Global manufacturing Technology Expert Witness
Greater Philadelphia Area OfficeHoward Zakheim
Expert Witness
Global Manufacturing Technology Consultant
Cogent Experts, LLC
Education
Columbia University, B.S. Chemical Engineering
Columbia University, M.Sc. Operations Research
Background
Mr. Zakheim is a technology expert in Process Engineering, Filtration and Dispersion processes, delivering value by identifying process gaps, equipment optimization, rapid scale-up protocol and new opportunities by applying a fundamental technical approach founded on extensive experience working with Inkjet, Tedlar & Solvent and Waterborne automotive nano-particle dispersions (color concentrates) and finished products. Global Manufacturing Technology Team – Coatings plant design, debugging and start-up of media milling and filtration processes.
Exceptional global filtration process career with DuPont Performance Coatings (DPC) Research & Manufacturing Technology groups. Broad experiences resolving complex and subtle quality issues, working in conjunction with leading global filter media suppliers, across eleven global DPC manufacturing sites (in China, India, Brazil, Mexico, Germany, Belgium, Canada & U.S.) in addition to broad global customers including HP Inkjet and OEM assembly plants’ troubleshooting / support (Ford, GM, VW, Toyota & Honda).
Extensive experience using a broad range of filter technologies including filter bags & cartridges, plate & frame filters and flat media applied to Inkjet inks, polymer resins, E-coat, primers, WB & SB topcoats and clear-coat product families. Provides cost effective filter processes designed to remove visible particulates & crater causing contaminants from Automotive coatings & clear-coat products.
Over twenty years experience with state-of-the-art high energy media milling processes, lower energy horizontal & vertical media milling processes including basket mills, bulk powder delivery systems including hands on experience with hi-shear rotor / stator processes, formula optimization and design of filtration systems over a broad product viscosity spectrum.
Industry Experience
The Zakheim Technology Group, LLC, 2017 – Present
Providing expert technology to corporations, R&D and operations teams to trouble shoot quality / process issues, model & design systems, streamline operations and brain-storm new opportunities.
- Conduct manufacturing plant best practices audits / assessments and prioritizing Capex spends to achieve effective benefits. Provide strategic guidance to consolidate equipment and reduce Capex.
- Provide practical knowledge & skill with bulk powder loading, high shear mixing and rotor / stator process equipment.
- Formulation optimization know-how.
- Work closely with Global Sourcing and Quality Teams to specify and negotiate preferred supplier sourcing / pricing contracts.
- Provide Filtration & Dispersion Fundamentals and practical process training to global plant process engineers, chemists, operations personnel & quality resources.
Axalta Coating Systems, 2013 – 2017, 4.5 Yrs
Global Manufacturing Technology Team Expert, Dispersion & Filtration Processes
As a member of Axalta’s Global Manufacturing Technology Team worked in collaboration with Sourcing & Quality groups, technical colleagues & site leadership to audit, assess & upgrade eleven global manufacturing sites’ implementation of Best Practices related to Filtration & Dispersion processes, mixing & formulations.
DuPont Company,
- Developed theoretical foundation for design of Filtration Systems.
- Studied & evaluated alternative filter media suppliers.
- Created Best Practices for Filter Processes for SB & WB Polymer Resin, Primers, Paint & Clear-Coat product families.
- Provided filter process technical support to external DPC suppliers / tollers & OEM customers’ assembly plants and Global internal DPC sites.
- Developed comprehensive training documentation & visited / trained Global DPC Process Engineers & Chemists.
- Conducted in conjunction with Quality Team – Audits / Assessments of filter processes at eleven Global sites.
- Identified Capex needs to fill technology gaps for each global site.
- Developed & Patented high energy magnetic media milling process
- Developed & Patented inherently fluidized, low contamination, high shear cubic Nylon media milling process
- Developed robust energy tunable media milling processes reducing cycle times up to 80% achieving greater pigment utilization and higher chroma dispersions.
- Developed & defined preferred equipment and materials for Next Generation robust & reproducible media milling processes.
- Collaborated with and have outstanding relationships with equipment vendors and material suppliers.
- Technology Leader & Mentor to younger global process team.
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Principal Engineer, Michael A. Pollock P.E., has over 25 years in the technology industry. He has spent large portions of his career in various business enterprises, ranging from small businesses and ventures to large Fortune 500 companies.
His expertise includes engineering, construction, manufacturing, failure analysis, operations, maintenance, patents and intellectual property, process safety and risk management, forensics, project management, decision and risk analyses, energy and power, building information systems, construction delay and critical path determination, and more.
As a well rounded expert in many venues, he is an avid forensic engineer and expert witness that will work for his client to understand all aspects of a given legal claim or matter.
Expert Witness and Forensics Industry Experience:
Consumer and Household Products – Stucco - Stucco Remediation - Construction Failures - Injuries - Information Systems (IT), Web & Internet Technology - Programming and Apps - Mechanical & Electromechanical Products – Tools – Power Tools – Physical Therapy Devices – Electronics – Safety and Construction Products – Automotive – Lawn and Garden – Heavy Equipment – Apparel – Paper and Textile Products – Machinery and Machine Tools – Software and Apps – Instrumentation Components – Building Materials – Insulation – Roofing Products – HVAC - Agricultural – Herbicides – Plastics – Polymers – Packaging – Specialty Products – Energy and Sustainability Products – Supermarkets – Refrigerants – Inks and Pigments – Facility and Real Estate Solutions – Chemical Applications – Military Products – Retail – Commercial and Industrial Products – Process Industry – Toys – Games – Furniture – Ergonomic Devices – Child and Baby Products – Batteries Power Supplies – Petrochemicals – Pharmaceuticals – Athletics – Coatings – Resins – Paint – Metallurgy – Farm and Agricultural – Biosciences – Materials
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