David V. Kyaw

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Charlotte, NC

704-***-****

abgxym@r.postjobfree.com

Synopsis

Metals/Alloy Systems: Nickel, cobalt, fusible alloys, titanium, copper,

rhenium, tungsten, molybdenum, cast irons, steels, stainless steel, and

precious metal alloys.

Melting and powder metallurgy.

Processes: Cold and hot rolling, extrusion, heat treating, CIP, HIP,

melting, sintering, casting, electrorefining, electrowinning, vacuum

distillation, welding/brazing/soldering, machining, wire, rod, and tube

drawing.

Activities: Process and product development; Process improvement; Material

disposition,

corrective actions; customer and sales support; Knowledgeable of Six Sigma,

Lean,

SPC, TQM, JIT, FMEA, and PPAP.

Testing: Use of x-ray fluorescence, optical emission spectrometer, carbon

and gas testing, mechanical testing, hardness testing, metallography,

microcleanliness, grain size, NDT (eddy current, ultrasonic, and dye

penetrant testing).

EDUCATION

09/85-09/88 B. S. Metallurgical Engineering

University of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

PROCESS IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES

. 40% Increase in throughput of a Continuous Anneal and Pickle line

through elimination of unnecessary intermediate anneals.

. Over 200 percent reduction in cycle time for evacuation of billet

system through

redesign of the system.

. 75% reduction in scrap rate of the largest volume cast iron valve from

changes

implemented as the result of DOE results.

. Elimination of process related brazing defects in copper assembly in

automated

brazing line.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

. Development of low coefficient of thermal expansion alloy for US

Patent 7663242.

. Development of electrolytic process for colorization of pewter tubing.

. Developed a refining process for removing lead from tin lead alloys -

Green Technology.

. Developed process for making rhenium plates directly from rhenium

perhennate.

OTHER

Former President and Vice President of WV Chapter of ASM

David V. Kyaw

4421 Squirrel Trail Lane

Charlotte, NC

704-***-****

abgxym@r.postjobfree.com

Work Experience

OWENS

CORNING

07/08- 07/11

Concord, NC

Metallurgist/Manufacturing Engineer

Duties: Supervision of employees; process development; work scheduling,

quality documentation; failure analysis; customer and sales support;

Plant Radiation Officer; CAPEX; NDT

Materials and electrochemical Research Corporation, 07/06-07/08

Tucson, AZ

Senior Scientist

Duties: Research and development of metals for government and private

industry.

CLIMAX ENGINEERED MATERIALS, Sahuarita, AZ

08/04-07/06

Senior Engineer

Duties: New product development; CAPEX; train personnel; quality

Documentation; NDT

Cookson Electronics - Assembly Materials Group, Altoona, PA

10/99-07/04

Metallurgical Engineer - Research & Development

Duties: Developed new alloys and products for electronic and industrial

applications;

recycling procedures for lead, tin, and indium based systems (solder

alloys);

customer and sales support; quality documentation.

OMG Americas, Johnstown, PA

04/95-10/99

Manufacturing Engineer

Duties: Established parameters for processing of oxide dispersion

strengthened

copper mill products; NDT; employee supervision; quality documentation.;

customer and sales support.

INCO Alloys International, Inc. Huntington, WV

03/89-04/95

Process Development Engineer - R & D

Duties: Established process parameters for manufacturing of nickel and

cobalt (alloys

and superalloys), titanium, and mechanically alloyed materials in all

product forms (e.g.

rod, tube, sheet).

NIBCO, Inc., Blytheville, AR

10/88-03/89

Metallurgist/Lab Manager/Manufacturing Engineer

Duties: Purchasing, quality control, and personnel training for grey and

ductile

iron foundry; management of lab and supervision of lab personnel; process

improvement activities.

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