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Expert in Metal Containers, Glass Containers, Beverage Packaging, Technology Development
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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has filling process knowledge for carbonated beverages with Coors Brewing and with soft drink filling locations to lower package oxygen levels, improve product yield, decrease defects.
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Engineering at Colorado State University. He has designed high speed packaging machinery and can body and can lid forming machinery that ultimately became available to the industry. He has directly managed chemists, chemical, electrical, structural, mechanical, optics, corrosion engineers to the completion of complex multi-discipline projects ranging from beverage packaging systems to federally funded research programs on aircraft icing, airport security, satellite lubrication systems, mechanical systems reliability.
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He has managed the engineering functions for a large scale glass container manufacturing and bottle filling plants. He has worked with consumer research firms to develop appealing consumer packaging for beverage products that were readily manufacturable and environmentally sustainable. Led team to select glass container melting and forming technologies for a major glass plant rebuild.
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Designed low cost metal efficient beverage containers whose total manufactured volume is greater than 400 billion units which have been filled by Coors, Anheuser-Busch, Coke and Pepsi. Cumulatively, the designs represented greater performance and lower cost than competitive designs saving customers millions of dollars in metal costs while providing fillers and consumers improved performance as measured by consumer complaint data. Selected and specified from commercially available glass, folding carton, label, closure, carton supplies, the package components used for the national rollouts of Coors Light and Killians. Researched plastic closures and containers for oxygen sensitive beverages as well as the manufacturing processes and costs. Researched the compatibility of hard to hold and retorted beverages with aluminum containers and internal coating system. Researched the factors contributing to rapid loss of beverage carbonation and gushing complaints by consumers.
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He has researched beverage active package structures including oxygen absorbers. He specified the materials and developed the supply chain to support the national rollouts of Coors Light and Killians including primary package, closures, labels, folding cartons, carriers, corrugated, slip pallets. Developed light weight and strong aluminum beverage can designs. Assisted with the development of aluminum bottle manufacturing technologies.
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He has designed components of bottle and aluminum can filling lines beverage filling lines (uncaser, packer, custom conveyors), 60 inch wide plastic slip pallet manufacturing line, contributed to the design of can and lid forming machinery (bodymaker, trimmer, necker, sequential forming dies).
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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: Columbus, Ohio;
Cincinnati, Ohio;
Dayton, Ohio;
Springfield, Ohio;
Hamilton, Ohio;
and Middletown, Ohio.
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1982
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MS
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Mineral Economics
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Colorado School of Mines
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1970
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BS
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Mechanical Engineering
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University of Toledo
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1992 to 2006
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Anheuser-Busch Packaging Group
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Metal Container/Eagle Packaging/Longhorn Glass
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Director Technical Development, VP Technology
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Direct R&D of beverage container manufacturing and beverage compatibility. Develop specifications, audit suppliers
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1989 to 1992
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Miller Brewing
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Quality Assurance
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Manager Package Innovation
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Identify beverage package innovation opportunities, develop with supplier teams
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1986 to 1989
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First Omega Group, Inc
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Vice President
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Won 7 Federal small business innovation awards for aircraft and highway ice detection, lubricants for use in low earth orbit, predictive failure systems, screening of airport passengers
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1971 to 1989
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Adolph Coors Co
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Engineering, R&D
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Manager R&D and Engineering
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Manage R&D and engineering of beverage can, glass bottle, folding carton, filling, packaging, warehouse operations and design
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1965 to 1971
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Owens-Illinois
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Glass Container
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Batch and furnace engineer
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Engineering of furnaces and glass raw materials processing, R&D of advanced glass forming processes
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Associations/Societies
SME, STLE, Glass Manufacturers Industry Council (GMIC)
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Licenses/Certifications
Professional Engineer
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Professional Appointments
CoChair GMIC Glass Strength (improvement) Steering Team
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Awards/Recognition
7 Federal Small Business Innovation Awards
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Publications and Patents Summary
7 patents, 3 pending - patents cited over 100 times in subsequent applications by others
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Recent Client Requests:
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Beverage packaging engineer and expert for consulting on a new plastic beverage design.
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Expert in glass container manufacturing.
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Expert in beverage canning process and design.
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Plastic bottling expert needed for consulting regarding contamination of pre-forms.
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Bottle expert needed for consulting on defending product liability case in ny.
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Expert in glass bottling and forensics for consulting on barbecue bottle that exploded causing injury
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Expert in broken glass causation for glass jug type bottles.
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Expert opinion on whether a faulty beverage canning process lead to loss.
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Bottled water industry expert witness for consulting.
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Expert in packaging technology for litigation case involving glass particles found in food from food packaging.
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Expert in bottling equipment for litigation involving processing delays.
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Specialist in design and specification of aluminum beverage cans.
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Training/Seminars
aluminum can manufacturing, metal forming tooling design
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Audit manufacturing processes and quality systems of aluminum rolling mills, coating suppliers, equipment builders
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Other Skills and Services
registered professional engineer
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