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Composites Materials (Applications, Processing, Manufacturing), Solid Mechanics, Material Science and Mechanical Testing

ID: 738085 North Carolina, USA

Expert in composite fabrication techniques and equipment including vacuum infusion, resin transfer molding, compression molding of SMC/BMC, pultrusion, filament winding, casting, spray-up and hand lay-up. Applied knowledge of thermoset polymer resin chemistry including resin synthesis, formulation and compounding for fiber reinforced plastics.

Expert in mechanics of materials, material science and static-and-dynamic mechanical and testing of materials utilizing relevant ASTM, ISO, UL, ANSI and MIL-SPEC test methods. Skilled use of universal test equipment and software and for mechanical testing. Experience designing laboratory test equipment and retrofitting full-scale composite production equipment.

Skills:
• Complex Problem Solving
• Product and Process Troubleshooting
• Project/Product Manager
• Mechanical & Analytical Testing
• Design Engineering
• CAD & 3D Solid Modeling
• Closed Form Analysis
• FEA & Simulation
• Mechanical, Thermal, Fluid, Basic Electrical
• Programming & Software

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1998	Degree: PhD	Subject: Mechanical Engineering	Institution: North Carolina State University
Year: 1993	Degree: MS	Subject: Civil Engineering	Institution: Colorado State University
Year: 1990	Degree: BS	Subject: Mechanical Engineering	Institution: University of Colorado

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2019 to 2022	Employer: Cornerstone Building Brands	Title: Director of R&D and Testing	Department: Foundation Labs - Insight Center
Responsibilities: The Expert was responsible for managing operations for Residential-Building New-Product-Development and managing the mechanical and analytical testing laboratory. He was responsible for advanced testing, simulation, prototyping, quality assurance & quality control testing for scale-up and product launch, continuous laboratory improvement, cost reduction and safety.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1994 to 2019	Employer: Reichhold Chemicals	Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer	Department: Composites
Responsibilities: The Expert was a Technical Service Representative providing product, process and engineering support to large scale composite manufacturers including Wind Energy (Blade & Nacelle), Commercial and Residential Construction, Automotive & Marine. He supported existing and new product development with his expertise in vacuum infusion, resin transfer molding, compression molding of SMC/BMC, pultrusion, filament winding, casting, spray-up and hand lay-up and his applied knowledge of thermoset polymer resin chemistry (including resin synthesis, formulating and compounding for fiber reinforced plastics). The expert managed a state-of-the-art ISO 9001 mechanical testing laboratory performing static & dynamic mechanical & material testing using relevant ASTM, ISO, UL, ANSI and Mil-Spec test methods. He also designed laboratory equipment and retrofit full-scale composite production equipment.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Tau Beta Pi – National Engineering Honor Society Pi Tau Sigma – International Mechanical Engineering Honor Society

Licenses / Certifications
E.I.T.

Awards / Recognition
ACMA/CAMX - Awarded best paper in testing and materials categories including "The Effect of Fracture Toughening a Thermoset Resin on the Fracture Toughness of a Fiber-Reinforced Laminate” and “Impact Properties of Polyester Resins”.

Publications and Patents Summary
Industry Publications: • 11 publications (Composites and Advanced Materials Expo, American Composite Manufactures Association & the Society of the Plastics Industry). Research Publications • 3 publications (Journal of Applied Mechanics, Journal of Solids and Structures and Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures)

Fields of Expertise