Engineer Sales

Greg J. Choczaj

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Bartlett, IL 60103

Tel: 630-***-**** E-mail: ********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Aiming for the position of Metallurgical Laboratory Engineer or Technician in an organization where I am able to make use of my mechanical and metallurgical knowledge and experience in conducting heat treatment processes, developing technological processes and quality testing of ferrous & non-ferrous products.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Proficient with a vast array of preparation and testing equipment and technologies, including:

• Abrasive and Precision Sectioning

• Compression and Castable Mounting

• Automated and Manual Sample Preparation

• Microstructural and Failure Analysis

• Optical and Electron Microscopy

• Contact & Non-Contact Profilometry

• Surface Roughness Characterization

• Macro-and-Micro Indentation Testing

• Digital Image Analysis

• Report Preparation & Presentation

EXPERIENCE

Buehler ITW, Lake Bluff, Illinois 2001 to 2010

Materials Engineer

• Developing preparation procedures for materials per customer specifications

• Performing optical and SEM microstructural analysis

• Conducting digital imaging and analysis of results

• Performing micro-and-macro indentation hardness tests

• Heat treatment processes of ferrous materials

• Conducting new product testing, including trials, documentations and conclusions

• Supplying technical support to both entire customer base and national sales force via telephone, e-mail and practical training sessions

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Bodycote Materials Testing, Skokie, Illinois 1998 to 2001

Applications Technician

• Conducting heat treatment process of H13 tool steel per customer specifications

• Performing optical microstructural analysis of ferrous materials for presence of non-metallic inclusions, oxidation, spheroidization and banding

• Performing failure analysis on ferrous materials

• Mechanical Testing (Impact, and Tensile Tests)

• Providing professional support by assisting customers and sales force

EDUCATION

Elgin Community College, Elgin, Illinois 2010

• Business Communication

DuPage College, Wheaton, Illinois 1995

• Programming of CNC Machinery

• Training in AutoCad-R14

Secondary Technical Collage, Barlinek, Poland 1979 to 1984

• Technical Degree, Equivalent to Bachelors Degree, Specializing in Manufacturing and Material Science

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT

“Suspected Localized Tempering of Case Hardened Low Carbon Steel Ball Bearings”presented by Gabriel M. Lucas and Greg J. Choczaj at the joint IMS/M&M Conference, Savannah, Georgia, August, 2004.

• Member of American Society of Materials – ASM International

TECHNOLOGY

• Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint

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