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Product Development, Product Producibility, and Product Manufacturing

ID: 108219 Texas, USA

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Expert is an expert in the product development process and has provided expert depositions on liability issues concerning a product's design. He examines the design process/considerations that were used to design the product and then identifies potential problems, mistakes, and risks that occurred in the development process. He has also evaluated existing development processes to identify areas of technical risk. This work has included the design and test of manufacturing-related equipment. While in industry, Expert spent time as a system safety, human factors, and quality assurance engineer. He is a professional engineer in the state of Texas.

A significant portion of Expert's research and consulting is spent on producibility. As a senior engineer in industry, he specialized in system design and manufacturing. Expert is a principal in UTA's Automation and Robotics Research Institute. He is currently developing producibility methods for several companies and methodologies for transitioning products from the development phase to production. He has considerable experience with electronic products (PCs, alarm clocks, etc.) and defense products. He has written a book and many papers on producibility and has participated on several government panels on producibility.

Expert has worked on risk management, risk assessment, measurement, and risk avoidance in product development. He has concentrated on reducing the risks of developing high technology products.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1980 Degree: Ph.D. Subject: Industrial Engineering Institution: University of Texas - Arlington
Year: 1975 Degree: M.S. Subject: Industrial Engineering Institution: University of Texas - Arlington
Year: 1973 Degree: B.S. Subject: Industrial Engineering Institution: General Motors Institute

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1982 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Professor of Industrial Engineering Department: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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Expert works extensively in the field of robotics and automation.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1980 to 1982 Employer: University of Arkansas Title: Professor of Industrial Engineering Department:
Responsibilities:
Available upon request.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1974 to 1980 Employer: Texas Instruments Title: Senior Product Engineer Department: R & D
Responsibilities:
Available upon request.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1968 to 1974 Employer: General Motors Title: Manufacturing Engineer Department:
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Available upon request.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Expert has served as an expert witness in two cases. The first involved safety and product design issues with the redesign of manufacturing equipment where somone was injured (his side won). The second case involved a vendor qualification process of accepting equipment based on 6 sigma requirements (his side won).

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Expert is an active member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, the Institute of Industrial Engineers, and the Society of Professional Engineers, among others.
Licenses / Certifications
He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Texas.
Awards / Recognition
He received the Dow Outstanding Young Professor Award.
Publications and Patents Summary
Expert has published two books and over 130 papers dealing with subjects ranging from design to manufacturing.

Fields of Expertise

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