Engineer - metallurgy - practical experience - PHD -

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: KONSTANTIN SIPOS HRABAL

Married, three sons

Birth date : September 26, 1947

Birth place: Budapest, Hungary

Citizenship: Austria

Address: Noruega 6470 dpto 404

SANTIAGO, CHILE

Telephone (56) - (9) – 93 518 748

e-mail *******@*****.***

EDUCATION

High School:

1959-1964, 1965 Deutsche Schule zu Santiago, Santiago, CHILE 1964-1965 Denfeld High School, Duluth, Minnesota, USA High school diploma (AFS Int l Scholarships)

University:

1966-1972 Universidad de Chile, Escuela de Ingeniería, Santiago, CHILE Mechanical Engineer (metallurgy)

Post-Graduate:

1973-1975 Université de Nancy I, Nancy, FRANCE

Docteur-Ingenieur, (Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris scholarship)

WORKING EXPERIENCE

1970-1972 Universidad de Chile, Escuela de Ingeniería, Santiago, CHILE Metallurgy Research Assistant

1971-1972 Instituto de Investigaciones Tecnológicas de Chile INTEC, Santiago, CHILE 1971 - 1972 Scholarship

1972 Research Engineer

Tecnological Research in Contracts with industry and CORFO, related to Molybdenum Oxide Production

1973-1975 Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de París, Centre des Materiaux, Corbeil-Essonnes, FRANCE

Research Engineer (Chercheur)

Scientific-Technical Research in the context of Contracts with the European Community CECA, IMPHY (Pamiers), and the RENAULT industry, concerning thermomechanical treatments of cold forging steels for the automobile industry and high manganese steels for retaining rings in big electric generators. Thesis for the Degree of Docteur-Ingenieur under the supervision of Professor Dr. André Pineau, Centre des Matériaux, Evry, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris, in high manganeseTRIP steels.

1976-1978 Metalver S.A., Veracruz, Veracruz, MEXICO Ferralver S.A., Veracruz, Veracruz, MÉXICO

1976 Metallurgical Consultant

1976 - 1978 Quality Control Manager

Metallurgical Consulting in general in the whole plant, as well as direction and development of the Quality Control Department in the plant in its four production areas:

•Heavy gray iron foundry ( ingot moulds, etc.. ) and nodular iron foundry.

•Manufacture of pressurized gas cylinders (oxygen cylinders) and hydraulic accumulator bodies,

•Pressure vessel and boiler manufacturing ASME Section VIII, heat exchangers, ball mills, etc, .

•Ferroalloy production in a submerged arc furnace

In charge of a group of 14 technicians and engineers in the Quality Control Department, technical studies, process development, procedures and quality assurance. Preparation of a Quality Assurance program and manual, material specifications, etc.. Relations to Customers, mainly technical counterparts. 1978 - 2009 Compañía Siderúrgica Huachipato S.A. CSH, CAP, Talcahuano, CHILE 1978 - 1991 Process Engineer for Steelmaking,

1991 - 1993 Executive Assistant, Continuous Casting Department 1994 - 2001 Superintendent, Continuous Casting Department 2001 - 2005 Head of the Research and Metallurgical Development Dept. 2005 - 2009 Industrial Process Consultant, Engineering Department Started as a Process Engineer for Steelmaking, Technical Consulting for the Converter Steelshop, Electric Steelshop, Foundry, Soaking pits and slabbing and blooming mills. Technical Consulting for the Converter Steelshop, problems, quality, standarizing, preparation of a operating Handbook. Design, programming and start-up of a charge, iron ore addition and total oxygen calculation computerized model, for the converter Steelshop and associated information system in a DIGITAL, PDP 11-34 computer.

In the context of a technological agreement with Nippon Kokan NKK and Huachipato, participation in a training trip to Fukuyama, JAPAN, during one month in 1980. Design, programming and start-up of a coordination and production planning system of the soaking pits and slabbing and billet mill, including an interactive simulation model developed at Huachipato. Participation in the start-up of the Electric Steelshop in Huachipato, designed for special steel production, including Ladle Furnace and Vacuum Treatment. Technical Counselling, production and quality problems, operating procedures definition and standardization. Preparation of a Operation Handbook. Development of computer model for charge calculation and ferroalloy additions, with cost minimization.

