Manager Engineer
Resume:
K AMEL A. ELAGAMY
Southfied, MI 48033 ********@*******.***
CAREER SUMMARY
SENIOR METALLURGIST – PRODUCT RESEARCH, DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT with over twenty years of extensive
experience in automotive, refrigeration, aerospace, foundry, stamping, and heat treatment industries. Excellent communication
(multilingual) skills within multicultural environments and instrumental in facilitating both regulatory and cus tomer approvals. Strong
leadership, interpersonal, motivated and self-directed, ability to travel periodically, team building, strategic thinking and analytical skills
utilized in multiple industries. Core strengths include:
Failure Analysis Excellent Customer Relations
Product Evaluation Advisor to New Material Selection and
Cost Reduction
Heat Treatment Methods
Scanning Electron Microscope Expert
Ferrous/Non-Ferrous Materials Testing & Welding
Specification Development Specialist
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY – Ann Arbor, MI 2011-2015
Global manufacturer of hermetic compressors, pumps, and equipment for air conditioning and refrigeration systems with nearly $1 billion in annual revenues.
Senior Metallurgist
Supervised the metallurgical and chemical laboratories and conducted metallurgical testing for Tecumseh globally and
conducted research and developed new methods to improve compressor performance du ring both a simulated life-cycle as
well as in realistic customer applications.
Used the Scanning Electronic Microscope for developing coatings for materials and for mapping failure analyses of
new products as well as those being researched.
Authored two extensive specifications on Resistance Welding and Brazing, to be used globally.
Regularly implemented tensile testing and non-destructive testing for ferrous and non-ferrous materials.
Performed microstructure and phase structure analyses and oversaw cleanliness of materials.
Ran hardness and microhardness testing for case depth of carburized steel,
Performed cast iron, aluminum, copper, ductile iron and gray iron evalutions.
All metallurgical findings were reported according the Tecumseh specifications as well as the ASTM, SAE, and Europ ean standards.
EATON CORPORATION – Southfield, MI 2006-2009
Global power management company providing solutions to manage mechanical (automotive, aerospace), hydraulic, and electrical power sustainably with over $20 billion in annual revenues.
Research and Development Engineer/Metallurgist
Assisted in examinations of the root causes of weld failure, heat treatment of drives, hydraulic hoses, and bending fatigue of gears and
worked closely alongside principal engineers regarding coating technology innovations for gear pumps, motors/vane pumps, pisto n pumps
and friction materials.
Assisted the aerospace division by selecting the right casting products and re -evaluating the heat-treating process of
several aerospace components.
Partnered with the United States government (DoE), Universities (Iowa St ate University), Oakridge National
Laboratory, etc.
Daily use of Scanning Electron Microscope for various coating developers worldwide.
Traveled to several out-of-state locations to assist numerous divisions in selecting the proper materials for the proper
applications.
Helped Eaton with newly proposed innovation projects and with increasing sales across the divisions through report
recommendations.
BODYCOTE MATERIALS TESTING, INC. – Dearborn, MI 2003-2006
Global supplier of heat treatments, materials testing, metail joining and coatings services with annual revenue of nearly $1 billion.
Metallurgist/Quality Manager
Served two vital roles – Metallurgist and Quality Manager. Excelled at coordinating activites that were necessary to directing and
controling the laboratory in regard to quality – maintained the quality system, including corrective actions and -8D’s, and assumed
responsibility for the internal audit and laboratory quality systems.
Responsible for Metallurgical Department on a daily basis, including contacting and satisfying customer needs and concerns and
helping them understand existing problems.
Led the laboratory to the lowest Quality Deficiency Rating, in the laboratory’s history, by A2LA Organization.
Regularly used the Scanning Electron Microscope to perform Failure Analyses.
Metallographic Evaluations for ferrous and non-ferrous materials (steel, cast-iron, aluminum, stainless steel, copper, titanium).
Weld-joint evaluations for safety items for General Motors, Chrysler, Ford Motor Company and Leer Corporation.
Implemented Chemical Analyses using the ARL-3460
Corrosion Expert – well-versed in use of Salt Spray/Humidity and Corrosive Prevention techniques and methods.
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MNP CORPORATION – Utica, MI 2001-2003
Major manufacturer of high volume nuts, bolts and production fasteners.
Metallurgist/Quality Manager
Responsible for all lab tests, including mechanical tests (proof load, salt spray, humidity, microstructures, failure analysis, bend test,
hardness).
Managed the metallurgical lab and reviewed reports for production.
Overlooked annealing cycles, chemical tanks and water treatment.
Determined temperatures and the methods of cooling for both heat treatment and steel and wire.
Developed polishing methods and techniques for different materials and their microstructures readings.
Assisted in A2LA and ISO (ISO 16949 and ISO 14001) accreditations.
ITW-CIP STAMPING INC. – Santa Fe Springs, CA 1993-2000
Production of engineered fasteners and components, specialty products and consumable systems with over 20,000 unexpired patents with over $15 billion in annual reve nues.
Metallurgist
Key personell in heat treatment department and r esponsible for routine materials testing, material characterization analysis, and specialized
product evaluations as well as assisted in A2LA accredidations.
Participated in research and design projects related to the development of new and improved tool steels, cast iron and cast a luminum.
Managed the heat treatment department – developed new cycles for different material treatment, frequent implementation of
quenching, annealing, carburizing, austempering and strip steel (hot and cold -rolled).
Excellent communication and relationship with customer s around the world to employ solutions to various issues and advise future
roadmaps to success for avoiding material failure.
EGYPTIAN IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRIES – Cairo, Egypt 1983-1984
Foundry Engineer
Supervisor of Electric Melting Furnace, overlooked casting and molten steel, adjusted molten steel based on specific chemical analysis and
material specification, and managed materials and sand laboratories.
EDUCATION
BS in Metallurgical Engineering – Suez Canal University of Suez, Egypt (1983)
PATENTS
Energy conversion device and method of reducing friction therein –US20090325828 A1
SPECIFICATIONS DEVELOPED
Low Frequency Resistance Welding for AE2 Compressors – 2014, Tecumseh Products
Standard Specification for Brazed Tubing for AW Compressors – 2015, Tecumseh Products
CITIZENSHIP
U.S. Citizen & Egyptian Citzen
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Fluent in English, Arabic and moderately fluent in French.
ORGANIZATIONS
(Served as technical counsel and/or as company representative)
ASTM – American Society for Testing and Materials
SAE – Society of Automotive Engineers
AFS – American Foundry Society
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