Engineer Customer Service

Kenneth George, Jr.

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Bethlehem, PA 18018

484-***-**** cell

484-***-**** cell

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EXPERIENCE:

Staffmark/DSC Logistics

Dates: 01/07/13 to present

Temporary position in warehousing operations. Details available on request.

Self-employed

Dates: 01/11 to 13

Executed landlord responsibilities over personal property; renovated space into additional rental units;

and sold rental properties. Performed tree cutting and removal service.

Metallurgist and Heat Treatment Supervisor

B&G Manufacturing, Hatfield, PA

Supervisor: Tom Leister 267-***-****

Dates: 10/10 to 03/11

Required extended absence to care for terminally ill family members.

Responsible for supervision of metallurgical and heat treatment facility within the B&G plant. Was part

of B&G’s ISO 9001 quality management team. Utilized statistical process control (SPC). Became

familiar with SAP system to manage overall plant operations. Interfaced with customers to ensure a

proper match of customer needs/requirements to purchased products. Developed heat treatment

processes of incoming bulk metals and final products to meet customer requirements. Performed

metallographic and failure analyses. Managed mechanical testing and metallographic labs to ensure

product quality. Managed calibration and maintenance of heat treatment and test equipment.

Self-employed

Dates: 10/08 to 09/10

Performed small consulting research using LS-DYNA finite element software. Continued to improve

skills by taking on-line FEA seminars and participating in question/answer groups regarding LS-DYNA

and general mechanics of materials questions. Took advanced mathematics and quality control courses

online.

Materials Scientist

Milsys Technologies, LLC, Bridgeport, PA

Dates: 10/06 to 09/30/08

Company closed with recession and laid-off all employees.

Developed analytical models to evaluate material degradation and fracture of ceramic materials in

Forward-Looking InfraRed (FLIR) missile windows resulting from impacts with rain droplets at

supersonic re-entry velocity. Customer and client interfacing. Constructed explicit and implicit FEA

models in LS DYNA. Used Lagrangian and Eulerian methods to analyze Fluid-Structure Interaction

(FSI). Utilized LS-PREPOST preprocessing software for developing 2D axisymmetric and 3D solid

models and visualizing results. Validated models with elastic stress-wave and fluid dynamics mass,

energy, and momentum conservation equations. Investigated heat treatment thermal analyses for

predicting phase changes. Applied past knowledge of failure mechanisms of various materials to select

appropriate material models and methodology in terms of crack initiation, propagation, failure and/or

crack arrest. Incorporated damage models for low cycle fatigue and accumulated effective plastic

damage of 4xxx steels. Responsible for reporting results and interacting with sponsors. Presented work

at Government-sponsored symposia.

Self-employed

Dates: 1/04 to 9/06

Worked as a subcontractor to Fracture Technology Associates and continued to develop specialized

fatigue testing methods and analytical software tools for high strength alloy steels, stainless steels, and

aluminum alloy. End users included NASA, Alcoa, and University of Virginia.

Project Engineer

Fracture Technology Associates (FTA), Bethlehem, PA

Supervisor: Keith Donald 610-***-****

Dates: 2/01 to 12/03

Left after software conversion (DOS BASIC to Windows Visual BASIC) was completed. Maintained

professional relationship as a consultant.

Participated in writing software used by the FTA-developed materials test system to perform fracture

toughness analysis in accordance with ASTM or customer-supplied specifications. Made software

modifications to meet customer needs. Performed fatigue and fracture mechanics consulting, research,

and testing for industry, government, and academic customers. Laboratory research focused on

aerospace light alloys and high-temperature alloys. Also, performed low-temperature ASTM 1921

fracture testing on steels used to simulate nuclear-irradiated pressure vessel degradation. Used optical

microscopy to evaluate related fracture surfaces. Participated in ASTM 1921 working group on

standard development. Worked closely with alloy manufacturers such as ALCOA to determine failure

mechanisms as a function of metallurgical processing. Supported sales of software by training domestic

and foreign customers, Government, private industry, and academia, on-site or at FTA. Published

research and participated in ASTM meetings and symposia.

Materials Engineer, U.S. Civil Service, Rank GS-12-806

Naval Air Systems Command, Aerospace Division, Patuxent River, MD

Dates: 7/96 to 1/01

Supervisor, Dr. William Frazier and Darrel Tenney 301-***-****

Left to work for Fracture Technology Associates.

Managed fracture mechanics/mechanical testing laboratory. Performed failure analyses using scanning

electron microscopy (SEM) and optical microscopy methods. Managed and conducted research to

characterize mechanical properties of aerospace materials (aluminum, titanium, nickel-based alloys,

high-strength steels eg. AerMet 100 ™, various low temp and high temperature coatings, joining

materials). Provided materials and mechanical engineering support to DoD weapons system

development and acquisition customers/programs by participating in Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).

