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Expert in Hardware Reliability Testing; Vibration and Shock, Climatic Testing
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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accelerated environmental testing expert |
Expert has actively worked with clients for many years to specify, set
up, perform, and report on accelerated environmental testing. Sample products
include electro-optical systems, cell phones, roller coaster audio systems,
helmet mounted displays, automotive and medical equipment. |
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accelerated thermal life testing expert |
Expert has used accelerated thermal life testing with vibration to run many accelerated life tests on a wide variety of products in the military/aerospace sector as well as commercial applications. |
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burn-in expert
burn-in test expert |
Expert is a burn-in expert and has advised many clients on how to set up burn-in processes. This includes specifying tests, writing procedures, and selecting equipment. Expert teaches classes in burn-in. |
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coating exposure test expert |
Expert has performed many tests to evaluate coatings to environmental exposure including solar, corrosive atmosphere, high humidity, and fungus. |
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environmental chamber expert
environmental-stress screening expert
thermal cycling expert
thermal test expert |
Expert is an expert in environmental chamber operation and procurement. Expert can write chamber specifications, acceptance test procedures, do supplier selection and coordination, and all other tasks to ensure that environmental chambers are procured successfully. Expert has taught classes in chamber usage and application. |
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environmental testing expert
military standard-810 expert
random vibration testing expert
sine sweep vibration analysis expert
unit under test expert
vibration expert
vibration control expert
vibration instrument calibration expert
vibration measurement expert
vibration modal analysis expert
vibration test specification definition expert
vibration testing expert
vibration-level resistance product specification definition expert |
Expert has been performing environmental testing of all types for over 30 years. His services run the gamut from specifying tests, writing procedures, performing tests, writing reports, and performing failure analysis. Typical tests include vibration, shock, temperature, humidity, altitude, solar simulation, salt fog, acceleration, decompression, and explosive atmosphere. |
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vibration detection expert |
Expert has experience in instrumenting, measuring, and analyzing vibration and shock data in the field. |
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test engineering expert
climate testing expert |
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Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: San Jose, California; San Francisco, California; Oakland, California; Stockton, California; Fremont, California; Modesto, California; Salinas, California; Hayward, California; Sunnyvale, California; and Concord, California.
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1969
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BS
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Mechanical Emgineering
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NYIT
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1996 to
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(Undisclosed Consulting Company)
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Consultant
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Expert is a consultant in the area of hardware reliability testing including vibration and shock, HALT/HASS, and all other environments including temperature, humidity, and low pressure.
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1977 to 1996
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Kaiser Electronics
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Engineering
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Section Manager, Engineering Test
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He was in charge of all qualification and reliability testing as well as being laboratory manager. Products tested included aircraft and spacecraft electronics and optical systems.
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1975 to 1977
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Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
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Missile Systems Division
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Test Engineer
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Expert performed dynamic and climatic testing on electronic and mechanical systems.
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1971 to 1975
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USAF - Rome Air Developemnt Center
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Engineer
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He oversaw dynamic and climatic testing performed by Air Force suppliers. His responsibilities included review and approval of test parameters and procedures.
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1965 to 1969
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Grumman Aerospace Corporation
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Test Engineer
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Expert performed dynamics and climatic testing on aircraft and spacecraft electronic and mechanical systems.
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Associations/Societies
Expert is a Senior Member of the Institute of Environmental Sciences.
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1971 to 1975
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USAF
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Engineer
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Expert specified and approved dynamics and climatics testing performed by USAF suppliers.
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| Selected Consulting Examples: |
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Expert has specified and overseen the design verification tests and reliability tests for audio equipment installed in rides for an international theme park operator.
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He has taken field measurements of vehicle vibration and shock, analyzed that data, and used those data as test inputs for vehicle mounted hardware.
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Expert has consulted in specifying appropriate test parameters for Space Shuttle hardware.
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He has consulted extensively in the display industry performing many tests on head worn, aircraft cockpit, and vehicle displays.
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Recent Client Requests:
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Burn-in test expert for consulting on infant mortality issues on large/dense assembled PWB's.
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Expert in computer hardware reliability testing.
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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 a Hardware Reliability Testing Consultant; Vibration Consultant and Shock Consultant, Climatic Testing 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 with legal firms as a technical expert on product liability cases.
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Expert in vibrations to read through vibration sensor reports and decipher their validity.
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Helmet expert for consulting on cause of facemask failure.
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Expert noise and vibration for consulting on nuisance caused by a large size industrial freezer.
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Expert in aviation engineering for consulting on Pratt & Whitney Canada Turbofan series engines PW535/PW545.
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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 a Hardware Reliability Testing Expert Witness; Vibration Expert Witness and Shock Expert Witness, Climatic Testing 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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1998 to 1999
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Germany
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Expert performed reliability testing and general management consulting for a German company; he worked one year full time in Germany.
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World Wide
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Expert has taught vibration, shock, and HALT classes as well as Climatics testing classes in Finland, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, Canada, Mexico and China.
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He has been successfully marketing his own consulting firm since 1996.
Expert serves as a resource to
Intota Market Research Services
for customized marketing research in industries or areas related to
Hardware Reliability Testing; Vibration and Shock, Climatic Testing.
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 regularly teaches classes in vibration and shock testing, fixture design, HALT/HASS reliability tests, and climatics testing (the latter of which he developed) to companies in a wide range of industries.
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Expert regularly performs source selection of testing facilities as well as test equipment.
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Expertise
