Robert Sparling Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Canada Area

• Mechanical Failure Analysis• Gas and Steam Turbine Failure Analysis• Fractography and Fracture Surface Analysis• Material Characterization and Identification• Metallurgical analysis of the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Materials • Corrosion Characterization and Assessment • Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy Dispersive X- Ray Analysis• Glass and Ceramic Failures

Welding - GTAW, PAW, SAW, Laser Welding Vacuum and Controlled Atmosphere Heat TreatmentBrazing and Wide Gap BrazingElevated Temperature WeldingAutomated WeldingInduction heatingThermal spray coatingsChemical StrippingMetal and Glass Bead PeeningResponsible for Aerospace and Industrial Gas Turbine component repairs including:Engineering responsibility for projects totaling more than $30,000,000 in revenueCommunication of engineering changes to 120 shop… Show more Welding - GTAW, PAW, SAW, Laser Welding Vacuum and Controlled Atmosphere Heat TreatmentBrazing and Wide Gap BrazingElevated Temperature WeldingAutomated WeldingInduction heatingThermal spray coatingsChemical StrippingMetal and Glass Bead PeeningResponsible for Aerospace and Industrial Gas Turbine component repairs including:Engineering responsibility for projects totaling more than $30,000,000 in revenueCommunication of engineering changes to 120 shop floor staffMaterial deviation and conformance evaluationProcess flow and monitoringProcess/system development including:Developing a novel brazing process for applying cubic boron nitride to turbine bladesDesigning a $1,000,000 automated vacuum brazing system incorporating, high speed/resolution infrared temperature measurement, robotic part manipulation, automated part handling, induction heating, 10-9 Atmosphere vacuum chamber and pumping systemLeading a build team of 2 engineers and 3 technicians Overseas system installation and supportProducing and reviewing detailed technical reports on site inspections, remaining life and reparability of gas turbine and jet engine components Conducting more than 30 failure analyses on gas turbine components Developing shop floor level repair specifications for gas turbine componentsDeveloping modified wide gap brazing process for new industrial gas turbine bladesManaging a multi-year, $5,000,000 new part manufacturing projectPerforming over 200 component life and failure analysisDeveloping wide gap brazing process Show less