Expert Details
Product Development for B2B Industrial Products
ID: 730099
California, USA
Expert has over 20 years of experience developing products in the industrial world, focusing on: Instrumentation, Gas Detection, Respirators; SCBA, APR and PAPR. His knowledge covers both Fire and Industrial users. He is a recognized expert who has been published in numerous trade journals.
Some of his R&D and Product Development experience includes: Air Purifying Respirators, Self Contained Breathing Apparatus, key features of a gas detector, liquid flowmeters in the industrial market, diesel racing trucks, and size applications in the commercial swimming pool industry.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1980 | Degree: BS | Subject: Anthropology | Institution: Bridgewater State College |
| Year: 2005 | Degree: None | Subject: Marketing | Institution: UC Irvine |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2009 to 2010 | Employer: Power Utility Products, Co. | Title: Sales & Marketing | Department: |
Responsibilities:Master distributor for electrical and mechanical infrastructure. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2008 | Employer: Georg Fischer | Title: Product Manager | Department: Pipe |
Responsibilities:Product Manager for the flowmeter line. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to 2006 | Employer: Balboa Instruments | Title: Product Manager | Department: Marketing |
Responsibilities:Product Manager for Pool and Spa products. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2004 to 2005 | Employer: NDS | Title: Product Manager | Department: Marketing |
Responsibilities:Product Manager for commercial water works. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2001 to 2003 | Employer: General Monitors Inc. | Title: Product Manager | Department: Marketing |
Responsibilities:Product Manager for Fixed Toxic and Portable Gas Detectors. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1993 to 2001 | Employer: Survivair Co. | Title: Tech. Trainer | Department: Marketing |
Responsibilities:Train Sales and Techs on SCBA and APR |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Federal Court Deposition - Safety Industry |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Product Development Management Association (PDMA) Association of International Product & Marketing Management |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Agile Product Owner, Red Cross Instructor, Teaching Cert. Grades 5-12 |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Publications: 4 in trade journals, and quoted/cited in several others |
Fields of Expertise
industrial automation, new product development management, product management, combustible gas detection, gas detection, gas industry, industrial safety, occupational health & safety, petrochemical industry, nuclear industry, product evaluation, industrial air quality, carbon dioxide sensor, catalytic gas sensor, electrochemical gas sensor, fire fighting, field testing, gaseous concentration, combustible gas sensor, combustion sensor, explosion hazard, explosive limits, plastics industry, hazard, gas explosion, hydrogen detection, confined space safety, airborne volatile organic chemical analysis, flowmetering, new product market survey, explosion prevention, electronic product, electrical product development, device product development, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, electrical product, electrical product design, personal protection equipment, management, product, fire prevention, air purification, new technology business value measurement, research and development management, electronic product development, detection, product design, air sampling, industrial gas, air, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health regulation, flammable material, explosion, intrinsic safety, industrial hygiene, gas sensor, gas flow, air flow