In the context of the Electric Steelshop operation, a trip to VENEZUELA to the ILAFA meeting of the 1er Encuentro de Operadores de Acerías Eléctricas. From 1991 to 1993, Executive Assistant of the Continuous Casting Department with 74 employees. Group leader of the training in Continuous Casting organized by United Engineers & Consultants UEC, in Altos Hornos de Vizcaya, ESPAÑA for two weeks and in U.S.Steel Gary Works in USA for another two weeks. Training of the operators and start-up of the caster. Group Leader of the training in Ladle Furnace operation in Udine, ITALIA, for two weeks, specially in ABS (Accaieria Bertoli Safau), in Udine, ITALIA. Start-up of the furnace once back in Chile. Operating procedures standarization and preparation of the operating Handbook. General Management of the department, personnel management, control of materials, Maintenance Control, etc..

From January 1994 up to 2001 Superintendent of the Continuous Casting Department with more than 100 employees.

Development to raise production levels up to 500.000 tons/year a first step- Process changes in 1997 to reach 550.000 tons/year and getting over 600.000 tons/year in 1999. Management of the Department including budget control, materials, training, environment personnel, safety, etc ...

In 1996 trip to USA and Canada to visit different steel industries (Georgetown, Kansas, Alta Steel), as well as Mexico, to learn about Hydrogen Control in steel bars for mill ball manufacturing, as well as pseudo rimming steel manufacturing in billet continuous casting. During 1998 a short trip to ITALIA to Piombino Steelmaking facilities to participate in GSI (Grinding Sytems Tecnology) research in mill ball manufacture with small rolling reduction. Leadership as Superintendent for further development with another Ladle Furnace and a Billet Caster, start-up and arrive to a 40.000 ton/month production level. Personnel growth up to 138 employees in the Continuous Casting Department to operate both machines During 1999 group leader in a four week training in Continuous Casting of billets in Udine and Piombino, ITALIA. Visit to Continuous Casting of Billet machines in SWITZERLAND and Donawitz, AUSTRIA and the Slab Casters in Linz, AUSTRIA.

Start-up of the Billet Caster starting December 1999, finishing the necessary metallurgical developments by July 2000 and closing the soaking pits and Slab and billet mill end of September. Since middle of March 2001 and up to this date head of the Metallurgical Research and Development Department. In this context in charge of the Laboratories, but also often technical advising to Customers and Problem Solving. Product development is also one of our tasks. As well as some counselling to production Departments (Caster, Hot and Cold rolling mill, Bar rolling mill, Zinc-Alum coating line and Tinplate manufacturing line. In june 2001 participation in a Hot Rolling Course by J. Jonas, organized by IAS, in Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA. During 2001, in October, Group Leader in a three week training in Continuous Casting of Slabs and Billets by VAIS in Linz and in Donawitz, AUSTRIA. During 2004 and 2005 modernizing mechanical testing and metalography laboratories. In August 2005 the laboratories are accredited to the Instituto Nacional de Normalization for chemical analysis of steels through optical emission spectrometry and tensile testing of metallic materials according to NCh-ISO 17025 standards.

Since September 1, 2005 working in the Engineering Department as Consultant of Industrial Processes, in the context of the beginning of a 1000 million dollar investment plan. These modernizations include oxygen and natural gas injection in the blast furnaces, bottom blowing in the oxygen converters, use of sublance and dynamic blowing models, and installation of a tank degasser – VD – at the secondary metallurgy. Also a new bar rolling mill is included in the modernization plan, as well as redesigning the existing one. In July 2006, trip to BRASIL to evaluate technically TUPY fundiciones S.A., maker of engine blocks for cars and trucks, and autoparts, in his plants in Joinville, Santa Catherina and Mauá, Sao Paulo, Brasil in the context of a due diligence for CAP S.A. In September 2007 participation in training of Special Bar Quality steels (SBQ) prepared by DANIELI, supplier of a new bar mill for Huachipato S.A: In june 2009, retired from Huchipato Steelplant due to world crisis. Eversince works in teaching, research and technical counseling in Metallurgy and Steelmaking OTHER

1980 - 2009 Universidad de Concepción UDEC, Concepción, CHILE Part - time teaching

