| Capabilities:
Surface engineering strategies and
solutions, including market development, for the advanced materials and
coatings industry.
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Type of work: Market analysis,
market development, business strategies, selection of surface engineering
processes and testing programs, short course on surface engineering.
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Technical areas: Coatings and surface
modification processes for wear, lubricity, and corrosion; specific treatments
for tools, dies, and molds; advanced materials.
Background:
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President of R.B. Alexander & Associates
for over seven years
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Co-founder of Ion Surface Technology,
Inc. - ion implantation service
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Education: B.Sc. and D.Phil. (Physics),
Australia and England
Some representative projects:
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Helped German laser and thin film center
to develop North American market for laser-arc amorphous carbon coatings.
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Detailed market survey and analysis of
US commercial opportunities for a new coating technology.
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Marketing program for ion beam surface
engineering facility at a major applied engineering and physical sciences
R & D institute.
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Business strategies for large aerospace
prime contractor wanting to deploy plasma-based surface processing technologies,
which resulted in licensing of one technology.
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Testing program for advanced materials
company on surface engineering processes to improve release from aluminum
molds.
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Review of mold surface treatments for
leading manufacturer of injection molding machinery.
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