Engineer Quality Control

Steven Li

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*******@*****.***

Montreal, QC

Canadian Citizen

Ready to relocate anywhere in USA

OBJECTIVE

Looking for a full-time position as a Metallurgical Engineer, Manufacturing Technician or Quality Assurance Manager in metals and materials related industries where my expertise will contribute

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• Lean manufacturing experience with cast foundry in USA, visited 24 steel mills at USA, Mexico, Canada, China, Japan, France, UK and Sweden, Master / Bachelor Degrees in Metallurgy

• Fundamental understanding of the principles and methods used in Iron and Steel manufacturing process including melting, casting and heat treatment cycles, familiar with product quality control, precious alloys election and application (Titanium, Chromium, Nickel, Vanadium, Molybdenum, etc)

• Extensive knowledge of ASTM and AISI material standards, JIS steel related industry standards

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Metallurgical Engineer, Akers Company, Pittsburgh, USA 2/2008 – 7/2010 (lay-off / dept. closed)

• Service as an expert in roll manufacturing process, conduct casting failure analysis and improve metals solidification quality

• From 2008, participate in the magnesium wire feed project for molten iron inoculation process with 60,000$ saving per month and develop new wire feed operation procedure

• Perform various hands-on projects including planning, organizing NDT data collection and auditing heat treatment cycles

• Review weekly heat treatment data, improve thermal couples testing methods and investigate the HT effect on hardness, mechanical strength and microstructure

• Review contract, blueprints, and specifications, read daily non-conformance reports (NCRs), assure compliance of customer requirements

• Work closely with operations, purchasing, safety and sales team, interact with corporate R&D team

• Travel to Akers global customers to provide on-site technical supports in N.A., Asia and Europe

RESEARCH / TRAINEE

Research Assistant, McGill University, Montreal, Canada 5/2001 - 12/2004

• Investigated molten steel cleanliness control in the Continuous Casting process

• Simulated fluid flow and inclusion distribution using physical models and computer software

• Optimize the inclusion motion control under electromagnetic field using the new tundish design

Metallurgical Engineer in Training (EIT), Anyang Steel, Anyang, China 10/1998 - 4/2001

• Worked at steel shop as Metallurgical Engineer Trainee, responsible for steel plate product chemistry analysis, developing lab testing and calibration procedures

• Assisted in casting quality control research at Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan with Anyang Steel training program (Cooperation program)

• Studied the lab advanced testing techniques in Japan such as X-ray, Metallographic preparation techniques, optical microscopy and hardness testing,

• Visited Nippon Steel manufacturing lines in Japan

TRAINING

• 40 hours lean manufacturing training by professional consultants, Pittsburgh, PA, USA 2009-2010

• 30 hours OSHA safety training, Pittsburgh, PA,USA 2008 - 2010

• 2 days QAI Problem Solving training, Indianapolis, IN, USA 2009 June

• Corporate training on heat treatment cycle auditing with ISO 9001, Pittsburgh, PA, USA 2009

EDUCATION

M.A. Concordia University, Montreal, Canada 2004 - 2007

Major: Economics (with thesis)

M.E. University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China June 1998

Major: Metallurgical Engineering (with research thesis)

B.E. University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China June 1995

Major: Metallurgical Engineering

AFFILIATIONS

• CIM Member, 2006 - 2007 (Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum)

• ISIJ Member, 2008 - 2009, 2009 - 2010 (The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan)

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