Matthew Grow

***** ********* **. **** ***, San Diego, CA 92128

Phone: 760-***-**** E-Mail: abio83@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Search for a career in a dynamic engineering environment in which I may use my diligence and logical skills to

solve challenging problems efficiently and with confidence.

Work Experience

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.- Sr. Materials and Metallurgist Engineer Apr 2012 – Present

Provided primary material selection assistance to design, structural and mechanical engineering personnel.

Generated material and process specifications to improve manufacturability, life cycle time, and corrosion

resistance of various aerospace related products (metallics, composites, polymers, etc.).

Lead several failure investigations of metallics and non-metallic products using standard metallurgical and

NDE techniques such as: Laser Shearography, SEM/EDS Analysis, X-Ray Radiography, Magnetic Particle

Inspection, etc.

Used prior career experience to give assistance to brand new Materials & Process group. Assisted in defining

the function and responsibilities of a Materials group by giving technical briefings, and emphasizing the

importance of process and material specifications to maintain quality and reliability of flight hardware.

Worked primarily with standard industry material and process specifications (e.g. MIL, ASTM, ASM,

NADCAP and FAA) pertaining mainly to corrosion-resistant steel alloys, aluminum alloys, titanium alloys,

super alloys, heat treatments of metallics, and corrosion/functional surface coatings (finishes, films, etc.)

applicable to the aforementioned metallics.

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc. - Materials Engineer (Joining Engineer) Feb 2009 – March 2012

Fabricated and provided joining support (welding and brazing) to several components of a rocket engine,

such as: gas generators, main injector, nozzle (exhaust), and main combustion chambers

Lead and budgeted a 100K project that saved 40K per main combustion chamber by implementing a low cost

Arc Braze alloy, which replaced a pre-existing precious metal based alloy.

Became familiarized with mechanical, physical, and thermal properties of various super alloys, copper-based

alloys and precipation-hardenable alloys

Operated/supervised a wide variety of equipment used for thermal processing of several alloys, such as:

vacuum furnaces, tube furnaces (argon and hydrogen), retort furnaces, induction furnaces, and HIP furnaces

Performed metallurgy on specimens to identify relationship between physical properties and microstructure,

and/or to identify crack mechanisms (e.g. LME, IGA, Incipient Melting)

Involved in failure investigation using NDE methods, such as: ultrasonic inspection, x-ray analysis,

thermography, and leak-testing

Group focal for Lean Manufacturing techniques (Six-Sigma, ACE, etc.). Involved in Lean Manufacturing

related projects, such as: VSM, 3P, Kaizen, RRCA and many others.

Freelance Finish Inc.- Construction Worker (Finish Carpenter) Jun 2001 – Jun 2006 (Summer)

Used a wide variety of machines and equipment to prepare materials for installation

Most of work performed independently in a fast-paced environment

Responsible for QA/QC of materials prior to final installation

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Education

UCLA (B.S) – Materials Science and Engineering Jan 2007 – Dec 2008

Major GPA: 4.0, Overall GPA: 3.78

Relevant Coursework: Materials Characterization (X-Ray Diffraction), Fundamentals of Semiconductor

Processing, Phase Diagram Analysis, Properties of Metallic Alloys, Diffusion, Phase Transformations, Materials

Selection and Design, Polymer Properties and Processing, Ceramics, and Deformation of Solids.

Skills/Achievements

Skills: Microsoft (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook), Mac OS-X, excellent written and oral communication skills,

knowledge of an extensive amount of joining techniques (soldering, brazing, welding), familiar with factory

equipment (furnaces, EB welding, CNC techniques, EDM, lathes, etc.). Achievements: Les Knessel Scholarship

Recipent, UCLA Dean’s Honor List (Sp 2007 – Sp 2008), Latin Honor’s Magna Cum Laude

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