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Troy, Michigan

Plymouth, Michigan

• Oversaw DLC, PVD, and thermal spay coatings technology on piston rings in NA.• Conducted tribological testing, using modified and coated surfaces of piston rings and cylinder liners.• Contributed to coating technology transfer from Europe to USA, Mexico, and China production.• Managed coating technology aspects of piston ring manufacturing in NA.• Deposited coatings, using PVD Arc, plasma spray, HVOF of Mo, and carbide-based coatings.• Evaluated advanced deposition methods of PACVD (DLC), t:a-C, and plasma spray.• Oversaw competition coating benchmarking, corrosion testing, characterization, and reverse engineering.• Evaluated alternative coatings’ raw materials suppliers and processes for cost reduction.• Employed SEM and EDX, Auger and XPS, XRD, TEM, light metallography, micro- and nano-hardness, scratch adhesion test, white light interferometer, Cameron-Plint wear tester, and engine testing for coatings characterization.• Conducted failure analysis of failed components.• Succeeded in managing multiple projects

Madison Hts, Michigan

• Directed technology group.• Established new tool and components coating production facility in 2006.• Participated in planning and building of new facility.• Created budgets and reduced costs reduction • Developed new products and applications via PVD Arc, Sputtering, and PACVD (Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) coatings).• Managed pilot production for new coatings, automotive and racing components, and cutting tools.• Designed and oversaw industrial scale-up of new family of multi-layer coatings.• Participated in APQP teams for projects involving major automotive customers.• Conducted scale-up and transfer to production of new coatings.• Submitted intellectual property (patents and know-how) to Patent Office.• Managed materials characterization and testing laboratory.

Madison Hts, Michigan

Managed Materials Characterization (MC) and Failure Analysis (FA) Group. Administered external sales of MC and FA services.

Madison Hts, Michigan

Advised various groups within company regarding technological merits of existing and potential projects and products. Directed new product development team. Composed and managed long- and short-term programs in area of PVD coatings development and plasma diagnostics. Managed three-shift, seven-day-per-week pilot production of new carbon-based coating. Ensured timely transfer of new processes and products from development to production.

Rockaway, Nj

Managed application development activities of production coating service center specializing in medical instruments and prosthetic implant devices. Oversaw fixture design, coating process procedures, QC, and QA.

Rockaway, Nj

Developed new generation of tribological and decorative coatings, such as TiN, CrN, TiAlN, AlTiN, ZrN, TiCN, DLC, and molybdenum disulfide, using PVD Arc and unbalanced magnetron sputtering. Applied biocompatible coatings onto surgical instruments and orthopedic implants. Transferred new processes from R&D to mass production. Characterized materials, using SEM and EDS, TEM, XRD, AES, adhesion testing, metallography, dynamic microhardness, and stress measurements. Established applied materials science department. Participated in founding division, specializing in diamond-like coatings deposition. Conducted failure analysis, materials characterization, and tribological testing of coatings and coated components. Performed salt spray corrosion testing.

Jerusalem, Israel

Conducted research in areas of materials engineering, metallurgy, non-destructive testing, and electron microscopy. Performed failure analysis of material systems (metals and composites).

Jerusalem, Israel

Specialized in mechanical testing, metallographic and fractographic characterization of materials, and non-destructive testing.

Master Of Science - Ms, Materials Science, 3.64

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Physics