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• Machines for producing compact discs (CD's) and DVD's. This includes all mechanical design, electrical design and control software development. Many of these systems are installed worldwide and continue to manufacture product today. • Automated metalizing machines for making metalized plastic cutlery. These machines produce plastic spoons, forks and knives look like metal. Multiple systems have been built and are currently operating on both coasts. • Automated industrial metalizer machines for applying metal coatings to 3-dimensional plastic parts such as lipstick and mascara packages and other types of three dimensional parts. • An automated metalizer for coating men's shaver packaging with a chrome coating. • An in-line metalizer system which implements Expert's Thick Layer Deposition process. This system deposits thick metal coatings on mobile phones and other similar parts for EMI/RFI protection. • A patented process for manufacturing DVD's with high yields and high quality. • A patented metalizer design for depositing aluminum coatings on CD's at a high rate of speed.

Expert has extensive experience in sputtering of aluminum and aluminum alloys, copper, stainless steels, chrome gold, and other metals and alloys. He is recognized as an innovator in bringing vacuum metalizing processes into general manufacturing use, having accomplished this with optical discs, plastic cutlery, plastic packaging, aerospace products and other applications.

2000 to

(Undisclosed)

East Coast Manager

Expert provides engineering consulting relating to patents, intellectual property, product design, heaters, appliances, electric motors, process automation, failure analysis, safety and product remediation.

1998 to

(Undisclosed)

President

Expert provides engineering consulting and product development work relating to patents, intellectual property, product design, heaters, appliances, electric motors, process automation, failure analysis, safety and product remediation.

2009 to 2011

Marca Coating Technologies, LLC

Director, Sales and Innovation

At Marca, he led product development and sales efforts for an innovative new automated coating and metallizing product for decorating 3-dimensional plastic components such as cosmetic packaging. Through he successfully sold three initial systems to large European manufacturer of cosmetic packaging.

2001 to 2009

D2 Inline Solutions, LLC

President

D2 Inline Solutions was a small engineering company and an early spin-off of Expert's Firm. Expert led the development of various production machines for coating and metallizing men's shaver packaging, mobile telephones, metalized plastic cutlery and 3D plastic parts.

1991 to 1998

First Light Technology

Engineering

Director of Engineering

At First Light Expert led the development of innovative processes and production equipment for producing CD's, CD-R's and DVD's. As a start-up, he grew the engineering organization from a handful of staff to many tens of people as well as developed the associated support infrastructure. This machinery was engineered to be small and integrate with injection molding such that molded discs were metallized, coated and printed within less than a minute after molding. Expert developed patented DVD manufacturing technology that revolutionized the DVD production process.

1985 to 1991

Chapman Corp.

Engineering

Vice President of Engineering

At Chapman, Expert developed instrumentation, bench-top ionizers and other static elimination products for controlling static electricity in equipment and in the workplace. Many of these products are still manufactured today.

1982 to 1985

GTE Products Corporation

Engineering

Senior Engineer

Expert designed various types of semiconductor-based heater products for consumer, commercial and industrial applications.

1979 to 1982

Bell Telephone Laboratories

Member of Technical Staff

In this position Expert was a development team member with responsibility for the magnetic head on a new type of data cartridge-based tape recording system for data storage applications.

• Manufacturing and Process Development in Massachusetts - In this time and performance critical project, Expert identified and solved a major production problem impeding high volume manufacturing of packaging for a new high-visibility men's shaver product. Production delays with package manufacturing were threatening the on-time holiday launch of the product.
• Patent Infringement Case in California - This case related to a claimed infringement of a patented highly complex electrical connector system for military use. In this case Expert worked closely with counsel, evaluated patent claims, made an assessment of the designs and provided an opinion on infringement. Provided a detailed report of conclusions.
• Personal Injury Case in Pennsylvania - Expert analyzed a component failure which resulted in the injury of a worker while moving large I-beams at a shipyard. Deliverables were as follows: review of depositions, practices, procedures and industry standards. Analysis of failed components. Provided a detailed report of conclusions.
• Intellectual Property Protection Case in California - This case related to the alleged piracy of compact discs by California-based CD manufacturer. Expert assessed characteristic manufacturing features on the product and provided opinion on the likelihood of actual piracy. Provided a detailed report of conclusions.
• Product Liability Case in Illinois - In this case Expert reviewed the design and operation of a large steel door press to determine the cause of its frequent and costly failures and made recommendations on corrective actions. Provided a detailed report of conclusions.

• Expert with experience with conveyors and/or food processing
• Engineering expert for products liability case involving a punch press for pre-trial discovery and discovery purposes.