Matthew Chen Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

- Develop and qualify welding procedures for nuclear pressure boundary welds to meet ASME Sec III NB/NC/ND/NE/NF and VIII requirement, and structural welds to meet AWS D1.1 & D1.6 codes and CSA W47.1 & W59 standard, and other customers’ requirements.- Support production in various welding processes such as SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, SAW, inconel and stainless steel cladding, tube to tubesheet welding. Solve daily production and quality issues in fabrication of nuclear power generation equipment.- Define welding processes, select welding consumables, and provide cost estimate to prepare quotations. - As CWB designated welding engineer, be responsible for weld joint design review, procedure qualification, welder performance qualifications to comply with CWB structure codes.

Portland, Oregon Area, Usa

- Research and develop welding processes for various materials such as stainless steel, aluminum, nickel steel alloy (Invar), nickel chromium alloy (Inconel), and titanium - Provide engineering and consulting services to the customers in aerospace, pressure vessel and marine industries- Developed twin-wire welding process for heavy gauge materials - Developed CMT welding and brazing processes for extremely thin gage materials such as stainless steel, aluminum, galvanized steel and copper- Developed Cold TIG robotic process for aluminum marine products- Developed nickel cladding process for pressure vessel industry- Developed Titanium GMAW welding process for Boeing - Solved customers welding process issues

Woodstock, Ontario, Canada

- Participated C2P processes, reviewed new product designs, conducted manufacturing feasibility studies, reviewed tool and equipment designs, and developed welding processes - Developed welding control plans, welding procedures, and test procedures for each production line.- Trained welding inspectors and operators to ensure ongoing quality of products.- Improved welding processes including optimizing welding parameters, reducing cycle time and improving weld quality for existing products. - Assisted sales and purchasing for new project quotations, cost analyses and cycle time calculations. - Coordinated and developed welding processes and studies at R. & D. lab for prototype builds- Assisted Production and Maintenance to troubleshoot equipment malfunctions- Researched and evaluated new welding technologies such as digital power sources, CMT, seam tracking, tool changer and weld inspection system.

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada