Engineer Quality Control

Steven J. Li

(+*) *** - *** - ****

*******@*****.***

Montreal, CA

Ready to relocate

Objective

Looking for a full-time position as a Metallurgical Engineer, Quality

Assurance Engineer or a Process Engineer in Iron and Steel related

industries where my expertise will contribute

Professional SKILLS

. Fundamental understanding of the principles and methods used in Iron

and Steel manufacturing process, including EAF/VIM melting, AOD/VAR

refining, Continuous Casting, Centrifugal Casting, Hot Strip Mill

rolling and Heat Treatment cycles

. Hands-on working experience with Metallurgical lab testing

instruments, such as SEM/EDS, Optical Microscopy, chemistry analysis

spectrometers, mechanical testing and NDTs

. Extensive knowledge of ASTM, ASM, JIS steel related industry standards

Professional Experience

Foundry Metallurgist, Akers National Roll, Pittsburgh, PA USA 2/2008 -

7/2010 (dept closed)

. Supervise the metallurgical laboratory, review contract and test

report, assure compliance of customer requirements

. Service as an expert in roll manufacturing process, track roll quality

and rolling performance in the mill and conduct failure analysis

. Lead R/D efforts in developing new roll grades which are successfully

applied to an American CSP rolling line and in the magnesium wire feed

project for grey iron inoculation

. Perform continuous process improvements on EAF/ Ladle Furnace charging

optimization, ladle preheating with lid and spin casting practice

modification

. Perform various hands-on projects including foundry cast planning,

organizing non destructive testing (NDT) data collection and auditing

heat treatment cycles

. Travel to Akers global customers to provide on-site technical supports

in N.A., Asia and Europe

Technical Engineer, Siemens limited Co., Beijing, China 1/2005 -

12/2007(career change to USA)

. Worked closely with Siemens HQ expert for steel project evaluation

and mill modification

. Visited steel mills for product upgrade, introduced new pipeline

grade, personally responsible for project schedules, progressing

reports and coordination with customers to meet specifications

. Performed field evaluation and prepared for service contract

Research Assistant, McGill University, Montreal, Canada 5/2001 -

12/2004

. Investigated steel cleanliness control in the continuous casting

process

. Simulated fluid flow and inclusion distribution using physical models

and computer software

. Optimize the inclusion motion under electromagnetic field using the

new tundish design

Metallurgical Engineer, Anyang Steel, Anyang, China 10/1998 -

4/2001

. Worked at plate steel continuous casting shop as metallurgical trainee

later as metallurgical engineer, responsible for product chemistry

analysis and quality control

. Assisted in casting process control research at Kyushu Institute of

Technology, Japan with Anyang Steel training program, studied the lab

testing techniques in Japan, visited Nippon Steel

Education

M.E. University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China

June 1998

Major: Metallurgical Engineering

B.E. University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China

June 1995

Major: Metallurgical Engineering

TRAINING

. OSHA safety training, Pittsburgh, PA 2008 - 2010

. QAI Problem Solving training, Indianapolis, IN 2009

. Lead auditor training on heat treatment cycle with ISO 9001:2000,

Pittsburgh, PA 2008 - 2009

Affiliations

. CIM Member, 2006 - 2007 (Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and

Petroleum)

. ISIJ Member, 2008 - 2009, 2009 - 2010 (The Iron and Steel Institute of

Japan)

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