Expert Details
Grinding and Abrasive Processes
ID: 726209
Texas, USA
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1999 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland |
| Year: 1995 | Degree: M.S. | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: Pennsylvania State University |
| Year: 1992 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: University of Texas at Austin |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2004 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Consultant / Expert in Grinding | Department: Undisclosed |
Responsibilities:Expert is an independent consultant and expert in grinding, in which capacity he works with companies around the world in the grinding industry. As an expert, his services include: grinding research programs, troubleshooting grinding problems, teaching industrial courses in grinding, conducting research in grinding, prevention of “grinding burn," advisement on grinding safety issues and grinding part-quality issues, and addressing asbestos content in bakelite-bonded grinding wheels. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2000 to 2004 | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Research Engineer | Department: Undisclosed |
Responsibilities:Expert worked for two years at this research laboratory in Söderfors, Sweden, where he developed an R&D program into the grindability of their different steel grades and also helped the company's customers in grinding. He then worked for two years as Technical Manager for their operations in New Jersey. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2000 to 2009 | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Writer | Department: Undisclosed |
Responsibilities:Expert continues to write a regular question/answer column in Cutting Tool Engineering -- the leading American magazine in the field of cutting tools and manufacturing. |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| He has provided expert witness services for the following: Investigation into asbestos release from grinding wheel core. Grinding-wheel breakage. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| ASME (Society of Mechanical Engineers) SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) International Abrasives Committee |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Numerous academic publications: CIRP (International Academy for Production Engineering); International Journal of Machine Tool & Manufacture; ASME Journal of Tribology. Numerous trade-magazine publications: Steel Times International (UK); Modern Metals (U.S.); American Metal Market (U.S.); Utensili E Attrezzature (Italy); Werkzeug Technik (Germany); Precision Toolmaker (UK); Modern Machine Tools (India); Industrial Products Finder (India); Cutting Tool Engineering (U.S.); and Grinding & Abrasives Magazine (U.S.). |