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Expert in Packaging Design, Development, and Testing
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Summary of Expertise:
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Expert's career in packaging has involved all aspects of design, development, and qualification testing of product and package systems. Protective packaging enables products to survive the normal transportation and distribution handling hazards of shock, vibration, compression, humidity, and temperature. He is familiar with protective packaging in numerous industries, including the chemical, pharmaceutical, beverage, electronics, automotive, and medical device trades.
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Expert's experience in design and development of protective packaging in the chemical, pharmaceutical, beverage, and electronics industries has exposed him to all types of packaging materials, systems, and product and package system compatibility and evaluation. He has hands-on training with many materials, including glass, metal, plastic, paperboard, adhesives, foam cushioning, foil, corrugated, and wood packaging materials. He has also worked with tubes, bottles, closures, cans, boxes, crates, point of purchase displays, blister packaging, card packs, films, foam-in-place, pallets, strapping, and tapes.
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Expert has kept up-to-date on current regulatory requirements for environmental packaging and has developed processes to establish and manage an environmental packaging program for companies. He has also contributed to the publication of two handbooks on the subject.
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Expert successfully managed the corporate packaging and material handling function of a multinational $10 billion company for over eight years. His personal involvement, including travel to sites in 11 countries outside the U.S., exposed him to numerous worldwide packaging and handling requirements.
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Expert's cross-industry experience has resulted in the development of packaging and handling policies, standards, specifications, procedures, guidelines, and other packaging documentation required to successfully manage the packaging function, from the "bench engineer" level through the corporate level, on a worldwide basis.
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Expert has experience testing product and package systems for evaluation and qualification, ranging from medical and pharmaceutical to electronics. He has also been involved with the writing of product and package testing standards for over fifteen years.
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Among Expert's responsibilities for over twenty years has been the development, publication, and management of consensus standards for package design, development, testing, and material handling.
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Expert has had direct exposure and experience with truck, rail, ocean, and air transportation, as well as intermodal transporation. This exposure has given him the ability to measure and understand the transportation hazards of shock, vibration, compression, temperature, and humidity.
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Involved with cost reduction throughout entire career.
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise | Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Detroit, Michigan;
Warren, Michigan;
Flint, Michigan;
Sterling Heights, Michigan;
Lansing, Michigan;
Ann Arbor, Michigan;
Livonia, Michigan;
Dearborn, Michigan;
Westland, Michigan;
and Toledo, Ohio.
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1969
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B.S.
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Packaging
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Michigan State University
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1991 to
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(Undisclosed)
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Consultant
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Expert performs product/package system design and does material handling/distribution consulting. He also gives expert witness testimony.
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1983 to 1991
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Unisys (Burroughs) Corporation
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Manager, Corporate Packaging Engineering
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Expert had worldwide corporate responsibility for packaging and material handling engineering with a $10 billion manufacturing company, providing functional direction and technical support to all divisions. He developed packaging policies and standards, and audited for compliance. He provided technical data on distribution environment hazards. Expert acted as a liaison between distribution and manufacturing divisions and controlled cost- reduction activities. He had direct distribution division responsibility for packaging, material handling, and industrial engineering.
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1978 to 1983
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Computer Peripherals
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Senior Packaging Engineer
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Expert had divisional responsibility for packaging and material handling, testing, packaging material procurement, cost reduction, and vendor selection for table and console printer products.
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1974 to 1978
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Faygo Beverages
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Packaging Quality Control Supervisor
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Expert supervised six technicians (B.S./M.S.) in all aspects of quality control for production materials, packaging materials, and final product in a high-speed manufacturing environment.
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1970 to 1974
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Parke-Davis & Company
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Senior Packaging Enginer
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Expert performed roject work developing packaging and packaging systems for new and existing products and divisional packaging cost reductions.
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1969 to 1970
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Eastman Kodak
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Packaging Engineer
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Expert provided customer service and did basic research in hot melt adhesives and various skin packaging and cushioning materials/systems.
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Associations/Societies
Expert is a member of the Institute of Packaging Professionals and ASTM.
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Selected Publications and Publishers
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- Lawyers & Judges Publishing Co.
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Expert performed product/package system design and testing.
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He evaluated furniture packaging/transportation for cost containment and damage prevention.
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Expert performed product/package system design and testing for electronic components packaging.
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He evaluated packaging/transportation for cost containment.
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Expert audited packaging practices and recommended improvements.
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Recent Client Requests:
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Packaging design expert for consulting on design issues.
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Expert in package engineering for consulting on evaluation of company packaging and possible cost savings.
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Packaging expert for consulting on equipment packaging.
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Packaging expert for consulting on effective equipment packaging methods.
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Expert in packaging for consulting on determining if the product is capable of withstanding shipping.
