Materials Engineer Manufacturing

Kam Dianatkhah

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Stellant Systems, Torrance, Ca Lead Manufacturing Engineer 05/ 2022 – 09/2022

• Leads technical and quality system activities within a manufacturing or product area. Supports Operations in all aspects required to meet budgets, plans, safety commitments, etc.

• Achieve results by working within cross-functional team environment. Coach, mentor, supervise and lead indirect reports. Identify and help develop potential of junior team members and co-workers

• Support manufacturing by materials analysis and failure investigation Newport News Shipbuilding, VA Senior Coating Engineer IV 12/ 2018 – 05/2022

• Work closely with cross-functional team to optimize the coating technology and drive the long-term plan of coating process iteration.

• Ensure process tolerance for product level requirements

• Perform failure analysis on corroded and failed components

• Write original specification on ventilation equipment and process for coating and blasting operations.

• Qualify new anti-slip thermal coatings for non-skid, anti-sweat and insulation applications.

• Develop new preservation products and process for ship building equipment.

• Work closely with internal cross-functional team, equipment vendors and coating vendors, and lead the decision of coating process direction and equipment setting. Entergy Corporation, The Woodlands, TX Senior Staff Metallurgical Engineer 11/ 2014 – 12/2018

• Lead Engineer for piping and tanks. Paint and material subject expert... Specific duties consist of Flow

• Accelerated Corrosion, High Energy Piping, P91Weld

• Qualification and evaluation, Underground pipe inspection, tank assessment and inspection, material analysis and selection.

• Experience with major plant failures – including process plant, gas turbines (materials related), boilers and Pipelines.

United States Coastguard, Elizabeth City, NC. 4/2014 to 11/2014 Senior Materials Engineer

• Consulting/contract work as a senior metallurgical/welding engineer, Test, support coating

• Operation, corrosion engineering and failure analysis of aviation components. Cal Energy, Calipatria, Ca Senior Materials Engineer 11/08 to 10//2012

• Performed failure analysis in welded & metallic and polymeric materials.

• Supervised a staff of six non-destructive corrosion technicians

• Developed or apply new destructive methods for new application, i.e., phased Array for pipelines

• Designed and developed new products for geothermal application using ceramic and polymeric materials

• Provided business plans to support medium- and long-term plans. Reduce expense and capital costs.

• Supported pipeline and facilities teams in plant production and product to meet targets Lennox International, Carrolton, TX Senior Staff Material Engineer 8/2000 to 7/06

• Provide materials science engineering, corrosion and, failure analysis investigation, safety advisory and related expertise to a wide variety of clients within Lii divisions.

• Lead the thermal fatigue and microstructural studies necessary for Heat Exchangers.

• Conduct tests and analysis of filter for clean room purification.

• Performed all related materials/components characterization of incoming raw materials

• and specification verification thereof (metal, composite and polymer - DSE).

• Performed process optimization and failure investigation for 7 divisions, conducted and

• and evaluated atmospheric corrosion and UV resistance of coatings, coated materials. Accomplishments

• Applied metallurgical and materials engineering to a wide breadth of industry. He has extensive experience and successful performance in extremely cost sensitive environments. Such work demands the ability to share and integrate highly technical information across fields of science in situations where decisions and timing can cost millions.

• Provided technical support to defend legal matters.

• Performed failure analysis and consulting for businesses to Support various product design development & reduce failures.

• Conducted metallurgical testing and evaluation in a variety of industries and for root cause analysis.

• Developed new standards for aluminized/carbon steel for Hearth Industries. Characterized paint failures in

• several assignments. Implemented new paint & materials to substantially reduce failure rates. Lead CFI

• Materials to support lubricant, paint and copper projects. He has had success reducing warranty returns and

• Provided technical support to defend legal matters. Education

BE, Metallurgical Engineering), University of Minnesota MS, Material Science &Engineering, Oregon Graduate Institute, M.S Thesis: Sponsored by Novellus Corporation: Passivation Behavior of copper thin films for electrochemical passivation, https://digitalcommons.ohsu.edu/etd/2541/

Skills & Abilities

Metallographic• Microstructure Analysis • Corrosion & Electrochemical Testing • Corrosion Control • Non-Destructive Examination • Failure Analysis • Fracture Mechanics • Welding • Material Selection • Material Characterization • Process Development • Mechanical Metallurgy • X-Ray & Electron Microscopy.

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