Robert Reuven Aharonov

**** ******** ***, *. **********, MI 48322

h: 248-***-****/c: 248-***-****/acbbbi@r.postjobfree.com

Federal-Mogul Tech Center, Plymouth, MI - Research Engineer, Ring & Liner

Technology (Sep 2007 - Present)

. Responsible for PVD and Thermal Spay Coatings Technology on Piston Rings

and Cylinder Liners in NA

. Responsible for coating Technology transfer from Europe to NA production

. New Product and Application Development of PVD and Thermal Spray coatings

on piston rings

. Responsible for coating technology aspects of a piston ring

manufacturing

. Deposited coatings using PVD - Arc, and, Plasma Spray, HVOF of Mo and

Carbide - based coatings

. Evaluated advanced deposition methods of PACVD (DLC) and Plasma Spray

. Developed new Plasma Spray and HVOF coatings

. Responsible for competition coating benchmarking, characterization, and

reverse engineering

. Evaluated alternative coatings' raw materials suppliers and processes for

cost reduction

. Used Design of Experiments for coatings Optimization

. Employed SEM/EDX, Auger/XPS, XRD, Light Metallography, Micro- and Nano-

Hardness, Scratch adhesion test, Light Interferometer, Cameron - Plint

wear tester for coatings characterization

. Conducted Failure Analysis of failed components

IonBond, LLC, Madison Hts, MI - Manager, Technology Dept (2001- May 2007)

. Managed Technology Group, responsible for the following:

. Establishment of a new tool and components coating production facility

(2006)

. Participated in planning and building of the new facility

. Budget and Cost Reduction

. New Product and Application Development via PVD Arc, Sputtering, and

PACVD (DLC)

. Pilot Production of New Products, such as automotive & racing

components, cutting tools, etc

. Design and industrial scale up a new family of multi-layer coatings

. Active participation in APQAP teams for projects involving major

automotive customers

. Scale Up and Transfer to Production

. Intellectual Property (Patents & know-how)

. Materials Characterization & Testing Lab

IonBond, LLC, Madison Hts, MI - Manager, Applied Materials Dept (2000-2001)

. Managed Materials Characterization (MC) & Failure Analysis (FA) Group

. Responsible for External Sales of MC & FA services

IonBond, LLC, Madison Hts, MI - Senior Scientist (1999-2001)

. Advised various groups within the company as to technological merits of

existing and potential projects and products

. Headed New Product Development Team

. Composed and managed long and short term programs in area of PVD coatings

development and plasma diagnostics

. Managed 3 shift-7 day a week pilot production of a new carbon based

coating

. Responsible for timely transfer of new processes and products from

development to production

IonBond, LLC, Rockaway, NJ - Applications Engineer - Bio-Medical Devices

(1998-1999)

. Managed application development activities of a production coating

service center specializing in medical instruments and prosthetic implant

devices

. Responsible for fixture design, coating process procedures, QC & QA

IonBond, LLC, Rockaway, NJ - Manager, Development (1996-1998)

. Interviewed, hired and trained scientists, engineers, technicians

. Managed development and industrial implementation of new coatings by

Cathodic Arc Evaporation and Unbalanced Magnetron Sputtering

. Developed QC procedures, specifications and test equipment for coated

devices

. Developed new family of coatings to resist corrosion in molten Aluminum

(die casting)

. Implemented Design of Experiments approach for process optimization and

scale up

. Built and purchased specialty equipment, e.g., Image Analysis Package,

R&D PVD reactor, Scratch Adhesion Tester

IonBond, LLC, Rockaway, NJ - R&D Scientist (1990-1996)

. Developed a new generation of tribological/decorative coatings, such as

TiN, CrN, TiAlN, AlTiN, ZrN, TiCN, diamond-like carbon (DLC), Molybdenum

Disulfide

. Applied Bio-Compatible Coatings onto surgical instruments & orthopedic

implants

. Transferred new processes from R&D to mass production

. Characterized materials using SEM/EDS, TEM, XRD, AES, adhesion testing,

metallography, dynamic microhardness, stress measurements, etc.

. Established an Applied Materials Science Department

. Participated in founding a Division specializing in Diamond-like coatings

deposition

. Conducted Failure Analysis & Materials characterization

Previous Experience

Radian Engineering Inc, Israel - Research Engineer

Conducted research in the areas of Materials engineering, metallurgy, non-

destructive testing, electron microscopy;

Conducted Failure analysis of material systems (metals and composites);

Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel - Research Assistant

Specialized in mechanical testing, metallographic and fractographic

characterization of materials, non-destructive testing;

PATENTS

1. Implant with Composite Coating, A. S. Despres, E. J. Elwood, R.R.

Aharonov, P. Ehlers, K. Andersen, # 7,445,640, Nov 4, 2008.

2. Dual Layer Diffusion Bonded Chemical Vapor Coating for Medical

Implants, R. Aharonov, R. Fontana, #7,393,589, Jul 1, 2008.

3. Implant with Composite Coating, A. S. Despres, E. J. Elwood, R.R.

Aharonov, P. Ehlers, K. Andersen, # 7,105,030, Jul 9, 2001.

4. Article Having a Hard Lubricious Coating, R. Aharonov, R. Fontana,

J. South, #6,991,219, January 31, 2006.

5. Ultra-Miniature Electrical Contacts and Method of Manufacturing,

R.B. Marcus, I. Cadija, R. Aharonov, # 6,484,395, November 26, 2002

6. Forming Members for Shaping a Reactive Metal and Methods for Their

Fabrication, R. Aharonov, S. Chellapilla, R. Fontana, B. Janoss,

#6,274,257, August 14, 2001.

