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OBJECTIVES
Lead and implement the best casting, and rolling practices to ensure consistent high
quality Li foil products. Maintaining all melting furnace, casting, and rolling equipment to
ensure optimum operating condition to produce high quality aluminum products.
Implement proper quality controls to maintain high quality products and respond to all
internal and external audits. Design, perform tests, and compile data to write technical
reports for external customers. Gather and present all the KPI data for melting and
casting department on a weekly basis. Oversee all the external heat treatment
processes for new mill rollers. Lead training of new engineering staff and technicians on
best casting and quality control practices.
INDUSTRY WORK EXPERIENCE
Li Foil development Engineer V
Nov 2023 to present
Albemarle Corporation
Kings Mountain, NC
Lead and implement all the best metallurgical melting and alloying process.
Oversee and improve all the casting and alloying procedure.
Oversee the extrusion, rolling, and laminating processes of Li foil for battery
manufacturing.
Manage the metallurgical quality lab, implement all the required tests, and
approve all results.
Technical Metallurgical Manager Jan 2023-
Nov 2023
CCL Metal Science (Rotary Strip Continuous Casting) Clinton, NC
Lead and implement all the best metallurgical melting, molten metal treatment, cleaning,
and charging practices.
Oversee and improve all the rotary strip continuous casting procedure.
Manage the metallurgical quality lab, implement all the required tests, and approve all
results.
Oversee the hot and cold mill rollers purchases and tracking record (materials and heat
treatment)
Train all new technicians to perform all the required tests.
Improve and implement the best hot and cold aluminum rolling practices.
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Implement the best quality control procedure to ensure consistent high-quality aluminum
products.
Lead failure analysis and root cause investigations of aluminum product defects.
Gather and present all the KPI data for melting and casting department on a
weekly basis.
Respond to all technical inquiries to improve the process, and support quality and
sales.
Commissioning and qualifying of all equipment of filtration system for the casting.
Lead continuous improvement projects and cost saving meeting for melting,
casting, and rolling processes.
Senior Metallurgist Engineer (contract) Aug 2022-
Jan 2023
Cleveland Cliffs McDonald, TN
Oversee and troubleshoot the hot-press furnace, and the quality of quenched
steel parts.
Specify, and qualify all incoming steel coils materials to meet customer
requirements.
Develop and optimize materials specification and set up the relevant tests with a
cross-functional team to meet customer specifications.
Ensure tensile, hardness, bending and microstructure meet customer
specifications.
Ensure hot stamped steel parts have the proper Al-Si coating thickness.
Lead failure analysis and root cause investigations of cold and hot stamped steel
defects.
Respond to daily technical inquiries from process, quality, and sales teams.
Participate in the management meeting for continuous improvement and cost
saving.
Lead and develop an elevated level of training for lab technicians.
Staff Metallurgist Engineer Feb 2021
June 2022
Tesla Inc. (HPDC) Fremont, CA, USA
Oversee and troubleshoot the Striko stack melting furnaces and degassing
holding furnaces to ensure enough metal produced for continuous die casting
machines (HPDC).
Implement the charging plan, melting system, degassing, Sr-modification, and
proper cleaning instructions to continuously deliver enough high-quality metal to
the die casting machines.
Lead the refractory relining process for the stack-melting furnace with
recommended refractory repair vendors.
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Specify, and qualify all raw materials and additives to produce high quality
castings.
Lead and develop a prominent level of training for furnace technicians and
production operators.
Review metal chemistry and do necessary additions to comply with Tesla
requirement.
Ensure tensile, hardness, bending and crush tests meet the internal design
specifications.
Implement proper re-melting process of scarp castings to reduce the overall
castings cost.
Lead failure analysis and root cause investigations of aluminum casting defects.
Respond to daily technical inquiries from process, quality, and sales teams.
Develop and optimize alloys, materials specification, and the relevant tests with a
cross-functional engineering team to meet Tesla specifications.
Gather all the KPI data to monitor the uptime and efficiency for melting
equipment and present them in the management meeting on a weekly basis.
Implement all quality tools including SPC, PPAP, control plan and PFMEA
Commissioning and qualifying of all equipment of air exhaust abatement system
for the melting furnaces and casting department.
Participate in the staff meeting for continuous improvement, cost reduction and
saving projects.
Help the EHS team to comply with air district and environmental regulations.
