Vasiliy Krivtsov
Ph. Doctor
SUMMARY:
Practitioner and consultant in Reliability Engineering and Applied
Statistics. Author of a book, more than 30 papers, 9 patented inventions
and 2 trade secrets in these fields. Editorial board member for the
Reliability Engineering and System Safety journal.
EDUCATION:
Ph.D., Reliability Engineering, University of Maryland, USA
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Kharkov Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine
B.S./M.S., Electrical Engineering (honors), Kharkov Institute of
Mechanization and Electrification, Ukraine
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Reliability Engineering & Applied Statistics
Life data (including field/warranty data) analysis, Reliability models
with explanatory variables (Cox PH, ALT, Survival regression),
Repairable system and recurrence data analysis (renewal process, HPP,
NHPP, generalized renewal process), Multivariate regression analysis and
ANOVA, Empirical model building, System reliability analysis (Fault and
Event trees), Probabilistic risk assessment, Bayesian analysis.
Electrical Engineering
Analytical and experimental investigations of the reed, solid-state and
quasi-electronic relays. Optimization of dynamic modes of the series
solid state switching devices. Special expertise and inventive solutions
in reed interface relays for control/protection systems of high voltage
equipment.
Teaching/Lecturing
Formerly an associate professor of Electrical Engineering, Dr. Krivtsov
has exceptional communication and teaching skills. Currently, he is an
affiliate member of the University of Maryland Center for Reliability
Engineering, conducting seminars/workshops to various government and
private organizations.
Computer Languages & Applications
Practical programming experience in Pascal, C/C++, SAS and VBA. Projects
completed include uncertainty propagation routines (Monte Carlo and
Bootstrap) in C, Reliability Analysis and Risk Estimation (RARE)
software package in VBA. Extensive experience with a wide variety of
both MS Windows- and UNIX-based environments and applications, including
specialized packages such as STATISTICA, MATHEMATICA, MINITAB, WEIBULL++,
ITEM, RELEX, and others.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI, 1996 - present. Ford Technical Leader
(2002-present), Senior Technical Specialist (1999-2002), Reliability
Technical Specialist (1997-1999), Reliability Implementation Engineer
(1996-1997). Responsibilities: corporate reliability training (incl.
Ford of Europe, Australia, Brazil), statistical engineering support of
product development, field data analysis and emerging concern
identification, statistical warranty forecasting.
University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1993 - 1995. A researcher on a
project with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Idaho
National Engineering Laboratory. Responsibilities included development
of the Reactor Safety Assessment real-time expert system (RSAS) for the
NRC Operation Center - software modules testing (data flow and
robustness), knowledge base and inference engine enhancement, creation
of RSAS models for all licensed U.S. nuclear power plants. Other
projects included teaching Mathematical Techniques in Reliability
Engineering, design and development of reliability analysis soft tools
currently used by the UMD students majoring in reliability engineering.
Kharkov Institute of Mechanization and Electrification, Kharkov,
Ukraine, 1991-1993. Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering.
Responsibilities included teaching courses in Low Voltage Electrical
Apparatus and Relay Protection, Engineering Statistics, Theory of
Reliability and Maintainability; supervising graduate projects in
Electrical Engineering, co-chairing the Electrical Engineering
Department Scientists' Council.
INVENTOR, Research and Development Co., Kharkov, Ukraine, 1991-1993.
Reliability consultant. Investigated reed relay output parameter
stability through the application of the Taylor's Series Expansion and
Monte Carlo techniques. Conducted extensive research in system
reliability analysis, specializing in optimization methods for the
shared load and redundant systems for the power and electronic
engineering applications.
Kharkov Polytechnic Institute, Kharkov, Ukraine, 1987-1991, Research
Assistant. Responsible for projects in electrical design and performance
analysis of reed isolating interfaces (RII). Created operating time
reduction techniques employing methods of non bounce commutation and
dynamic damping. Performed FTA for the RII-based control and protection
systems of high voltage power electronic equipment. Participated in
research and development activities on the over-current protection
system for a powerful SHF transmitter used in the outer space
environment. Invented a number of technical solutions in the field of
electromagnetic interfacing and coupling registered with the Russian
Patent and Trade Mark Office.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND INVENTIONS:
Books/Monographs
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V.V. Krivtsov (2000), A Monte Carlo approach
to modeling and estimation of the generalized renewal process in
repairable system reliability analysis, ISBN/ISSN: 0599725877.
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M. Modarres, M. P. Kaminsky, V.V. Krivtsov
(1999), Reliability Engineering and Risk Analysis, Marcel Dekker,
New York, ISBN: 0-8247-2000-8. (The book is currently in its 6th
printing.)
Book Contributions
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M.I. Awad, M.A. Dejack, and V.V. Krivtsov
(2004), Evaluation of Fatigue Life Regression Models - in
Fatigue Research and Applications, Failure Analysis and Creative
Problem Solving, SAE, ISBN: 0-7680-1375-5.
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V.V. Krivtsov and V.I. Gurevich (2003),
Reliability Optimization for the Series Configuration of
Electronic Components - in Protection Devices and Systems for
High-Voltage Applications, Marcel Dekker, New York, ISBN:
0-8247-4056-4.
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V.V. Krivtsov, D.E. Tananko and T.P. Davis
(2002), Application of Proportional Hazard Model to Tire Design
Analysis, in Statistical and Analytical Methods in Automotive
Engineering, Professional Engineering Publishing,
ISBN:1-86058-387-3.
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M. P. Kaminsky and V.V. Krivtsov (1998), A
Monte Carlo Approach to Repairable System Reliability Analysis -
in Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management, New York,
Springer, ISBN: 3-540-76262-0.
Full Journal Papers
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M. P. Kaminsky and V.V. Krivtsov (2005), A
Simple Procedure for Bayesian Estimation of Weibull
Distribution, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, to appear in
December 2005 issue.
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D.E. Tananko, V.V. Krivtsov and D.C. Rohweder
(2003), Do We Really Need a Spec on Tire Static Balance? - SAE
Technical Paper Series, # 2003-01-0151.
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V.V. Krivtsov, I.M. Kolmanovsky, and T.P.
Davis (2002), Identification of a Constrained Quadratic Spline
Model for Cumulative Hazards, (to appear).
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V.V. Krivtsov, D.E. Tananko and T.P. Davis
(2002), A Regression Approach to Tire Reliability Analysis,
Reliability Engineering & System Safety, vol. 78, # 3, pp.
267-273.
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