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Expert in Laminate Materials and Processes
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Summary of Expertise:
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Expert has been managing product development, manufacturing, and application functions in the laminate industry for 30 years. His experience includes epoxy, melamine, phenolic, silicone and polyester resins and substrates of paper, cotton, woven glass fabric, and random glass mat. He is familiar with resin blending, impregnation and coating and heat curing of prepregs and lamination of unclad or metal-clad sheets. He is also familiar with the printed circuit manufacturing process.
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Expert has managed manufacturing and manufacturing engineering operations involving forced air polymer curing ovens. He has directed the design and installation of projects in this area, including one involving $3.5 million, and has redesigned older equipment resulting in capacity improvements of up to 43%.
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Expert has managed product development, manufacturing engineering, and manufacturing operations involving the high volume production of printed circuit board laminates and composites. His experience includes raw material specifications, vendor approvals, purchasing, production, and quality control. He has also offered technical service assistance to printed circuit processors in the areas of chemical resistance, warp and twist, drilling problems, fine line circuitry, and foil surface problems.
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Expert has been actively involved in laminating machinery as a hands-on manager in engineering and production operations. His experience includes designing automatic handling equipment and determining its specifications. He has overseen the purchase and installation of laminating equipment having a total project cost of $7.5 million.
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Expert has managed production operations which ranged in size from 10 to 600 production people and one to five plant locations and which had annual sales of up to $60 million. He directed manufacturing operations, quality control, materials, and R & D. He is currently consulting in manufacturing operations in the areas of material handling, process problems, organization for management, and profit and expense control.
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Expert has been the manager of product development engaged in decorative laminate production. His experience includes raw material selection, vendor approval, product testing, and manufacturing. Expert has directed the development of laminate grades for use in countertops and furniture and directed the development of lightweight laminates for RV trailer industry. He has recommended machining processes, raw material sources, and raw material selection in his consulting work, and he is currently consulting in the areas of fabrication problems with decorative laminates and vendor sourcing.
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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: New York, New York;
Yonkers, New York;
Newark, New Jersey;
Jersey City, New Jersey;
Paterson, New Jersey;
Elizabeth, New Jersey;
Trenton, New Jersey;
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Allentown, Pennsylvania;
and Baltimore, Maryland.
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1959
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BA
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Chemistry
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Chemistry - Hiram College
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1989 to
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(Undisclosed)
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1980 to 1989
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NVF Co.,VP& General Manager, Technical Product Division,Director, Copper Clad Op s
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1965 to 1980
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General Electric Company, Mgr, Manufacturing Engineerin g
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Publications and Patents Summary
Expert holds two patents in decorative post forming laminates.
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Recent Client Requests:
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Expert in laminated particleboard for consulting on warping and cupping in laminated particleboard panels.
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Plastic lamination expert for consulting on lamination of EVA sheets.
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Expert for consulting on breach of verbal contract in plywood case.
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Expert has experience locating vendors of:
papers for laminating;
plastic fabricators;
resins; material handling equipment;
laminating equipment;
forced air drying equipment;
laminated plastics;
kraft paper;
cotton linters paper; and, countertop materials. He also has access to the following resources: print materials, and
personal contacts developed over his 30 years of significant responsibilities.
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