Expert No. 45080 – Engineering Expert – CA(S)
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Expertise Description: Expert in industrial cleaning and manufacturing processes with thirty plus years of experience and expertise in biochemistry, clinical chemistry, analytical chemistry, process development, and failure analysis. Areas of expertise include: high precision and general industrial cleaning; precision cleaning, critical and industrial applications; surface quality, surface preparation; contamination control, cleanrooms and general industrial applications; product failure, failure analysis (including coatings and adhesion failure); catastrophic failure analysis, aerospace and biomedical; avoidance and correction of worker safety and environmental regulatory problems; and product and process development for suppliers of cleaning agents and cleaning equipment.
Areas of Expertise:
Representative Litigation Experience:
- Intellectual Property Disputes, U.S. and International
- Patent applications, new technology - provide appropriate and comprehensive teaching
- Worker safety disputes / problems (OSHA - related)
- Neighborhood Safety (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) / South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
- Comment on impending local, regional, national, international regulations
- Evaluation of impending regulations, including verbal and written comments
- Product performance issues - impact of chemistry formulation, product and surface contamination, surface quality
- Civil, regulatory, criminal - Department of Justice, substance issues, National / international intellectual property, unique teachings, process patent, leachable residue, medical devices, performance and impact of consumer product, competitive issues in motion picture film processing and related applications, historical scenario reconstruction, solvents in manufacturing activities
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- Critical cleaning (precision cleaning, surface quality, surface preparation)
- Validation, auditing
- Process optimization, many industries (e.g., coating, aerospace, medical, electronics) - lean cleaning & manufacturing, performance & toxicological consequences of residue, supply chain coordination, failure avoidance & analysis
- Contamination control, product, and cleanrooms
- Develop new military specifications
- Customer & regulatory issues (including safety, environmental, governmental)
- Product and process development for suppliers of cleaning agents & equipment
- Education and training
- Support of legal advisors (e.g., intellectual property, insurance, & performance issues)
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.S. | Biology | Bryn Mawr College | |
| M.S. | Biochemistry | Rutgers University |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)
- Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA)
- American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Awards & Honors:
| Recipient U.S. EPA Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award |
Other Career Highlights:
| Extensive publications and presentations |
| Invited Speaker, USC Graduate School of Periodontics |
| Co-editor "Handbook for Critical Cleaning" |
