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Saint Paul, MN, US

Anoka, MN

Golden Valley, MN

• Perform testing on brewhouse product for employer and employer customers to maintain quality standards.
• Testing includes, use of Alcoholizer, pH testing, testing for microbes that can cause off flavors or cause problems, and color and bitterness.
• Determine if product meets standards, and report to the QC Manager on results.

Sauk Rapids, MN

• Start new projects and initial paperwork
• Consulting with engineer to determine testing needs and time frame for completion.
• Testing Techniques include: Microhardness, Rockwell and Brinell Hardness testing, Grain size analysis, Coating and Plating Thickness, Photography, Sectioning, Cold and Hot Mounting techniques, Grinding and Polishing.
• Trained in Tensile testing from Sectioning, to making the test sample using a Lathe, to Tensile Test of sample. Weld Testing including Visual Inspection, Measurement of Welds, and Bend Testing, to increase versatility.
• Worked on Failure Analysis projects with Engineers where needed for testing.
• Scanning Electron Analysis: Photography and EDS analysis.

Roseville, MN

• Consulting with engineers to determine most appropriate test method/sequence.
• Testing techniques: microhardness, grain size analysis, coating and plating thickness, photography and microstructural analysis of samples & sample preparation including: sectioning, cold mounting, grinding and.
• Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) of lead (Pb) samples, including preparation, testing, and reporting of results.
• Maintain traceability of samples logged in to lab, including the recording and reporting of results.
• Materials: Steel, copper, brass, lead, nickel & copper plating.

St. Paul, MN

• Performed routine and non-routine testing including: Charpy, tensile, Rockwell hardness, micro-hardness, photography and microstructural analysis of samples, coating and plating thickness, & sample preparation.
• Collaborated with Failure Analysis and Welding groups where needed for sample preparation, testing, and documentation of results.
• Cross trained other technicians in metallurgical techniques, to increase productivity in the lab.
• Performed Positive Material Identification (PMI) testing by XRF, including reporting and monthly scheduling/forecasting of work.
• Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) of routine chemistry samples, including preparation, testing, and reporting of results.
• Maintained traceability of samples in LIMS database.

Hutchinson, MN

• Automated particle testing analysis utilizing a SEM/EDS system including hard particle analysis by tape or filter & replica tape methods.
• Performed routine Focused Ion Beam (FIB) milling and measurement of layer dimensions/geometry, utilizing a Zeiss 1540 EsB.
• General SEM/EDS work - Zeiss 35VP with an Oxford INCA EDS system.
• Maintained documentation for particle testing including writing work instructions and maintaining tracking logs and results.
• Created repeatable test methods to monitor and aid in the management of particle contamination.
• Cross trained other technicians in various steps of the hard particle test methods.

Minnetonka, MN

Temporary position performed various tests on medical equipment. Included tensile test. Determined if samples met standards and reported results of testing.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

• Performed physical tests on stripe material including: tensile, rockwell hardness, grainsize, coating and plating thickness using metallograph, XRF or eddy current.
• Chemical analysis using a XRF 9000 x-ray, an optical emission spectroscope, and an oxygen determinator.
• Reported whether samples met the predetermined standards.
• Consistently exceeded production goals.
• Earned numerous bonuses for outstanding production.
• Certified as a forklift driver in 2001