Metallurgist, Materials Engineer with NDT Exposure and Six Sigma certified
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Added: 5/1/2008
Last Updated: 5/1/2008
Last Updated: 5/1/2008
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State:
MI Michigan
Country:
United States
Status:
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Certifications
American Society for Non-Destructive Testing Level-II, (SNT-TC-1A-1996)
Southern Inspection Services, Visakhapatnam, India.
• Dye-Penetrant Testing.
• Magnetic Particle Inspection Testing.
• Radiographic Testing.
• Ultrasonic Testing.
Six Sigma Green Belt.
Southern Inspection Services, Visakhapatnam, India.
• Dye-Penetrant Testing.
• Magnetic Particle Inspection Testing.
• Radiographic Testing.
• Ultrasonic Testing.
Six Sigma Green Belt.
Education
M. S. in Materials Science Engineering (Aug 2005 – Dec 2006)
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SDSM&T), Rapid City, SD. GPA: 3.95/4.0
B. S. in Metallurgy and Materials Technology (Aug 2000 - May 2004)
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Andhra Pradesh, India. GPA: 3.95/4.0
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SDSM&T), Rapid City, SD. GPA: 3.95/4.0
B. S. in Metallurgy and Materials Technology (Aug 2000 - May 2004)
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Andhra Pradesh, India. GPA: 3.95/4.0
Experience
Job Title : Materials Research Engineer (current) (April 2007 – Till date)
Ricardo Meda, Michigan.
Description : Working as Materials Research Engineer in contract with General Motors (GM Tech Center (R&D), Warren, MI). Responsibilities include Friction Stir Welding, Friction Stir Spot Welding, Non-Destructive Technologies (NDT), Metallography, Data Analysis, project planning and reporting, Mechanical testing (Tensile, Lap Shear, Fatigue, Hardness, Micro-Hardness, and Coach Peel testing), Failure analysis, Corrosion testing, and Heat treatment.
Environment : Joining Technologies, NDT, Metallography and Mechanical testing.
Job Title : Graduate Research Assistant (Aug 2005 – Dec 2006)
Advanced Materials Processing Center, SDSM&T.
Description : Worked as Graduate Research Assistant (Master Degree Thesis Project), developed lack of consolidation (LOC) defects in Friction Stir Welding of Al 7075 T-7351 plates and found the minimum critical size of defect which does not have an effect on the mechanical properties of the friction stir welds and predicted fatigue life of friction stir welds with LOC defects using NASGRO software, in Advanced Materials Processing and Joining Laboratory, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
Environment : Friction Stir Welding Applications
Job Title : Graduate Teaching Assistant (Aug 2005 – May 2006)
Materials and Metallurgical Engineering Department, SDSM&T.
Description : Responsible for training the Undergraduate students in the laboratory involving Hardness Measurement, Charpy Impact testing, Heat treatment, Metallography, Quantitative Image Analysis, Tensile Testing, Fatigue Testing, Optical Microscopy, Jominy End-Quench Test.
Environment: Mechanical Testing
Job Title : Engineer (Aug 2004 – Aug 2005)
Bharath Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), India.
Description : Worked as a metallurgical Engineer at BHEL for one year, the largest engineering and manufacturing enterprise in India in the energy-related/infrastructure sector. Had hands on training in the foundry department on patterns drawings, molding and casting of ferrous alloys and non ferrous alloys. Responsibilities included testing of sand for Green compression, Dry compression, Clay content, Moisture content and Permeability testing. Castings produced were inspected by Ultrasonic testing, Dye-penetrant testing and Magnetic particle inspection testing for determining the quality of castings.
Environment: Metallurgical Engineering & Non-Destructive Testing
Job Title : Industrial Trainee (Jan 2004- Jun 2004)
The Vizag Steel Plant Ltd. (VSP), India.
Description : Vizag Steel Plant, Andhra Pradesh, India, is a leading Steel Manufacturing Plant in India. Underwent 6months practical training with the Quality Assurance & Technology Department on “Failure Analysis of Primary Gas Cooling Tubes” as an undergraduate project. Found the root cause of failure of the gas cooling tubes using traditional metallography techniques and also suggested the remedial measures of the same.
Environment: Quality Assurance and Technology Development
Ricardo Meda, Michigan.
Description : Working as Materials Research Engineer in contract with General Motors (GM Tech Center (R&D), Warren, MI). Responsibilities include Friction Stir Welding, Friction Stir Spot Welding, Non-Destructive Technologies (NDT), Metallography, Data Analysis, project planning and reporting, Mechanical testing (Tensile, Lap Shear, Fatigue, Hardness, Micro-Hardness, and Coach Peel testing), Failure analysis, Corrosion testing, and Heat treatment.
Environment : Joining Technologies, NDT, Metallography and Mechanical testing.
Job Title : Graduate Research Assistant (Aug 2005 – Dec 2006)
Advanced Materials Processing Center, SDSM&T.
Description : Worked as Graduate Research Assistant (Master Degree Thesis Project), developed lack of consolidation (LOC) defects in Friction Stir Welding of Al 7075 T-7351 plates and found the minimum critical size of defect which does not have an effect on the mechanical properties of the friction stir welds and predicted fatigue life of friction stir welds with LOC defects using NASGRO software, in Advanced Materials Processing and Joining Laboratory, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
Environment : Friction Stir Welding Applications
Job Title : Graduate Teaching Assistant (Aug 2005 – May 2006)
Materials and Metallurgical Engineering Department, SDSM&T.
