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Expert in Transformer Oil, Industrial Lubrication, Synthetic and Biodegradable Lubricants, Tire Pyrolosis
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Expert has many years of experience working with electrical insulating and heat transfer fluids (including insulating oils) and the dielectric properties of liquid and solid materials. He is considered an expert on material characteristics and heat transfer with all types of insulating fluids. He has designed manufacturing processes for dielectric fluids and is very knowledgeable of the laboratory analysis of solid and liquid dielectric materials.
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Expert is a specialist on writing and editing U.S. and international technical standards, including materials standards and standard test methods. He has worked a wide variety of US and International standards making bodies.
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Expert's primary specialization has been in dielectric heat transfer fluids used in power transformers, and in cooling of other electrical equipment. He has specialized in fluids made from synthetic and environmentally safe base oils, as well as fire-resistant insulating fluids (substitutes for PCBs). He regularly consults with clients on issues regarding transformer oil problems.
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Member of ASTM for over 25 years, having held leadership positions at Working Group, Subcommittee and Committee levels. Experienced in writing and editing Material Standards and Standard Testing Methods in Electrical Insulating Materials, Tribology, Petroleum products, Plastics, Lubricant Products
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Expert has 15 years' experience in the development, manufacture, testing and sales of automotive and heavy truck engine lubricants. He is very familiar with latest standards in gasoline and diesel automotive lubricants, and additive and base oil trends that allow the manufacture of the latest standards in lubricant technology.
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For over 25 years, Expert has worked as a business consultant. He has written business plans for a variety of manufacturing and retail companies around the world. He is experienced in working with sources of corporate funding; banks, and venture capitalists, as well as smaller, alternate sources of funding.
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Expert founded and has operated lubricant manufacturing companies in the US and Brazil. He has years of experience in the development and production of synthetic, vegetable-oil based and petroleum based lubricants for industrial applications, including hydraulic oils, compressor oils, gear oils, motor oils and greases.
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Expert has developed novel lubricant and insulating oil products from vegetable seed oils, including suflower, safflower, cottonseed, Amazonian tree seeds and canola oil. Expert has developed methods of stabilization of these seed oils against rancidity and oxidation. Expert has served as technical advisor to Brazilian companies that use these seed oils in their cosmetic, lubricant and heat transfer fluid products. He has built manufacturing plants to process vegetable oil seeds into marketable industrial products. He is considered an expert in direct and trans-esterification of vegetable oilseeds, in oxidation inhibition of oilseeds, in rancidity and oxidation testing, in toxicity and environmental effects of using oilseed products.
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Expert has over 30 years' experience in specifying, purchasing, testing and developing products made from petroleum base oils. He has worked for refineries in testing and evaluation of base oils, determining that they meet manufacturing and sales specifications. He has owned and managed companies that purchase petroleum-based and synthetic base oils, and developed lubricant and functional fluid products made from petroleum and synthetic base oils. He is highly experienced in evaluation of different petroleum and synthetic base oils used to make different lubricant and petrochemical products.
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Expert has specified and used bleaching clays in many of the manufacturing processes that he has managed. He is very familiar with the three ways in which bleaching clays are used, and the advantages and disadvantages of each method. Expert has developed manufacturing processes in several different countries that utilize bleaching clays. He has researched different types of clays, their activation processes, and their relative strengths. He has used bleaching clays to improve electrical characteristics of oils, to remove color, polar contaminants, odor and other impurities from new and used petroleum oils.
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise |
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1992
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PhD
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Engineering
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Management of Technology, Clayton University
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1988
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MBA
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Management of Manufacturing Firms
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Keller Graduate School of Management
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1979
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BA
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Chemistry
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Hendrix College
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2010
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Post-Graduate coursework
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Environmental Management and Sustainable Development
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Fundação Getulio Vargas, Sao Paulo, Brasil
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2007 to
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(Undisclosed)
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President
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SVB is a manufacturer of industrial lubricants and electrical insulating materials made from synthetic and vegetable seed-based sources. (highly biodegradable lubricants and synthetic lubes) Expert is President and Manager of Technology. Responsible for development and testing of new products and materials.
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1992 to 2007
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Dielectric Systems, Inc.
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President/CEO
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Expert was responsible for development of new transformer oils, lubricant products, with P&L responsibility for the entire firm.
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1985 to 1992
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Cooper Power Systems
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Dieelctric Fluids Dept. Manager
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Expert managed production and marketing of electrical insulating fluids, and became an expert in the field of electrical insulating materials.
