Expert Details
Die Casting Machinery, Die Cast Trim Presses, Die Casting Automation Equipment, and Die Casting Processes
ID: 727346
Illinois, USA
Expert has also been involved in the original committee that wrote the safety standard for die casting machinery and related equipment in 1971 and subsequent revisions. This is known as ANSI B152.1. He has served on industry committees over the years and held various positions on the committees. He has participated in group seminars at trade conferences and given talks on the subject to a variety of trade association local groups. He has attended every trade show held in North America since 1966 and many overseas trade shows, participating in meetings and group discussions on his areas of expertise.
He has also been active for 46 years in the sale of die casting machinery and related equipment and visited hundreds of die casting facilities all over the world. He has consulted with die casting companies and potential die casting clients and advised them about the process, operation and safety of the equipment.
Expert has been retained by law firms to provide expert testimony in product liability cases involving die casting machinery. He has also participated in providing consultation to individual die casting companies about the correct operation of equipment and safety issues.
In his position as a leading supplier of hot chamber die casting machines to the industry for over four decades, he has provided solutions and advice to numerous clients in the field. He recently has added two new principals in the die casting field for four slide die casting equipment and cold chamber aluminum die casting machines. He is still active in this field and is in touch with the entire customer base in North America as well as Mexico and Canada and travels several times each year to visit his principals in Taiwan. This keeps him up to date on the latest developments in technology and processes. He is able to bring his skill set to analyze, develop a plan and implement the plan to his clients utilizing his experience.
He was hired to consult with a New Jersey law firm representing the manufacturer of die casting machinery in a product liability caseHe was hired to perform training and instruction to manufacturing and maintenance personnel at a major lock manufacturer's factory in Mexico
He was hired as an expert witness for an Ohio law firm on a product liability case against an aluminum die casterHe was hired to consult for an Illinois law firm representing several insurance companies involving hydraulic fluid contamination in a die casting facilityHe was hired as an expert witness by a Nashville law firm to inspect and report on zinc die cast tooling involving litigation over usefull life of the tooling
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1967 | Degree: BS | Subject: Business | Institution: DePaul University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2003 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert is the principal in this machinery sales company importing die casting machines from Taiwan. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1991 to 2003 | Employer: Hydracast , Inc. | Title: President | Department: |
Responsibilities:He was the owner of small die casting machinery and parts manufacturer. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1965 to 1991 | Employer: American Die Casting Machinery Co. | Title: President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert owned and operated a manufacturer of hot chamber die casting machinery. |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| He has consulted for law firms as an expert witness for product liability suits involving die casting machinery, including investigation, review of other expert reports, on-site inspection of equipment, review of complaints, deposition testimony, court testimony and report summary. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Member of Society of Die casting Engineers, American Die Casting Institute, Machinery Dealers Association, National Machine Tool Builders Association, Illinois Manufactureres Association, North American Die Casting Association, American National Standards Institute |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has numerous articles published in trade journals over 4 decades. |