Staff Metallurgist Engineer Oct 2019
Jan 2021
CERA-MET LLC (Investment Casting) Bethlehem, PA,
USA
Plan the different melting charges for various types of aluminum silicon alloys
(355, 356, 357) based on the customer specification.
Review the composition of the different alloys using a spectrometry machine and
make necessary adjustment.
Review the heat treatment process and approve all the charts.
Evaluate and approve the mechanical properties according to the military and
aerospace specifications (hardness and tensile)
Lead failure analysis and root cause investigations of aluminum castings defects.
Gather all the KPI data to monitor the uptime and efficiency for melting
equipment, sintering furnaces, heat treatment and present them in the
management meeting on a weekly basis.
Respond to the daily technical inquiries from the foundry, heat treatment and
sales teams.
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Support Quality to maintain NADCAP/ISO certification and respond to all
materials testing and heat treatment NADCAP audit inquiries.
Communicate special testing requirements with approved NADCAP certified
labs.
Participate in the continuous improvement meeting of the aluminum casting
performance by controlling the alloy type, the investment casting, and the heat
treatment parameters.
Lead and develop training for all furnaces and foundry technicians.
Design, develop and perform tests and compile the data to write technical reports
for external customers.
Metallurgist Engineer March 2019 Oct 2019
AVIVA METALS ((VDC-HDC) Lorain, OH, USA
Develop new copper, brass, and bronze alloys by controlling the parameters of
the direct chill continuous casting process (VDC-HDC), heat treatment, and the
microstructure.
Review the composition of brass and bronze alloys using a spectrometry
machine and make any adjustment to the molten metal.
Respond to the daily technical inquiries from the foundry and sales teams.
Evaluate and approve mechanical properties using hardness and tensile testing
machines.
Gather all the KPI data to monitor the casting and heat treatment processes.
Failure analysis of continuous castings products for internal and external issues.
Arrange and communicate all special materials testing with approved suppliers.
Participate in the management review committee meetings for continuous
improvement and make recommendations on quality related matters.
Metallurgical Heat Treatment Engineer (contract) August 2018 Feb
2019
Precision Resource Cambridge- ON-
Canada
Failure analysis and root cause investigation of heat-treated steel products.
Metal chemistry, mechanical properties, and microstructure characterization.
Gather all the KPI data to monitor the heat treatment processes (carburizing,
nitriding, annealing, austempering)
Quality control of steel products for automotive industry
Shop floor support for internal, customer and suppliers incidents
Champion scrap reduction plans and respond to customer complaints.
Read and understand engineering drawing (GD&T) and CMM reports.
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Strong knowledge of ISO 9001, IATF / TS 16949 and quality tools (SPC-PPAP-
PFMEA)
Metallurgical Engineer July 2017 July
2018
Magna International Inc (Low pressure Die Casting) Perth- ON-
Canada
Verify metal chemistry, mechanical properties, and microstructure analysis of
low-pressure die aluminum casting.
Failure analysis of aluminum casting products for automotive applications.
Quality control of aluminum alloys castings for automotive industry.
Shop floor support for internal, customer and supplier incidents
Expert in performing structured problem-solving tools (8D, fault tree analysis) and
recommending corrective and preventive actions.
Champion scrap reduction plans and respond to customer complaints.
Gather all the KPI data to monitor the casting scrap and heat treatment
processes.
Read and understand engineering drawing (GD&T) and CMM reports.
Strong knowledge of ISO 9001, IATF / TS 16949 and quality core tools (APQP-
PPAP-MSA-SPC).
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Hand on experience in powder metallurgy and mechanical alloying of tungsten
heavy alloys (Milling- compaction-sintering-characterization).
Professional in performing mechanical testing of aluminum, steel, copper, and
magnesium alloys (tensile fatigue creep - notched and Charpy impact
Macro, Micro-hardness).
Hand on Direct chill continuous casting and melt treatments processes of
aluminum, copper alloy, steel, and composite materials.
Expert in the failure analysis of aluminum, steel, and copper products.
Hand on heat treatment processes (annealing - tempering- aging- solution
treatment).
Strong background of physical metallurgy of steel, aluminum, copper, super
alloys and composites materials.
Metallography, fracture analysis and microstructural characterization using
optical, scanning electron microscopy (SEM/EDS), and X-ray diffraction
(XRD).
Assist with the training/mentoring of new engineering staff and technicians.
Metal matrix composites (development - production- mechanical
characterization)
Expert in performing structured problem-solving tools (8D, fault tree analysis)
and recommending corrective and preventive actions.
