Expertise

General Expertise:

• Manufacturing and engineering expert for precision machining, dimensional inspection, quality control and assurance, and engineering drawing creation and interpretation.
• Precision machining dimensional inspection capabilities including CMMS, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Expert in metal heat treating, metal forming, metal drawing and related hot and cold systems.
• Metallography, solid modeling (solid works, Pro/E & Inventor).

Detailed Expertise:

• Metal Forming - Developed deep drawing processes for tantalum, tantalum alloys, platinum, platinum alloys, tungsten-rhenium alloy, iridium alloy, super alloys, mild steels, stainless steels.
• Heat Treating - Conventional heat treat furnaces for heat treatable steels and aluminum. Inert gas, vacuum, and high temperature vacuum furnaces for use with precipitation hardening alloys, refractory metals and alloys, the precious metals, and glass and glass ceramic headers.
• Precision Machining - All parts Being smaller than a hockey puck, with tolerances on the order of 0.001 inch. Most commonly worked with 304 stainless steel, Inconel alloys or a precipitation hardening alloy, but also other metals and alloys.
• Coordinate Measuring Machines: Introduced and implemented the use of CMM for the inspection of piece parts in production environment.
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing - ANSI 14.5M standard for the manufacturing process and enhancing the inspection process.
• Computer Literacy - 2D AutoCAD, Pro/DESKTOP Express 2001 for 3D solid modeling and 2D engineering drawings.
• Licensed Professional Engineer.

Experience

Dayton Superior, Miamisburg, OH

• Updating engineering drawings for the construction industry specific to pouring and lifting concrete building panels and concrete paving.
• Writing testing and packaging specifications.
• Increased tolerances through simplified dimensioning and matching parts.
• Combined Auto CAD 2002 and Microsoft Word with previous experience in precision machining to produce documentation for manufacturing quality.

Fusite, Division of Emerson Electric Co.

• Designed fixtures for the fusing, cleaning and gold plating of glass to metal seals, including fusing, inspection, cleaning and gold plating of development parts.
• Proficiency in the use of DESKTOP Express 2001, a 3D Solid Modeling CAD software based on Pro/ENGINEER.

Intertek Testing Services

• Trained Designated Supplier Quality Representatives for General Electric Aircraft Engines.

Cincinnati Milacron, Inc.

• As independent contractor, performed research, development and failure analysis for all of their products.
• Conducted metallurgical evaluation of broken gears, shaves and other components used in large machine tools.

Thaler Machine Company

• CMM operator/inspector and as "Quality Manager"
• Wrote ISO 9002/QS-9000 Quality Manual and Operating Procedures.

HTG Aerobraze

• Metallographer inspected and approved aircraft engine part coatings, heat treating, welding, and brazing. In addition providing general consulting.
• Became certified for Level I and Level II coatings evaluation.

Gayston Corporation, Director of Quality Assurance

• Managed the Quality Department consisting of a Metrology Manager, three Gage Calibrators, an Inspection Manager with ten inspectors, and the SPC Manager with six operators.

EG&G Mound Applied Technologies (operated by Monsanto Research Corporation for Department of Energy), Machining Manager and Manufacturing Technologist

• Managed a 33 person precision machine shop that consisted a team of Process Engineers, Supervisors, CMM Programmer/Operators, CNC Programmer and Machinists.
• Manufactured precision piece parts, smaller than a hockey puck, from stainless steels, nickel alloys, precipitation hardening alloys, aluminum and brass.
• Responsible for the operation and maintenance of NC and CNC machines with 5 and 6 axes lathes and mills, post, wire and small-hole EDM machines. Inspection capability existed to measure anything made.

Honors & Publications

Education

• Ph.D., Metallurgical Engineering, University of Cincinnati
• MS, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Cincinnati
• Degree in Metallurgical Engineering (Co-op experience), University of Cincinnati