Senior Materials Engineer

RANJAN RAY

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*** **** ******, ***** *** Arlington, VA 22202

E-mail:biernt@r.postjobfree.com Tel: 602-***-****

QUALIFICATIONS For ……… Highly knowledgeable Materials Engineer with extensive background in technology development, manufacture and sale of unique metal alloy products for applications in the aerospace, defense and high technology industries. Broad background in nickel base superalloys, titanium alloys, aluminum alloys and stainless steels, ceramics and composites armors. Areas of expertise consist of a wide spectrum of manufacturing processes including powder metallurgy, hot isostatic pressing, casting, hot forging, hot extrusion, hot rolling, friction stir and fusion welding. Experienced in root cause failure analysis, mechanical testing, heat treatment operations, metallography, nondestructive examination and corrosion engineering. Strong skills to lead product development efforts from concept to commercialization, head sales and marketing efforts, organize trade shows, manage plant construction and establish joint development programs with external customers and vendors. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

General Dynamics Amphibious Systems- Woodbridge, VA Oct 2007 - Present

Materials Engineering Lead

Plays the central role of a lead materials science expert assisting different engineering groups of the company to select a broad spectrum of innovative materials and cutting edge materials processing technologies for build-ups of the revolutionary Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV), an amphibious armored tracked vehicle for U.S. Marine Corps

1--Serves as a high level contributor/subject matter expert interacting with all levels of the organization influencing decisions, planning and processes to ensure the flawless implementation of next-generation advanced materials in EFV

2-- Applies principals of chemistry, physics, metallurgy and material behavior to develop materials solutions based on metallic, non-metallic and composite materials for use in an engineering design.

3-- Works with product team engineers to develop success criteria for next-generation ballistic and blast mitigation materials and fiber reinforced composites.

4-- Enables and ensures smooth transition of new component designs to manufacturing based on a wide spectrum of processes including friction stir welding, investment casting, and die forging of aluminum, titanium and precipitation hardening stainless steel alloys.

5-- Uses materials expertise to assist designers in reducing weight and cost, integrating parts, improving reliability and simplifying the manufacturing assembly process.

6-- Partners with product team engineers to develop corrosion protective coatings for structural materials exposed to harsh marine environment.

7-- Provides leadership for root cause analysis of component failures using expertise in fracture investigations, nondestructive inspection procedures, stress corrosion cracking, fatigue, hydrogen embrittlement, dissimilar metal corrosion, galling, wear and weld cracking.

RAY ASSOCIATES. - Richmond, VA

Feb 2005- Oct 2007

Materials Engineering and Technology Consultant

Consulting service on general metallurgical and materials information, failure analysis, heat treatment operations, materials problem solving, new product, process and technology innovation, and development of new applications, markets and business.

SANTOKU AMERICA, INC (Formerly Rhodia Rare Earth Metals Division). - Phoenix, Arizona

January 1996 –April 2004

Director, Advanced Specialty Materials

Retained by this Japanese rare earth metals company following its acquisition of Marko Materials to lead its diversification plans into specialty metals alloy.

Successfully guided the research and development of advanced metal alloys to tap new markets within the aerospace, semiconductor and electronics sectors.

1--Invented a groundbreaking permanent graphite mold casting process to produce defect-free titanium castings at 30% lower costs than ceramic investment casting process for aerospace applications.

2--Developed proprietary manufacturing process based on high strain rate forging of vacuum cast plates of cobalt and nickel base alloys for sputtering target applications.

3--Developed RF plasma synthesis technology for fabrication of nanocrystalline refractory metal carbide coatings on C/C composites for high temperature applications.

4-- Produced 0.25 inch dia wire rods in coil by hot extrusion followed by hot rolling of nickel and cobalt base alloy ingots for welding wire applications.

5-- Designed and supervised construction of a 10-ton annual capacity pilot plant facility and developed novel permanent magnet powders to fulfill Rhodia’s strategic objectives.

6-- Provided technical vision and direction to a 15-member team charged with facilitating transition to production and commercialization of rare earth magnet powders

MARKO MATERIALS, INC. – N. Billerica, Massachusetts July 1979- December 1995

President

Founded and rapidly grew a leading edge advanced materials company. Led teams of highly skilled professionals and oversaw finances, manufacturing operations, technology transfer, intellectual property licensing, and advertising, R&D, marketing and sales.

1-- Designed, engineered and manufactured turnkey vacuum melt spinner systems for production of rapidly solidified metal alloy powders, Sold in excess of 120 systems worldwide including Far East Asia and China .

2-- Built 150-ton metal powder production plant and manufactured and sold powders for a variety of applications.

3-- Developed and licensed proprietary high performance superalloys, titanium and nickel aluminides, intermetallic alloys, refractory metal matrix composites and iron-neodymium-boron permanent magnet alloys.

Positioned the company as a world-leading pioneer in the advanced metal powder processing technology field resulting in profitable sale of Marko Materials to Rhodia, Inc. in 1995 to Rhodia, Inc.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. (Materials Engineering)

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

PATENTS & PUBLICATIONS

Holder of 57 US patents in the field of advanced materials and processes. Wrote and published over 75 technical papers on advanced materials and processes.

Personal: U.S. Citizen

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