Deryl Sedran, P.Eng. Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas

Refining and developing the test methodology and standard operating procedures for performing fracture mechanics testing of metallic materials, including CTOD, J1C, K1C, and fatigue crack growth rate (da/dN).Attained ISO 17025 accreditation for CTOD, J1C and K1C testing (SEN(B) & C(T) geometries) in accordance with BS 7448 Part 1 & 2, ISO 12135, ISO 15653.

Houston, Texas

• Conducted various metallurgical evaluations servicing the Oil & Gas industry, including failure analysis investigations, first article inspections, material characterizations, and standard metallurgical testing.
• Failure Analysis Investigations – Characterization of failure mode and determination of “root cause” for physically failed components using advanced metallographic assessment techniques.
• First Article Inspections – Qualification of material processing such as induction hardening, carburization, and various coating applications.
• Material Characterizations – Supported customers in characterizing unknown properties of materials, including mechanical properties, chemical composition, microstructure, etc.
• Standard Metallurgical Testing - Performed and reviewed standard metallurgical testing, including microstructure and macrostructure examinations, grain size, non-metallic inclusion ratings, phase analysis.

Mississauga, ON, Canada

• Provided start-to-finish management of fatigue & fracture testing projects primarily servicing the aerospace and defense sector in product development, material characterization, lot-production testing and failure.
• Responsible for providing engineering support and management throughout projects.
• Engineering support included: test-plan development with M&P teams, forging cut-up plans, test specimen selection and design, machine shop instructions and inspection sheets, test fixture design, test methodology.
• Management included: quotations, developing project Gantt charts, leading project launch meetings, directing work flow and streamlining project bottlenecks, coordinating sub-contracts, liaising with clients on project.
• Contributed to quality assurance team by performing internal auditing of test procedures, revising standard operating procedures, evaluating ASTM standard updates for potential SOP revisions, assessing round-robin test.
• Developed internal process for routine titanium blisk-ring production testing that involved international collaboration between Exova Mississauga and Exova Plzen to deliver streamlined turn-around.

Mississauga, ON, Canada

• Attained practical, hands-on experience conducting various fatigue and fracture tests for the aerospace and defense sector.
• Mechanical tests performed included tensile, fracture toughness, drop-weight tear, load-controlled high cycle fatigue, strain-controlled low cycle fatigue and fatigue crack propagation.
• Performed test-frame set-ups, verifications and calibrations of testing apparatus (temperature controllers, extensometers, LVDTs, servo-valve dynamic signal tuning and test frame alignment), test software programming.
• Acquired a thorough familiarity with fatigue & fracture testing standards, specifications and accreditation requirements including ASTM standards, ISO 17025 and NADCAP AC7101.Notable Achievements:
• Assisted in the development and implementation of testing procedures for critical crack size detection in unique geometric features using the Direct Current Potential Drop (DCPD) crack monitoring method. Performed.

Mississauga, ON, Canada

• Researched regulatory documents, codes and standards as well as ASME material selection, testing and inspection requirements for nuclear reactor internals for the AECL Advanced CANDU Reactor, Westinghouse AP-1000 and.
• Effectively processed all relevant information and constructed easy-to-read comparative tables summarizing all research. The tables were used in an engineering consulting report submitted to the Canadian Nuclear Safety.