• Created a tracking database for production of all High Energy products to determine defect frequencies, process yields, and detailed production levels by product type• Developed Glass-to-metal seal process with new equipment• Performed product qualification for new materials• Set up and qualified new equipment. Established work instructions, Process parameters, Preventive maintenance and calibration schedules• Maintained and improved process specifications for established… Show more • Created a tracking database for production of all High Energy products to determine defect frequencies, process yields, and detailed production levels by product type• Developed Glass-to-metal seal process with new equipment• Performed product qualification for new materials• Set up and qualified new equipment. Established work instructions, Process parameters, Preventive maintenance and calibration schedules• Maintained and improved process specifications for established processes while implementing continuous improvement Show less

• Led Research efforts to make new Tantalum powders • Developed NT120 high CV powder • Developed a process to make high CV flake materials • Maintained a research database to catalog all research documentation and associate that documentation with data in the analytical database • Coordinated development of new analytical test routines with production and engineering • Aided in product marketing to customers in Europe and Japan • Implemented a Lean manufacturing system… Show more • Led Research efforts to make new Tantalum powders • Developed NT120 high CV powder • Developed a process to make high CV flake materials • Maintained a research database to catalog all research documentation and associate that documentation with data in the analytical database • Coordinated development of new analytical test routines with production and engineering • Aided in product marketing to customers in Europe and Japan • Implemented a Lean manufacturing system based on TPS Show less

• Responsible for technology transfers from research to manufacturing in Europe. • Coordinated research and development efforts between the AVX Advanced Product and Technology Center and 3 factories within the AVX Tantalum division • Pilot production of NbO capacitor grade powder • Developed a process to make porous anodes from tape casting techniques • Laser welding of lead wires • Wet Tantalum capacitor development • Wet NbO capacitor development • Developed… Show more • Responsible for technology transfers from research to manufacturing in Europe. • Coordinated research and development efforts between the AVX Advanced Product and Technology Center and 3 factories within the AVX Tantalum division • Pilot production of NbO capacitor grade powder • Developed a process to make porous anodes from tape casting techniques • Laser welding of lead wires • Wet Tantalum capacitor development • Wet NbO capacitor development • Developed Multi-anode wet NbO electrolytic devices • Ceramic packaging of electronic components. Show less

• Performed research on solid electrolytic capacitors made of Tantalum, Niobium, and NbO. • Developed NbO capacitor process. • Powder bindering. • Automated Pellet pressing. • Constructed wet testing lab for testing NbO capacitors. • NbO powder characterization and test manufacture. • NbO Substrate Manufacture. • Vacuum, linear Argon sintering. • Hydrogen Sintering. • Developed anodizing techniques for NbO materials. • Manganizing of electrolytic… Show more • Performed research on solid electrolytic capacitors made of Tantalum, Niobium, and NbO. • Developed NbO capacitor process. • Powder bindering. • Automated Pellet pressing. • Constructed wet testing lab for testing NbO capacitors. • NbO powder characterization and test manufacture. • NbO Substrate Manufacture. • Vacuum, linear Argon sintering. • Hydrogen Sintering. • Developed anodizing techniques for NbO materials. • Manganizing of electrolytic capacitors. Show less

• Responsible for fabrication of Uranium Compounds. • Constructed furnace systems for evaluation of chemical changes in fuel materials. • Maintained records for control of radioactive materials. • Superalloy Oxidation and Corrosion Built thermal cycling furnace systems for testing superalloy oxidation. • Fabricated metal coupons using cutting wheels and polishing wheels. • Prepared and tested coated and uncoated metal specimens. • Wrote computer programs, and modified… Show more • Responsible for fabrication of Uranium Compounds. • Constructed furnace systems for evaluation of chemical changes in fuel materials. • Maintained records for control of radioactive materials. • Superalloy Oxidation and Corrosion Built thermal cycling furnace systems for testing superalloy oxidation. • Fabricated metal coupons using cutting wheels and polishing wheels. • Prepared and tested coated and uncoated metal specimens. • Wrote computer programs, and modified existing programs for data reduction and record keeping (BASIC, FORTRAN, PASCAL). • High Temperature Ceramic Composites Fabricated high temperature fibrous ceramic composites using Hot Pressing, Hot Isostatic Pressing, Tape Casting, and Slip Casting. • Machined composite materials with diamond saws and grinding wheels. • Evaluated test specimens with metallography, density and porosity calculations, bend testing, and scanning electron microscopy. • Wrote and maintained computer database for all experiments. • High Temperature Superconductivity Design. Show less