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Intellectual Property Protection
He has advised clients in all aspects of intellectual property protection. For each patent application that is written he must develop an understanding of the underlying technology. The claims that are made take into account the many aspects of claim…
Injection Molding Thermoplastics, new product development, material call outs, process de-bug
He performs injection molded part design reviews to insure the part is "molder friendly" and highly producible. He can assist with gate location, transition from metal to plastic reviews and optimise cooling for fastest cycles. He can interact with mold…
Plastics Industry, Technical Marketing, Prototype Manufacturing, Plastics Technology & Market
Expert is internationally recognized as a leader in plastics technology, business, and marketing. He currently serves as President of PlastiSource, Inc. a technology, product development, and marketing advisory service. Expert has authored or edited numerous papers, including articles published in…
Polymer Processing, Rheology and Composites, including Nanocomposites
Expert has personal experience with resin transfer molding and pultrusion. He has published work on modeling of pultrusion of vinyl ester composites. He teaches a graduate-level course on composite material processing. Expert has been doing research on polymer nanocomposites since…
Chemistry, Materials Science, Polymers, Materials Testing, Plastics, Surface Chemistry, Biomaterials
Expert is a Ph.D. chemist with extensive industrial and academic experience. Industrial experience includes bench-level work at DuPont and senior executive experience at Bausch & Lomb. A former professor of polymer science at The University of Akron with over 100…
Polyurethane Foam Formulations/Processes,Automotive Acoustical Parts,Fibers/Plastic Recycling
Expert has leveraged his graduate/post-graduate academic training in organic chemistry and his doctoral dissertation work with organo-metallic compounds to an in-depth knowledge of, and expertise in: -chemical intermediates -fine chemicals -fine chemical intermediates -polyurethanes He has specifically applied this theoretical…
Coloring, Formulating and Compounding Thermoplastics for all Processes, Rotomolding expert, materials specializing in stabilization of long life outdoor products
He has worked in or supplied the rotational molding industry since 1969. He designs and sells CNC machined research test molds to the roto industry. He has developed technology to dry color rotomolded parts without reducing the physicals and to…
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Expert has extensively worked on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. He has developed new products that enable effective flow control and filtering based on CFD modeling, improving performance up to twice the efficiency compared to previous designs. He has conducted…
Materials R&D/Product Development, Gold Alloys, Electronics Packaging & Assembly, Polymer Science
Expert's has been actively involved in strategic planning or management decisions that affect the performance or direction of a company. His experience is mainly in R&D and product development. His specific tasks have included understanding customers mid and long term…
Tooling, Engineering, Plant and Corporate Management, Supplier Development for Plastic Molding Proc
Expert has had several maintenance management assignments throughout his career. First, Expert is a journeyman tool and die/mold maker. He was promoted within General Motors early in his career to manage large tool rooms within GM (Fisher Body Coldwater Road,…