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Expert has designed and developed a dual arc vaporization system with pulsed bias and filtered arc capability. He took a development project and brought it to the state of the art and turns it into a profit center for thin film coating services. Coatings included nitrides, carbides and oxides of various metals as well as multi-layed and composity coatings for general use as well as application specific projects.

He has over 12 years experience in selecting appropriate coatings for specific applications. As no one coating will work for all instances, his expertise and familiarity with product requirements allows him to have a unique perspective in determining the correct coating for a given situation. Coating selection for molding applications is one of his primary fields of expertise, however many other industries have benefited from his advice in selection of the right coating for the right job.

He has spent 10 years working with composite and co-deposition plating processes. New formulations were often presented for his evaluation including Teflon nickel baths, and Nickel boron nitride baths. Tracking plating performance was also an important process in the plating evaluations.

He has spent three years working with design processes including streamlining R&D activities to shorten development timelines and hand off a product ready for production. His experience in this area can lead to reduced service and warrantee costs and fewer revisions after launch.

With over 12 years of experience in the electroless nickel plating process field he has been involved in bath and equipment evaluations, production planning and control and quality audits. Working hands on with the chemistry in a production environment allows him to impart specific knowledge to help solve every day occurrences, or to streamline operations. He has experience with a variety of bath types including lead-free chemistry, low mid and high phosphorus baths and co-depositions.

As past President of the Surface Engineering and Coating association, he has a vast knowledge of coating types, equipment designs and technology applications surrounding all facets of physical vapor deposition industries. His experience can provide solutions to processing problems, or thenilogy and coating selection.

He has worked in the PET plastic industry for over 3 years during which time he developed procedures and processes to asses and eliminates part defects, shorten cycle times and improve system performance. His fundamental knowledge of plastic behavior coupled with a practical approach to provide resolutions has led him to become an excellent resource for many process related issues.

He has over 12 years of experience in the plating industry. He is intimately familiar with the operations, installations and regulations surrounding the plating process. Cleaning lines, bath chemistries and equipment design are all areas in which he can provide expert guidance and trouble shooting advice.

He has installed and worked with one of the first alkaline zinc installations in Canada, and one of the few in North America. Alkaline zinc has many advantages over traditional zinc plating, but also carries its own pitfalls. His experience in this field can save you valuable time and money.

Expert installed and worked with different filtered arc technologies, a well as charaterizing films produced with conventional arc technology and filtered arc processes. Many of the failure modes of thin film coatings can be attributed to macroparticle accumulation which can be remedied with filtered arc technology

Expert has worked for the two largest suppliers of hot runners in the world. He has extensive experience working with new technology being involved with research and development into hot runners. He has also developed and investigated a novel hot runner balancing method to improve part quality and reduce cycle times. Many advances in materials and coatings have been attributed to his work. He has extensive experience working with PET hot runner systems.

He identified and help develop a new technology to manufacture a descrete cooling chamber for an injection molding applicationHe was instrumental in identifying a coating failure and prescribing the correct procedure to eliminate the failure and create a product that performed well.He help diagnose a PET perform defect and identified the steps and procedure for eliminating it.Consulted on a plastic part defect, and prescribed several steps to identify the source of contamination and design changes to eliminate the problem.He conducted an investigation and feasibility study into a new coating technology to help in a new product development project.