Wrote all laboratory test procedures (HCF, LCF, KIC, JIC, KEAC Environmental Cracking, Hardness,

etc…). Traveled to materials manufacturing plants to evaluate production methods and quality

standards against specifications (prior to Acquisition Reform).

• Received two letters of appreciation from Admirals Dyer, Steidle, and Captian R.O. Wirt.

Physical Science Technician, Government Contractor

Naval Air Systems Command, Aerospace Division, Patuxent River, MD

Dates: 8/95 to 6/96

Supervisor, Dr. Eun Lee, 301-***-****

Left to accept civil service appointment at same location.

Performed mechanical testing including fatigue, fracture toughness, and hardness. Helped with failure

analyses by doing electron microscopy (SEM) and preparing and evaluating metallographic and

fractographic samples. Calibrated and maintained laboratory equipment. Procured new equipment and

service contracts.

Research Assistant

Lehigh University’s ATLSS Research Center, Bethlehem, PA

Dates: 5/93 to 8/95

Left after graduation.

Selected from national pool of students to receive research grant from the National Science

Foundation’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. Performed non-linear fracture

toughness experiments and finite element analyses.

Machinist

Dates: 7/85 to 5/92

Various

Left to pursue higher education.

Graduated from High School with Vocational Training. Worked for several manufacturing companies

and machine shops in the Lehigh Valley and Bucks County areas of Pennsylvania while attending

community college. This included Valley Precision, Landis Manufacturing, Precision Products, and

Atlas Machine and Welding. Duties included using manual equipment such as lathes for precise-

tolerance shafts, mills for machining castings, surface grinders, drill presses, saws, etc. CNC machining

and programming of Okuma lathes. Stick and arc welding, metal forming, and repair of cement-

industry related equipment. Interfaced with engineering and quality personnel.

EDUCATION:

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, GPA: 3.80/4.00

Degree: Masters of Material Science and Engineering, January 2001, GPA 3.81/4.00

Research: Strain rate dependent fracture toughness of hydrogen embrittled AerMet 100 ™ high-

strength steel.

Metallurgy of plate, rolled, wire, and structural steel; low carbon steel and highly-alloyed steels; metal

corrosion principals, light alloy metallurgy and manufacture.

Master’s thesis focused on hydrogen embrittlement of ultra-high strength steel resulting from cadmium

plating. Obtained thesis funding from Office of Naval Research. Advisor: Prof. Richard Gangloff.

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, GPA: 3.35/4.00

Degree: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering May 1995

Manufacturing process optimization, CAD/CAM, finite element analysis, failure analysis.

L’Homediu Scholarship, Dean’s List fall 1992 and fall 1993

Lehigh Carbon Community College, Schnecksville, PA

Earned 71 credit hours of transfer credit, physics tutor and laboratory assistant for Prof. McDemus.

Engineering Achievement Award, May 1992

RELATED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

1. Worked in steel manufacture, metallurgy, structural fabrication, metal fatigue and failure

analysis since 1985.

2. Manufacture of rolled steel products and forgings.

3. Quality Control.

4. Customer service and sales.

5. Familiarity with Six Sigma process control, SPC.

6. In-depth understanding of ISO quality implementation and maintenance.

7. CAD/DAM, Solidworks and Pro Engineer (Creo 2)

8. Hands-on heat treatment of metals and furnace operation.

9. Explicit and implicit Finite Element Analysis (FEA).

10. Extensive manufacturing and machinist experience.

11. Metals failure analysis (empirical and analytical).

12. Mechanical and physical property testing of metallic materials.

13. Writing SOPs in accordance with ASTM, SAE, and ISO standards.

14. Training and managing groups of people.

PUBLICATONS CLEARED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE:

1. Zonker, H.R., Bray, G.H, George, K., Garratt, M.D., “ Use of ACR method to estimate closure

and residual stress free small crack growth data,” ASTM Special Technical Publication, n 1461,

Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics, 34th Volume, 2005, p 60-72

2. Zonker, H.R., Bray, G.H, George, K., Garratt, M.D., “ Use of ACR method to estimate closure

and residual stress free small crack growth data,” Journal of ASTM International, v 2, n 7,

July/August, 2005, p 21-33

3. George, K., Reemsnyder, H.S., Donald, J. Keith, Bucci, R.J., “Development of a DCPD

calibration for evaluation of crack growth in corner-notched, open-hole specimens,” ASTM

Special Technical Publication, n 1439, Fatigue Testing and Analysis Under Variable Amplitude

Loading Conditions, 2003

4. Donald, J. Keith, George, K., “Variable Amplitude Fatigue Crack Growth Using Digital Signal

Processing Technology,” ASTM Special Technical Publication, n 1439, Fatigue Testing and

Analysis Under Variable Amplitude Loading Conditions, 2003

5. Lee, E.U., Sanders, H.C., George, K, “Environmentally Influenced Near-Threshold Fatigue

Crack Growth in 7075-T6 Aluminum Alloy,” Environmentally Assisted Cracking: Predictive

Methods for Risk Assessment and Evaluation of Materials, Equipment, and Structures, ASTM

STP 1401, R.D. Kane, ED., American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken,

PA, 2000.