1980 – 1982 Heat Treatment of steels

Ferroalloy production

2003 – 2006 Research: spalling in grinding balls CSH and MOLYCOP-Chile. 2005 – 2007 Thermodynamics of Materials

2005 – 2009 Ferrous Metallurgy

2008 – today Acreditacción, Santiago, Chile

Technical Consultant for educational enterprises

2010 – today Universidad de Santiago de Chile USACH, Santiago, CHILE Part - time teaching

2010 – today Siderurgy - Steelmaking

2012 – today Introduction to Engineering

2012 – today Introduction to Metallurgy

2013 – today Mechanical Metallurgy

2011 Universidad de Antofagasta, Antofagasta, CHILE Master post graduate teaching: Materials Selection III, Mechanical Engineering: Wear, corrosion and impact resisting materials.

2011 – today Universidad de Chile, Santiago, CHILE Part - time teaching

Heat treatment, properties and selection of steels 2012 – 2013 GERDAU - SIDERPERU, Chimbote, PERU

Technical Counseling with plant stay for one week each two months, to improve quality in high carbon low alloy steels for grinding ball manufacture, with failure analysis, laboratory check, local manufacturing practices appraisal analysis and discussions: electric arc furnace melting, secondary metallurgy and continuous casting, personnel training, internal quality control, controlled trial heats and result reports.

2012 – today Universidad de Santiago de Chile USACH, Santiago, CHILE Technical Research in Metallurgy

LANGUAGES

SPANISH: Spoken, read and written well

ENGLISH: Spoken, read and written well

FRENCH: Spoken, read and written well

GERMAN: Spoken, read and written well

HUNGARIAN: Spoken well. Read and written only regular. PUBLICATIONS

1972 K. Sipos

Transformación Eutectoide Unidireccional del sistema Fe-0.8%C Memoria de título, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, CHILE, 1972 1975 K. Sipos

Influence d une déformation plastique prealable de l austenite sur les proprietés mécaniques et les transformations martensitiques induites par déformation dans le cas d une alliage Fe-20%Mn-4%Cr-0.5%C.

Thesis, Université de Nancy I, Nancy, FRANCE, 1975 1975 K. Sipos, L. Rémy, A. Pineau

Influence of a prior plastic deformation of austenite on the strain induced gamma- epsilon martensitic transformation kinetics in a Fe-Mn-C steel. Scripta Metallurgica, Vol.9, pp 927-930, 1975

1976 K. Sipos, L. Rémy, A. Pineau

Influence of plastic predeformation on mechanical properties and strain induced martensitic transformations of a high manganese steel. Metallurgical Transactions A, Vol.7, Junio 1976, pp 857-***-**** L. Rémy, K. Sipos, A. Pineau

Influence of Austenite pre-deformation on the FCC-HCP strain induced transformation of a Fe-26%Mn-0.23%C steel. International Conference of Metals and Alloys, Nancy 1976, Proceedings pp 741-745

1978 F. Perez, K. Sipos

Cambio de producción de FeSi 75 a FeMn Std.., Ferroaleaciones 78, Congreso ILAFA, Mayo 1978, Acapulco, MEXICO, pp 41-44

1984 E. Porter, J. Ormeño, K. Sipos

Evolución de procesos neumáticos de fabricación de acero en Huachipato Congreso Latinoamericano de Siderurgia ILAFA-25, Santiago, CHILE Siderurgia Latinoamericana #293, Septiembre 1984, pp.48-53 1985 M. Flores, K. Sipos

Determinación del nivel óptimo de Silicio y Azufre del Arrabio para el sistema Altos Hornos - Acería de Huachipato., IV Congreso Nacional de Metalurgia, Diciembre 1985, Universidad Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, CHILE, 1985 J. Ormeño, K. Sipos

Consumo de Moldes y Bases en la CIA. Siderúrgica Huachipato S.A. IV Congreso Nacional de Metalurgia,

Universidad Federico Santa María, Diciembre 1985, Valparaíso, CHILE Siderurgia Latinoamericana #311, Marzo 1986, pp.61-65 1997 K. Sipos, N. Campos

