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Portland, Oregon, United States

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Sault Ste Marie, On, Canada

• Lead Product Development and Technical Service group for customer management and marketdevelopment.• Led groups to identify and develop new steel products and processes in automotive, energy, structural, and heat treatment steels• Directed new product development and plant trials, process improvement, approving technical innovation projects, product development projects, supervising implement effect across organization, monitoring KPI, quality performance and corrective action from mills to outside processors as well as end users• Be responsible for quality control and process improvement and failure analysis, solving technical issues in hot rolled plate & coil, cold rolled coil, heat treatment plate, investigating root causes for customer claims, making corrective actions, and reviewing quality report• Directed process technology to build up an advanced facility for plate and CSP mill.• Led kick-off meeting, conceptual and detailed design check, cold/ hot run, commissioning, and final accept test• Directed technical customer service for automotive customers, home appliance customers, and outside processers. APQP, PPAP, 8D• Directed organization for ISO, TS, IATF 16949, API quality standards, customer specifications, industry standards, and all levels of quality documentation• As a site leader, supported cross-functional teams (sales, technical services and product development departments)• Worked to reduce customer product claims, third party inspection Non-Conformance Reports (NCR) and quality escapes, by developing appropriate root cause problem solving teams within the mill process• Developed product capability studies of key customer product attributes annually to identify deficiencies with respect to process capability• Algoma Representative - Federal H2 Strategy Innovation Working Group

Houston, Tx, Usa

• Led Advanced Research group to develop innovative technology such as highly corrosion resistant, ultra-high strength, and highly deformable pipes.• Performed welding and fracture analysis to provide solutions on a diverse range of damaged products.• Carried out short and long term research projects that required fundamental studies as well as highly innovative ideas to develop new OCTG products (J55, L80, P110, C110, 13Cr, 17Cr). • Utilized high understanding of steel production processes to expand raw material sources with higher qualities, resulting in purchasing cost reduction.

Sault Ste Marie, On, Canada

• Led groups to identify and develop new steel products and processes in automotive, energy, structural, and heat treatment steels to generate over $10 million gross profit annually.• Led multiple quality improvement projects (hot rolled, cold rolled, heat treatment) to resolve and minimize claims.• Returned to support and redevelop technical solutions in the mill.

Pohang, Korea

• Conducted many research projects to develop API X80, X100 and X120 with good weldability and X65, X70 for sour service for the Oil and Gas industry.• Recognized the various needs for client product offerings thus, developed and led client support unit• Completed the Black Belt of Six Sigma.

Annandale, Nj, Usa

• Developed high strength steel, API X120, Cryogenic steel for pressurized LNG.• Conducted many welding researches, friction stir welding, laser welding, etc.• Conducted many failure analysis, refinery material, line pipe material, etc.

Montreal, Canada Area

Development new energy materials