduling.Implementing reliability engineering to improve plant operations.Plant lubrication practices (plant mechanical functions).Plant operations.Quality systems and managing plant operation.Project management.

Packaging DevelopmentGlass bottle use, design, manufacturing, filling, and distribution.Glass fracture analysis.Packaging development and commercialization.Supply chain transformation.Process improvement.Beverage industry best practices.Bottle lightweighting and fracture analysis.Cost reduction and troubleshooting.Expert Witness ExperienceCase WorkProper packaging for a flammable liquid in product liability.Fracture analysis of a glassware in a product liability.Expected behavior of glass bottle in a criminal assault case.Analysis of flame arrestor performance in a product liability.Analysis of pharmaceutical supplier packaging inspection...

PhD in Chemical Engineering and Offers 40 Years of Extensive Expertise in Product Development, Manufacturing, Research and Development, Innovations, Market Research, and Intellectual Property Protection. Consultant Specializing in, Innovative New Consumer Product Designs, Special Coating Formulations, Rheology and Fluid Dynamics, Packaging Design, Food Packaging, Material Testing, Anti-Counterfeiting, DOE and Statistical Analyses.Development of equipment, processes and products for packaging, converting, coating, equipment, paper industry, polymers, and adhesives.Product development, innovative new consumer product designs.New material...

Mechanic Engineering PhD with Expertise in Thin Films Synthesis and Characterization; Nanomaterials, Carbon Nanotubes Synthesis, and Coatings Analysis: Metals, Ceramics and PolymersMechanical Characterization of thin films, metals, ceramics using nanoindentation, microhardness, tensile, compression testing, Taber testing, friction and wear testing, nanoscratch testing.Structural and surface characterization of materials using SEM, EDX, XRD, AFM, optical microscopy, raman spectroscopy, image analysis methods.Physical and thermal characterization of metals and polymers using TGA-DSC, MS, XRF, and rheometry.Metallographic Specimen preparatio...

Mechanical Engineering Expert in Testing and Analysis, Fabrication Processes of Composite Materials, Plastics, Rubbers. Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing).Polymeric EngineeringPolymeric engineering materials (plastics), including rubbers, adhesives, sandwiches, and fibersComposite materials testing.Materials for chemical mechanical polishing (CMP)Additive Manufacturing (3D printing)Laboratory ManagementMicroscopyMetrologyLab safetyWriting lab proceduresLab personnel trainingQuality Improvement-Cost ReductionSix SigmaReal time location system (RTLS)MetrologyApplied statistics

Professional Engineer with expertise Expert Knowledge in Refinery Plant Design, Hydrocracking, Coal Liquefaction, and Equipment Stress AnalysisMechanical design, analysis, testing of refinery process equipment.Petroleum refinery technology development.Capital projects and commissioning new facilities.Coal liquefaction and hydrocracking.Refinery plant operations and turnaround support.Engineering contractor review and follow-up.Undisclosed CompanyPerformed detailed stress analyses per ASME Code Secti...

Registered Engineer with Expert Mechanical Knowledge of Pressure Vessels and Piping, Finite Element Modeling, Fluid Dynamics, Structure Design and AnalysisOver 30 years' experience in mechanical engineering design and analysis for the power, petrochemical and refining industries.Analytical experience includes finite element analysis, fluid transient analysis, structural analysis, fatigue assessments, and flexibility analysis of piping systems.Design review of pressure vessels and piping, and advanced fracture mechanics and fitness-for-purpose evaluations of components.Design and analysis of concrete and steel framing for structures and pi...