Engineer Quality Assurance

Victor Necula

Montreal - Canada

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OBJECTIVE: Position as : Senior Materials Enginner

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HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Hands-on skills to trouble-shoot, maintain, repair and assemble lab and production equipment

• Quality Assurance Experience to perform dimensional tolerances using hand-held measuring

instruments and metallurgical laboratory testing equipment

• A good and diversified experience in PaCVD, PVD coatings, Lab testing, hot metal processing of metallic materials

• Computer literate MS Office, AutoCAD

• Good drafting skills for mechanical components and equipment

• Capability to think in mathematical and abstract terms, analytical, precision in work, interest

in technical processes, persistence and problem solver

WORK HISTORY

Feb. 2002 – present RESEARCH METALLURGIST

*PATT Filtration Inc., St. Eustache, Québec

• Metallographic analysis, characterization and rapport on lab investigations of specific treated

and coated surfaces under PLASNIT, PLASOX, PLASTIT and in house customized processes, using optical microscope, scanning electron microscope Hitachi 3000N, Buhler micro-hardness tester, computer-controlled nano-scale hardness tester Fischerscope H100 and Micro-Photonics Scratch Tester

• Conduct studies, write recipes, and correlate process parameters with results

• Analyzing client specification, preparing process recommendation, set-up loadings

• Operating micro-pulse plasma nitriding and PACVD equipment

Dec. 2000-Oct. 2001 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHER

*SURALFORM Inc, Montreal, Québec

• Using investigation methods by optical and electronic microscopy for metallographic analysis

of Al alloys (hot process: semi-solid state) and writing technical papers

• Investigating component failures, and preparing findings and recommendation reports

November 1998 – Dec. 2000 DESIGN ENGINEER

*EXCO EXTRUSION DIES Markham, Ontario

• Design dies for aluminum extrusion using AutoCAD.

• Design tools, jigs and fixtures for use in manufacturing process

April 1998-November 1998 METALLURGICAL ENGINEER

*CHESSEN UV SYSTEMS Inc. (Vacuum plasma coatings techniques), Mississauga, Ontario

• Metallographic analysis, characterization and investigation on thick hard and super-hard films

• Surface micro-hardness measurements using hard and software system, coating thickness and surface evaluation using ETEC scanning electron microscope

1993-1997 PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIST-COORDINATOR in the Heat Treatment Department * METAV.S.A. (Metallurgy for Aviation, ISO 9002), Bucharest, Romania

• Organized and coordinated the production activity in heat treatment department performing various processes on ferrous and non ferrous metals and alloys according with AIR, Rolls-Royce, Turbomeca, GOST, ASTM and MIL standards.

• Trained other staff members on usage and maintenance of specific equipment

• Reviewed component drawings, customer specification and prepared recommendation for

manufacturing

• Prepared planning and operation sequences for work-orders, including shop fabrication

schedule

• Compiled, monitored and reported production costs

SHOP ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED: carburizing, carbonitriding, ionitriding, vacuum ion plasma deposition of titanium nitride coatings, normalizing, annealing, hardening, tempering, stress-relieving, vacuum heat treating, brazing, sub zero treatment.

1991-1993 and 1983-1988 DESIGN ENGINEER

* METAV.S.A. (Metallurgy for Aviation, ISO 9002), Bucharest, Romania

• Designed, performed and surveyed a large number of heat treatment technologies for a wide range of metallic materials for aircraft and military industry such as: plain carbon, alloyed and special steels, light alloys( Al, Mg and Ti), Ni & Co-based super-alloys, high alloyed cast iron

• Designed devices for heat treatment and tools for die forging

• Wrote technical materials, contracted, installed and brought into operation equipment

• Prepared cost estimates for new products and contract proposals

• Maintained liaison with customer representatives and authorized inspectors

• Carried out market research for new products to be manufactured by company

1988--1991 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHER - METAV S. A.

• Used investigation methods by optical and electronic microscopy for metallographic analysis for a wide range of metallic alloys and wrote technical documentation's for materials

• Developed specific statistic process control procedures, prepared control charts and quality assurance program in compliance to ISO 9001 Standard

• Performed components Metallurgical Laboratory tests, dimensional tolerance measurement and prepared inspection reports

• Performed non-destructive inspections, as specified

• Produced non-conformance reports, instituted and monitored corrective action requests

• Prepared certification test reports, according to client requirements

• Investigated component failures, prepared findings and recommendation reports

• Trained operators in newly introduced technology

INSTRUMENTATION INCLUDED: machines for mechanical testing of metals (hardness and micro-hardness tester, Charpy impact test, tensile testing at ambient, low and high temperature) from Wolpert-Amsler Germany, optical microscopes and various tools for measuring.

1980-1983 R&D METALLURGICAL ENGINEER

* ENTERPRISE NEPTUN- S.A., Romania

• Designed heat treatment technologies for gears

• Implemented technology - ION-NITRIDING to improve durability of gears

• Installed and used ION-NITRIDING KLOCKNER GmbH installation

• Trained staff members on usage of IONITRING installation

• Research work of heat treatment of gears

• Developed thesis by researching and analyzing effects of heat treatment on alloys to improve durability

EDUCATION

• 1974-1979 - M.Sc.- University of Bucharest

• 2006 – ASM member

• 2007 – OIQ file under processing

LANGUAGE: English, French, Romanian and working knowledge of German

Leisure: Downhill skiing, soccer, canoeing, bike riding

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