Company Curriculum Vitae
Relevant work experience:
Expert witness and consulting services in a product liability case involving
Plastics fuel rail in automotive application. Siemens Vs. Menasha Corporation
Ref: Jones Day, Washington, D.C.
Expert witness and consulting in a trial, US Government Vs. Vargas involving import of Polyethylene pipe from Mexico along with narcotics.
Testified on behalf of US Government.
Expert witness and consulting service in a product liability case relating to the premature failure of the plastics cane handle and resulting injury. Chad Cavelli Vs. Rubbermaid Corporation.
Ref: Law Offices of Jeffery Young, Santa Barbara, CA
Expert witness and consulting service in product liability case involving massive product Failure of trash containers. Otto Industries Vs. Sanitary services.
Ref: Foley Freeman, Barton & Stern, Meridian, Idaho
Provided consulting and expert witness services in civil litigation relating to the defendants liability in a case concerning loss of sales due to defendants inability to provide timely service.
Ref: Whitney Stein, Troop, Steuber, Pasich, & Tobey, Los Angeles, CA
Provided consulting services to a law firm in a product liability case involving personal injury resulting from a substandard swimming pool skimmer cover.
Ref: Doug Stein, Law offices of Doug Stein, Sacramento, CA
Provided consulting services to a law firm in a product liability case involving Polybutylene pipe failures.
Ref: Tricia Collier, McNamara, Houston, Dodge, Walnut Creek, CA
Provided expert witness services to a law firm in a case concerning personal injury sustained during Injection molding operation.
Ref: Charles E. McDonald, Attorney At Law, El Paso, Texas
Provided expert opinion to a law firm in a case involving failure of ABS DWV piping in an apartment complex.
Curriculum Vitae
Areas of Expertise
Plastics Injection Molding (Gas Assist, Structural Foam, Multi-Component, Etc.)
Thermoset Injection Molding
Metal Injection Molding
Liquid Injection Molding
Product and Tooling Design and Analysis
Injection Molding Machine Safety
Robotics and Automation
Electronics, Hydraulics and Pneumatics
Professional Experience
President - Provide technical consulting, expert witness and engineering services to a variety of industries related to the plastics and metal industries throughout the Americas. As President, I am currently responsible for overseeing injection molding operations at our West Warwick, RI facility.
Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering Co. Chicago, IL 1994-1998
Technical Service Engineer (1994-1996) - Provided onsite technical engineering services including start-up, training, troubleshooting and the repair of plastics injection, liquid injection and metal injection molding machinery for North America, Canada and Mexico. Process experience includes thermoplastic, thermoset, silicon, metal blends, foam, two-component, multi-component and elastomers on IMM ranging from 1.5 Tons to 9000 Tons. Injection Molding Machinery troubleshooting required proficiency in electronics, hydraulics, pneumatics, robotics and programming.
Technical Sales Engineer (1996-1998) Engineering liaison for North American Battenfeld customer sales and service, and their IMM manufacturing facilities in Germany and Austria.
Kawaguchi Engineering Co., LTD Chicago, IL 1993-1994
Technical Service Engineer - Provided onsite technical engineering services including start-up, training, troubleshooting and the repair of plastics injection molding, liquid injection molding and metal injection molding machinery for North America, Canada and Mexico. Processes included thermoplastic and thermoset applications on IMM ranging from 100 Tons to 440 Tons. Proficiency in electronics, hydraulics, pneumatics, robotics and programming.
Encore Plastic Technologies, Inc. Poteau, OK 1992-1993
Process and Maintenance Engineer Provided process and IMM troubleshooting services for an Oklahoma based injection molder of electronic components including enclosures, connectors, terminals, etc. Responsible for eighteen injection molding machines running 24/7 with clamp tonnages ranging from 25 Tons to 3000 Tons.
Tex-Tek Plastics, Inc. San Antonio, TX 1991-1992
Maintenance Engineer Provided IMM troubleshooting services for a San Antonio, TX based custom injection molder of electronic, medical, automotive, industrial and consumer components. Responsible for seventy-six (76) injection molding machines running 24/7 with clamp tonnages ranging from 25 Tons to 3000 Tons.
Technical and Management Expertise
Plastic Injection Molding
Equipment Safety/Reliability
Product/Tooling Design
Material Analysis/Specification
Quality Assurance, Testing, SPC/SQC and ISO 9000
Manufacturing Implementation
Maintenance and Processing Training
Disaster Recovery
Product Testing and Analysis
Failure Analysis
Repeatability/Reliability
Material Selection/Specification
Expert Testimony
Plastic Injection Molding Machine Safety
Product Testing and Design Analysis
Equipment Readiness and Reliability
Part Failure Analysis
Process Analysis
Education
Aviation Electronics - US Navy, Memphis TN
Chemical Technology CCRI, URI
Advanced IMM Programming Cincinnati Milacron
Advanced Hydraulics Husky
Advanced IMM Maintenance - Husky
Advanced IMM Processing Cincinnati Milacron
Advanced Polymer Processing Chevron Chemical
Advanced Polymer Processing Dow Chemical
Professional Affiliations
SPE Silver member, New England Chapter, Society of Plastics Engineers
Member of U.S. Congressional Business Commission
Teaching
Technical and operational training on Plastics Materials, Processing and Maintenance for Herff-Jones Co. floor personnel, sales and engineering staff.
Technical and operational training on plastic injection molding and related peripherals for North American Battenfeld Sales force.
Technical, operational, safety and maintenance training on plastic injection molding machinery for plastics manufacturing companies, universities and injection molding companies.
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