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Solon, Oh, Us

Lynchburg, Virginia, Us

Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, Us

Provide technical support related to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of stainlss steel and other alloy products. Safely and cost effectively meet requirements for quality and delivery. Provide process metallurgy support for operations.

Houston, Tx, Us

Monitor and assure quality of stainless steel and nickel alloy tubes.Evaluate and certify product for aerospace, military, high pressure, instrumentation and other applications.Investigate root cause of issues. Determine and enact corrective measures.

Warren, Oh, Us

Develop and design tools and die for forging operations. Develop and enact Lean manufacturing initiatives. • Work with management, operators and technicians to design and develop new products, and heat treat and metal forming processes.• Design and 3D model tool and die sets for forging and other metal forming operations.• Train personnel and enact Lean manufacturing and quality control systems; track relevant metrics.

Contract position; production engineering support for heat treatment of gears at Caterpillar facility.• Develop processes for any rework and salvage parts that are out of specification.• Lead development effort aimed at enacting nondestructive microstructural analysis.• Audit and calibrate furnaces and other critical equipment.

Houston, Texas, Us

I have held similar positions in Montana, Texas and Illinois and have enjoyed it. The safety and emergency response training also come in handy.• Monitor, enforce rules and perform maintenance at aquatics centers.• Respond to physical and medical emergencies as needed.

Houston, Tx, Us

My responsibility was to run the metallurgy lab in a supervisory and hands on way. I was able to bring much of the lab and its equipment to a functional state and added capability. Additionally, I played an integral part in the heat treating and supported the forging process.• Developed processes for heat treatment and bringing analytical testing in house to primarily supply the oil and gas energy sector.• Provided production support via failure analysis, physical and mechanical testing, and document review.• Enact and maintain QMS systems, including ISO 17025 certification and aiding in ISO 9000 certification including specification maintenance and verification testing.• Authored internal specifications to conform to ASTM, API, customer and other specifications.• Researched and made recommendations on requisite equipment.• Responsible to provide instruction and training on testing and analytical equipment and methodologies to technicians and operators.

Bellville, Texas, Us

• Authored specifications, procedures, and reports.• Aided in the design, testing, and qualification of electrical and fiber optic connectors for marine environment applications.• Characterize corrosion mechanisms and rate in the connectors.

Performed contract work for the development of circuit board level electronics.• Collaborated with technical staff of startup electronics firm on project requirements.• Developed unique additive metallization, inkjet, and lithography processes.

While a candidate looking for permanent employment, I performed part time work as a lifeguard at the local YMCA, a sales clerk at CVS pharmacy, and a school bus driver.

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

My primary task was to leverage the companies proprietary process to develop salable products. To this goal, I Managed projects to develop and improve innovative products and processes for a variety of applications.• Lead projects, for example: a. Developed and modeled process to use proprietary Cu/Ni & Cu/Fe alloys in ferrous PM (see publications section). b. Developed process to make cemented carbide out of tungstates (see projects section).• Adapted proprietary processes for the production of unique mixed metal oxides and alloys.• Identified key performance criteria and test product ideas for technical merit, quality, and market viability, resulting in two successful product launches.• Developed analytical protocols in collaboration with lab and development technician teams.• Performed cost analyses of promising product ideas.• Collaborated with management, sales and marketing to understand the needs of potential customers.• Conducted research, wrote technical papers, and presented findings at conferences, helping market potential products.

Mclean, Va, Us

Conducted contract research on laser cladding of metals while completing graduate studies through the Thermal Processing Technology Center (TPTC) at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT).• Characterized cladding process for use in the restoration of corroded metal components.• Designed experimental matrices to evaluate laser cladding process parameters.• Analyzed laser clad layers for microstructure, abrasion resistance, strength, and hardness.• Determined quality and consistency of deposited layers.• Measured penetration depth, heat-affected zone, and dilution of clad layer with substrate.

Designed faceplates, developed processes, and supported production of faceplates of field-emission displays (FED). • Aided in design of faceplate anodes for three sizes of functional displays.• Developed process, procedure, and parameters for the production of FED.• Oversaw pilot production and monitored throughput.• Performed root-cause analysis and process quality improvement.• Collaborated with multiple teams on FED manufacturing methods, resulting in three patents.• Researched and made recommendations on the purchase of processing tools.• Designed and utilized tools to perform specific processes.• Resulted in U.S. Patents #6143580, #6228538, #6439115.

Ames, Iowa, Us

Developed process for production of rare earth chalcogenides for use as high temperature thermoelectric materials. • Researched milling, mechanical alloying, and melting techniques for these materials.• Evaluated resulting material via X-ray diffraction, SEM/EDS and microstructural examination and published results.• Worked to improve the electromagnetic properties of material to optimize power generation and efficiency of thermoelectric material.

Masters Of Science, Metallurgy

Masters Of Science, Materials Science And Engineering

Bachelors Of Science, Ceramic Engineering