Description : Responsible for training the Undergraduate students in the laboratory involving Hardness Measurement, Charpy Impact testing, Heat treatment, Metallography, Quantitative Image Analysis, Tensile Testing, Fatigue Testing, Optical Microscopy, Jominy End-Quench Test.
Environment: Mechanical Testing
Job Title : Engineer (Aug 2004 – Aug 2005)
Bharath Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), India.
Description : Worked as a metallurgical Engineer at BHEL for one year, the largest engineering and manufacturing enterprise in India in the energy-related/infrastructure sector. Had hands on training in the foundry department on patterns drawings, molding and casting of ferrous alloys and non ferrous alloys. Responsibilities included testing of sand for Green compression, Dry compression, Clay content, Moisture content and Permeability testing. Castings produced were inspected by Ultrasonic testing, Dye-penetrant testing and Magnetic particle inspection testing for determining the quality of castings.
Environment: Metallurgical Engineering & Non-Destructive Testing
Job Title : Industrial Trainee (Jan 2004- Jun 2004)
The Vizag Steel Plant Ltd. (VSP), India.
Description : Vizag Steel Plant, Andhra Pradesh, India, is a leading Steel Manufacturing Plant in India. Underwent 6months practical training with the Quality Assurance & Technology Department on “Failure Analysis of Primary Gas Cooling Tubes” as an undergraduate project. Found the root cause of failure of the gas cooling tubes using traditional metallography techniques and also suggested the remedial measures of the same.
Environment: Quality Assurance and Technology Development
Comments
TECHNICAL PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS
• Sri.K.Chimbli, D J. Medlin, W J. Arbegast, “Minimizing Lack of Consolidation Defects in Friction Stir Welds”, Friction Stir Welding and Processing IV, Edited by R. S. Mishra, et al. TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), 2006.
• Poster and Presentation on the project “Effects of Defects in Friction Stir welded Al 7075 T7” on Oct-25th and 26th 2006 at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. NSF-CFSP Conference fall-2006.
• Poster and Presentation on the project “Effects of Defects in Friction Stir welded Al 7075 T7” on April-19th and 20th 2006 at Brigham Young University, Utah. NSF-CFSP Conference spring-2006.
• Poster and Presentation on the project “Effects of Defects in Friction Stir welded Al 7075 T7” on Oct-11th and 12th 2005 at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. NSF-CFSP Conference fall-2005.
• Paper on “Properties of Reclaimed Sodium silicate Bonded Sands” presented at JNTU college of engineering, Hyderabad for the 6th National Convention of ISTE (Indian Society for Technical Education) 2003.
SKILLS:
Metallurgy: Metallography, Fatigue testing, Bend testing, Tensile testing, Failure analysis, Heat treatment, Fracture mechanics, SEM, Ultrasonic testing, Radiographic testing, Magnetic Particle testing, Dye-Penetrant testing, Green compression testing of sand, Dry compression testing, Clay content, Moisture content, Permeability testing.
Software: NASGRO 4.22 fatigue analysis, ORIGIN lab for graphing, Programming Languages: C, C++, and HTML. Applications: MS Office, Front Page, FLASH, Database: Oracle 9i, SQL /PLSQL. Operating Systems: MS –DOS, Windows NT/95/98/2000/XP.
• Sri.K.Chimbli, D J. Medlin, W J. Arbegast, “Minimizing Lack of Consolidation Defects in Friction Stir Welds”, Friction Stir Welding and Processing IV, Edited by R. S. Mishra, et al. TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), 2006.
• Poster and Presentation on the project “Effects of Defects in Friction Stir welded Al 7075 T7” on Oct-25th and 26th 2006 at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. NSF-CFSP Conference fall-2006.
• Poster and Presentation on the project “Effects of Defects in Friction Stir welded Al 7075 T7” on April-19th and 20th 2006 at Brigham Young University, Utah. NSF-CFSP Conference spring-2006.
• Poster and Presentation on the project “Effects of Defects in Friction Stir welded Al 7075 T7” on Oct-11th and 12th 2005 at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. NSF-CFSP Conference fall-2005.
• Paper on “Properties of Reclaimed Sodium silicate Bonded Sands” presented at JNTU college of engineering, Hyderabad for the 6th National Convention of ISTE (Indian Society for Technical Education) 2003.
SKILLS:
Metallurgy: Metallography, Fatigue testing, Bend testing, Tensile testing, Failure analysis, Heat treatment, Fracture mechanics, SEM, Ultrasonic testing, Radiographic testing, Magnetic Particle testing, Dye-Penetrant testing, Green compression testing of sand, Dry compression testing, Clay content, Moisture content, Permeability testing.
Software: NASGRO 4.22 fatigue analysis, ORIGIN lab for graphing, Programming Languages: C, C++, and HTML. Applications: MS Office, Front Page, FLASH, Database: Oracle 9i, SQL /PLSQL. Operating Systems: MS –DOS, Windows NT/95/98/2000/XP.
