Hamid Erfanian, PhD

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ***** • 414-***-**** • adcpvg@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Creative professional with broad knowledge and solid educational background engineer with 7+ years of hands- on material engineering experience with a strong affinity to Failure Analysis, Material Characterization, Material Selection and Corrosion.

Areas of Expertise

• Materials Engineering Principle • Metal, Alloys and Polymers • SEM/EDX/XRF/FTIR&…

• Corrosion & Environmental test • Failure Analysis Tools • Fatigue and Vibration

• Electronic Test Equipment • Material Characterization • Team Collaboration EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

PhD, Materials Engineering University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 2019 MSc, Materials Engineering Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Iran 2013 BSc, Metallurgy Engineering Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Iran 2010 EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Materials Engineer (Product Development), BRP Marine US, October 2016-now Since May 2018, as the head of Materials Engineering Department at Evinrude BRP and expert in metallic

(ferrous and non-ferrous) and nonmetallic (polymers and composites) materials, I am supporting new product development, supplier quality teams, purchasing, coating and painting, production, and conducting research, internally and in collaboration with suppliers and academic partners. I am responsible for materials selection, failure analysis, materials development, and corrosion prevention strategy for G2 outboard engine. Key Accomplishments:

• Materials selection and process design for G2 115 Evinrude engine which was awarded the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) Innovation Award.

• Implementing failure analysis tools to improve engineering process of powertrain parts. Directly saved up to $300K in annual warranty return cost.

• Performing more than 200 failure analysis projects and writing failure analysis reports to assist supply chain, quality, cost saving, and corrosion prevention in 2019.

• Creating data base, by testing materials and using available data, for fatigue, strength, ductility and corrosion properties of alloys used in Evinrude outboard engines for design engineers.

• Analyzing Evinrude lost foam casting surface profiling, cast defects, geometry and casting parameters to establish a base line of requirement for quality performance.

Materials Eng. Research & Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, 2014-19

Welding Inspection Supervisor, NDT Expert, Mashhad-Iran, 2010-14

Quality Engineer at Part-Sazan Forging Company, Mashhad-Iran, 2010 RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee As an expert in physical metallurgy, mechanical behavior of materials, solidification and phase transformation; I have 10 years of research experience and have performed research in different areas in collaboration with industry and academic partners.

Key Accomplishments:

• Studying physical, mechanical and corrosion properties of cast and rapidly solidified Co-alloys as hip and knee implant materials. Implementing novel laser welding to study rapid solidification and learning its application in additive manufacturing process.

• Studying the heat treatment and creep properties of Al-A319 alloy used in automotive industry.

• Analyzing the mechanical behavior of springs made by Carbon fiber/epoxy composites by means of experimental, analytical, and numerical methods.

• Developing new specification for soil stabilizer fabrics under WI-DOT supervision.

• Studying the effect of powder recycling in additive manufacturing method (DMLS).

• Phase transformation analysis of bainitic ductile cast iron. Study the effect of heat treatment parameters and alloying elements on bainite transformation. SELECTED PUBLICATION

• H.R. Erfanian-Naziftoosi, Ernesto J. Rincon, Hugo Lopez, Creep Properties of As-Cast Al-A319 Alloy: T4 and T7 Heat Treatment Effects,Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A (2016), 47, 8, 4258– 4267

• H.R. Erfanian-Naziftoosi, N. Haghdadi, A.R. Kiani-Rashid, The effect of isothermal heat treatment time on the microstructure and properties of 2.11% Al austempered ductile iron, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, August 2012, Volume 21, Issue 8, pp 1785-1792.

• HR Erfanian-Naziftoosi, Seyedmohammad S Shams, Rani Elhajjar, Composite wave springs: Theory and design, Materials & Design, Volume 95, 5 April 2016, Pages 48–53

• Hamid-Reza Erfanian-Naziftoosi, Hugo López, Corrosion behavior of a laser surface modified cast Co-Cr-Mo-C alloy, Journal of Biomedical Material Research Part B: Applied Materials (under review) ENGINEERING SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP/ACTIVITIES

• Member of ASM Failure Analysis Society (FAS)

• Member of ASM Materials Property Database Committee

• Organizing Committee Member of SAE Small Engine Conference (SETC)

• American for Iron & Steel Technology, American Society of Material, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, and The American Ceramic Society

• Casting Defects Analysis Certified, American Foundry Society (AFS) HONORS & AWARDS

• Distinguished Dissertation Fellowship, UW-Milwaukee Fall 2018-Spring 2019

• Chancellor’s Graduate Student Award, UW-Milwaukee October 2016

• Iran Nano Technology Initiative Council, Research Thesis Grant November2011

• Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Research Thesis Grant November2011

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