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Houston, Tx, Us

The Woodlands, Texas, Us

New Product Development and Materials Engineering for specialty products in gas compression, sealing and bearings

The Woodlands, Texas, Us

The Woodlands, Texas, Us

Dover Precision Components (also known with brand names Cook Compression, Inpro Seals, Bearings Plus and Waukesha Bearings)Management of technology, research and product development with high performance thermoplastics for challenging industrial and energy applications. Particular interests are in material portfolio development with PEEK / PTFE / PI / PAI / PBI / PPS / PA-based composites, characterization and test methods, processing techniques such as compression, injection molding and extrusion, and non-linear FEA of thermoplastics. Leads and influences a team on multiple functions: quality control and materials lab, manufacturing and processing of polymers, analysis and evaluation of new materials and technologies, research on new materials and fillers, business development and marketing of new polymeric products.

Lansdale, Pa, Us

Leads a team of engineers and technicians, manages the product test lab and the FEA/Lifetime Prediction group.Development, testing and analysis of polymeric products for seal systems and electrical connectors in oilfield applications. Particular expertise in PEEK based thermoplastics and composites.Commercialization of new high performance polymers and polymeric products. Advanced testing, modeling and simulations at HPHT conditions.

Lansdale, Pa, Us

Development and testing of next generation polymers for High Pressure/High Temperature (HPHT) sealing applications in oilfield. Lead testing and successful launch of Arlon 3000 XT, a new PEEK-based thermoplastic designed for extreme applications.Introduced Arlon 3000 XT to the technical community via multiple conference presentations.Specialized experimental and numerical research on characterization of polymer behavior at extreme conditions. Viscoelastic/plastic modeling, FEA and experimental analysis of high performance plastics and elastomers. Customized testing of sealing materials in downhole media.Set up and managed the HPHT Mechanical test lab and all testing activities.

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Us

• Lead research activities in the fields of advanced manufacturing methods, polymer processing techniques and process development• Served as a co-advisor to several graduate and undergraduate student projects• Studied novel techniques in injection molding process to obtain enhanced product properties for use in biomedical, electronics, optics and composite materials applications• Planned equipment/machine requirements and purchases of the laboratory• Assisted preparing new research proposals

Bethlehem, Pa, Us

Analyzed mechanical properties of advanced composites numerically and experimentallyDesigned innovative "Flexible Composites" with knitted textile fabrics and elastomersCompleted multi-scale nonlinear finite element analysis of high performance composites Modeled nontraditional materials such as knitted glassfiber yarns, elastomers, plastics at elevated temperatures, biomaterials, membranes, tissuesDeveloped computer simulation for Thermoforming process using ANSYS (FEA)Assisted technical proposals which received grants over $500.000 from external sources Worked as a Visiting Scientist at Ford Motor Company for thermoforming related experimental research in summer 2007

Production Engineer and Six Sigma Black Belt: Increased production capacity by 33% with a layout optimization study Organized and tracked investment planning of nearly $2 Million per year. Managed "from concept design to launch" of production systems for new productsEnhanced productivity by 26% without major investment; lowered cycle time from 14s to 11s and reduced total downtime by 70%Participated in "lean" design team who lowered capital cost of assembly line by 60%Reduced total stocks in the assembly area by 17% with an online stock-control system Prepared and issued work instructions and trained operatorsTroubleshot quality problems, prepared documentation (PQP, FMEA, 8D, Firewall), applied statistical techniques (Design of Experiments-DOE, SPC, capability analysis)

Analyzed buckling behavior of composite sandwiches with thin and stiff skinsDesigned and numerically modeled alternatives with enhanced buckling performanceInvestigated effect of grain directions on structural properties of balsa woodOptimized anisotropy of balsa wood for increased mechanical properties of composite sandwiches with balsa coreDesigned and manufactured test set-ups and validated numerical/theoretical results with experiments, Published papers, contributed in projects for US Navy and other external sources

Phd, Mechanical Engineering

M.S, Mechanical Eng. & Mechanics

B.S, Mechanical Engineering