Desarrollo de la boquilla sumergida, polvos de molde y prácticas operativas en la Colada Continua de planchones de la Cia. Siderúrgica Huachipato S.A. 11º Seminario de Aceria IAS, 26 al 28 de noviembre 1997 Instituto Argentino de Siderurgia, pp 77- 84, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA 1998 K. Sipos, N. Campos

Colada de Planchones de Aceros Peritécticos en la Compañía Siderúrgica Huachipato S.A., Seminario “Innovaciones Tecnológicas en Acería y Colada Contínua” ILAFA, 18 y 19 de Mayo 1998, Santiago, CHILE 1998 C. Haas, K. Sipos, N. Campos

Desarrollo de Herramientas Informáticas en la Coordinación entre Aceria y Colada Contínua, Seminario “Innovaciones Tecnológicas en Acería y Colada Contínua” ILAFA, 18 y 19 de Mayo 1998, Santiago, CHILE

1999 W. Coelho, V.Esteves, K. Sipos, F.Fierro

Implantacao do sistema SEM-85 de troca rápida de valvula submersa na usina Siderurgica Huachipato – Chile, XXIX Seminario sobre Fusao, Refino e Solidificacao dos Metais, ABM, 10-12 Maio 1999, Belo Horizonte, Brasil. 2004 K.Sipos, J.Martinez, N.Burgos, H.Pesenti, “Aceros para embutido profundo”, IX Congreso de Ciencia y Tecnología Metalúrgicas, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalúrgicas (CENIM-CSIC), 5 al 7 Noviembre 2003, Madrid, SPAIN - CSIC Revista de Metalurgia, Volumen Extraordinario (2005), pp. 58-63 2003 K.Sipos, S.Mella, D.Gonzalez, M.Trucco, “Desarrollo de un modelo matemático para el enfriamiento controlado de alambrón del laminador de barras de la Compañía Siderúrgica Huachipato”, Jornadas SAM/CONAMET/Simposio Materia 2003, Bariloche, ARGENTINA

2004 K.Sipos, M.Pinto, “Control de Calidad : Control de Texturas y propiedades en Aceros”, Seminario ILAFA-CATEC, 31 de Octubre 2004, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

2004 M.Carrasco, D.Gonzalez, K.Sipos, C.Vega, Obtención de Alambrones Alto y Bajo Carbono con aptitud para desescamado mecánico previo a la Trefilación, 15 Conferencia de Laminación, IAS, Noviembre 2004, San Nicolás, ARGENTINA 2004 M.Trucco, K.Sipos, D.Gonzalez, M.Carrasco, Caracterización Metalúrgica de Alambrones alto Carbono decalaminables, 15 Conferencia de Laminación, IAS, Noviembre 2004, San Nicolás, ARGENTINA

2004 K.Sipos, M.Pinto, Gestión Calidad: Textura y propiedades en aceros, CATEC, ILAFA, Octubre 2004, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

2005 K.Sipos, N.Burgos, Aceros Resistentes a la Corrosión Atmosférica, Remetallica, Universidad de Santiago, Santiago, CHILE, December 2005, pp.24-27 2008 K.Sipos, M.Lopez, M.Trucco, Surface Martensite Layer produced by adhesive sliding wear-friction in AISI 1065 steel, Revista Latinoamericana de Metalurgia y Materiales, Volumen 28, No. 1 (2008), pp.46-50

2009 K.Sipos, E.Alvez, Dephosphorization in BOF Steelmaking, MOLTEN2009, VIII International Conference on molten slags, fluxes & salts, Santiago de Chile, CHILE

2014 A. Artigas, O. Bustos, K. Sipos, N. F. Gaza-Montes-de-Oca, A. Monsalve, J. F. Mena, R. Seco,Comportamiento a la corrosión atmosférica marina de aceros autopatinables con estructura ferríticoperlítica y ferríticomartensítica 14 SAM-CONAMET 20-24 de Octubre Santa Fe, Argentina 2014 2014 A.Artigas, O.Bustos, K.Sipos, N. F. Gaza-Montes-de-Oca, R. Seco, A. Monsalve, J. F. Mena, Influencia de Ni y Ti en la evaluación de la corrosión acelerada en acero autopatinable A242, 14 SAM-CONAMET 20- 24 de Octubre Santa Fe, Argentina 2014

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