• Manage the product engineering group that provides technical support to a wide customer base on 300 million lbs / year of copper alloys• Initiate and direct development projects with the R&D group based on market trends and customer needs• Perform failure analysis on non-conforming product and drive corrective actions using tools such as 8D, 5-Why, & Ishikawa Diagrams• Partner with customers for continuous improvement, market development, and problem solving activities• Translate customer specifications and Voice of the Customer data into quantifiable specifications for the brass mill• Create technical reports, PPAP documentation, FMEAs, and Control Plans to support the brass mill and the customer base• Lead Quality Function Deployment (QFD) events at customer sites to improve Olin Brass products and services

• Completed failure analysis, materials selection, and manufacturing support projects for a variety of clients that required metallurgical support• Authored technical reports, gave depositions, and made court appearances while consulting on forensic engineering cases involving vehicular accidents, industrial failures, and products liability• Led the laboratory’s ISO 17025 program and attained initial accreditation through A2LA• Performed metallurgical testing (metallography, hardness, microhardness, tensile testing, X-Ray imaging & SEM/EDS analysis) on a variety of ferrous and non-ferrous materials

• Managed the domestic customer technical support for the specification and application of corrosion resistant alloys (specialty stainless steel and nickel based)• Provided a technical link between the Italian mill and the customer engineering groups• Reviewed sales contracts to ensure the material met all required specifications (NACE, ASTM, API, Customer Specific)

• Supported the production of high pressure hose couplings; processes included hot forming, annealing, zinc phosphate coating, cold extrusion, machining, brazing, bending, and electroplating• Supervised 7 management engineers and 7 hourly process technicians and was responsible for process engineering, plant engineering, wastewater treatment, and IT• Led the technical team through a successful recovery after a tornado destroyed 60% of the facility in 2008• Managed the implementation of a $50MM recovery & modernization capital project • Implemented process changes on the zinc phosphate line that resulted in $2.2MM/yr. in outsource savings• Led the installation and startup of a new belt brazing furnace that doubled braze area production and eliminated outsourcing• Performed root cause analysis on field returns and used the results to improve the manufacturing process

• Managed the largest Caterpillar metallurgical laboratory and attained ISO 17025 accreditation• Performed failure analysis on Caterpillar equipment components such as gears, ground engaging tools, and hydraulic components• Earned Caterpillar Black Belt Certification by leading projects that reduced costs by $1MM and training 7 green belts• Managed a $700K capital project to procure two scanning electron microscopes that greatly enhanced the capability and efficiency of the metallurgical laboratory

• Worked as 6 Sigma Green Belt on a strategic sourcing team that saved $2 million by evaluating suppliers and resourcing / leveraging where appropriate• Provided technical support to suppliers by interpreting specifications & approving process changes • Developed a process for evaluating and managing suppliers that are in financial trouble• Monitored quality performance in the forgings area and performed supplier audits

• Authored failure analysis reports detailing root cause analysis and recommended corrective actions on various parts, including: undercarriage, final drive gears, and electronic components• Wrote and maintained Caterpillar “1E” specifications for bar steel, forgings, & fasteners• Developed and implemented a system that modernized the corporate wide specification review process