William Heckman

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Process Quality Engineer and Metallurgist

Weld engineer Engineering Team Leader Process Equipment Insatllation and characterization Semi - Conductor Fabrication Processing Vacuum Casting CAD

/ Solid Works Powder Metallurgist

Extensive experience managing, updating, and continuously improving complex metal manufacturing operations, casting, heat treatment, sand casting, and powder metal manufacturing operations. Twelve years’ experience in vacuum casting, automotive components, semiconductor devices, and metallurgy. Ten years’ experience in automotive and aerospace quality initiatives.

• Expertise in process improvement and process management

• Ten years supervisory experience in manufacturing environments

• Managed machinists, equipment operators, and technical personnel’s day - to - day duties.

• Managed and maintained project budgets, schedules, and costs. CORE COMPETENCIES

• Supply chain management CNC machining

• Define and maintain production and quality programs High volume production manager

• Equipment set selection and characterization Preventive maintenance manager PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Bronze and aluminum foundry, Michigan October 2022 to present. Senior Quality Engineer and Metallurgist

Current responsibilities include manage and drive the implementation of all quality initiatives, policies, and practices. Lead and drive the resolution of all foundry customer returns, 8 – D and CAR resolutions, and audits. Lead metallurgist for all foundry operations.

• Initiate and lead casting operation new product and process development projects.

• Provide day to day technical and metallurgical support and coaching to all foundry operations.

• Manage the metallurgical lab and sand lab operations. Self - Employed, Montague, Michigan. May 2020 to October 2022 United States Patent Agent

Wrote, defended, and prosecuted United States Patent applications for clients.

• Ruthenium – indium – osmium powder metal alloy formulation technique

• Gas nozzle design modification for forced inert gas cooling. HOWMET, Whitehall, Michigan. August 2016 to April 2020 Vacuum Casting and heat treat engineer.

Vacuum casting and heat treat process engineer manufacturing nickel super alloy jet engine turbine components. Managed the daily casting and post casting operations of the equipment producing directionally solidified, single crystal nickel super alloy jet engine turbine blades and vanes.

• Increased area furnace OE by 40% by implementing revised PM procedures.

• Increased casting area yield by 15% through revised operator training methodologies

• New equipment set selection and installation.

• Managed and completed a major furnace overhaul project that had been suspended.

• Lead engineer in 2021 ITAR audit. No recordable findings for the heat treat area audit. MAHLE Inc. Muskegon, Michigan July 2012 to August 2016 Casting engineer and metallurgist

Casting process engineer for cast – iron, spin casting of engine components. Casting operations manager at the MAHLE foundry in Saltillo, Mexico.

• Increased product yield by 25% on a specific product line by revising spin casting furnace operation procedures.

• Prepared and analyzed micrographs of grey iron castings. Michigan Steel. Muskegon, Michigan February 2008 to July 2012 Casting engineer and metallurgist

Cast – iron foundry engineer and metallurgist. Production of automotive, military, and industrial components. Lab manager and failure analysis lead engineer for all customer returns and day to day foundry operations. HERAEUS Inc. Chandler, Arizona August 2003 to February 2008 Senior Metallurgist

Lead engineer on the ruthenium power metal process development. Guided the department through the entire manufacturing process of powdered ruthenium. Led all development efforts both on – site and off - site suppliers.

• Powder Metallurgy: spray drying milling blending cold pressing hot pressing cold isostatic pressing hot isostatic pressing air heat treating vacuum heat treating inert gas heat treating H2 heat treating air partial- pressure sintering oxygen partial-pressure sintering vacuum partial-pressure sintering H2 partial-pressure sintering pressure slip casting.

• Melt Technologies: vacuum arc remelting E-beam melting.

• CAD / Solid Works Modeling

Thermal Mechanical Processing: cold rolling hot rolling hot extrusion hot forging spin forming post thermal mechanical process heat treatments.

Education

Master of Science Materials Science Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona

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