Dedicated, safety-conscious professional metallurgical technician & metallography polisher with more than 17 years of experience testing metals on 10, 20, 50, and 100K Load Frame Cells for pulling, inspecting parts per drawings before and after testing for quality insurance, compressions, and fatiguing metals and camera tensile for true stress-strain at different yields, testing tensile strength, from -20 c to 600 F temperature in a hazardous materials field. I can safely manage materials, run programmable manual mills & lathes, turret lathes, and saws, with over 8 years of experience, use optical comparator, depth gauges, dial & digital bore gauges, hardness tester, surface analyzer, OD/ID micrometers blade mics. I am dependable and committed to getting each job done quickly, and safely. I am adept at working with others, problem-solving, decision-making, critical thinking, and continued learning. I work well under pressure, am self-sufficient, and highly organized.
Summary of Qualifications
Focused on ensuring on-time job completion within specified time frames, assisting with the load / unload process for testing and promoting customer loyalty and retention.
Solid Track record achieving efficient, cost-effective material handling while maintaining compliance with federal, state, and municipal regulations.
Outstanding safety and performance record with zero preventable accidents.
Friendly and professional customer-focused attitude.
Experience
Accu-Test
Apr 2022 to Sep 2023
Metallurgical Technician
Member of team responsible for design, operation, and maintenance of pilot processing facility.
Perform mechanical testing according to specs on Fasteners, Forgings, and Oil pipes (i.e., Tensile, Shear Stress Durability, Rockwell, Brinell hardness, V Notched and Bend tests, Recess Torque, etc.) Accept or reject first and/or final.
Review and verify the mechanical and metallurgical test results to assure conformance with the requirements of the drawing and/or procurement.
Responsible for metallurgical preparation, etching, and microscopic analysis of aerospace alloys.
Preparation of various acid etchants for different alloys.
Anderson & Associates
Nov 2008 to Jan 2022
Metallurgical Technician
Inspect parts per drawings before and after testing for quality insurance.
Testing on 10, 20, 50, 100k load frame cells for pulling, compression, and fatiguing metals and camera tensile for true stress-strain at different yields and tensile strength, from -20 to 600 degrees Fahrenheit temperatures.
Running Manual Mills, Lathes and Saw’s
Extreme Electrical.
Jul 2006 to Nov 2008
Electrician Assistant
Boom Truck Operation
Wiring Buildings
Light Poles
Westside Performance & Machine
May 2004 to Jul 2006
Engine Machinist
Building
Balancing
Notching
Decking
Align
Honing
Surfacing Blocks
Block Assembly
A.L.E.C. Inc.
Oct 2002 to Jul 2003
Electrician Assistant
Boom Truck Operation
Wiring Buildings
Light Poles
S & S Instruments
Mar 1997 to Aug 2002
Machinist (oil base)
Running Programmable Mills, Lathes and Turret Lathes
Education
Machinist High School Diploma – General Studies, 1991
School of Automotive Machinist – Houston, TX Katy High School – Katy, TX. USA
Skills
MTS Flex Test 60 station manager Version 5.3 A 3227
Microsoft Word / Excel / PowerPoint
Outlook
References available upon request