Steven Li
Ready to relocate
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SUMMARY
• Experienced metallurgist with American foundry manufacturing experience in iron/steel fabrication, metallurgy process improvement , on-site technical support and quality control
• Visited over 40 steel making mills and rolling lines in 9 countries, good communication skills
• Work well with floor personnel under union (PA State) and non-union environment (WI State)
• 3 years’ Lean manufacturing and OSHA safety training in PA and WI, familiar with ISO9001& TS16949
OBJECTIVE
A permanent position as Metallurgical Engineer utilizing foundry manufacturing experience, metallurgy process continuous improvement and technical assistance experience for a well established company
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Metallurgical Engineer Winsert Inc. Green Bay, WI 1/2011 – Present
• Provide metallurgy expertise to casting shop and quality department (Fe-based, Ni-based, Co-based alloys)
• Responsible for daily laboratory test and analysis, review daily heat treatment cycles for best practices, conduct failure analysis for casting defects and perform SEM/EDS for metallographic analysis
• Continually improve metallurgy process including optimizing raw material charge make-up for quick melting, load sequence and air melting process for cost saving
• Participate in the new grade introduction, prototype/pattern design and perform hands-on projects
Foundry Metallurgist Akers Nation Roll, Pittsburgh PA 1/2008 – 12/2010 (department closed)
• Provide technical support to steel roll manufacturing foundry and outside rolling mills
• Review daily quality report, oversee lab analysis and NDT (non-destructive testing), responsible for metallographic analysis and audit heat treatment cycles
• Lead quality control team and lab technicians for corrective action report and customer claims
• Visit worldwide customers in USA, Asia and Europe to present roll grade selection and rolling techniques
• Introduce new steel grade(high speed steel), perform hands-on projects and interact with corporate R&D
TRAINNING
• Lean manufacturing training, Pittsburgh PA 2009-2010, Green Bay WI 2011
• 16 hours Problem Solving training at QAI, Indianapolis IN 2009 June
• OSHA safety training, Pittsburgh PA 2008-2010 Green Bay WI 2011
EDUCATION
M.E. Metallurgical Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Beijing
B.E. Metallurgical Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Beijing
M.A. Economics, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, 2004 - 2007