Manager Engineer

Dennis Seiler

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Aerospace, Nuclear, NAVSEA/NAVAIR, Commercial

NDT Level 3 Engineer, Level 2 Inspector, MT,PT,UT,ET,VT,RT

Plating/Metal finishing: Quality Manager, NDT Level 3

Castings: Quality Engineer. Investment/sand, NDT Level 3

Forgings: Metallurgy, Hot/Mechanical Inspection, NDT Level 3

Instructor/Examiner: Audit Special Process, NDT Level 3

Manufacturing Engineer, NAVSEA/NAVAIR Tech. Pubs 271 and 278

EXPERIENCE:

5/2013 – Present General Atomics/Tactical Force (Contract)

San Diego, CA

Manufacturing NDE/NDT Level 3 Engineer

Manufacturing NDT/NDE Level 3 Engineer, MT,PT,UT,ET,VT,RT & TE

responsible for support to design, manufacturing and quality engineering

assuring the requirements of NAVSEA/NAVAIR Technical Publications

S9074-AS-GIB-010/278 & S9074-AS-GIB-010/271, MIL-STD-2034 and

American Welding Society D1.1 & D1.2. Developed and implemented NDT

training in accordance with inspection methods, processes, procedures and

standards. Travel (50%) to head-up source inspection and audits to

NAVSEA/NAVAIR requirements for NDT/NDE, plating, metal finishing,

heat treating, welding and dimensional, lay-out first article inspection.

7/2012 – 5/2013 Integrity Aerospace, X-Ray Industries, Upland, CA

Certified NDT Level III Consultant and Instructor, Certified Level II Inspector

Launch Quality systems audits and vendor surveillance for a wide variety of

complex Aerospace, Nuclear, Energy Medical Device and Automotive Industries.

Implementation of technical procedure development, NDT process procedure

development, quality procedure development, NDT engineering, employee training,

testing and certification, process control documentation, process auditing, compliance

audit preparation, qualifying for a prime specific certification. Numerous certifications

include ASNt-SNT-TC-1a, NAS 410, 250-1500 NTR1 and 271, Pratt-Whitney, Rolls

Royce, Boeing and Honeywell. Performed quality, method and safety audits in

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accordance with NADCAP AC71108/1, 7114, 7114/1, 7114/2, 7114/3, 7108, 7102

and 7109. Special processes, plating, metal finishing, heat treat, etch and NDT.

3/2011 – 3-2012 Miller Castings, Whittier, CA

NDT Level III Manager/Supervisor

Supervisor/Manager, ensure effective ongoing certification of MT,PT,VT, micro,

nitel and temper etch personnel at all levels. Maintain and ensure uninterrupted

accreditation and certifications of NADCAP, AS9100 and ISO. Developed and

implemented effective continuous improvement of lean manufacturing concepts.

3/2010 – 3/2011 Vendor Surveillance Group/Verify, Inc. Irvine, CA

1/2004 - 3/2010 Greg Street Plating/Pace Aviation Reno, NV

Quality Manager NDT Level III

Launched and completed NADCAP accreditation and quality system compliant

with AS9100 and environmental management systems to meet the requirement

of ISO-14001, also established procedures, plating/metal finishing techniques

for cadmium,nickel,electroless nickel,bright and dull sulfa mate and nickel-

tin, chrome, hard and thin-dense. Phosphate, magnesium, zinc, black oxide,

tin, copper, silver also anodize chromic, sulfuric, hard coat alodine and chem

film. Performed failure and statistical analysis on products and process that

supported company quality objectives and customer expectations. NDT Level

III, MT,PT,VT and TE.

1/2000 - 1/2004 National Polytechnic College of Science, College of

Oceaneering Port of Los Angeles, CA

Instructor

Train, test and certify students in non-destructive testing. VT-visual testing

fundamentals including limitations and inspector responsibilities. Codes

and standards. Weld joint geometry, welding terminology, mechanical

and chemical properties, destructive testing, metallurgy and the specific

welding process. UT-ultrasonic weld inspection utilizing shear wave

inspection theory using a distance amplitude correction (DAC) curve

of 80% full screen height (FSH) flaw evaluation technique. MT-magnetic

particle/PT penetrant testing. Extensive instruction in the theory and

practicum of topside and underwater setup and calibration techniques

and testing procedures. Training was in accordance with ASNT practice

SNT-TC-1A and preparatory course for American Welding Society certified

weld inspector (CWI) test. Training standard as per NADCAP and ISO 9000

series. Final exam/certification as an AS degree.

