Experience

Burgoynes
• United Kingdom
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Forensic Investigator

  • Nov 2016 - Present


Exova Group plc

• Senior Metallurgist

  • Jun 2014 - Nov 2016

  Failure investigation Failure investigation



AMEC Technical Services, Power and Process Europe ltd

• Metallurgist

  • Aug 2012 - May 2014

  Management of metallurgical laboratories including optical and electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction equipment. Analysis and characterisation. Metallurgical support to consultancy projects. Management of metallurgical laboratories including optical and electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction equipment. Analysis and characterisation. Metallurgical support to consultancy projects.



Pilkington

• Glass, Ceramics and Concrete Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Metallurgy and Corrosion Specialist

  • May 2007 - Jul 2012

  I was metallurgical advice service principally for group engineering but available to other areas of the business. I conduct failure investigations, provide advice on material section, conduct inspections of castings and fabrications. I was metallurgical advice service principally for group engineering but available to other areas of the business. I conduct failure investigations, provide advice on material section, conduct inspections of castings and fabrications.



SR Technics Airfoil Services / SIFCO

• Process Development Engineer

  • Nov 2005 - May 2007

  Here I developed coating and braze repair processes for hot section gas turbine components. This involved authoring all the appropriate changes to the process documents, operation sheets and travellers (routers) and processing packs for OEM approval. This was for aero engines and carried out under an AS9100 quality system Here I developed coating and braze repair processes for hot section gas turbine components. This involved authoring all the appropriate changes to the process documents, operation sheets and travellers (routers) and processing packs for OEM approval. This was for aero engines and carried out under an AS9100 quality system



Advanced Materials Research Institute (AMRI) Northumbria University

• Research Associate

  • Sep 2000 - Oct 2005

  Here I worked on a number of EU funded high temperature metals projects and provided support to the consultancy actives of AMRI to local SMEs. Principally I designed, build and operated test rigs for high temperature aluminide coatings, conducted analysis, produced reports papers and presentations and played a key role in running the laboratories Here I worked on a number of EU funded high temperature metals projects and provided support to the consultancy actives of AMRI to local SMEs. Principally I designed, build and operated test rigs for high temperature aluminide coatings, conducted analysis, produced reports papers and presentations and played a key role in running the laboratories