Resume - CV
John G. Rinker, Ph.D., P.E.
ENGINEERING CONSULTING
TEL. 404-315-9800
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Education: Ph.D., Metallurgy, Minor in Ceramic Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology. Master of Science in Metallurgy, Georgia Institute of Technology. Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Affiliations: Member, ASM International. Member, International Society of Air Safety Investigators. Member, Society of Automotive Engineers.
Professional Engineer, Georgia.
Services Provided: Metallurgical and mechanical engineering consultation, litigation support, and expert testimony. Investigation and analysis of failures of systems and components, especially relating to product liability issues.
Experience:
1997-present Independent engineering consultant. Formed Rinker Consulting Services, Inc., 1999.
1983-1997: Associate Member, Gottschalk Engineering Associates, Inc., Suwanee, Georgia.
1973-1983: Assistant Research Engineer, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Performed failure analysis for litigation and evaluation of insured losses involving a wide variety of products including fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft components and automobile, truck and machinery components and systems. Provided expert testimony in Federal and State courts.
Identified product defects and causes of failures and provided recommendations for the prevention of defects and failures. Examples of failure causes investigated include: fatigue fracture, overstress, collision and impact damage, wear, corrosion, stress corrosion cracking, hydrogen embrittlement, heat treatment errors, and fastening errors. Examples of products examined include: medical devices, aircraft engine components, propellers, aircraft structural components, vehicle drivelines, axles, wheel hubs, brakes, bearings, frames and suspension components, lamp filaments, pumps, compressors, piping, boilers, pressure vessels, tools, cranes, lifts, and lift trucks.
Conducted research involving minesweeping systems, telecommunication cables, radioactive material storage, and stress corrosion cracking and delayed brittle failure of steel and aluminum alloys.
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