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1/1997 - 1/2000 Parker Hannifin Aerospace Logistics,

Hydraulics and Air & Fuel Division

NDT Level III/Manager

Managed and directed day to day operations of NDT employees.

Responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining training programs,

manuals, techniques, policies, practices, processes and procedures for etch

passivation, magnetic particle (MT) and liquid penetrant (PT) inspection

systems for three divisions each with a different type of complex finished

machined parts. Designed and fabricated custom tooling and fixtures for a

state of art automated pre-penetrant etch system with vapor rinse cycles which

reduced hazardous waste by 60%. Combined systems were approved by the

FAA,NASA,DCMAS and all major prime aerospace, commercial aircraft

and helicopter industries. Launched and directed ISO, SPC and TQM audit

procedures.

1/1990 - 1/1997 Driessen aircraft La Mesa, CA

Quality Control Manager, NDT Level III

Quality manager, hands-on inspector of aircraft interior, galley and cargo

systems. Performed source inspection of out-side welding, forming, machining

NDT, stamping, plating and injection molding process. Created and maintained

the quality management system (QMS) and associated activities including:

internal audits, document control, quality system certification audits (i.e. ISO

9001-2000 and AS9100).

1/1986 - 1/1990 Teledyne Cast Products Pomona, Ca

Quality Engineer, NDT Level III Manager

Review contracts, purchase orders and techniques for outside special

processes. Chair MRB activities and prepared all documentation for

root cause and corrective actions related to in-process and finished

cast products. Practical hands-on knowledge implementing statistical

process control (SPC), total quality management (TQM), ISO 9000

and NADCAP for welding, plating, heat treating and NDT. Supervisor

of in-house plating department which included chemical make-up,

titration analysis, hazard material use, removal and documentation.

Manager of non-destructive testing NDT, MT, PT, and VT inspection,

train, test and certify Level I and Level II Personnel, set-up and

established complete NDT system, hands-on supervisor of metallurgy

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destructive test which included tensile, torsion, shear and elongation

testing. Also Brinell and Rockwell hardness testing.

1/1980 - 1/1986 Embee Plating Santa Ana, Ca

NDT Level III Supervisor, Quality Manager Assistant

Managed and directed day to day NDT operations, train, test and certify

NDT Level I and Level II personnel in magnetic particle (MT) liquid/dye

penetrant, (PT), eddy current (ET) special techniques application visual

test (VT) inspection. Established training procedures in accordance with

MIL-STD-410 and qualification certification procedures/test in accordance

with ASNT practice SNT-TC-IA. Supervisor responsible for receiving, in-

process, Rockwell and final inspection. Hands-on mechanical inspection

utilizing test methods, procedures, techniques, and state of the art instruments

used in a plating environment i.e., x-ray fisher scope, x-ray fluoroscope,

magnetostrictive sensor, fisher scope, SRF magnetic induction and

profilometer. Combining these conditions with hands-on salt spray, corrosion

resistance, abrasion and finishing/brightness test. Assistant quality manager

responsibilities in the absence of the Quality Manager were over the following

plating and metal finishing process. Anodize, chromic, sulfuric and hard coat.

Conversion coatings alodine and chem film. LHE vacuum and brush. Chrome,

hard and thin dense. Nickel, electroless, bright, dull, sulfa mate and nickel-

tin, ion vapor deposited aluminum (IVD), phosphate, magnesium and zinc.

Zincate pre-plate, black oxide, gold, silver, tin and copper. Solid film lube,

electro film and powder coat, painting, prime and top coat, etching,

passivation, pickle and electro-polish. Also hands-on knowledge of complete

metallurgy and destructive testing lab.

EDUCATION:

Associate Degree, 3-D Drafting

Cypress College, Cypress, Ca

Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

CERTIFICATIONS:

NDT Level III, MT, PT, VT, ET, NE and TE

NDT Level II, UT, Blue Etch

FAA Airman, repairman, NDT

Certified fracture fatigue, maintenance critical hardware, NDT Level III

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Inspector, Examiner

AQMD, Hazmat, EMS hazardous materials control Manager

Nuclear NDT weld Examiner, 250-1500, NTR-1D

ASNT-TC-IA, MIL-STD-410, ASTM, ASME, AWS and CWI, ITAR

ISO, TQM, SPC, AS9100, and NDT on all metal products.

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