Experience

McWilliams Forge Company a PCC Company

• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Metallurgist

  • Apr 2022 - Present



Carnegie Mellon University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PHD Candidate

  • Aug 2018 - May 2021

  Thesis: DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH SATURATION INDUCTION FE-NI BASED METAL AMORPHOUS NANOCOMPOSITE BY OPTIMIZATION OF GLASS FORMING ABILITY• Developed method to predict glass forming ability using Thermocalc simulation. Applied method to iron-nickel amorphous/nanocrystalline alloy system and experimentally verified predictions• Applied Thermocalc method to develop amorphous/nanocrystalline alloys with higher magnetic element percentage. Developed 4 new iron-nickel alloys with improved saturation induction and Curie temperature• Characterized crystallization behavior by x-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, and vibrating sample magnetometry and identified optimal annealing schedule• Correlated properties to structure using high resolution transmission electron microscopy to explain magnetic behavior• Studied Johnson-Mehl-Avrami-Kolmogorov kinetics of iron-nickel alloy crystallization and developed time-temperature-transformation diagram



Carpenter Technology Corporation

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • May 2018 - Aug 2018

  • Developed Amorphous magnetic alloys assisted by Thermocalc simulation. Explored the use of Thermocalc to predict glass forming ability. Identified and produced promising alloys in several iron-based composition spaces• Characterized alloys by x-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry. Determined phase transformation behavior in alloys developed by Thermocalc method• Characterized materials by strip and toroidal core testing. Determined magnetic properties and AC loss behavior of new commercial alloys



University of Pittsburgh

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Intern

  • May 2015 - Aug 2016

  • Developed binderjet 3D printing and sintering schedule for Inconel 625. Achieved 98% sintered density of printed samples• Characterized mechanical properties by tensile testing and scanning electron microscope fractography• Utilized binderjet 3D printing to create functional magnetic shape memory alloy samples. Created necessary foam structure to allow deformation. Characterized porosity by x-ray tomography and magnetic properties by vibrating sample magnetometry • Developed binderjet 3D printing and sintering schedule for Inconel 625. Achieved 98% sintered density of printed samples• Characterized mechanical properties by tensile testing and scanning electron microscope fractography• Utilized binderjet 3D printing to create functional magnetic shape memory alloy samples. Created necessary foam structure to allow deformation. Characterized porosity by x-ray tomography and magnetic properties by vibrating sample magnetometry



STANLEY Engineered Fastening

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

• Co Op

  • Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

  • Set up self-piercing riveting and stud welding equipment for new material combinations• Tested the performance of welded studs on various materials. Performed torque tests, tensile tests, and metallurgical analysis of welds• Performed Tests newly produced self-piercing rivets, including tensile tests and cross sections of joints, and metallurgical tests on rivets • Set up self-piercing riveting and stud welding equipment for new material combinations• Tested the performance of welded studs on various materials. Performed torque tests, tensile tests, and metallurgical analysis of welds• Performed Tests newly produced self-piercing rivets, including tensile tests and cross sections of joints, and metallurgical tests on rivets