Composite Material Design and Manufacturing Consultant and Expert Witness (1126)
Expertise
Composite material selection and manufacturing.
Evaluation of sourcing and subcontracting of composite manufacturing.
Composite hardware integration for aerospace materials and products.
Composite design and composite testing.
Prototyping, mock-up, design review composite projects.
Expert witness for intellectual property, design, manufacturing, testing composites.
Licensed Professional Engineer California #30874
Experience
Panteral Composites, Cupertino, CA 1995-Present
Consultant/Contractor for the following clients:
Space Systems/Loral
Executed exclusivity agreement with Honeywell and co-developed a thermal interface material "Space Gel vet"; helped develop thermal management systems for space applications, submitted six (6) patent applications on customers behalf and created marketing collateral; strengthened partnerships with vendors that optimized process control, optimized novel electroless copper metalization process for RF components.
Fiber Lite Centrifuge/Piramoon Technologies Panteral Composites, Cupertino, CA 1995-Present
Consultant/Contractor for the following clients:
Space Systems/Loral
Executed exclusivity agreement with Honeywell and co-developed a thermal interface material "Space Gel vet"; helped develop thermal management systems for space applications, submitted six (6) patent applications on customers behalf and created marketing collateral; strengthened partnerships with vendors that optimized process control, optimized novel electroless copper metalization process for RF components.
Developed powder coating process for non-conducting composite with reduced 250%uFFFDF cure; modified resin system greatly reducing cure times and material cost; increased process window for current product line
Hexcel Corporation
Prepared technical and production portions of a missile and antenna sub-system proposal for defense customer; reviewed additional offload opportunities on customer's behalf
Merlin Technologies
Conducted mechanical testing for polymer composite; reviewed advanced antenna proposals and recommended manufacturing processes
Omega Pacific
Devised and conducted feasibility study for recreational product; reviewed customers site for process improvements
Integrated Composites Inc.
Developed marketing collateral to include in trade shows, brochures, and direct mail; initiated programs for compression molding Panavision film magazines and developed RTM process for specialized surgical device
Raytheon/Missile Systems Division, Tewksbury, MA, Senior Engineer, 1994-1995
Managed Aegis missile advanced radome bonding program
Established and directed qualification requirements for 2nd source vendors for AMRAAM fuse antennas
Designed critical processes for anti-tank missile(s)
Optimized cooling using thermal analysis (SINDA) for Patriot electronics
BP Chemicals Inc / Hitco, Advanced Materials Division, Auburn, WA, Manager, Engineering, 1992-1994,
Managed eighteen engineers and toolers in $30 million composite manufacturing business with 450 employees. Products included missile launch tubes and components, engine nacelles, and aircraft interior and exterior products.
Provided engineering input for commercial bid activities including aircraft interiors, winglets, and commercialized pultrusion process.
Raytheon/Missile Systems Division, Tewksbury, MA, Senior Engineer, Advanced Materials, 1990-1992
Designed and developed Advanced Sparrow Composite Cover Ejection System
Managed laboratory testing and coordinated impact testing at Sandia National Labs; coordinated manufacture of cover system demonstration hardware
Awarded patent bonus for ejectable cover design and prototype
Program Lead for active alloy braze with Edison Welding Institute
United Technologies Corp./Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, CT, Senior Engineer/Engineer, Advanced Composites, 1984-1990
Developed two "Erosion Protection Systems for Airfoils" and submitted patent disclosures
Lead Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) Engine development of composite vanes, shrouds, cases, and inlet guide vanes including work supported by Mantech Contract F33657-83-C-0092
Team Leader - Rapid Prototyping using stereo-lithography
Designed and procured automated composites molding system
Responsible for composite nozzle and flex seal portion of Advanced Solid Rocket Motor (space Shuttle) proposal to NASA - UTC Team
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Recruiter - 3 years
Honors & Publications
National Space & Missile Materials Symposium June, 2001 -"New Thermal Interface Material for Space Applications. %u201C Paper also presented at The 26th Annual International Conference on Advanced Ceramics, Cocoa Beach, Florida
three issued patents.
2nd Vice Chairman SAMPE
Education
M.S., Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Vermont