Engineer Manager

HARESH PANDYA

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Johnstown, PA **905

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Experienced METALLURGICAL ENGINEER with proven skills in the field of POWDER

METALLURGY. An innovative problem solver able to research, analyze and interpret the facts. Adept at

demonstrating good business sense to meet challenges and obtain desired goals and objectives. Expertise

includes:

• Powder Metallurgy • Fabrication Technology

• Failure Analysis and Metallurgical Evaluation • Process Engineering

• Customer Technical Services • Fabrication Code Compliance and Verification

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KENNAMETAL, INC., Rogers, AR 2007 – 2009

Metallurgical Engineer

Managed all functions of metallurgical laboratory and supervised up to 15 lab technicians in a plant

manufacturing Tungsten Carbide parts by powder metallurgy process. Duties included all aspects of

metallurgical lab operation, equipment calibration for ISO compliance, keeping production departments

informed with daily results/problems and suggesting corrective actions.

Reorganized and integrated three labs into one by cross-training laboratory technicians in ASTM compliant

testing procedures, eliminating 17% of manpower and related over-time expense, saving $150K/yr.

Initiated a rejected-material salvage process utilizing extra heat treatments, potential savings $90K.

Invented powder-property improvement process, increasing potential yield by 50% and saving $3M/yr.

Conceived an early defect-detection process that will reduce rejects by 10%.

Streamlined hardness testing procedure, standard hardness block management system and indenter

qualification procedure resulting in savings of more than $ 90K

PANDYA, INC., Johnstown, PA 2002 – 2007

Owner / Plant Manager

Conceived, developed and managed all functions of “green” plastic recycling business, growing the business

from scratch into an operation of 10 employees. This included initial research of locations, equipment, and

staffing. Bought, installed, operated and maintained all production equipment. Marketed and shipped plastic

lumber and plastic pellets. Purchased all required raw materials for manufacturing plastic lumber.

Created an avenue for local municipality recycling of over 20 tons of plastic per week that would formerly go

into landfill.

Added sawdust into plastic remains, thereby removing waste from local sawmill that was formerly dumped

indiscriminately.

Obtained state grant for recycling farming waste plastic that formerly contaminated valuable farmland.

Created far superior end-product than competitors in local market, resulting in acknowledgement by local

customers.

OMG AMERICAS, Johnstown, PA 1979 – 2002

Manager, Metallurgical Services 1992 –2002

Ensured in-process and finished product material quality requirements by training lab technicians in proper test

procedures involving company’s high temperature Copper-Aluminum product line (GlidCop). Other duties included

resolving customer complaints and instituting process modification to prevent re occurrence.

Developed physical and metallographic test methods to ensure quality of in-process and finished products, improving

yield 30%.

Established processing steps and parameters for copper alloy powders, improving yield 40%.

Developed a new test for quality-related customer returns, reducing overall returns 80%.

OMG AMERICAS (Continued)

Process Engineer 1979 – 1992

Developed improved process flow and processing parameters, improving product yield 60%.

Earned Quality and Scientific Achievement Award for improving product property and quality.

Modified melting practice through installation of less costly crucible with 3-times longer life, saving approximately

$1.5MM/year.

Witnessed extrusion process at toll producer to ensure quality of extruded copper-aluminum alloy.

Designed one-piece atomizing head that met ASME code and improved safety of melt crew, reducing potential on-

the-job hazards of failing welds.

Designed and fabricated anode breaking machine, minimizing manual labor, improving safety, and increasing

efficiency by 50%.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

MS, Metallurgical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI

BS, Metallurgical Engineer, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

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