Experience

Tintic Consolidated Metals LLC

• United States
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Metallurgist

  • Feb 2022 - Present

• Metallurgist

  • Jun 2021 - Feb 2022



Kroll Insitute for Extractive Metallurgy

• Golden, Colorado

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2017 - May 2021

  • Develop a recycling process to recover rare earth elements from end-of-life hard drives and complete analysis through internally coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), x-ray fluorescence, and fire assay. • Determine the accuracy and precision of analytical methods, including the development of standards. • Analyze hard drive entrained value, conduct economic analysis of the developed process, and perform solvent extraction testing and analysis. • Created professional publications and deliver presentations to sponsor organizations and at conferences. • Design and construct an experimental system and a safety apparatus and procedures for various equipment types and install and maintain various pieces of laboratory equipment.



Colorado School of Mines

• Golden Colorado

• ASPPRC Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Feb 2014 - Dec 2016

  • Provided leadership and support in terms of optical microscopy, scanning electron microscope preparation and operation, X-ray diffraction preparation and operation, and Mossbauer sample preparation. • Supported efforts related to hardness testing, heat treating, mechanical testing, microstructural, color, prior austenite grain etching, and etchant preparation. • Completed statistical analysis of testing data and abrasion testing. • Provided leadership and support in terms of optical microscopy, scanning electron microscope preparation and operation, X-ray diffraction preparation and operation, and Mossbauer sample preparation. • Supported efforts related to hardness testing, heat treating, mechanical testing, microstructural, color, prior austenite grain etching, and etchant preparation. • Completed statistical analysis of testing data and abrasion testing.



Precision Castparts

• United States
• Aviation & Aerospace
• 700 & Above Employee

• Metallurgy Research Intern

  • May 2015 - Jul 2015

  • Completed analysis and the qualification of Timet ingot electro-slag remelt trials, processed the characterization of alloy 680, and straitening trial on INCOLOY allow 028. • Performed microstructure and mechanical properties characterizations of INCOLOY tubes. • Tracked, updated, and witnessed INCOLOY 945x welded tube development trials and tracked for and measured INCOLOY alloy 028 mini-roll trials. • Utilized the machine shop for sample preparation, coordinated test work for various projects within the testing lab staff, led the statistical analysis of lab results, and wrote internal reports for the engineering staff.