6. George, K., Lee, E.U., “Mechanical Properties of 7076-T6 Aluminum Alloy,”

NAWCADPAX/TM-2000/91, August 2000.

7. Lee, E.U., Agarwala, V.V., George, K., Failure Investigation of T-45 Ejection Seat Catapult

Sleeve,” NAVAIR Materials Division Report No. EI-4342-00-024, June 2000

8. Lee, E.U., George, K., Failure Investigation of MV-22 Aircraft #14 Troop Seat,” NAVAIR

Materials Division Report No. EI-4342-00-018, May 2000.

9. Lee, E.U., George, K., Mechanical Behavior of Be-Al Alloys,” NAWCADPAX-99-221-TR,

February, 2000.

10. Lee, E.U., George, K., “Failure Investigation of Conical Fin Assemblies #8281-01 and #8281-

02,” NAVAIR Materials Division Report No. EI-4342-076, November 1998.

11. George, K., Pregger, B.A., “Grain Size Measurement and Metallurgical Evaluation of A286

Turbine Cooling Plate Material,” NAVAIR Materials Division Report No. EI-4342-98-072,

October 1998.

12. Wong, D., et al., “H1 Upgrade (UH-1Y/AH-1Z) Technical Progress Report: Aerospace

Materials Division Air-4.3.4,” Report No. NAWCADPAX-98-140-TR, September 1998.

13. Lee, E.U., Sarkar, B., George, K., “Failure Investigation of V-22 Trooper Seat, Part 1,”

NAVAIR Materials Division Report No. EI-4342-98-064A, August 1998.

14. Lee, E.U., George, K., “Failure Investigation of AIM-7 Forward Missile Launching Lug of

AerMet 100TM Steel,” NAVAIR Materials Division Report No. EI-4342-98-059, July 1998.

15. George, K, Agarwala, V.V., “Materials Laboratory Analysis AIM-9 Lug Crack Investigation,

Preliminary Findings,” NAVAIR Materials Division Internal Report, March 1998.

16. Lee, E.U., George, K., “Coating Effect on Crack Detectability,” Report No. NAWCADPAX-97-

96-TR, March 1997.

17. Lee, E.U., George, K., “Failure Analysis of Pioneer unmanned Aerial Vehicle Component,”

NAVAIR Materials Division Report, July 1997.

18. Lee, E.U., George, K. “Environmentally Assisted Cracking of AerMetTM 10- Steel,”

Proceedings of the Tri-Service Conference on Corrosion, November 1997.

19. Lee, E.U., George, K., “Crack Detection Through Appliqué Film,” NAVAIR Materials Division

Report, December 1996.

20. Lee, E.W., George, K., et al. “Failure Analysis: Bell V22 Welded Titanium Fitting,” Materials

Division Report, December 1995.

PROFESSIONAL-DEVELOPMENT SHORT COURSES AND SEMINARS:

1. Self-Study of Creo2 (Pro/E) solid modeling CAD software. On-going.

2. Self-Study of residual, compressive, surface stress modeling with LS-DYNA and stress

relaxation due to low cycle fatigue. On-going.

3. Self-Study of Solid Works 2013, 30-day intensive course of all examples included in trial

edition. Jan, 2013

4. Heat Treatment, Microstructure & Performance of Carbon and Alloy Steels, November, 2010.

5. Self-Study LS-DYNA Implicit and Thermal solver.

6. LS-DYNA Finite Element Software Courses including: Pre and Post Processing, Introductory

Usage, and Advanced Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian and Fluid-Structure Interaction. Taken at

Livermore Software Technology Center (LSTC), February, 2007.

7. SPIE 1-Day Short Course “Infrared Window and Dome Materials,” April, 2007.

8. 3-Day Howmet Casting Investment Casting Course, Whitehall MI

9. “Defense Science and Technology Seminar on Emerging Technologies: Smart Materials,”

Sponsored by: Deputy Under Secretary of Defense and Defense Advanced Research Projects

Agency, 8 hrs, May, 1999.

10. “Fundamentals of VSTOL Aircraft Design With Joint Strike Fighter Applications,” The

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Tennessee Space Institute,

May, 1998.

11. “Fractography in Failure Analysis of Engineering Structures,” Materials Engineering Institute,

ASM International, September, 1997.

12. “Introduction to Gas Turbine for Materials Engineers,” NAVMAR Applied Sciences, August

1997.

13. “A Short Course in Aircraft Structural Strength and Durability,” Department of Aeronautics and

Astronautics, Naval Post Graduate School, March 1997.

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