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Mechanical Engineer, Metallurgist, Nuclear Engineer, Engineering Failure Analysis, Accident Reconstruction Consultant, Specialist, Forensic Analysis Investigation Expert, Patent Infringement, Expert Witness Testimony, Engineering Consulting Services
Expertise in surface engineering, corrosion, wear, surface modification, failure analysis, microstructure, diffusion bonding, zirconium alloys, nickel alloys, underground waste storage tanks, materials vendors, and laser processed zirconium.

Has conducted numerous studies in areas including power line tower arm failure analysis, SO2 heat exchanger failure, laser shock peening, cryoprocessing, and laser surface treatment.

Extensive knowledge regarding metallurgical evaluations, mechanical testing, industrial litigation, forensic metallurgy, material performance criteria, materials processes, and manufacturing processes

PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
Metallurgical, Waste Storage

EDUCATION
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University
M.S., Metallurgy, Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S., Nuclear Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy & Associates, Inc.

Providing mechanical engineering consulting, metallurgy consulting, failure analysis, forensic engineering and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.

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Metallurgical Evaluation, Mechanical Testing, Failure Analysis Consultant

Performed metallurgical evaluations, mechanical testing, failure analysis for industrial support and litigation, forensic metallurgy, develop material performance criteria and selection.

Adjunct Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, North Dakota State University

Taught materials courses.

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, NDSU

Taught materials courses, performed research in materials related to surface engineering, corrosion, wear, surface modification.

Principal Engineer, Babcock and Wilcox, VA

Performed failure analysis, provided technical support in materials and manufacturing, studied manufacture and performance (corrosion, microstructure, diffusion bonding) of zirconium and nickel alloys, and surface modification techniques.

Resident Engineer, Babcock and Wilcox, OR, CA

Assisted Kaiser Engineers, Oakland, CA, in the design of underground waste storage tanks. Was responsible for material performance. Customer representative at Teledyne Wah Chang, Albany, OR. Resolved technical issues concerning process manufacturing deviations, examined microstructure and determined resulting affects on corrosion performance.

Engineer, Babcock & Wilcox, VA

Interface with materials vendors, solved technical problems, performed experiments characterizing materials at various process steps.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Review Board, Materials And Manufacturing Processes
Associate Editor For International Conference On Surface Modification
Presented Over 10 Papers And Chaired Technical Sessions At International Conferences
Provide Peer Review For Technical Journal

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member of ASM and TMS
Board of Directors for TMS
Review Panel For NSF Proposals For University And SBIR Grants

PUBLICATIONS
Holder of patent on improved corrosion performance of laser processed zirconium. Numerous publications on topics related to materials basics, corrosion, power line tower arm failure analysis, SO2 heat exchanger failure, laser shock peening solutions, cryoprocessing of materials, laser surface treatment, diffusion bonding of laser surface melted nickel alloy material, and more.

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Failure Analysis of Gas Compressor Head Bolts

Investigation of Corrosion of Stainless Steel Piping

Failure Analysis of Spring

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