Bryan Joseph Vitale

***** ******* **** ** #****, Albuquerque, NM 87111

319-***-****

acxozf@r.postjobfree.com; https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-vitale Objective Full-time employment opportunity in ceramic process engineering or another related field with an opportunity to partake in developing emerging technologies and undertake novel research. Summary Driven, creative researcher and professional with more than seven years of research experience working with glass, metallic, and ceramic materials. Knowledgeable on an impressively wide range of processing and analysis techniques and familiar with a broad array of research-related work environments. Initiative-taking leader and communicator and admired team worker with resolute work ethic and ability to work under strict deadlines and high-volume of tasks with multiple objectives Education

History

Ph.D in Materials Science and Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology

Thesis: “Synthesis of highly dense ytterbium-doped lutetium and undoped yttrium oxide for high powered lasing applications.”

Presidential Fellowship Recipient ; GRE: 790Q, 550V, 4.5W ; GPA: 3.81 Atlanta,

Georgia

Oct

2015

Bachelors of Arts in Physics and Mathematics

Coe College

Presidential Scholarship Recipient ; Cum Laude Honors ; Completion of College Scholars Program ; GPA: 3.98 (Top 2% of class)

Cedar Rapids,

Iowa

May

2011

Career History & Accomplishments

Senior Process Engineer, CTS Corporation

Summary: Manages fabrication and process improvements to maximize production yields and meet electrical property targets using analytical tools including MiniTab, Applied Stats, and Excel. Conducts DOEs and utilize Lean/Six Sigma tools such as implementing process control methodologies to optimize manufacturing procedures. Roles and Responsibilities:

Yield improvements/defect root-cause-analysis

Data Analysis

Complex Problem Solving

Ceramic Material Processing and Qualification

Waste & Cycle time Reduction

Document Control / Compliance with ISO 9001

Statistical Process Control

Microsoft Office Suite - Internal Presentations.

FMEAs, Lean Manufacturing.

Material Characterization: SEM, DSC/TGA, pycnometry, XRD

Product Resource Management via iSeries DB2400 database Highlights:

Implemented control charts for key electrical properties of over a dozen material types to better monitor process variability.

Adjusted kiln bisque profiles away from historical status-quo to new schedules based on thermal calorimetry data of produced materials.

Author of over a dozen process change modifications and manager of over two dozen forms and documents in control document database.

Nov 2015 -

Present

Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology Summary: Determined fabrication parameters for vacuum sintering fully dense ytterbium-doped lutetium oxide optical ceramics for use as gain media in solid state laser systems. Produced near theoretically transmissive specimens using commercial powders with no chemical synthesis, and developed lab scale processes for introducing organic binding, dispersing, and plasticizing additives to optimize ceramic metrics and minimize porosity.

Raw Oxide Material Acquisition, Mixing, and Batching

Oxide Powder Calcining and Feed-Forming

Spray drying and powder consolidation though vacuum sintering and cold / hot isostatic pressing

Grinding and polishing, density measurments via archimedes immersion and pycnometry

Phase and elemental analysis via x-ray diffraction and energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy

Fracture Surface imaging though optical and scanning electron microscopy, including grain measurements Worked closely with Verco Materials LLC during time as a graduate student (2011-2015) in an adjunct manner to assist in development of complex shaped carbide ceramics for armor and wear applications by polishing ceramic parts, performing microhardness tests, and evaluating sintered ceramics via x-ray diffraction. Aug 2011- Oct

2015

Graduate Technical Intern, Rockwell Collins

Optimized Cu and Ni electro and electroless deposition parameters for high rate and uniformity for plating on top of high aspect ratio micromechanical gold system structures. Identified methods to improve processing techniques for reducing thermal stress and increasing homogeneity. Cu / Ni removal via chemical etching was evaluated for producing 3-dimensional structures via repeated plating, lithography, and removal of plated metal.

Plated gold micro machines in nickel and copper using electrolytic cells, controlling for pH, temperature, voltage.

Controlled chemical etching of plated components with plating stress monitored using caliper measurements.

Microscopy performed to identify void formation between mechanical components and plated layers.

Worked closely with chemical suppliers, hosting two in house visitations with one resulting in identified best candidate material for an electroless-Ni plating solution. May-August

2010

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Coe College

Used vibration spectroscopy such to determine structural basis for anomalous density behavior of germinate glass systems doped with alkali ions. Properties of fabricated glass samples with respect to present alkali content were determined; the corresponding structural changes of the medium-range-order of glass samples was analyzed.

Fabricated glass specimens using melt-oxide water, plate, and roller quenching techniques

Amorphous sample state was analyzed via x-ray diffraction of formed glass.

Glass transition temperatures determined via differential scanning calorimetry and extent of glass-forming range identified with respect to each quench method used.

Raman and FTIR spectroscopy used to identify presence of non-bridging oxygens and Ge coordination switching with respect to alkali content present.

May 2009-

December 2010

Memberships & Affiliations

Member, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society ; May 2011-Present

Member, Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Honor Society ; April 2011-Present

Member, American Ceramic Society, TMS, via Materials Advantage ; February 2014-Present Hobbies and Interests

Building computers and learning about new computing technologies.

Learning new table-top board and card games.

Volunteering at local Animal Shelter to help socialize dogs for adoption.

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