Expert No. 350471 – Engineering Expert – NY / QC
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Expertise Description: Consulting expert in Fastener Engineering with more than 15 years experience in the field.  Licensed in Quebec but does consulting and expert witness work nationwide.  Focus on process design, product and process reliability, and product applications. Expertise includes fastener manufacturing (raw materials; fastener metallurgy, including raw materials, forming, and heat treatment; quality assurance; manufacturing engineering support; automated inspection methodology; lean manufacturing and cost reduction; and coatings, including electroplating, galvanizing, phosphating, and emulsions); applications engineering (joint analysis in automotive, structural, machinery, fluid storage & pipeline, pressure vessels and other applications; fastener selection and design; fastening technology and methodology); and laboratory and testing (failure analysis; applications testing; fastener laboratory design). Award recipient for outstanding contributions to the development of fastener standards, involved in a number of academic research programs, and active voting member of standards committees including ASTM & SAE, etc. Prior consultation and expert witness and testimony experience.
Representative Litigation Experience:
  • Hydrogen embrittlement.
  • Fastener failure.
  • Metal component failure.
  • Customs and import duty.
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
  • All topics related to mechanical fasteners.
  • Academic research in hydrogen embrittlement, fastener failure, metal component failure, customs and import duty.
Licenses & Certifications:
Quebec Order of Professional Engineers
Education:
DegreeSubjectInstitution
PhDMaterials EngineeringMcGill University
MSMaterials EngineeringMcGill University
BSMetallurgical EngineeringMcGill University
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
  • American Society for Testing and Materials
  • Society for Automotive Engineers
  • International Organization for Standardization
  • American Society for Materials
Awards & Honors:
Fred F. Weingruber Award, American Society for Testing and Materials
Other Career Highlights:
Authored articles and presented at speaking engagements on fasteners and hydrogen embrittlement.

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