Expert No. 128486 – FL / WI
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - More than 30 years of extensive R&D, manufacturing, patent law, and worldwide government chemical compliance and management expertise in the chemical industry. Expert is nationally known in UV and EB curable coatings fields; selected to present Technical and Safety portions of recent five Primer Sessions held at RadTech National Conferences. Hands-on laboratory and R&D management experience in the commercialization of more than 50 new products for a broad range of industrial uses. More than 20 years of experience in directing a corporate exchange program between expert's United States Laboratory and European and Japanese partners. Has more than 65 publications, including patents, journal articles, and presentations at technical conferences. Developed and implemented a multimillion-dollar global patent program that included worldwide patent enforcement as well as filing patent applications worldwide. Also created and directed a corporate worldwide MSDS and government compliance program. Has excellent writing skills and is able to communicate complex chemical technology into easy to understand language. Expert's extensive knowledge of chemical and physical analytical test methods is a critical asset in achieving favorable results in client litigation. Legal experience and services include case history review, site inspection, failure analysis, evaluation of opposing expert witness' findings, developing / recommending / carrying out technical strategies, performing analytical tests to support planned strategy, provide written reports in convincing easy to understand language, attorney depositions, and court testimony. Holds doctorate degree in chemistry.
Areas of Expertise:
Representative Litigation Experience:
- Paint failure
- Slip and Fall
- UV curable coating/adhesive failure
- Food ingestion
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- Consulting services for UV and EB curable coating technology
- Present onsite seminars on UV and EB curable coating technology
- Product development using UV and EB curable coating technology
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Photochemistry of organometallic compounds | City University of New York | |
| B. Sc. | Chemistry | City College of New York |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- DSM Desotech Inc. - Technical Director
- Continental Group - Senior Research Chemist
- Mellon Institute - Postdoctoral Research Associate
- American Chemical Society
- Rubber Institute
- International Wire and Cable and smaller trade association conferences
Awards & Honors:
| Selected to present the Technical and Safety portions of five Primer Sessions at RadTech Conference |
Other Career Highlights:
| 65 publications, which include presentations at technical conferences |
| journal articles and United States and overseas patents |
