Dr. Joseph Victor Alexander

Additional Skills

Process Engineering

• Unit operation determination
• Materials selection
• Equipment selection
• Process economics
• Purification/separation operations
• Familiar with organic synthesis planning and associated laboratory procedures

Automation Engineering

• Experience with embedded systems programming
• Experienced designer of systems incorporating PID loops
• Familiar with Siemens TIA and associated software
• Knowledge and experienced designer of automated systems incorporating variety of measurement and control:
  • Temperature
  • Flow
  • Density
  • Mass
  • Liquid level
  • Pressure

Product Design/Testing

• Mechanical Testing Equipment Including
  • Tensile testing
  • Indentation
• Experienced with various aspects of US and International Patent Law including
  • Development
  • IP searching/prior art determination/freedom to practice
• Experienced user of data analysis software such as Matlab, C++, Maple, and MathCad
• Parametric design, finite element analysis, simulation and engineering software packages including Pro/Engineer, ANSYS, ASPEN/HYSYS and COMSOL

Microscopy/Imaging

• Scanning Electron Microscopy
• Transmission Electron Microscopy
• Atomic Force Microscopy

Materials Analysis

• Gel Permeation Chromatography
• X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
• High Pressure Liquid Chromatography
• Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
• Differential Scanning Calorimetry
• Thermogravitometric Analysis

Project Development

• Experienced in new product development including:
  • Prototyping
  • Scale-up
  • Market evaluation/testing
  • Manufacturing
  • Financial planning/evaluation
    • Capital requirements
    • Cash flow projections
• Project evaluation/planning
  • Economic analysis
  • Contingency planning

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