Initial laboratory setup, construction, and instrument procurement Hands-on metallurgical, materials testing, and chemistry work in a laboratory setting.Daily use of chemistry instruments, mechanical testing, imaging, and microscopy techniques • OES, XRF, combustion analysis, etc. • Hardness (Rockwell, Vickers, Knoop, Brinell, Leeb, etc.) and tensile testing • photographic, stereoscopic, microscopic, SEM imaging, etc.Reverse engineering on a full design or just a portion • perform testing per industry, ISO and A2LA standardsFailure analysis testing per industrial standards and applicable specialized procedures • visual examination, fractography, energy-dispersive spectroscopy, metallography, etc. • steels, stainless steels, titanium, superalloys, copper alloys, aluminum, ceramics, polymers, and glass. • identification of small contaminant particles, metal chips, corrosion productsRoutine work and consultation with engineers in other divisions of ATS, including Forensics, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Machining, and Dimensional InspectionOccasional customer site visits for metallurgical work.Conducting quality assurance testing as well as first article testing for general industry.

Hands-on metallurgical work in a laboratory on a daily basis.Daily use of imaging and microscopy techniques • photographic, stereoscopic, microscopic, SEM imaging, etc.Reverse engineering on a full design or just a portion • perform testing per industry, ISO and A2LA standardsFailure analysis testing per industrial standards and applicable specialized procedures • visual examination, fractography, energy-dispersive spectroscopy, metallography, etc. • steels, stainless steels, titanium, superalloys, copper alloys, aluminum, ceramics, polymers, and glass. • identification of small contaminant particles, metal chips, corrosion productsRoutine work and consultation with engineers in other divisions of ATS, including Forensics, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Machining, and Dimensional InspectionOccasional customer site visits for metallurgical work.Conducting quality assurance testing as well as first article testing for general industry.

• Conduct research, competitive analysis and formulation of new products• Provide technical support to Sales, customer, Operations, and Purchasing.• Complete lab requests as assigned, including sample preparation and analysis• Provide all necessary information for the development of product masters• Develop QC procedures for new products and assist QC when problems occur

Grade papers and assignments on a weekly basis. Give constructive feedback to students as well as report to the course Professor.

Trained all new employees in all aspects of their position. Directed workflow and tasks during management shifts. Kept labor costs down in accordance to the day to day sales. Counted, logged and deposited the sales for the shift.