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Expert in Metal Finishing - From Anodizing to Zinc plating - Processing, design, engineering, NAPCAP, ISO
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Summary of Expertise:
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Have been in the metal finishing business since 1980.
More than 20 years direct experience in aluminum anodizing. Plant deign and engineering, Installation and training. Bilingual (English and Spanish). Expert troubleshooter. Built and operated several metal finishing facilities. Expert in bright dip aluminum and color matching.
Experience printing on aluminum anodized surfaces (silkscreening and dye sublimation)
Familiar with state, local and federal regulations for waste removal - By-product recycling.
Vast knowledge of electroplating (precious metals, electroless nickel, Copper, Nickel, Chrome, Cad, zinc, Tin, etc) and powder coating.
Passivation, chemfilm, masking
Customer service, quality control, pricing.
Have helped companies with quality control issues, project management, developed process procedures.
Have helped companies being accredited with NADCAP and ISo:9001
Developed software for the industry.
Familiar with NADCAP and ISO
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Expert has experience running and operating metal finishing facilities. He is customer oriented, knows how to make your metal finishing
facility profitable. Knows processes well enough to identify current and potential problems,gives expert advise on how to eliminate them.
He is familiar with all facets of aluminum anodizing (type I, II, III) class I and II. Chemfilm processing, passivation of stainless steel and
titanium, masking, liquid paint and powder coating, electroless nickel plating, electropolishing and bright dipping. Teflon impregnation systems.
Vast knowledge of plating proceses.
Because of his background in engineering, he has designed and operated state of the art metal finishing facilities both in Mexico and the USA.
He fully understands your needs and is great troubleshooter.
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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: Los Angeles, California;
San Diego, California;
Long Beach, California;
Santa Ana, California;
Anaheim, California;
Riverside, California;
Glendale, California;
Huntington Beach, California;
San Bernardino, California;
and Chula Vista, California.
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1980
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MS
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Chemical Engineering
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U.S.C
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1976
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BS
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Chemical Engineering
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Universidad Iberoamericana
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2009 to
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(Undisclosed)
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General Manager / Consultant
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Strarted out as a consultant. Company after a month offered me Plant Manager job, In a year became Vice-President. Helped company to obtain ISO 9001 certification. Troubleshooting processes, training personnel, making business more profitable. Going after NADCAP
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2007 to 2008
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Anodizing Industries
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Consultant
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Training of personnel. Troubleshooting. Improving productivity. Chemical analysis. Design and installation of anodizing equipment.
Quality control
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1990 to 2007
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ANO-BRITE, INC
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President - CEO
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Design, engineering and installation of anodizing facility.
Training of personnel. Chemical analysis. troubleshooter.
Customer service. Production manager. Device process sequence and pricing. Quality control
Rack design. Waste water treatment.
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1988 to 1990
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George Industries
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Chief Chemist
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Analysis of chemical solutions. Troubleshooting.
Personnel training. Waste water treatment. Purchasing of raw materials. Customer service. Quality Control.
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Associations/Societies
Member A.E.S. (American Electroplting Society).
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Licenses/Certifications
BS Chemical Engineering;
MS Chemical Engineering.
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Professional Appointments
President - ANO-BRITE, INC;
President KING OF TRIm, LLC;
VP - Symcoat Metal Processing.
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Helped facility with an aluminum anodizing line (chromic anodizing type I), NADCAP accredited to process monthly test coupons without failure. Also troubleshooted chemfilm line. Trained personnel with proper process procedures and advised on equipment modification to improve quality, save time and money.
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Work as a consultant in metal finishing facility correcting different technical problems, such as improper refrigeration system, seal was not working properly. Modified rectifier with computerized ramping equipment, developed computerized masking techniques, helped with pricing, quality control.
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Consulted for a company in the west coast on how to improve their bright dipping line to obtain top of the line reflectivity on aluminum (Alzak processing)
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Manufactured and installed aluminum bright dipping anodizing line. Trained personnel with proper operation procedures, chemical analysis, racking, color matching,etc.
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Recent Client Requests:
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Anodizing expert for consulting on Test Panel Failures.
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Expert anodizing for consulting on We need professional on Chromic Anodizing and Chemical Conversion Coatings.
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Zinc plating expert for consulting on Corrosion protection improvement - Acid Zn Plate w/ Tri Chrom.
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Expert processing engineer electroplating for consulting on Chrome process.
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Expert in Cadmium Plating on H-11 Steel to assist with root cause analysis.
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Expert for consulting on Chroming and Anodizing feasibility study.
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Expert in passivation and cleaning of titanium anodization and metal parts to assist with automation.
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Expert to assist with process improvment and plant layout for an Acid Zinc rack line.
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Electropolishing and black oxide expert for product liability expert.
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Expert for consulting on manganese phosphate coating issue in litigation.
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Aluminum plating expert for consulting on Plating process for aluminum wheels in 1970's.
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1984 to 1988
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Mexico
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Worked in electroplating facility in Mexico City. In charge of production, chemical purchases, troubleshooting, design and installation of new equipment. develop new processes for the company (Drilube, electroless nickel, hard chrome).
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2011 to 2011
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Mexico
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Worked in a facility troubleshooting an aluminum anodizing line, where they are having trouble with corrosion resistant testing. Problem was solved in 2 working days.
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Spanish
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100% - He was born and raised in Mexico City. He obtained his BS degree in chemical engineering in one of the top schools in the country. Spanish is his mother language.
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English
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He is fluent in all facets of English: speaking, reading, writing, and oral comprehension.
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Expert in aluminum bright dipping, dye coloring, color matching. Silkscreening and dye sublimation printing on aluminum. Electroplating, powder coating.
Familiar with pricing, local customers, federal, state and local environmental regulations.
Experience with computers (power user and programming).
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Training/Seminars
He has trained personnel in different metal finishing facilities, including his own, which operated for more than 20 years. Bilingual in English and Spanish. Likes face to face communication and the ability to show people the proper way to operate and what is expected from them.
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection He is very familiar with the most important vendors in the area. He knows where to get what is needed, chemicals, supplies, tanks, machinery, equipment, racks, books, etc. Over 20 years of direct experience dealing with all sorts of vendors. He knows who is and who is not reliable and prices.
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Other Skills and Services
He was the founder and owner of an aluminum anodizing shop in North Hollywood for 20 years. Familiar with customer service, all the technical aspects of the anodizing business, billing, shipping and receiving, developing software for the company, training of personnel, dealing with state, local and federal regulations.
Also, he built from scratch a powder coating shop which he operated for 2 years before it was sold.
Experience with permanent printing techniques on aluminum (silkscreen and dye sublimation).
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