Experience

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  Luxfer MEL Technologies

  • United Kingdom
  • Manufacturing
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Head of Sales - Zirconia

    • Apr 2022 - Present

  • Sector Manager - Zirconium Oxides

    • Jan 2019 - Present

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  Magnesium Elektron

  • Product Manager - Aircraft Interiors

    • Jan 2016 - Jan 2019

  • Product Group Manager for Future Programmes

    • Jan 2013 - Dec 2015

    • Managing sales and marketing activities for two major company programmes: “Bioabsorbable magnesium for medical implants” and “Flammability resistant magnesium alloys for aircraft interiors”• Promoting our activities in those two fields• Raising awareness of magnesium and its potential• Developing and maintaining strong relationship with medical and aerospace customers• Managing cross divisional activities to achieve Group revenue targets • Strategy and new business development

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  Magnesium Elektron

  • Product Group Manager – Biomedical

    • 2011 - 2012

    • Responsible for launching SynerMag® alloy into the medical arena and expanding development partnerships in this field. • Responsible for promotion SynerMag® brand name thought exhibitions• Strategy and new business development in medical field

  • Product Group Manager – Billet and Plate Product Services

    • 2009 - 2011

    • Responsible for support and increase Sales at existing accounts – Billet & Plate• Responsible for new business development• Managed cooperation with customers in medical field (R&D agreements, confidentiality agreements, etc), establishing a strong relationship wit strategic partners• Ensured all product group activities are aligned with the BSC strategy

  • Product Group Manager – Billet and Wrought Product Services

    • 2005 - 2009

    • Expanded customer base for Elektron billet and wrought product services• Supported and expanded North American sales of wrought products through sister company• Managed cooperation with customers in medical field (R&D agreements, confidentiality agreements, etc), establishing a strong relationship wit strategic partners• Ensured all interaction and communication with external customers is in line with Sales and Marketing procedures and Balanced Score Card

  • Development Officer - Metallurgist

    • Nov 2002 - 2005

    • Developed new wrought alloy for engine applications in F1 cars, achieving a 30% increase in tensile properties• Performed quality assurance checks of Mg alloys through microstructure analysis (using optical and electron microscopy) and testing. Experienced in various analytical techniques• Responsible for managing R&D projects by working in cross functional teams• Provided technical support to production foundries in the UK and Czech Republic

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  ArcelorMittal Ostrava

  • Ostrava, Czech Republic

  • Materials Research Technologist

    • 1999 - 2002
    • Ostrava, Czech Republic

    Responsible for development of new steel grades, testing of materials and research of rolling technology. Experience includes:• Developed new dual phased steel for Two-stand reversible rolling mills.• Improved quality of wide range of rod materials after a change in production process from ingots to continuously casting blanks. • Responsible for setting materials and technology standards for steel works, strip and rod rolling mills.• Acted as liaison for customers on overcoming quality issues.

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  ON Semiconductor

  • Roznov pod Radhostem, Czech Republic

  • Materials Technologist

    • 1999 - 1999
    • Roznov pod Radhostem, Czech Republic

    Responsible for production quality of integrated circuits produced with “Chemical-Vapour-Deposition” technology. Worked on developing procedure for detection of defective circuits.

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  VSB - Technical University of Ostrava

  • Ostrava, Czech Republic

  • Assistant Lecturer on Materials Science at the Faculty of Engineering

    • 1995 - 1999
    • Ostrava, Czech Republic