Experienced Ceramic Engineer
Resume:
Chad M. Winkler
*********@*****.***
Salem, IL 62881
OBJECTIVE: Obtain a full-time position as an engineer processing various
ceramic materials.
EDUCATION:
University of Missouri-Rolla
May 2008
B.S. in Ceramic Engineering GPA: 3.234/4.0
Major GPA: 3.076
Minor in Chemistry Minor
GPA: 3.166
Minor in History Minor
GPA: 4.000
COURSES:
Thermal Processing in Ceramics Ceramic Processing
Phase Equilibria Thermodynamics of
Solid-State Materials
Electrical Properties of Ceramics Mechanical
Properties of Ceramics
EXPERIENCE:
Employment Plus (client: RR Donnelly)
Jefferson City, MO
General Labor/Bindery Operator
December 2012 - present
Assist in the operations of the bindery department
* Operate equipment related to the packaging and shipping of printed
materials to various customers
* Perform at multiple workstations in support of binding operations
* Support the binding/manufacture of printed material in the handwork
deparment
Scholastic, Inc.
Jefferson City, MO
Accounts Receivable
September 2012 - December 2012
Organize and sorted incoming book club orders
* Quickly inspected and sorted orders, redirecting orders that needed
additional information or handling to various departments
* Prepared all other orders for data entry
Radiac Abrasives
Salem, IL
Vitrified Product Development Engineer June
2008 - Oct 2010
Tested and researched alternatives for a vitrified pore-former
* Set up and analyzed lab projects qualifying naphthalene from an
alternate supplier
* Conducted follow up testing to insure quality was maintained;
researched returned products
Tested granite as a possible material to dilute the amount of grain in a
bonded abrasive
* Devised volumetric calculations and lab projects and conducted
field-testing
Other projects/responsibilities include:
* Devised a series of projects to test feasibility of grinding wheels
using a mix of alumina and silica carbide
* Adjusted coloring of grinding wheels by adjusting bond formulations
to match competitor's wheels.
* Began consolidation of kiln cycles between main plant and another
plant being merged with main plant
* Full responsibility for ball wheel products from formulation to
setting up production runs and inspecting wheels for tolerance
compliance, filling all production orders to standard
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO
Research Assistant June
2006-May 2008
Researched use of iron phosphate glasses for use in vitrifying nuclear
wastes
. Characterized glass samples with thermal, spectroscopic, redox
titration, and density methods.
. Credited as contributor in presentation "Heat treatment and raw
material effects on the properties of iron phosphate glasses"
Explored development of various optical glasses.
. Research, self-determine, and batch binary and ternary glass systems
using oxides of bismuth and antimony.
Assisted with study of glass enamels for coating structural metals
. Prepared and Analyzed various enamel-coated samples for SEM by
encapsulating, cutting and polishing samples
. Assisted other graduate students with material preparations and batch
formulation for analysis.
SOFTWARE/EQUIPMENT EXPERIENCE:
Perkin-Elmer DTA7 Differential Thermal Analyzer
Perkin-Elmer FT IR/NIR Spectrometer
Orton Dilatometer
Vary Varian UV/Vis Spectrometer
Reduction-Oxidation Titration Apparatus
Carl-Zeiss Optical Microscope (with digital camera)
Microsoft Office
ImageJ Software
Adobe Acrobat
AutoCAD 2D/3D
ACTIVITIES
. Alpha Chi Sigma and Keramos
. Alpha Sigma Mu
. Volunteer for Big-Brothers - Big-Sisters
. Floor Lt. Governor for Residential College Association
. Public Speaking
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