Champion scrap reduction plans and respond to customer complaints.
Read and understand engineering drawing (GD&T) and CMM reports.
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Strong knowledge of ISO 9001, and quality core tools (APQP-PPAP PFMEA-
SPC)
RESEARCH WORK EXPERIENCE
Research Metallurgist IV Nov 2011 July
2017
Royal Military College (Defense Canada) Kingston, Ontario,
Canada
Project Titles:
Development and production of novel tungsten-base heavy alloys by
mechanical alloying technique for kinetic energy penetrators - project with Army
Research Laboratory (ARL) United States of America
Tensile strength, hardness, and fracture analysis of cartridge brass alloy sheets
Fatigue and tensile strength characterization of friction welded polymer for air-
intake automotive applications
Research Metallurgist Sep 2003 May
2010
Industrial Advanced Technology of Light Metals for Automobile Applications group
(TAMLA), University of Qu bec (UQAC) with General Motors Company (GM-Powertrain
USA).
Project Title:
Improving the microstructure, hardness and the impact toughness of Aluminum-
Silicon-Copper-Magnesium Cast alloys (319- 356 and 413) for cylinder head,
engine blocks, and vehicles wheel for General Motors powertrain-USA.
Research Metallurgist Mar 2000 Aug
2003
(Semi manufacturing ferrous and Non-Ferrous Foundry - Central Metallurgical R&D
Institute)
Project Titles:
Development and casting of novel grain refiner of Al-Ti-C composite for high
strength Aluminum-Zinc alloys - Aluminum Egypt Company.
Improving the wear resistance of cast aluminum-silicon composites
Production of aluminum composites under industrial conditions
CHARACTERIZATION AND TECHNICAL SKILLS
Professional in performing mechanical testing including tensile testing,
hardness, fatigue, creep, and Charpy impact test according to ASTM standards.
Operate professionally all metallography laboratory equipment including
specimen preparation, cutting, grinding, rough polishing, fine polishing, and
etching.
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Perform the routine metallographic examination, analytical investigations, and
failure analysis including microstructural evolution, grain size measurement, and
volume fraction of the entire microstructural features using image analyzer.
Operate Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM/EDAX), optical microscopy and
X-ray diffraction (XRD).
Design, develop and perform industrial projects, compile scientific data and
write technical reports for industrial purposes.
Crystal structure characterization and detecting new phases by X-ray diffraction
(XRD)
EDUCATION
Ph.D. - Metallurgical Engineering 2006
2010
University of Qu bec - Chicoutimi, Qu bec, Canada
Master of Engineering (MEng) 2010 - 2011
Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
MSc- Metallurgical Engineering 2003 2006
University of Qu bec - Chicoutimi, Qu bec, Canada
BSc Metallurgical Engineering 1993-1998
Suez Canal University Suez, Egypt
COMPUTER LITERACY
Excellent and professional working knowledge of MS Word; MS Excel; MS
Access; and MS PowerPoint
Ability to quickly grasp software of any new equipment.
Programming Languages in Matlab, Intermediate skills in FEM.
LINGUISTIC SKILLS
Fluent in English and French
PROFILE (PERSONAL SKILLS)
Strong analytical person and analytical skills
Well-organized, self-reliant, resourceful, and effective team member
Work under pressure, tight deadlines and attention to detail
Excellent written and verbal communication.
PUBLICATIONS
More than 12 articles related to my expertise in the development of metals have been
published in notable scientific journals and conferences (copies available upon request).
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REFERENCES
Grant Pattinson, Materials Engineering Manager, Tesla Inc., Email:
EMAIL AVAILABLE
Sal Alshabani, Advanced Engineering manager, Apple, Email:
EMAIL AVAILABLE
Kevin M. Jaansalu, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario. Tel: 613-541-
6000 ext. 6049, Email: EMAIL AVAILABLE
Muhammad E. Aslam, Production Manager, Magna International, Grenville
Castings Division, 1 Conlon Drive, Perth, Ontario. Email:
EMAIL AVAILABLE
F. H. Samuel, Department of Applied Science, University of Qu bec (Chicoutimi),
555 Boulevard De l Universit , Chicoutimi, QC, Canada. Tel: PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE ext.
5406, Email: EMAIL AVAILABLE
B. J. Diak, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Material
Engineering, Queen s University, Nicol Hall, 60 Union Street, Kingston, Ontario,
Canada. Tel: PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE Email: EMAIL AVAILABLE
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