Lev Klyatis

Who is Lev Klyatis?

Lev Klyatis is a senior adviser at SoHaR, Incorporated. He holds three doctoral degrees: PhD, Engineering Technology; ScD. Doctor of Technical Sciences (a high-level East European doctoral degree); and Engineering, Habilitated Dr.-Ing. (a high-level West European doctoral degree).

His major scientific/technical expertise has been in the development of new directions for the successful prediction of product efficiency during any given time, including reliability and durability testing technology, and accurate physical simulation of real-world conditions. This direction is based on new ideas and unique approaches that will lead to future development for improving society. This new direction was founded on the integration of real-world inputs, safety aspects, affecting human factors, improvement in the engineering culture, and accelerated product development. Developing a new methodology for reducing complaints and recalls, he formalized concepts on how to avoid the negative aspects of accelerated testing and prediction, and the misconceptions that are prevalent in today’s, and especially could be tomorrow’s (autonomous vehicles and digitalization) engineering. His approach has been verified in numerous industries, primarily in the automotive, farm machinery, aerospace, and aircraft fields. He has shared these methods as a consultant to Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Nissan, Toyota, Jatco Ltd, Thermo King, Black and Decker, NASA Research Centers, Carl Schenk (Germany), and many others.

He was recognized as a full professor by the USSR’s Highest Examination Board and subsequently taught at the Moscow University of Agricultural Engineers.

He was selected to be on the US–USSR Trade and Economic Council, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the USA Representative for the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and the International Standardization Organization (ISO). He also served as an expert at the International Standardization Organization and International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) Joint Study Group in Safety Aspects of Risk Assessment. He was the research leader and chairman of the State Enterprise TESTMASH, Moscow, Russia, and principal engineer of a state test center.

He is presently a member of the World Quality Council, the Elmer A. Sperry Board of Award, SAE International G-41(former G-11) Reliability Committee, the Integrated Design and Manufacturing Committee of SAE International World Congresses. Dr. Klyatis has been an SAE Fellow, Session Chairman for SAE World Congresses in Detroit since 2012. He has been a seminar instructor for the American Society for Quality.

Lev Klyatis is the author of over 300 publications, including 12 books, and holder of more than 30 patents worldwide. Dr. Klyatis frequently speaks at technical and scientific events that are held around the world.