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Expert in protective packaging for consulting on methods to safely ship thermal solar collector.
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Expert in furniture manufacturing for consulting on redesign of current standards for packaging.
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Expert in Primary packaging and syringes to consult on packaging development.
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USPS packaging expert needed for consulting on modifying existing packaging concepts to become USPS compliant.
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FDA Expert needed to review packaging validation testing and provide assistance with FDA communications.
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Packaging expert for consulting on IATA 650 packaging regulation issues.
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Expert in Testing vacuum storage bags for consultaion in evaluation of current quality procedures.
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Expert in plastic resins for consulting on packaging materials for a pharmaceutical product containing a high concentration of a solvent.
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Expert in ceramic fracture capacitor for consulting on detecting cracks in ceramic capacitor.
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Expert in Package Cost Reduction to review cost saving options.
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Expert Packaging engineer for consulting on Drum specification selection.
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Expert in aluminum stamping requirements for consulting on the manufacturability of a new beverage container.
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PET plastic engineer specialist for consulting on creating the cheapest, most efficient still and sparkling beverage package on the planet.
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Expert in liquid packaging engineering for consulting on industrial & household liquid packaging design.
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Expert in packaging design for consulting on a medical package for surgical sutures.
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Expert in polyethylene for consulting on designing a bag to hold liquid hummingbird food.
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Aerodynamics expert for consulting on inserter binding application for magazine production.
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Expert for a free initial screening call regarding your expert consulting needs.
Expert is available for consulting to corporate, legal and government clients.
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Expert is free.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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Expert has acted as an expert witness in many cases, both for the defense and for the plaintiff.
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Expert for lumber safety packaging case.
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Expert in packaging engineer for consulting on packaging review and testimony - Buffalo, NY.
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Pallet expert for consulting on defective pallet issues.
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Expert in pallet packaging for consulting on sufficiency of pallet packaging.
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Expert expert services for consulting on Packaging Inspection.
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Packaging expert for consulting on package issues
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Material handler marble packaging expert litigation for consulting on possible personal injury case.
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Corrugated box expert for litigation consulting to determine if the lift assist handles on a box were negligently designed or manufactured.
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Pipe packaging expert for consulting on proper packaging for 50 ft plastic pipe accident reconstruction.
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Expert in packaging structural integrity for consulting on propriety of packaging cases of water that toppled causing personal injury.
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Box packaging expert for consulting on corrugated box design.
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Rail car expert needed for consulting on rail car transportation.
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Stretch wrap packaging expert for consulting on using stretch wrap for aluminum extrusion returns to manufacturer.
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Expert in child resistant chemical closures for consulting on failure analysis on child resistant closures Failure/Regulatory Compliance/Examination Testing.
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Expert in self-heating beverages to consult on their safety and performance.
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Expert in nylon-mesh for consultation on litigation for injury sustained from pallet wrapping.
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Expert in package design to consulting on steel rack design for overseas shipping.
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Packaging design engineer expert for consulting on Patent Infringement Litigation - shipping container construction and design.
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Expert in product packaging for consulting on consumer packaging design for LED light bulbs.
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Plastic container expert witness for consulting on appropriate thickness and design of plastic containers container wood stripping liquids.
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Expert in machinery for consulting on manufacturing plastic soda bottle.
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Expert for a free initial screening call regarding expert testimony,
litigation consulting and support, forensic services, or any related expert witness services.
A few litigation needs include product liability, personal injury, economic loss, intellectual property
(patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright), and insurance matters. Remember, your initial screening
call to speak with
Expert is free.
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1983 to 1991
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Europe
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Expert had extensive packaging and distribution operations experience in Europe during this time.
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Spanish
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Expert can speak and read Spanish to a limited degree.
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He has experience bringing a new concept in a cushioned pallet to market.
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Expert for a free initial screening call regarding your marketing research, industry research, and company
research needs. For research needs involving multiple experts or secondary research,
a Research Director can be assigned to coordinate the work into a custom report for you as a potentially quicker
and more cost effective alternative to doing this work yourself or hiring a boutique consultancy.
Remember, your initial screening call to speak with
Expert is free.
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| Additional Skills and Services: |
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Training/Seminars
He has conducted training seminars on product/package design/development and product fragility evaluaton.
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Expert has extensive experience in vendor selection and establishing national pricing agreements for the procurement of packaging materials. He has experience locating vendors of packaging materials, packaging equipment, and packaging consultants. He has access to the following resources: bound magazines; commercial, industry, and military standards; video tapes; photographs; training manuals; books; and worldwide personal contacts.
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Other Skills and Services
Expert has experience with bar code labeling and automatic identification for products and packaging, warehouse and inventory, and distribution control systems. He is also familiar with the technical capabilities and mechanics of bar codes and automatic identification, as well as the management of the implementation process.
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