Vladimir Frayfeld, Ph.D is the author of the method used by CR Life Solutions. This method is the result of his many years' researches, continuous improvement and accuracy validations.

Dr. Frayfeld graduated from Samara State Aerospace University, Samara, Russian Federation with a Master of Science Degree (majored in Mechanical Engineering and Aviation Engine Technology) and received his Ph.D Degree in Mechanics of Deformable Solids from Samara State Technical University, Samara, Russian Federation in 1994.

His research interests cover predicting creep-rupture life (CRL) of high-temperature metallic materials (as the main problem), reliability, applied statistics, and design of experiments (DOE).

He worked for scientific and industrial organizations, such as: Institute of Materials, Lviv, Ukraine; Knowles Electronics LLC, Itasca, IL, USA; CNH America LLC/Burr Ridge Operations, Burr Ridge, IL, USA; Caterpillar Inc., Aurora, IL, USA.