7. Implant with Composite Coating, A. S. Despres, E. J. Elwood, R.R.

Aharonov, P. Ehlers, K. Andersen, # 6,261,322, Jul 17, 2001.

8. Ultra-Miniature Electrical Contacts and Method of Manufacturing,

R.B. Marcus, I. Cadija, R. Aharonov, #6,183,267, February 6, 2001.

9. Engine Component with Wear-Resistant Coating, R. Aharonov, R.

Fontana, pending

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

ICMCTF, ASM, SVC, MALTEC, e.g.

The Coating Defect Formation in Arc Deposited Coatings, ICMCTF'98,

invited paper

CrN Coatings Deposited at Low and High Temperatures, MALTEC'92

Properties of High Composition Al, (Al,Ti)N Coatings Deposited by

CAE, SVC'96

EDUCATION

MS Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Applied Physics and

Material Science (graduated with honors)

BS Physics and Mathematics

List of publications

1. Experimental Investigation of Surface Instabilities in Cylindrical

Tensile Metallic Specimens, Rittel, D.; Aharonov, R.; Feigin, G.; Roman,

I.; Acta Metallurgia et Materialia, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 719-724, 1991.

2. Mechanical Interrogation of Interfaces in Monofilament Model Composites

of Continuous SiC Fiber - Aluminum Matrix, Roman, I; Aharonov, R.; Acta

Metallurgia et Materialia, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 477-485, 1992.

3. Diamond-like Carbon Films Synthesized by Cathodic Arc Evaporation,

B.F.Coll, P.Sathrum, R.Aharonov, Thin Solid Films, 209 (1992) 165-173.

4. The Adhesion of Cathodic Arc Deposited Titanium Nitride Coatings on

Orthopedic Alloys, Takeuchi, M.; Aharonov, R.; Carlton, R.; Coll, B.;

Fontana, R.; Pellman, M.; The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, pp.

345-360, 1993.

5. Properties of Chromium Nitride Coatings Deposited by Cathodic Arc

Evaporation, Aharonov, R.R.; Coll, B.F.; Fontana, R.P.; Surface and

Coatings Technology, vol. 61, no. 1-3, pp. 223-226, 1993.

6. Failure Characterization of Tools Coated with Hard Compound Coatings,

Aharonov, R.R.; Dutta, S.; Fontana, R.P.; Surface and Coatings Technology,

vol. 68/69, no. 1-3, pp. 755-761, 1994.

7. Factors Affecting Growth Defect Formation in Cathodic Arc Evaporated

Coatings, R.R.Aharonov, M.Chhowalla, S.Dhar, R.P.Fontana, Surface and

Coatings Technology 82 (1996) 334-343.

8. Hard Elastic Carbon Films from Linking of Carbon Nanoparticles,

G.A.J.Amaratunga, M.Chhowalla, C.J.Kiely, I.Alexandrou, R.Aharonov,

R.M.Devenish, Nature, vol. 383, 26 September, 1996.

9. Investigation of Carbon Nitride Films by Cathodic Arc Evaporation,

M.Chhowalla, I.Alexandrou, C.J.Kiely, G.A.J.Amaratunga, R.Aharonov,

R.P.Fontana, Thin Solid Films, 290-291 (1996) 103-106.

10. A New Form of Superhard - Superelastic Thin Film Carbon with Fullerene

- like Microstructure, I.Alexandrou, M.Chhowalla, A.Munindradasa,

C.J.Kiely, G.A.J.Amaratunga, R.Aharonov, submitted for publication (1996).

11. Generation and Deposition of Fullerene- and Nanotube-rich Carbon Thin

Films, M.Chhowalla, R.R.Aharonov, C.J.Kelly, I.Alexanrou, G.A.J.Amaratunga,

Philosophical Magazine Letters, 1997(75)(5) 329-335.

12. Optical and Electronic Properties of Carbon Nitride Thin Films,

M.Chhowalla, R.R.Aharonov, M.Akiyama, G.A.J.Amaratunga, presented at MRS

conference in Boston, MA, 1997.

12. Macroparticle Distribution in a Quarter-Torus Plasma Duct of a Filtered

Vacuum Arc Deposition System, M.Keidar, I.Beilis, R.Aharonov, S.Goldsmith,

J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 30 (1997) 2972.

13. Optimization of MoS2 Films for Practical Applications, N.E.LoBiondo,

R.R.Aharonov, R.P.Fontana, Y.Tottori, D.G.Teer, presented at ICMCTF,

S.Diego, CA, 1997.

14. An Investigation of the Properties of Ti-C:H Films, N.E.LoBiondo,

R.R.Aharonov, R.P.Fontana, ICMCTF, Surface and Coatings Technology, 94-95

(1997) 652-657.

15. Influence of an Electric Field on the Macroparticle Size Distribution

in a Vacuum Arc, M.Keidar, R.Aharonov, I.I.Beilis, J. Vac.Sci.Technol.A

17(5), Sep/Oct 1999.

16. An Investigation of the Corrosion of H13 Steel Coated with CrN in

Molten Aluminum Alloys: Effect of Steel Surface Preparation and Coating

Thickness, R.R.Aharonov, S.Chellapilla, B.Janoss, R.Shivpuri, A.Lakare,

presented at NADCA conference, Cleveland, OH, paper #113 in Transactions,

1999.

17. Properties And cutting Performance of AlTiN, AlCrSiN, AlCrTiN and TiCrN

Multi-layer Coatings by Cathodic Arc Deposition,, H.O.Gekonde, R.Aharonov,

M.Raducan, A. Serbanescu, presented at ICMCTF2007 conference, S.Diego, CA,

to be published

Materials' Scientist, Expert in Surface Enhancement and Thin Film and Thick

Coatings Deposition. Specialist in Materials Characterization and Failure

Analysis.

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