Carl J.

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PERSONAL SYNOPSIS
My metallurgical career began in the specialty steel industry as a
staff engineer in corporate R&D centers. Management of R&D laboratory
departments and quality systems followed. With a change in companies,
focus was shifted to customer technical support. This responsibility
expanded to the management of all of the technical support activities,
including literature and websites, and supervision of the process
metallurgists and technical support staff and laboratories for
specialty steels.
Poor economic conditions forced a move to the tungsten carbide
industry. After learning the metallurgy of tungsten carbide, technical
support and leadership was provided for manufacturing, quality
control, and customers. Success was demonstrated in the ability to
study and master new technologies, and provide leadership and cost
reduction in application of those technologies.
I exhibit strong skills in leading and coordinating work among various
departments and technical disciplines. I am a self-starter, and I am
especially skilled at analyzing information and data, and synthesizing
the results into definitive action programs. I enjoy learning new
technologies and I am motivated by improving the functionality of
systems and processes to reduce effort and costs, and to improve
consistency and quality.
I believe in management with high integrity, openness, and honesty. I
am skilled in Microsoft Office software, technical writing,
metallography, photography, and computer graphics. Other interests
include publishing woodworking articles, cycling, and playing guitar.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Cell: 724-516-6704 Home: 724-850-8984 927 Jamell Dr, Greensburg, PA
15601
e-mail: dcdc4daa@westpost.net
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Hydro Carbide, Inc., a Division of HBD Industries, Inc.

August 2008 to present Technical Director

All technical aspects of the manufacture of cemented tungsten carbide
preforms are managed.
* Raw material specifications were revised to reduce costs and
improve availability
* Product recipes were revised to eliminate redundant grades
* Powder preparation processes were revised to reduce processing
time and costs by 50%
* Management of laboratory staff reduced production material
approval times by 20%
* Raw material inventory was reduced 40% without effecting on-time
product delivery
* ISO corrective action responses are investigated and prepared
* Technical support, including failure analysis, is provided for
 customers
Vista Metals Inc.
April 2004 to August 2008 Chief Metallurgist and Quality Control
Manager
All technical aspects of the manufacture of cemented tungsten carbide
preforms were managed.
* Three redundant grades were eliminated from the product mix to
minimize inventory
* Two new grades of cemented tungsten carbide were developed for new
applications
* Product sintering times were reduced by 10%
* Furnace uniformity and reliability were increased, reducing scrap
by 5%
* Revision of laboratory procedures reduced production material
approval times by 10%
* A corporate quality system was established in anticipation of
registration to ISO 9002
* Technical support, including failure analysis, was provided for
customers
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Bodycote Materials Testing
January 2004 to April 2004, Skokie, IL Principal Metallurgical
Engineer
Metallurgical characterizations, material recommendations, and failure
analyses on all types of metal products were performed for nation-wide
customers.
Timken Latrobe Steel
May 1997 to September 2003 Manager of Tool and High Speed Steel
Product Metallurgy
* Two process reliability metallurgists were managed and product
yields improved by 3%
* A new technical services metallurgist was trained and mentored
* Management of the technical services laboratory staff resulted in
a one-day reduction in the average time to perform a laboratory
investigation
* Training seminars and presentations for customers, technical
organizations and sales were produced to boost sales and new
product marketing
* Customer services and failure analyses included about 400 written
laboratory investigation reports per year, and visits as needed
* Over $1million of customer quality claims were successfully
defended
* Printed technical literature was updated to eliminate the costs
for outside printing and put in electronic format for first-time
inclusion on the company web site
Crucible Research, a Division of Crucible Materials Corporation
1979 - 1997 Pittsburgh, PA Research Engineer and Research Manager
 * Four new grades were developed in management of R&D for ingot-cast
and powder-metal hot work steels, die casting die steels, and
plastic mold steels
* Work requisition paperwork was reduced by 50% in management of the
heat treatment, forging, machine shop, metallography, and
mechanical testing departments for the laboratory staff of about
40 engineers and technicians
* A laboratory-wide, ISO-type Quality Assurance program was
developed and implemented
* One Research/QA engineer and six technical specialists were
supervised and trained
* New product training and technical programs were produced for
customers and sales staff. This included an extensive training
program produced for General Motors Corp. that was accredited for
participants by Vincennes University in Indiana
* Two new tests were developed to increase sales of hot work and
wear resistant steels
* Management of special projects resulted in the successful import
and marketing of a new hot work steel, and selection as a special
supplier for General Motors Corp.
* Six U.S. patents and several European patents were granted for new
tool steel grades
EDUCATION:
Carnegie-Mellon University
B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering and a simultaneous B.A. in
Economics, 1978.
Metallurgical Engineering emphasis was in physical metallurgy, and
included four semesters of industrial internship work (co-op program)
at the corporate research centers for Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and
Crucible Materials Corp. The projects focused on process metallurgy,
and included ladle injection facilities, electric arc furnaces, and
continuous casting.
PUBLICATIONS
I have written eleven technical papers, magazine articles, and ASM/MEI
video presentations.
A list is available upon request.