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Hire Dr. Marlon C.
Isle of Man
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Strategic Consultant​ | Expertise in Surface Engineering, Tribology and Graphene.

Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing Technical Writing
Research Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection
Data & AI Data Visualization
Work Experience

Owner

MC Consulting Services

March 2019 - Present

MC Consulting Services

March 2019 - Present

Expert / Evaluator

Eurostars Programme - EUREKA -

November 2018 - Present

Committee Member

BSI -British Standards Institution-

August 2017 - Present

Research Engineer | Marie Curie Fellowship

FLubetech S.L.

September 2017 - February 2019

FLUBETECH

September 2017 - February 2019

Adviser

ARIAN Control & Instrumentation

October 2016 - December 2018

Research and Design Director

Manx Graphene Ltd.

August 2015 - August 2016

Research and Design Director

Highland Scientific Ltd.

August 2014 - August 2016

Asociated Professor

Simon Bolivar University

September 2009 - July 2014

Associate Professor

Universidad Simón Bolívar

September 2009 - July 2014

Senior Researcher

Eurecat Manresa (former CTM Centre Tecnològic)

October 2005 - July 2009

Senior Researcher

Fundació CTM Centre Tecnològic

October 2005 - July 2009

Adjunct Professor - part time -

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

September 2007 - August 2008

Holder of Doctorate Scholarship

Universidad Central de Venezuela

September 2001 - July 2005

Internship

Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Lille

January 2005 - February 2005

Internship

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Polytechnic University of Catalonia

October 2004 - December 2004

Lecturer - part time

Universidad Central de Venezuela

October 2002 - August 2004

Internship

Institute of Physics Rosario -Argentina-

September 2003 - December 2003

Research engineer

Universidad Central de Venezuela (CENMACOR UCV)

October 2000 - February 2002

Research Trainee at tinplate plant

SIDOR -Venezuela-

July 1998 - August 1998

Education

Doctorate (PhD) in Science Engineering Field Of StudyTribology, Surface Engineering

Universidad Central de Venezuela

September 2001 - January 2006

Doctorate (PhD) in Science Engineering (Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science School)

Central University of Venezuela

September 2001 - January 2006

Metallurgical Engineer (BEng ) Field Of StudyMetallurgy and Materials Science GradeHons 2:1

Universidad Central de Venezuela

April 1995 - July 2000

Metallurgical Engineer (Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science School)

Central University of Venezuela

April 1995 - June 2000

Certifications
  • Certification details not provided.
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
(2019). Surface integrity assessment of laser treated and subsequently coated cemented carbides . International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials.
Stella, J., Cruz, M.R., López, J.(2013). Cavitation erosion and sliding wear to assess carbide integrity in AISI D2 tool steel . Tribology Letters. 51. (1). p. 49-56.
Cruz, M.R., Staia, M.H., Cruz, M.R., Staia, M.H.(2007). Ion nitrided AISI H13 tool steel Part 2 - High temperature performance under sliding wear conditions . Surface Engineering. 23. (3). p. 223-229.
Liscano, S., Gil, L., León, O.A., Cruz, M., Staia, M.H.(2006). Corrosion performance of duplex treatments based on plasma nitriding and PAPVD TiAlN coating . Surface and Coatings Technology. 201. (7 SPEC. ISS.). p. 4419-4423.
Cruz, M.R., Nachez, L., Gomez, B.J., Nosei, L., Feugeas, J.N., Staia, M.H.(2006). Ion nitrided AISI H13 tool steel part I - Microstructural aspects . Surface Engineering. 22. (5). p. 359-366.
Cruz, M.R., Staia, M.H.(2006). Ion nitrided AISI H13 tool steel part 2 - High temperature performance under sliding wear conditions . Surface Engineering. 22. (5). p. 367-374.
Cruz, M.R., Staia, M.H., Feugeas, J.(2005). Tribology on steels with duplex treatments. A review | Tribología en aceros con tratamientos superficiales tipo dúplex. Una revisión . Revista de la Facultad de Ingenieria. 20. (1). p. 39-48.
Staia, M.H., Suárez, M., Cruz, M.R., Campillos, Y.B.(2003). Electrochemical characterization in reduced area of hard coatings | Caracterización electroquímica localizada de recubrimientos duros . Revista de la Facultad de Ingenieria. 18. (2). p. 83-89.
Staia, M.H., D'Alessandria, M., Cruz, M.R., Castro, A.(2003). Study of sliding wear behaviour at high temperature of PVD MoZrSiAlN coating deposited on AISI 1045 steel . Surface Engineering. 19. (4). p. 292-298.
Staia, M.H., Conzoño, A., Cruz, M.R., Roman, A., Lesage, J., Chicot, D., Mesmacque, G.(2002). Wear behaviour of silicon carbide/electroless nickel composite coatings at high temperature . Surface Engineering. 18. (4). p. 265-269.
Staia, M.H., Sanchez, C., Cruz, M.R., Roman, A., Lesage, J., Mesmacque, G., Dahotre, N.B.(2002). Tungsten laser alloying of A356 Al alloy - Tribological performance and characterisation . Surface Engineering. 18. (4). p. 270-276.
Albano, C., Brito, O., Massot, F., Cruz, M.(2001). Characterization of pigmented low-density polyethylene | Caracterizacion del polietileno de baja densidad pigmentado . Informacion Tecnologica. 12. (3). p. 129-136.
Staia, M.H., Fragiel, A., Cruz, M., Carrasquero, E., Campillo, B., Perez, R., Constantino, M., Sudarshan, T.S.(2001). Characterization and wear behavior of pulsed electrode surfacing coatings . Wear. 250-251. (PART 2). p. 1051-1060.
Staia, M.H., Cruz, M., Dahotre, N.B.(2001). Wear resistance of a laser alloyed A-356 aluminum/WC composite . Wear. 250-251. (PART 2). p. 1459-1468.
Staia, M.H., Cruz, M., Dahotre, N.B.(2000). Microstructural and tribological characterization of an A-356 aluminum alloy superficially modified by laser alloying . Thin Solid Films. 377-378. p. 665-674.
BOOK
Hernández, R., Cruz, M.R., Picas, I., Riera, M.D., Casellas, D.(2011). Tribological Approach of Forming Tool Performance Based on Finite Element Modelling (FEM) . Friction, Wear and Wear Protection: International Symposium on Friction, Wear and Wear Protection 2008 Aachen, Germany. p. 327-332.