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Expert in Electroplating, Electroless Plating
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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copper cleaning expert
copper plating process expert
direct electroplating process expert
electrodeposition expert
electroless nickel plating expert
electroless plating process expert
electronic circuit element plating process expert
electroplated coating durability expert
gold plating process expert
nickel electroplating process expert
nickel plating process expert
plastic electroplating process expert
printed-wiring board plating process expert
electrogalvanizing expert
copper degreasing expert
lead frame expert
multilayer printed circuit board expert
plating process expert
precious-metal plating process expert
printed circuit board expert
solder plating process expert
surface preparation expert
through-hole plating process expert
zinc plating process expert |
ELECTROLESS NICKEL PLATING; NICKEL ELECTROPLATING PROCESS. Expert has experience in research and development of electroless nickel plating products and processes. He has studied electroless nickel plating on zinc die castings, thin-film memory discs, metalized ceramics, as well as for printed circuit and automotive and other electronic applications. PLASTIC ELECTROPLATING PROCESS. Expert is knowledgeable of the preparatory steps (including etching and sensitizing catalysts) for electroless plating of nickel and copper on plastic substrates. He is a co-author of a book on plating on ABS plastics. ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTROPLATING PROCESS; ELECTROLYSIS. Expert is knowledgeable of a whole range of electroplating materials and processes, having written several articles and book chapters on the subject. He has worked with plating of gold, silver, and nickel (including sulfamate, nickel sulfate (Watts), Woods strike, and bright leveling nickel. He has applied cyanide, acid, and pyrophosphite processes to copper deposition. He is familiar with sulfuric acid and methanesulfonic acid processes in electroplating tin (including stannate). He has also worked with aluminum, zinc, chromium (hard chrome, decorative, and trivalent), magnesium, cadmium, brass, bronze, and other alloy deposits. He can answer questions on cleaning, activating, and surface conditioning processes. PRINTED-WIRING BOARD PLATING PROCESS. Expert has extensive experience with the preparation for and plating of printed-wiring boards. He has worked with through-hole and surface mount boards as well as passive devices and flex, rigid, and molded circuits. He has also worked extensively with electroplating of multichip modules. COPPER CLEANING; COPPER DEGREASING. A significant portion of Expert's experience involves formulating cleaners and degreasers for copper and copper alloys. He is familiar with acid alkaline and solvent processes as well as special formulations for leaded copper, beryllium copper, phosphor bronze, and others. COPPER PLATING PROCESS. Expert is knowledgeable of many types of copper plating processes such as acid copper, fluoborate copper, pyrophosphate copper, cyanide copper, and electroless copper. DIRECT ELECTROPLATING PROCESS. Expert is experienced in the use of process cycles and chemistry for direct plating of through-hole printed circuits. He is knowledgeable of both theory and practice of direct electroplating of most plateable metals and alloys. ELECTROGALVANIZING. Some of Expert's career involved zinc plating continuous strip steel as practiced by steel mills. He has done zinc electroplating from acid, fluoborate, alkaline, chloride, and cyanide electrolytes. ELECTROLESS PLATING. Expert has extensive experience in electroless plating of nickel-phosphorus, nickle-boron, and electroless nickel alloy plating involving various metals, electroless copper, and electroless palladium. He is familiar with equipment, process design, formulation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
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aluminum electroplating expert |
Expert has extensive experience in research and development of processes for plating onto aluminum. He has written papers on the subject and has had hands-on experience in most applications for plated aluminum, including memory discs, automotive and aircraft hardware, aerospace application and miscellaneous decorative applications. He recieved the Sam Wyman Award for best paper on plating on aluminum. |
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alloy plating process expert |
Developed several electroplating and electroless alloy plating compositions used commercially today. |
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aqueous corrosion expert |
Studied and tested corroded items of steel stainless steels electroplated metals and electroless nickel plated metals in water, salt and sea water corrosion. Developed plating processes that have improved corrosion resistance in harsh water exposure conditions. |
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electrochemistry expert |
Electroplating and electroless plating processes. corrosion and corrosion protection are electrochemistry processes. His entire career has been in electrochemistry. |
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flexible circuit expert
rigid-flex circuit board expert |
Desilgned flexible and developed processing procedures for manufacturing flexible plated circuits. |
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hole-only plating process expert |
He designed and developed through hole interconnections by electroless copper, Nickel and electroplating processes. Studied bonding of multilayer, produced products in the laboratory that were used in commercial practice. He served as an expert witness in a multilayer PC trial. |
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Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Seattle, Washington; Tacoma, Washington; Bellevue, Washington; Everett, Washington; Federal Way, Washington; Kent, Washington; Bellingham, Washington; Lakewood, Washington; and Renton, Washington.
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1952
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Graduate Studies
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U of California, Berkeley
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1950
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Chemistry
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Whittier College, California
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1994 to
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Independent Consultant
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1966 to 1994
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Allied-Kelite, a Witco Company
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Vice President
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In research & development, Expert was responsible for creating new products and improving existing products. As a business manager, he was responsible for market development, marketing, and all technical departments.
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1954 to 1966
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Electrochemical Laboratories
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Owner/President
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He provided service to the electroplating industry by means of independant research, contract research, and plant and process design.
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Associations/Societies
Expert is a member of several professional associations including the American Electroplaters' Society, the International Microelectronics and Packaging Society, SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers), SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers), and the Institute of Metal Finishing.
