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Expert in Automation, Special Machinery, Product Design, Design Technology
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Summary of Expertise:
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Expert has 40 years of experience in the design of production machinery, integrated manufacturing systems, and factory automation for the food, medical, drug, cosmetic, apparel, electronic, disposables, electrical, automotive, rubber, plastic, paper, textiles and many other industries. His clients have ranged from the largest corporations in the world to growing high-technology firms.
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Expert has 40 years of experience in the design and development of products such as medical instruments and disposables, tools, lighting fixtures, machinery of all types, integration of design for manufacturing, design for assembly, concurrent engineering, appearance and styling, and industrial design. He has also developed manufacturing tooling and special production equipment for new products, as well as prototypes and models.
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Expert has been involved in the design of continuous motion machinery and high-speed mechanisms for machinery of all kinds, including food, medical, drug, cosmetic, apparel, electronic, disposables, electrical, automotive, rubber, plastic, paper, textile and many other industries.
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For most of the past 40 years, Expert's former company has been active in the field of designing and producing machinery which would not otherwise be commercially available; the list of such machinery produced by the company is very extensive and includes special assembly machinery, special inspection and testing machinery, special machinery for manufacturing and processing, and special packaging machinery.
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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: Boston, Massachusetts;
Worcester, Massachusetts;
Springfield, Massachusetts;
Lowell, Massachusetts;
Cambridge, Massachusetts;
Brockton, Massachusetts;
New Bedford, Massachusetts;
Hartford, Connecticut;
Manchester, New Hampshire;
and Providence, Rhode Island.
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Packaging Design, Development, and Testing |
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Skin Care, Body Lotions, Hair Care, Cosmetics Product... |
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Automatic Assembly Systems, Factory Automation, Lean... |
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Mechanism Design: Automated Machinery, Rotating, Assembly,... |
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1970
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M.S.
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Management Engineering
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Northeastern University
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1968
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M.S.
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Mechanical Engineering (Design)
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Northeastern University
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1956
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B.S.
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Mechanical Engineering (Machine Design)
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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2002 to
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President
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Expert consults on automation, special machinery development, robotics, medical devices, new product development, design reviews, patent reviews, expert witness, and sourcing special machinery and manufacturing tooling...
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2000 to 2002
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Newport Corporation
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Design Technology Division
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General Manager
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He was the General Manager of the division devoted to designing machinery, and product development for the optical, precision equipment and fiber optics industry.
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1968 to 2000
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Expert's Firm (DTC)
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President
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Expert was President and CEO of a special machinery and product development and design company. This company employed 60 people and designed and built automation equipment for the medical, battery, electronics food, and other industries He sold the company to Newport Corp. in 2000. He currently performs consulting work for the company.
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Associations/Societies
Expert is a member of ASME, SME, and is a Certified Robotics Engineer.
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Licenses/Certifications
He is a registered Professional Engineer licensed in Massachusetts.
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Publications and Patents Summary
Expert has 18 patents across many fields and many more inventions held as trade secrets by clients.
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1962 to 1967
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US Army
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project manager
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He developed devices for use in specialized mine warfare, and for air drops of heavy equipment.
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1985 to 1987
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Secret
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project manager
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He developed devices to be used in undercover work
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| Selected Consulting Examples: |
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Expert developed automated and semi-automatic manufacturing machinery for products such as disposable contact lenses, batteries, surgical sutures, automotive air bags, catalytic converters, connectors, tools, and food. The machinery functions included assembly, processing, testing, inspection, and packaging. He has worked on hundreds of projects for clients from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies.
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He has consulted on product design, design for assembly, and design for manufacturability for products such as disposables, medical devices, tools, toys, consumer products and automotive components.
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Expert has performed studies such as make-or-buy, automation feasibility, sourcing of special machinery design and build vendors, sourcing of product design houses and services for designing around patents and conducting design reviews.
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He has conducted hundreds of design reviews and teamed with other engineers on many brainstorming sessions, for product development, and process development. .
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Expert has acted as a expert witness on mechanical engineering issues, patent issues, personal injury and other litigation.
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Recent Client Requests:
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Expert in textile engineering
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PVC extrusion expert for consulting on coating industry involving automation and robotics.
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Gear and noise expert
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Expert in machinery for consulting on folding a bag and inserting the folded bag into the plastic envelope.
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Click the green button above to contact
Expert for a free initial screening call regarding your expert consulting needs.
Expert is available for consulting to corporate, legal and government clients.
Remember, your initial screening call to speak with
Expert is free.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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Handled expert witness work for a law firm representing a mid-west machinery builder, who was defending against the claim that $5,000,000 worth of equipment did not meet specifications. Also worked for the employer on a personal injury case where a worker claimed he was hurt due to the negligence of his employer.
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Expert with experience with conveyors and/or food processing
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Electrical engineering expert for consulting on a conveyor electrocution.
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Paper box manufacturing expert for consulting on asbestos exposure.
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Expert in production machines for consulting on automotion, production machinery, bottling and capping for litigation case.
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Cosmetic product expert testimony for consulting on trade secret misappropriation claim.
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Consulting on Patent Infringement Litigation.
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Expert in industrial packaging machinery for consulting on industrial wraparound machines or shrink-wrap machines.
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Click the green button above to contact
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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Taiwan
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Manufacturing study for electonic component manufacture
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France
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special machinery for automated manufacturing for French firm
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UK
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Automation work for companies in UK from loose leaf books to razor blades
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Belgium
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Airbag machinery for use in EU.
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Expert has experience working with client marketing executives in launching new products. He also has experience with customer relations management and sales automation systems, and sales strategies for selling intangibles and capital goods.
Click the green button above to contact
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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Training/Seminars
Provide informal consulting/training on project management methods for engineering and development projects.
This process is called "Contolled Development", and was developed and used at Expert's Firm
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Expert has experience in sourcing and evaluating product design firms, and designers/builders of production machinery and production systems.
He has access to the following resources: an internal database, and 40 years of industry experience and contacts with machine builders, client manufacturing executives and automation engineers.
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Other Skills and Services
He is experienced in developing and implementing management systems to organize and control the design and development process.
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