SUMMARY
Experienced Materials Engineer with proven skills in supporting Design, Manufacturing and Development of consumer electronics products, automotive metallic components. Expertise performing materials evaluation and failure analysis for resolving product issues. Detail-oriented with strong analytical & problem solving, customer service and communication skills.
Expertise in
• Materials testing and evaluation
• Ferrous, non-ferrous metals, plastics
• Failure analysis and metallurgical analysis
• Quality assurance and ISO
• Materials process troubleshooting
• Customer service and problem solving
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LINAMAR CORPORATION, Guelph, ON 2012-present
Metallurgist, QA
Supported manufacturing and development of GM, Chrysler and Ford automotive metallic components. Provided guidance and support for manufacturing processes. Communicated with operation team, engineering team and quality team, ensured products met customer specs.
• Supported 6 production lines, performed testing and metallurgical analysis for casting iron, carbon steel, alloy steel and stainless steel products.
• Achieved product quality by verifying heat treatment processes met CQI-9 requirements.
• Performed sample cutting, preparing, testing and analyzing, identified product microstructure and provided advice for existing and developing products.
• Prepared and reviewed daily testing reports and documentation, met urgent requirements from production.
• Investigated product issues, identified root cause of failure, prepared report and metallurgical findings for the management and customers.
RESEARCH IN MOTION (RIM), Waterloo, ON 2009 – 2011
Materials Specialist, Hardware QA
Worked for BlackBerry product design and development as a materials expert. Guided material selection and decoration application in projects. Communicated global design teams and suppliers, successfully accomplished application of technologies.
• Accomplished material quality engineering requirements for 6 projects, collaborated with designers and production members, designed and delivered material decoration specifications.
• Communicated 5 worldwide design centers, conducted research and evaluation the application of metal, polymers, glass, adhesives and coatings on products.
• Achieved 7 product model quality deliveries, by verifying materials and decorating technologies.
• Investigated 4 major issues, identified root cause of failure in existing and developing products, followed up with suppliers and ensured corrective action and preventive action are effective.
• Enhanced product quality, by analyzing samples and testing data, advising suppliers of best practices to direct work instructions and procedures.
• Prepared over 300 testing reports and documentation, met project deadline for production ramp.
• Ensured mass production on time by efficiently organizing samples and documents submission from 15 worldwide suppliers.
• Researched new coatings and materials, proposed their application for new product developments.
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Salt Lake City, UT, USA 2004 – 2006
Research Assistant, Materials Research Lab
Performed materials improvement research for composites project and Solid Oxide Fuel Cell project. Worked on carbon fiber composites, ceramics (zirconium dioxide, nickel oxide) and precious metals (rhodium, palladium, iridium).
• Optimized fuel cell material structure, performed analysis technology, including Microscopy, Metallography, Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-Ray Diffraction, chemical analysis, hardness tester and microstructure analysis.
• Improved composites mechanical properties, by modifying carbon fiber surface treat methods.
• Applied statistical model in projects, explained testing results in graphics, finished a variety of written materials, including work and engineering reports.
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