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Die Casting Expert
Expertise in copper foundry operation, production planning and control, process improvements and scrap reduction, alloy development and application, technical support, process development, permanent mold and low pressure die casting, trouble shooting, problem solving, mold gating, die design, market research, process evaluation, start up, casting process improvement, new product development, ISO 9002 quality system, no-lead alloy for corrosion resistance, DOE techniques, spectroscopic analysis, calibration, setup, foundry metallography and testing, international quality assurance and business coordination, quality control, automated (IMR) permanent mold casting, metallurgical laboratory, alloy melting procedures, copper, nickel and iron based alloy production, semi continuous billet casting operation, production efficiency, safety, melting area layout, quality standards, material and in process part inspection, permanent mold copper base alloys in ASTM and ISO testbar molds

PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
Aerospace, Automotive, Metals

EDUCATION
MBA, Keller Graduate School of Management
M.S., Metallurgical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
Certificate in ISO 9000 Internal Auditor Training

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy & Associates, Inc.

Providing metallurgical consulting, die casting consulting, research and development management, quality control, failure analysis, forensic engineering and related expertise to a wide variety of clients

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Die Casting And Metallurgical Consultant

Process development, permanent mold and low pressure die casting, trouble shooting and problem solving, mold gating and die design. Marketing and market research, process evaluation and start up.

Manager of R&D and Quality Assurance, Aurora Industries. Inc.

Technical and engineering support to manufacturing and sales. Casting process improvements for efficiency and control of process variables. Developed new product and processes. Successfully implemented ISO 9002 quality system with certification. Researched and developed a special no-lead alloy for corrosion resistance application. Scrap reduction and problem solving through statistical and DOE techniques.

Chief Metallurgist, Aurora Industries. Inc.

Established melting and casting practices for high conductivity copper permanent mold castings. Helped train casters on automated (IMR) permanent mold casting machine. Developed metallurgical laboratory and established alloy melting procedures. Cost reduction efforts saved an estimate $150,000 in first year of implementation and approximately $225,000 annually there after.

Metallurgist, Production Supervisor, Specialloy, Inc.

Supervised copper, nickel and iron based alloy production and semi continuous billet casting operation. Reduced production scrap through process control. Improved production efficiency as well as safety through melting area layout modification. Trained shift metallurgists, foremen and operators.

Quality ControL, Amco Corporation

Set up quality standards and procedures for final and stage inspections. Incoming material and in process part inspection. Prepared daily quality control reports.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Instructor, Copper base permanent mold course at Cast Metals Institute

HONORS AND AWARDS
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member American Foundrymenâs Society
Executive Committee, Copper Alloy Division of AFS
Member, American Society of Metals

PUBLICATIONS
Numerous publications on topics related to the mechanical properties of permanent mold copper base alloys in ASTM and ISO testbar molds, and more.

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