Experience

Target Steel

• United States
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Metallurgical Engineer - Technical Services

  • May 2021 - Present



Delaco Steel Corp

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Metallurgical Engineer - Technical Services Representative

  • Jul 2016 - Jun 2020

  • Provided Technical Support to two Ford integrated locations for Aluminum and Steel blanks supplied by Delaco • Collaborated closely with Ford Supplier Technical Assistance (STA) Engineer to resolve any issue as soon as it surfaced and prevent its escalation to a Quality Concern • Monitored the blanking process in house and provide input and guidance to ensure our products meet and exceed customer expectations • Provided Technical Support to two Ford integrated locations for Aluminum and Steel blanks supplied by Delaco • Collaborated closely with Ford Supplier Technical Assistance (STA) Engineer to resolve any issue as soon as it surfaced and prevent its escalation to a Quality Concern • Monitored the blanking process in house and provide input and guidance to ensure our products meet and exceed customer expectations



Constellium

• France
• Fabricated Metal Products
• 700 & Above Employee

• Coil Process Metallurgist

  • Nov 2011 - May 2016

  • Development of optimized coil process flow to minimize conversion cost including optimization of rolling sequence, energy reduction through optimized furnace utilization and improved recovery • Optimization of the anneal furnace efficiency and minimization of cycle time and product property variation • Further development of "Hot Rolled to Temper" practices and linkage to surface reflectivity and roughness • Maintenance and improvement of the QMS in the coil processing area • Support in key Quality / CI initiatives in the coil process flow Show less



Worthington Industries

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Services Manager

  • Nov 2007 - Jul 2011

  • Ensured that the products we supply meet the customer requirements for strength, formability and surface finish at an optimum cost • Investigated customer claims, provided disposition and worked with production and/or steel suppliers to fix the root cause • Provided expertise to customers to resolve any technical issues related to products supplied by Worthington • Ensured that the products we supply meet the customer requirements for strength, formability and surface finish at an optimum cost • Investigated customer claims, provided disposition and worked with production and/or steel suppliers to fix the root cause • Provided expertise to customers to resolve any technical issues related to products supplied by Worthington



Novelis

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Engineer

  • Oct 1999 - Aug 2007

  • Provided expertise and technical leadership to develop and optimize products that reliably meet and exceed customer requirements while meeting company’s governing objective of maximizing value • Responsible for APQP to develop new products, as well as maintaining and updating APQP documentation for existing products • Led and participated in cross-functional teams Achievements: • Successfully developed the following new products using APQP methodology and increasing the production of OEM/Specialty products from less than 20 MM lbs to 75 MM lbs a year in 3 years • American Bureau of Shipping Certified products for marine use • Anodized Quality products • Alclad products • New painted product produced utilizing Brazing Sheet scrap • Decreased the overall reject rate of distributor products from 2% to 1% by initiating and implementing preventive and corrective actions Show less