Francis O. Ugbo

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Phone: 1-646-***-****

Bronx, New York 10460 Email: abn3ha@r.postjobfree.com.

WORK STATUS

US Permanent Resident -Visa Sponsorship NOT Required.

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

Industrial experience as Materials/Corrosion Engineer, academic experience

with the Polytechnic College as an Instructor of Physical Metallurgy,

Engineering Materials, Materials Selection and Pyro metallurgy.

KEY SKILLS

These includes college technical skills

. Laboratory/academic research and development, classroom

teaching/training,

. Aluminum Production; Casting (melting/alloying), Extrusion, Corrosion

(Anodizing & Powder coating), and Quality control

. Production Technician, Fitter Machinist and Knowledge of theory and

principle of Procurement

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Research and Development Project Engineer (Internship Position)

01/2012 - Present

Bau Engineering Inc. New York, USA

. Engaged in Product development and customer technical services by

providing problem solving resolution and support services

. Research and development of practices and processes of materials and

metallurgical related and quality aspect products

. Daily operations of equipment handling including supervision of hourly

personnel, scheduling and providing inventory status to plans

. Act in the capacity as Procurement Engineer to perform investigation

of new materials/technologies/suppliers when appropriate.

Engineering Materials & Physical Metallurgy (Lecturer Position)

12/ 1999 - 09/2011

Federal Polytechnic College Birnin Kebbi. Kebbi State. Nigeria

Federal Polytechnic College with a reputation for being a center of

excellence in engineering and technology in Nigeria

. Performed routine metallographic examination analysis, analytical

investigation, failure analysis, and improved product design

. Developed curricula and used knowledge of powder metallurgy, metal

casting, and heat treatment to resolve quality issues

. Knowledge of laboratory experiments in micro-structural analysis,

mineral extractions and corrosion inhibitions

. Knowledge of microstructure of metallic, ceramic, and Polymeric

materials

. Challenged students to maximize analytical and applied skills through

lecture, training and hands-on laboratory experiments

. Develops, evaluate and validate plans or models for variety of

projects

Industrial Internship (Industrial Scheme Position)

09/1996 - 02/1997

Extrusion Plant, NIGALEX Limited, Lagos, Nigeria

. Developed, analyzed and published weekly Plant Productivity and

Growth Reports to management

. Direct experience with the production processes (Casting,

alloying/spectrometry, homogenization, extrusion, and quality control)

. Conducted laboratory tests on Powder Coated profiles, anodized

profiles, and identified documented significant findings

. Determine the level of additives such as flux and the alloying

processes

Production Technician

10/1988 - 02/1992

Lemonex Nigeria Limited, Warri, Delta state. Nigeria

. Maintained repairs of heating boilers, steam engine, induced draft

fans, conveyor belts, worm screw feeders, and centrifuge

. Maintained and supervised up to date regular flow process of

production line, automation, and units, of the factory

. Managed production quantity and quality targets, and minimized

production losses during optimization

PUBLICATIONS

. Effect of operating variables on the performance of designed,

constructed and tested multi purpose electrolytic cell.

International Journals of Engineering, India. Vol.2, No.3 (2008) 231-

239

. Small-scale mining enterprises in Nigeria: Prob. & way forward. The

Nigerian Society of Engineers: Metallurgy, Mining and Materials Div;

Abuja. Nigeria. 2008 Annual Conference (2008)

EDUCATION TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION

. Masters of Engineering (M. Eng.), Materials & Metallurgical

Engineering,

The Federal University of Technology, Akure . Ondo. State Nigeria

. Certification, Structural Analysis, Concrete, and Steel design,

Cooper Union School of Engineering/Bnai Zion Scientific

School, USA

. Bachelors of Engineering, B. Eng., in Materials & Metallurgical

Engineering,

The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State.

Nigeria

. Trade Test/Technical Certificate, Mechanical Engineering Craft

Practice, Fitter Machinist.

Government Technical College, Sapele, Delta State. Nigeria

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

. The Mineral Metals Materials Society, TMS, USA. #38791. Elected 1996

. The Nigerian Metallurgical Society, NMS # C805. Elected 2005

. The National Association of Corrosion Engineers, NACE #283794. Elected

2009

. American Institute of Steel Construction, AISC, #302927. Elected 2010

. International Association of Safety Professionals, IASP #506900.

Elected 2012

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Understanding of Microsoft Office Applications (Excel, Word and

PowerPoint), and AutoCAD

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