Senior Metallurgist

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SENIOR METALLURGIST

Product Design and Development Manufacturing Process Machining Operations Heat Treat Processes

Finishing/Coating Operations Project Design and Management Trend Analysis and Forecasting Process Control Analysis

Process Improvement Regulatory Compliance Time Management and Prioritization Excellent Communication

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

Highly organized, dedicated, and solutions-oriented professional offering more than 14 years in research and development, project management, engineering, process control, and product support. Skilled at meeting all clients’ specifications and requests. Expert at developing various engineering changes regarding internal procedural improvements and manufacturing implementations. Adept at formulating and implementing new strategies and technologies to boost efficiency and optimize the productivity of the company. Competent and visionary, with the capability to lead and motivate people at all levels to successfully achieve maximum production rates while maintaining adherence to safety methods and practices. Highly analytical in identifying root cause and developing various innovative solutions. Noted for unparalleled work ethic and superior multitasking abilities; dedicated to meeting goals and seeking alternative techniques in accomplishing tasks.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CONFIDENTIAL BRYAN, OH

Metallurgist - 2007–Present

Co-Owner, Heat Treat Division - 2004–2007

- Assume full responsibility in making all major decisions regarding equipment purchases; plant layout; equipment installation; employee selection; auxiliary equipment and fixturing fabrication; training materials design; disciplinary action; scheduling; maintenance; and processing parameters development to meet the company’s customer requirements

- Serve as co-owner, general manager, and furnace operator of Pala Heat Treating, in charge of the profit and loss management as well as in the management of $3M heat treatment equipment acquisition, layout, installation, and expansion

- Expertly manage all metallurgical evaluations, furnace operation, employee management, shipping, receiving, and equipment maintenance as well as monitor the outside services quality management initiatives, audits, and process improvements

- Showed proficiency in administering more than $1M worth of projects to determine adherence to the manufactured product to International Code Council building requirements for structural properties and corrosion resistance

- Ensure full compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), industrial requirements, established specifications, and metallurgical equipment and standards through equipment utilization, process efficiency, P&L statements, and training materials evaluation; failure analysis; and root cause analysis

- Render direct oversight, technical direction, correct interpretation, organization, execution, and coordination of optimization, operation, engineering, and maintenance of company assets problems related to equipment which affect product reliability

- Conform to industry standards and end-user functional requirements through identification of fastener material, heat treat, coating, and mechanical test specifications during new product development and new product market launches

Career Accomplishments:

- Introduced a new treating concept that successfully revolutionized the heat treating fasteners processing, which decreased materials cost by 100%, increased throughput/turn-over by 500%, enhanced product quality, and minimized the rejection rate between June 2004 and January 2005

- Played an integral role in developing a cost-effective coating system for fasteners installed into treated lumber, which passed the Condition #4 for AC257 of the International Code Council; thereby enabling the product to be used in any environment when installed into treated lumber of any concentration

- Improved processes at the heat treat facility by managing and ensuing correct processing of samples through outside vendors; consequently augmenting the annual savings of $320,000; efficiency by 25%; and throughput by 42% while decreasing product development time by more than 100%

- Successfully reduced cycle time by 100%; increased recovery; and prevented downtime by streamlining the metal treatment (heat treat, coating, and finishing) processes without diminishing the quality

- Provide excellent assistance to the manufacturing in refining their process and the internal/external heat treat process as well as in conceptualizing new heat treat processes for new product lines

CONFIDENTIAL STERLING HEIGHTS, MI

Product Release Engineer, Powder Metal Components - 2000-2001

- Directly collaborated with senior designers and junior designers, application engineers, and program managers in carrying out new customer design projects and maintaining existing designs

- Worked with the application engineering, product development, suppliers, and customers in correctly designing torque transfer system assemblies and components

- Utilized various tools, such as CAD and Rhino applications, to perform basic analysis on new designs as well as dealt with various engineering changes