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1980 to 1985
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Calumet Refining Co.
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Laboratory Manager, Chief Chemist
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Expert supervised quality control laboratory functions, interfaced with EPA regarding refinery operations, performed laboratory analyses of insulating fluids and lubricants.
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1979 to 1980
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Kast Metals
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Project Engineer
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Expert evaluated new materials and processes used in metal casting.
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Associations/Societies
Expert has held leadership positions in ASTM, IEEE, ANSI, and ISO.
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Professional Appointments
Appointed by U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Regan to District Export Council (DEC), a group that advises government policy makers on matters regarding small business exporting.
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Awards/Recognition
Expert is a highly decorated officer, Chief Signal Officer, and serves on the Commanding General's staff in the Texas State Guard Medical Brigade.
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Publications and Patents Summary
He is the author of three U.S. patents, four international patents, and many technical papers.
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Selected Publications and Publishers
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- IEEE Power Engineering Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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- Journal of Industrial Tribology
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2005 to
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Texas State Guard
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Chief Signal Officer G6
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Served as Chief Signal Officer on the staff of Commanding General, Medical Brigade.
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| Selected Consulting Examples: |
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For ***** Drilling Company, a worldwide offshore oil exploration firm, Expert developed highly biodegradable lubricants that allowed the client to meet the world's most stringent set of water environmental quality regulations.
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For ******* Chemical Co., Expert solved the problem of transformer failure due to the action of corrosive sulfur in transformer oil that had resulted electrochemical plating of copper through the transformer oil. This led to the development of new additive products that are used throughout the transformer repair industry today to resolve this source of transformer failures.
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For *********** Memorial Hospital, Expert redesigned the sterile water purification system used for kidney dialysis to eliminate a source of bacterial contamination.
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For ****** Distilleries (Puerto Rico), Expert selected mass flow instruments for use in molasses distillation and processing plant. These instruments are now used at many refineries to measure mass flow in difficult applications (>300 C. at high temperatures and aggressive environments)
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For ******, Inc., Expert consulted on product development for a surgical instrument cleaning solution. This new method of making the cleaning solutions allowed the client to cut manufacturing costs by 31%, having a direct impact on their profitability.
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Recent Client Requests:
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Expert for consulting on Industrial Cleaning and Surfactant.
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Expert in transformer fluids for consulting on market strategy and supply chain.
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Carbon expert for consulting on Carbon black from tires.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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Expert is recognized as an expert witness by the State of New York; he has testified as an expert witness in depositions for civil suits.
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Expert for consulting on Litigation involving transformer failures in Mexico and Dominican Republic.
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Expert in hydraulic fluids for consulting on litigation involving die casting fluids containing PCB's prior to 1972.
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Transformer oil expert for consulting on transformer failures in Mexico and Dominican Republic.
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Electric transformer expert for consulting on explosion after changing of the oil in transformer.
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Material science chemistry expert for consulting on historical availability of PCB substitutes.
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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
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Expert is free.
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| International Experience: |
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1993 to 1994
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Aguascalientes, Mexico
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Expert designed and managed the construction of a transformer oil manufacturing plant.
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1998 to 1996
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Taipei Taiwan
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Expert designed and managed the construction of petroleum products processing plant.
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2007 to 2008
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Belo Horizonte, MG Brazil
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Expert designed and managed the construction of a lubricants manufacturing plant.
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2008 to 2008
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Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil
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Expert started a manufacturing firm in Sao Paulo and built, staffed and managed a factory to make industrial products from vegetable oils.
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Portuguese
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Expert can speak, read and write Portugese; he has advanced conversational skills.
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Spanish
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He can speak and read Spanish, and has advanced conversational skills.
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Expert has over 30 years of experience manufacturing and marketing commodity and specialty lubricants, heat transfer fluids and insulating fluids.
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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.
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Expert is free.
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| Additional Skills and Services: |
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Training/Seminars
Expert has extensive teaching experience, in undergraduate, graduate, and professional (continuing education) situations. He has taught professional courses in Strategic Business Management, Electrical Insulating Materials, Corporate Financial Management, Environmentally Friendly Lubrication Practices.
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection He has experience locating vendors of: industrial lubricant components, electrical insulating materials, PCB substitute materials, environmentally safe industrial lubricants, processing equipment and laboratory instrumentation. He has access to printed material and personal contacts.
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Other Skills and Services
He developed over 80 lubricant products for automotive and industrial applications. He is a frequent invited speaker and often writes technical articles for industry magazines.
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