Experience

Lokring Technology LLC

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Test Laboratory supervisor

  • Jul 2021 - Present

• Test Laboratory Supervisor

  • Jul 2021 - Aug 2022

  building a met lab and testing facility.



SSP Fittings Corp.

• Senior Engineering Laboratory Technician

  • Mar 2015 - Dec 2022

• Senior Engineering Laboratory Technician

  • Mar 2015 - Mar 2020

  I was initially hired by SSP as a consultant due to reoccurring issues with several products. After 4 years as a consultant they asked me to become a full time employee so I could spend more time working with the younger engineers and lab personnel. In this role I instructed engineers, sales personnel and lab technicians in valve and fitting components, including metal chemistry, material chemical compatibilities, including material design, micro and macro hardness testing, sample preparation, corrosion investigations and grain structure production. I made engineering recommendations in elastomers, lubricants and polymers, product development, quality control, return failure analysis, product testing, and equipment maintenance and rebuilding. Show less



Lokring Technologies

• Laboratory Supervisor

  • Jul 2021 - Aug 2022

  Laboratory Supervisor Lokring Technologies, Willoughby, OH 2021 to 2022 I was asked to join Lokring by the owner to completely rebuild their testing facility. They had some test equipment and microscopes that had been damaged and totally neglected. It took many months to clean, repair and replace most of the equipment. After 4 months I hired a full time employee and we both continued to repair and clean the area. I then created a metallography room that contained a high tech microscope with a high resolution camera, a metallograph with magnifications up to 600X, a Rockwell tester using B and C and a Wilson Tukon Microhardness tester set up with Vickers. I also set up an area for sample preparation which included a sample cut saw, two polishing units and several acids for grain observation. I made engineering recommendations in materials, product development, quality control, return failure analysis, product testing, and equipment maintenance and rebuilding. I also designed several new products for future consideration. Show less



Kalain Analytical

• Owner

  • Nov 2008 - Mar 2015

  Family operated full service laboratory specializing in metallurgical analysis, microscopy evaluation, material chemistry, lubrication failure analysis, hydrostatic and pneumatic testing and high pressure burst capabilities. For over 5 years we conducted failure analysis, product investigations, returns analysis and product redesign and component analysis for over 150 companies. I provided consulting guidance, creation of test protocols and test equipment production that would duplicate a customer’s application. My customer base included various manufacturing companies and several major valve and fitting companies. I assisted in the design and testing of valves and a manifold assembly to be used in a world wide CNG distribution system. I invented, designed and tested an innovative pneumatic/hydraulic pump and valve system for a customer. Show less

• Owner and Technical Manager

  • Nov 2008 - Mar 2015

  •Product improvement consulting for numerous companies encompassing various industries.•Performs detailed failure and product analysis on customer products.•Recommends updates to the customer’s product lines. •Designs and builds custom testing equipment for in-house testing. •Conducts hydrostatic and pneumatic ball valve cycle testing, rotary valve testing, burst and impulse testing.



Swagelok Company, Solon, Ohio

• Lead Materials Laboratory Technician

  • Nov 1986 - Mar 2009

  Conducts failure analysis utilizing: scanning electron microscope; micro and macro hardness testing; sample preparation; and grain structure production. Makes recommendations regarding components and chemical compatibilities including metals, elastomers, lubricants and plastics. Skilled in material and lubrication chemistry, formulation and testing. Able to design and repair test equipment and manufacture customer prototypes. Fully experienced in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. Researched and resolved elastomer damage issue for a significant customer that allowed Swagelok to maintain a profitable relationship. Identified a solution for a new high temperature heat transfer application valve that met customer requirements and enabled successful new product launch. Created non-destructive procedure utilizing Scanning Electron Microscope equipped with Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy to identify mislabeled product, resulting in savings of $140,000. Analyzed and revised prototypes for high cycle, high pressure valve for gas industry customer that led to successful product launch. Awarded 7 valve design patents. Developed 11 proprietary lubricant formulations Show less



Swagelok

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lead Materials Technician

  • Nov 1986 - Mar 2009

  Specialized in failure analysis of customer returns and quality control. Examined products for updates in materials and design. Industry analysis to create new products. Specialized in failure analysis of customer returns and quality control. Examined products for updates in materials and design. Industry analysis to create new products.



Swagelok Co.

• China

• Lead Materials Technician

  • Jan 1999 - Jan 2009

  Additional responsibility of conducting failure analysis, non-destructive testing (NDT), preparing material specimens, operation of scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive spectroscopy, inspection of incoming materials for specification verification ensuring continuing quality. Additional responsibility of conducting failure analysis, non-destructive testing (NDT), preparing material specimens, operation of scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive spectroscopy, inspection of incoming materials for specification verification ensuring continuing quality.



Kalain

• France
• Chemical Manufacturing

• Engineering Laboratory Technician

  • Jan 1986 - Jan 2009

  Product design, valve testing, mechanical testing of materials and components, test equipment design, lubrication formulation, manufacturing quality inspection, materials research and development and customer return evaluation. Product design, valve testing, mechanical testing of materials and components, test equipment design, lubrication formulation, manufacturing quality inspection, materials research and development and customer return evaluation.