Areas of Expertise

Thin Film Coatings

 

➢ Indium Tin Oxide and other TCO’s

➢ Silver-based IMI Stacks for Solar Control and Electrodes

➢ Anti-Reflection

➢ Optical Filters

➢ Wire Grid Polarizers and other Reflective Polarizer Technologies

➢ Index Matching for Color Suppression and Neutralization

➢ Metals

➢ Novel Coatings for Modulating Reflectance, Transmittance, and Color

Product Development

 

➢ Human Factor Analysis

➢ Fitness-for-Use Assessment

➢ Requirements and Specifications

➢ Environmental Durability Testing

➢ Root Cause Analysis

Statistical Tools

 

➢ Statistical Design of Experiments

➢ Monte Carlo Simulations

➢ Product and Process Capability Assessment

➢ Risk Assessment, FMEA - Process and Product

➢ Quality Control Testing

Intellectual Property

 

➢ Novelty Assessment

➢ Prior and Related Art Searches

➢ Technical Prosecution Support

➢ Technical Claim Structure Development

➢ Patent Writing - Technical

Leadership

 

➢ Invention and Commercialization of New Products and Technologies.

➢ Strategic Planning and R&D Roadmaps

➢ Cross Functional Team Development.

➢ Developed Thin Film Training Curriculum

➢ Culture of Trust and Inclusiveness

Process Development

 

➢ Chemical Vapor Deposition

➢ PVD such as Magnetron Sputter Vapor Deposition

➢ Combustion Chemical Vapor Deposition

➢ Vacuum Polymer Deposition (PML)

➢ Value Add / Value Engineering