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Licenses/Certifications
Expert is a certified Electroplater-Finisher of the American Electroplaters' and Surface Finishing Society (AESF).
He is also a certified Manufacturing Engineer.
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Publications and Patents Summary
He has 10 U.S. patents and numerous foreign patents. He has over 70 published papers.
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Selected Publications and Publishers
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- Chapter 9 in Electronic Materials and Processes Handbook
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- ASM Metals Handbook (Chapter), ASM International
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- American Electroplaters Society
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- Plating and Surface Finishing
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Expert introduced and supervised testing of a new process to prepare aluminum airplanes for improved paint adhesion. All Boeing 747s presently use the process other models now follow.
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He developed new processes for plating metallized ceramics and implemented their use at Coors Electronics in Golden, Colorado.
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He developed new chemical processes for IBM chip carriers at site installations in three facilities. Two patents resulted.
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He provided the expertise for the manufacture of hard disk memory for IBM in Rochester, Minnesota.
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He supervised the process for manufacturing electroless nickel solutions for MacDermid, Incorporated in Waterbury, Connecticut.
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Recent Client Requests:
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Electroplating/anodizing expert for consulting at a Department of Defense facility.
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Refractory metal expert for consulting on refractory metal issues.
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Copper electroplating expert for consulting on copper electro and electroless plating process.
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Corrosion prevention expert for consulting on prevention of aluminum alloys corrosion from chlorinated hydrocarbon solutions and from deionized water.
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Plating expert for consulting on Chrome Plating Failure.
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Plating expert for consulting on Discoloration of bright nickel plating on copper.
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Plastic electroplating expert for consulting on existing process review, and developing an R&D program for plating on plastics.
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Expert in bright acid tin plating for consulting on quality problems with bright acid tin plating.
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Electroless nickel plating expert for consulting on sulfuric acid exposure to metals and high Voltage insulators in electroless nickel plated aluminum castings.
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Electroless nickel plating expert for consulting on electroless nickel process evaluation.
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Electroplating expert for consulting on electroplating.
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Expert in chrome plating for consulting on improving the first pass yield of a hard chrome plating process.
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Expert in electroless copper equipment for consulting on electroless plating filled polyester resin surface.
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Expert in mold design for porosity free/clean edge part.
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Zinc plating process expert for consulting on circuit board manufacturing issues.
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Expert in nickel recovery for consulting on nickel recovery during food processing.
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Expert in analysis of dye defects for consulting on nylon/polyester fabrics.
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Plating expert for consulting on electroplating tin over copper.
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Expert in silicone hard coat chemistry for consulting on optical molding and coating processes & systems evaluation.
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Expert in aerospace design for consulting on make-buy analysis of plating & heat treat operations, primarily on/of steel & aluminum parts.
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Expert in electroplating for consulting on the process to recovery zinc from an acid solution.
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As a member of the Intota consultant network,
Expert is a specialist who provides technical consulting to corporate, legal and government clients. Expert provides professional consulting as an Electroplating Consultant, Electroless Plating Consultant. Expert may consult as an independent consultant or as a member of a consultancy, consulting company,
or consulting firm. Consultants service will be covered by a consulting contract.
Ask an expert initial screening questions and ask the experts services particulars, by simply submitting
an expert request.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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Expert has worked on 8 cases as an expert witness involving composition of process and plating solutions and four cases involving patent disputes; and others involving trade secrets.
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Intota experts can serve as expert witnesses or litigation consultants offering expert testimony, expert advice, litigation support,
forensic services, and related expert witness services. Expert can serve as an expert witness or litigation consultant in intellectual property (patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright),
product liability, and insurance matters. Expert may provide forensic expert witness testimony, litigation consulting services, forensic investigation,
and forensic testing if appropriate in litigation areas as an Electroplating Expert Witness, Electroless Plating Expert Witness.
Intota provides attorneys and legal professionals the opportunity to ask an expert initial screening questions and
ask the experts services particulars by submitting an expert request.
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1972 to 1994
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England
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He was responsible for technical transfer of licensed processes. He made numerous trips to Lea Manufacturing.
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1972 to 1994
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France
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He was involved in technical information transfer to French licensees, and auditing their manufacturing process. He gave direction to improve the processes.
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1972 to 1994
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Europe
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Expert provided technical service to all European licensees and service at their customer locations.
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Expert Was vice present of research and development formanyh years. He was a Vice President with marketing responsibility. He brought the company into the electronics market resulting in 40% growth in revenues in 4 years.
Expert serves as a resource to
Intota Market Research Services
for customized marketing research in industries or areas related to
Electroplating, Electroless Plating.
Experts are an invaluable source of overall industry insight as well as insight into specific companies and firms for
custom business to business (b2b) and industrial market research. Intota uses analyst and
consultant resources from Guideline whose Research Directors manage the research and analysis of the qualitative
and quantitative data as well as report writing for the custom studies. The methods and tools
used by Intota market research combine the insights of technical experts and industry insiders with secondary
research to provide the custom b2b and industrial market research you need.
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| Additional Skills and Services: |
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Training/Seminars
He teaches the AESF Electroless Deposition course.
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection He has experience locating vendors of nickel sulfamate; nickel sulfate; copper sulfate; sodium hypophosphite; dimethyl amine borane; and, proprietary chemicals for plating, metal finishing and corrosion protection.
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Other Skills and Services
Electroplating process design. Trouble shooting plating processes
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