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Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Design Specialist, Automation and Robotics Specialist, Patent Infringement and Litigation Support Consultant, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing Optimization Consultant, Expert Witness Testimony, Engineering Consulting Services
Expertise in design, development, marketing, manufacturing and management for industries such as military, aerospace, medical, appliance and automotive, development, design, testing, and operation of medical devices, hand and power tools, major electrical appliances, diamond wire dies and cutting tools, manufacturing equipment, material handling systems, robotics equipment, industrial control systems, safety interlocks, and automation equipment.

As an engineering consultant, this expert specializes in management and design of products utilizing kinematic hardware for industrial applications and consumer products.

Areas in which this consultant is highly regarded include intellectual property, patent claim construction, infringement, and litigation support, trade secrets, product liability, quality, design and product failures, patent law, patentability, prior art, infringement and related damage analysis, claim drafting (broad claims protect future work), anticipation, non-obviousness, and enablement.

This consultant's capabilities include design and development of new products as well as design review and improvement for existing products and processes, manufacturing optimization, energy management, market development engineering, mechanical engineering and engineering mechanics.

Expert witness and litigation support services include accident diagnosis and prevention, energy management, conservation, losses, industrial accidents, defective machinery and equipment, product liability, quality, design and product failures, property damage & environmental loss investigation, accident, fire and explosion investigation, due diligence safety and reliability assessment, and breach of contract

PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
Aerospace, Appliance, Automotive, Manufacturing, Automation, Robotics

EDUCATION
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
B.M.E., (Pi Tau Sigma), Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy & Associates, Inc.

Providing expertise in mechanical engineering, mechanical design, automation and robotics, patent infringement and litigation support, systems engineering, manufacturing optimization, expert testimony, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.

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Director of Industrial Solutions, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science, major university

Created and directed the Industrial Solutions program with 3 patents pending. Established the multidisciplinary senior design program that linked industrial needs with student projects and collected $50,000 in support from industry. Developed and taught innovative couses in systems integration.

President and Founder, automation and robotics products firm

Firm provided design and build of grippers, tooling and support equipment necessary for successful operation of material handling equipment, robots, assembly machines, assembly lines, and pick-and-place units. Responsibilities included corporate management, sales and marketing, product development, production, finance, and marketing communications. Sold products to end users that included Harley-Davidson, SKF Bearing, Ford Motor Co., Johnson Controls, US Filter and others. Invented patented Multi-Position Self-Locking Gripper. Designed and implemented a sales, marketing and distribution network for custom-made products. Originated and reduced the operating cost of the corporation in design, accounting, purchasing, scheduling and work processing through computer program integration and management (CPIM).

Senior Market Development Engineer, General Electric Company, Specialty Materials Department, Worthington, OH

Coordinated "Man-Made" diamond product development, fabrication, testing, marketing and sales. Wass responsible for two COMPAXTM product lines; developed and patented three diamond products. Replaced mined natural diamond with diamond made from graphite on mechanical presses. Justified and introduced thermally stable COMPAXTM blanks with proprietary diamond crystal structures. Identified future customers and markets of interest (MOI). Completed eight international marketing trips to Japan, Germany, UK, France, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland and Romania.

Project Engineer, Whirlpool Corporation, Laundry Group, Benton Harbor, MI

Invented, designed and developed appliance improvements for washing machines, clothes dryers, trash compactors, microwave ovens and garbage disposals. Performed patent functions including notebooks, invention disclosures, applications, drawings and claims. Provided support to patent attorneys on independent and dependant claims, royalties, non-exclusive licenses and infringement. Products include vibration balance mechanism, polypropoline plastic foot, water valve, motor, clutch, gear drive, pump, timer, blower, heater, ice maker, agitator, compressor, evaporator and condenser.

Manufacturing Research Engineer, Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI

Invented, designed and developed manufacturing machinery for washing machines, clothes dryers, trash compactors, microwave ovens, garbage disposers, refrigerators, air conditioners and heat pumps. Products included automatic assembly machinery, DFMA design for manufacture/assembly, robotics and automation. Performed patent functions including notebooks, invention disclosures, applications, drawings and claims. Provided support to patent attorneys on independent and dependant claims, royalties, non-exclusive licenses and infringement.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consulting:
Irwin Industrial Tools, Huntersville, NC - Low cost plastic polymer cylinder
Klingspor, Hickory, NC - Failure Analysis of Conveyor and Bar Code Reader Sytem
Vektek, Inc., Emporia, Kansas - Hydraulic clamps
DuPont Automotive, Troy, MI - Designed a Custom Venturi Vacuum Gripper
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA - Invented a 3 Axis, Force Feedback Electric End Effector
Harley Davidson, York, PA - Designed a Self-Locking Tank Clamp for Robot System
Sandia National Labs, Albuquerque, NM - Designed a Constant Force Robot Wrist
G. M. Corp. Worldwide, Pontiac, MI - Research and Development of Custom Robot Wrists
Bosch, Automotive Motor Systems, Hendersonville, TN - Custom Prehensile Unit
ITT Automotive, Morgantown, NC - Design a 3 Jaw Custom Stroke Gripper
Delco Remy, Anderson, IN - Designed and built Water Cooled Gripper
Kaiser Aluminium, Greenwood, SC - Designed and built Pivot Wrist Tooling System
NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL - Designed aerospace end effector
Abbott Labs, Ross Lab Division, Columbus, OH - Designed a packaging robot system

HONORS AND AWARDS
NASA SBIR Contract completed and Prototyped
Second Place Award, Manufactured Products, Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation

PUBLICATIONS
Holds 12 patents and is an expert in claim writing and defense. Published author of technical publications in areas related to mechanical innovation and design.

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