Customer Service Mechanical

Christon L. Shepard

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Middletown, OH 45042

Home Phone 513-***-****

SUMMARY

Experienced professional with 25+ years metallurgical engineering

experience. Author and principal inventor of 2 patents (pending).

Diverse manufacturing, alloy development, materials testing, and

failure analysis background along with extensive vacuum and

induction heat treating experience. Demonstrated performance in

thermomechanical processing and metallurgical

analysis of tool steels, high strength alloy steels, stainless,

and maraging steels.

Desire an opportunity to utilize my diverse materials engineering

and management background in an engineering and/or manufacturing

environment. Proven track record of project management, innovation,

and supervision.

Accomplishments

* Principal author and inventor on 2 patents

(pending) : 1) Tools with a Thermo-Mechanically Modified Working Region and

Methods of Forming Such Tools, 2) Methods Of

Thermo-Mechanically Processing Tool Steel And Tools Made From Thermo

-Mechanically Processed Tool Steels.

Investigated the effects of pre-form geometry and strain rate on grain

size, dislocation

density, and carbide distribution and size of

tool and high strength alloy grades. Dayton Progress Corp., 2006- 2008.

* Co-Op. Assisted in project work studying the

effect of hydrogen on the hot and cold formablility of Ti 6Al-4V alloy.

Air

Force Materials Lab, Wright Patterson AFB, 1977-

1978.

* Developed a banding/macro-segregation free

version of maraging 300 by adjusting the

Co/Mo ratio and using upset forging techniques

to optimize fracture toughness for military applications.

* Designed and equipped new metallurgical failure

analysis laboratory. Dayton Progress Corp. 2006.

* Responsible for implementing new control system

platform for all vacuum and tempering furnaces. Dayton

Progress Corp., 2007.

* Extensive experience with failure analysis via

microstructural characterization, and microanalysis of ferrous,

nickel, and

aluminum base alloy systems utilizing SEM, EDS

and EBSD. Dayton Progress Corp., 2006-2008.

* Developed innovative new surface treatment combining

traditional nitriding treatments with PVD coatings resulting in 5

fold increase in tooling life in forming and extrusion

applications. Dayton Progress Corp., 1997.

* NADCAP audit findings/CARs dropped 40% from 2009 to 2010.

Aeronca, Inc., 2010.

WORK HISTORY

2009-2010 Metallurgical Engineer, Aeronca Inc.

Directed all efforts toward maintaining NADCAP

Heat Treat, Brazing, and Mechanical Testing certifications including

quality system procedures, documentation, and

training. Responsible for optimizing braze cycles for a variety of

titanium

and nickel base alloy honeycomb engine nacelles

including Ti Beta 21S and Inconel 718 skin materials with TiCuNi, and Al

braze alloys.

2006-2008 Chief Metallurgist, Dayton Progress Corporation.

Developed and tested thermo-mechanical

processes to optimize microstructure and mechanical properties of tool and

high

strength-high fracture toughness alloys.

Author and inventor on 2 non-provisional patent applications filed with

USPTO on 02/13/2009.

2006. Chief Metallurgist, Dayton Progress Corporation

Responsibilities included supervisor of Vacuum Heat Treat Dept.,

all shifts, product development, and customer service. As

supervisor my responsibilities included hands on maintenance and

calibration of furnaces and optimizing austenitizing, tempering,

aging and cryogenic treatments of tool, stainless, and high

strength alloys. Customer service responsibilities included

testing and failure analysis of both tooling and work materials,

technical assistance in the field and technical presentations.

1985-1988 Mill Metallurgist, Carpenter Technology Corporation.

Forged Bar & Billet Dept. Optimized forging

processes for a wide range of alloy systems including ferrous,

Nickel, and Cobalt base grades.

1981-1985 R&D Metallurgist, Carpenter Technology Corporation.

Alloy Development. Developed empirical mathematical models

based upon extensive mechanical testing of laboratory

heats to aid in designing new tool and ultra

high fracture toughness alloys such as Aermet 100.

EDUCATION

1981. B.S. Met Engineering & Materials Science, University Of

Cincinnati. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint,

and Project.

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