Michael Nemcko, Ph.D., P.Eng. Email & Phone Number

Ontario, Canada

Ontario, Canada

• Provided technical consulting for a wide range of projects associated with academic and industrial institutions.
• Reviewed technical reports and experimental data for a project in the nuclear industry.
• Worked with lead project engineer to optimize and redesign nuclear material testing procedures and participated in the execution of the commissioning tests.

Ontario, Canada

Ontario, Canada

Ontario, Canada

• Management of technical activities regarding imaging solutions including high-speed video systems, ultra-high speed cameras, high resolution digital imagers, digital video recorders, motion analysis software.
• Effective territory management over a wide variety of industrial, academic and military institutions.
• Responsible for demonstrations, presentations, training and consulting related to the imaging solutions provided by High Speed Imaging Inc.

• Created presentations focused on; solidification, solid-state transformations in steels, interfaces, precipitation hardening and spinodal decomposition.
• Effective management of course resources through web based course management system.
• Generated practice problems and examinations based on the textbook Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys by D.A. Porter and K.E. Easterling.

• Responsible for the sales and service activities related to mechanical surface testing instruments including indentation, scratch, tribology and AFM solutions in Canada.
• Effective management of existing customer accounts and the generation of new revenue through prospecting, lead/funnel follow up and effective territory management in a broad base of industries and applications.
• Prepared proposals, quotes, CRM management and territory reporting on a regular basis.

• Development of an experimental test matrix to characterize the plasticity and fracture of aluminum extrusions using the digital image correlation method.
• Numerical implementation of an experimentally based material model to predict the crash response of aluminum extrusions using finite element methods.
• Use of polycrystalline plasticity modelling to predict the shear response of a rare earth magnesium alloy.
• High rate fracture characterization of tailored ultra-high strength steels.
• Responsible for writing proposals, budgeting and progress reporting.

• Investigated void nucleation, growth and linkage in metallic materials using x-ray tomography and microscopy.
• Implemented the digital image correlation method to study the heterogeneous deformation associated with twin and grain boundaries.
• Performed in-situ micro-mechanical testing coupled with microscopy to observe and compare void interactions with finite element simulations.
• Application of Electron BackScattered Diffraction (EBSD) analysis, microscopy and finite element methods to understand the impact of the microstructure on the deformation and fracture of magnesium materials.

• Experimental investigation of void nucleation, growth and coalescence in metallic materials using a wide range of material characterization techniques.
• Established a relationship between the microstructure and mechanical behavior of commercially pure magnesium using a crystal plasticity finite element approach.
• Managed a summer student who developed a technique to use the microstructure of metallic materials as a natural speckle pattern for implementation with the digital image correlation method.
• Trained to use various material characterization techniques with proficiency which include: mechanical testing coupled with optical and scanning electron microscopy, microtomography, EBSD, digital image correlation.

• Instructed the third year Materials Science and Engineering course Phase Transformations.
• Developed lectures focused on; thermodynamics, phase diagrams, solid state diffusion, interfaces, solidification as well as diffusional and martensitic transformations.
• Supervised labs dealing with; solidification and casting, nucleation and growth of crystals, phase transformations and age hardening in non-ferrous alloys, pearlite transformations, martensite transformations and.
• Generated practice problems and examinations based on the textbook Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys by D.A. Porter and K.E. Easterling.

• Provided instruction to students on assignments and exams in the course Materials Selection in Design and Manufacturing.
• Conducted tutorials on the use of Cambridge Engineering Software (CES) to select materials for various thermal and mechanical design constraints as well as life cycle analysis.
• Presented lectures on mechanical and thermal design based on the textbook Materials Selection in Mechanical Design by M.F. Ashby.

• Instructed the first year Engineering course Structure and Properties of Materials.
• Developed lectures concentrated on; atomic structure, interatomic bonding, structure of crystalline solids, imperfections, diffusion, mechanical properties, dislocations and strengthening mechanisms, failure.
• Provided assistance to students on assignments and course content based on the textbook Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction by W.D. Callister.

• Held tutoring sessions for the following courses: Algebra, Calculus, Chemistry, Finite Element Analysis, Physics and Statistics.
• Tutored a student in preparation for the Optometry Admission Test.

• Inspected concrete panels for defects and conformance to specifications.
• Performed several tests on concrete material samples according to CSA.
• Supervised production and reported to the plant manager.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Materials Science And Engineering