- Spearheaded the evaluation of design and drawings for new components and torque transfer components on assigned projects

- Assured accuracy in conducting engineering calculations of moderate complexity as well as performed dimensional analysis including tolerance stack-ups

- Exhibited expertise in applying GD&T to casting, machining, and assembly models and drawings

- Partnered with the Manufacturing Engineering and Supplier Management Team in initiating and coordinating critical design changes while sustaining key design features across product lines

- Conveyed design changes to Engineering, Manufacturing and Purchasing teams

- Secured translations of CAD data into neutral or customer-specified formats

- Significantly contributed in reviewing customer projects with the Application Engineering Team

- Maintained project status reports, which outlined schedules for new design releases and existing design changes

Career Accomplishment:

- Co-invented the “Differential Pinion Having a Grooved Bore”, with patent numbers EP1454784, KR10200030086357, and JP2004-270938

CONFIDENTIAL HUDSON, WI

Heat Treat Development Engineer

- Accurately wrote heat treatment recipes as well as implemented a documented quality program that met customer requirements and corporate standards

- Operated a metallurgical laboratory to draft metallurgical reports and investigate failures

- Gave proper procedures, as necessary, to render support achievement of quality department objectives

- Carried out thorough analysis of all customer proposals, requests for quotations, and/or purchase orders to determine quality requirements and ensure their integration into the internal planning

- Interacted and maintained close coordination with customer representatives regarding all quality-related activities, including source inspection, audits, and process surveys

- Worked with other departments in resolving problems and ensuring exceptional quality of work

- Assured compliance with the quality program requirements through external and internal audits, corrective action program, and qualification of associates through testing and training

- Guaranteed maintenance of supplier qualification to ensure compliance of work performance with quality standards and process approvals

- Developed work instructions and standard operating procedures for press quench installation

CONFIDENTIAL COLDWATER, MI

Research and Development Metallurgist

- Showed proficiency in executing various chemical and physical laboratory and pilot plant activities, which included powder mixtures, processing, characterization, and related troubleshooting

- Assured precision in documenting experimental details in research notebooks and analyzing data

- Correctly documented and reported results as well as expertly rendered basic interpretation in determining issues

- Ensured appropriate response to process variations and sustained laboratory instrumentation, including cleaning of critical components, replacement of consumables, and calibration of instrumentation

- Carried out safety management and disposal of used and rejected materials as directed

- Kept secured all quality, statistical process control records, reports, and certificates

- Monitored and conveyed the status of each experiments

Career Accomplishments:

- Provided assistance in developing the rotary forging process powder metal components, which increased density to more than 99% theoretical density

- Successfully improved compressibility and mechanical properties by formulating Fe-Si alloy through the use of ANSYS software

OTHER EXPERIENCE

CONFIDENTIAL BLISSFIELD, MI

Owner - 2006–Present

CONFIDENTIAL TOLEDO, OH

Sales Engineer - 2002–2004

CONFIDENTIAL ROMULUS, MI

Regional Sales Manager - 2001–2002

CONFIDENTIAL MONROE, MI

Co-Owner - 2000–2003

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Civil Engineering, with Concentration in Structural Engineering - In Progress (Expected Completion: 2013)

University of Toledo Toledo, OH

Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering

Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Powder Metallurgy Technologist Certification (Level 1 & 2)

ANOVA (Analysis of Variance)

GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)

Understanding Hydrogen Embrittlement in Fasteners

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Industrial Fastener Institute

International Code Council

Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA)

ASM Heat Treating Society

American Society for Testing and Materials

ASM International

Metal Powder Industry Federation

Powder Metal Parts Association

American Powder Metallurgy Institute

AWARD

Eagle Scout (3 Palm)

TECHNICAL ACUMEN

WinSPC Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Rhinoceros 3D Modeling

Corel Minitab Stat-Ease ANSYS AutoCAD

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