Winston E. Wade
Lomita, CA 90717
(424) 222 – 9879
eczn30@r.postjobfree.com
Objective
A challenging position as Project Engineer.
Summary of Achievements
• Planned, directed, and managed testing programs.
• Ensured that tests were conducted in compliance with all relevant standards and criteria.
• Analyzed results of tests to create reports required by regulatory bodies.
• Created data processing policies in relation to evolving quality requirements.
• Delegated responsibilities and designed time schedules
• Coordinated testing between clients and outside laboratories as required..
Experience
Resources, Applications, Designs, and Controls (RADCO), Long Beach, CA
Project Manager, August 2006 - January 2010
Directed and organized testing projects with an eye toward compliance with industry
standards (ASTM, ANSI, etc.) in order to achieve product approval with Code
Enforcement bodies (International Code Council, Miami-Dade Building Code Compliance
Office). Wrote reports compiling and analyzing data. Created and confirmed compliance to
new data processing policies including uncertainty analysis.
Staveley Services Materials Testing, Santa Fe Springs, CA
Metallurgist, January 2005 – July 2005
Accomplished metallurgical analysis of alloys in the capacity of a third-party laboratory.
Processes included visual examination of metal microstructures and macrstructures, and
hardness testing on both macro (Brinell) and microscales (Vickers and Knoop) for
verification of heat-treat processes. Experienced with titanium alloys, nickel-based
superalloys, stainless and carbon steels primarily intended for aerospace applications.
Chromalloy Los Angeles, Gardena, CA
Laboratory Technician/Metallurgical Engineer/Acting Laboratory Manager,
June 2002 – May 2004
Performed compliance auditing of raw materieals acceptance, structural qualities, oxidation
resistance, and final products. Conduct qualification testing of personnel, equipment, and
methodologies in accordance with specifications in accordance with FAA engine
component repair requirements. Ensure current calibration status of all equipment used in
the Metallurgical Laboratory and perform daily chemical analysis of acid baths used by
production in absence of chemist. Prepare and render tensile testing of ceramic coating
applied by manual- and robotic-controlled plasma spray. Combine alloy powers in correct
ratios for compatible alloy brazing techniques. Resolve issues with personnel, equipment or
methodologies in the Metallurgical Laboratory and in the broader production setting.
Render studies of metallurgical issues outside of normal operating procedures.
Lancaster School District, Lancaster, CA
Short and Long Term Substitute Teacher
Review and prepare lesson plans on short notice. Taught middle school math, science,
language arts and physical education; and elementary grades 5 and 6 including art and
social studies.
Innovative Coatings Technology Corporation (INCOTEC), Mojave, CA
Chemical/Materials Engineer; Laboratory Manager
Created laboratory policies, procedures, and test documentation. Ensured record retention
for attaining Laboratory Accreditation. Created process control documents for all
laboratory activities. Tested thermosetting polymer resins and polymer-based composites.
Determined resin adhesion to surface and stability over wide-range temperatures. Tested
barrier coatings as a whole to determine suitability to aerospace applications.
Education
University of California, Los Angeles
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering (1997)