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Corrosion and Metallurgical Failure Analysis
Expert notes that corrosion is a major problem that affects many industries. Expert has spent over forty years studying and solving corrosion problems in the construction, aerospace, defense, petroleum, utility and related industries. He was also the technical editor of…
Online International Marketing, E-Commerce, Russia, China, Fur Industry, Pelts, Apparel Farming Wild
Expert (prefers "Expert"), a delegate to the Yeltsin-Clinton Summit and participant in the New York Stock Exchange board-room meetings with CEOs of America's leading industries and Russia's Prime Minister, began teaching market economics at the Moscow Business School and Leningrad…
Mechanical and Electrical Design and Failure Analysis
Expert has over 35 years of experience in failure analysis, design, damage mechanics (corrosion, fracture, fatigue, creep, etc.) and risk assessment of: structures; cable structures and systems; stadium roofs; industrial equipment; turbines and reciprocating engines; automotive and aircraft components; offshore…
Embedded Linux, Microcontroller Firmware, and Real-Time Operating Systems
Expert has been designing and writing computer software for over 30 years. He has programmed in C, Pascal, Fortran and assembly language. His primary emphasis is on applications related to data acquisition, instrumentation and embedded systems. His projects have included…
Failure Analysis and Objective Forensic Analysis: Ballistics
Expert has expertise in the the evaluation of metallurgical failures, including root cause analysis. He spent a sabbatical at Perkins Engineering in the UK conducting failure analysis in their materials lab and has 17 years experience conducting independent investigations in…
Defense and Law Enforcement Technology: Remote Sensing, Infrared & Optical Systems, Radars, etc.
Through his experience at DARPA, expert has done numerous evaluations of technology and developed many contacts in industry. This allows for the possibility of a technical idea becoming an actual product or capability. He has also done consulting for various…
Electrical Connectors
Expert has applied his physics background to generate a fundamental understanding of temperature generation and material transport in electrical contact spots (a-spots) in bulk electrical interfaces. Over 25 years, his research showed that 1) Sintering effects occur in a-spots even…
Metallurgical Engineering
Expert has 30 years of experience in providing effective, unbiased forensic and materials engineering and failure analysis. His knowledge enables him to evaluate the data obtained by the latest materials diagnostic evaluation methods. Expert has a comprehensive understanding of failure…
Technology Commercialization, Business Development, Material Science, Photonics, Business Incubation
In 2006 expert was promoted to Director of Business Incubation at Boston University. He was responsible for incubating new technology companies originating from all disciplines at BU and other major research institutions in the region. In a period of four…
Fiberglass Materials
During his tenure as Head of the Advanced Chemistry and Analytical Research Department at PPG Industries, Expert guided research in inorganic membranes, conductive fiberglass products, flame-retardant fiberglass products, and acid- and base-resistant fiberglass products. He explored the use of fiberglass…