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Jim Henning has been associated with the forging industry for over forty years as an engineer, researcher, manager, educator, and consultant. Prior to forming Henning Educational Services in 1996 he served as the Technical Director of the Forging Industry Association for nine years. Providing a wide range of technical, problem-solving, and educational/training services, he has served as consultant to many firms involved with open-die forging, ring rolling, impression die forging, cold forging, warm forging, and hot forging of a broad variety of automotive, aerospace, and commodity products. His broad industrial experience includes key positions in the Metallurgical Departments of Wyman-Gordon Company, Worchester, MA and Ladish Company, Milwaukee, WI, where he led projects related to non-destructive testing techniques and ways of improving metallurgical quality of nonferrous and ferrous forgings. As a Research Leader in Metalworking at Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH, Jim led many technical projects for industry and government on warm forging, cold forging of steels and non-ferrous alloys, and forging of cast and PM preforms. He prepared some of the earliest technical reports about the technology of forging titanium alloys, iron-based superalloys, nickel base superalloys, PH stainless steels, as well as magnesium and aluminum alloys. At Metal Forge, Jim was Director of Engineering and participated extensively in the development of a new greenfield plant dedicated to efficient cold and warm forging of many new automotive suspension and steering components. These efforts included employee training and education as well as facility and tooling related activities. He was instrumental in the development of value-added efforts to meet the growing demands of the automotive industry for ready-to-install products. Jim has extensively lectured and published on topics related to forging. He writes the monthly column "Ask Jim" for FORGING magazine. He is the co-author of the Battelle book FORGING MATERIALS AND PRACTICES (Reinhold). At FIA, Jim prepared the technical report that eventually became the FIA Product Design Guide for Forgings. Jim also works closely with ASM International as a metallurgical consultant and has been lead instructor on such training efforts as Heat Treatment of Steels and Metallurgy for Non-Metallurgists. He has organized short courses and workshops on a wide variety of topics related to various forging processes. Jim graduated from the Michigan College of Mining and Technology in metallurgical and mechanical engineering.

Catherine joined the company in 1990 and has over twenty years of experience with stainless steel, nickel-based alloys, and copper-based alloys. She is an internationally recognized architectural metals expert and provides both marketing and technical assistance to the ABC industry. She also speaks regularly at industry conferences and meetings (SMACNA, NAAMM, AIA, CSI, ACSA, and others). She has helped clients develop and implement successful marketing strategies for the ABC industry that have achieved sustained market growth. Services include market research, analysis, development and strategy work as well as preparation of articles and literature. Catherine provides general and project-specific technical assistance including on-site inspections, problem resolution, restoration or renovation of existing structures, grade and finish selection, and project specification review. Catherine regularly provides technical assistance on architectural projects throughout the world. As architectural consultant to the Nickel Development Institute (NiDI), International Molybdenum Association (IMOA), and Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA), she coordinates their North American market development activities, develops literature, provides technical assistance, and has given workshops to thousands of industry decision makers in North America, Asia, Europe, and South America including AIA-approved continuing education workshops. She has authored or co-authored 35 technical publications and is a member of ASM International and the Construction Specifications Institute.

Since 2004, Dan has worked with a diverse range of Stork customers based on his problem solving expertise in failure analysis and materials testing. Prior to Stork, Dan worked 19 years as a research and testing engineer for several companies in welding, petrochemical, fossil power, advanced material, polymer and nuclear industries. Some major areas of expertise include: metal fasteners, SEM/EDS microanalysis, optical metallography, fatigue, fracture mechanics, mechanical testing, environment assisted fracture, hydrogen embrittlement and plastics testing. Dan is a member of ASM International.

David Kung received his B.Sc. in Metallurgical/Mining Engineering from Taipei Institute of Technology in 1965. From 1970 to 1973 Mr. Kung worked as a technologist in support of quality control and production of aluminum castings, electrical wires and cables at Alcan Works (Richmond B.C.) In 1973 he joined the Materials Research and Testing Department of B.C. Hydro as a Metallurgical Technologist and continued as a Materials Engineering Technologist with B.C. Hydro R&D until the creation of Powertech Labs in 1988. Currently he is Senior Project Specialist 1 in the Materials Engineerign department at Powertech Labs. Mr. Kung is a skilled metallurgical technologist specializing in heat treatment, metallographic analysis, x-ray diffractometry, and cavitation-erosion testing. He has expanded his skills to include nondestructive evaluation techniques of acoustic emissions, hydrostatic testing, ultrasonics and eddy current methods. Mr. Kung has co-authored over half a dozen technical articles published in reviewed journals and in proceedings of international conferences. He is a member of the American Foundryman's Society, ASM-International and Canadian General Standard Board UT1. Website copyright 2007 Powertech Labs Inc.

Floyd is a leader in biomaterials technology and regulatory issues, with extensive experience in product development, regulatory strategy, marketing clearance, and the translation of ideas to commercial reality. His educational background in chemistry, materials science, and business management prepared him for a career that has included applied research, management of R&D, and, as Vice President, Scientific Affairs for a manufacturer of implantable medical devices, overall responsibility for R&D, Engineering, Clinical Research, and New Business Development. With PaxMed International, Floyd has served medical device manufacturer clients in directing and implementing market-oriented research, product development, regulatory strategy, manufacturing implementation, and quality system development. He currently coordinates programs on calcium phosphates and other ceramics for the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Committee F4 on Medical Devices, and serves as a U.S. delegate to ISO committees on medical devices. Floyd is the convenor of an ISO Working Group responsible for developing medical device testing standards. He is also the chair of a subcommittee of the US-Accredited Standards Committee (recommending and developing US National Standards) and of a US Sub-TAG to an ISO committee on medical device standards. He is a member of the American Ceramic Society, Society for Biomaterials, ASM International, and the Academy of Osseointegration. He also serves as the Industry Representative to the Dental Products Panel of the FDA Medical Devices Advisory Committee.

Gary joined TMR in 2002 and has over 13 year's experience in research, production and application of stainless steels, nickel-base alloys, titanium, and aluminum. He provides ABC industry clients with general and project-specific technical assistance including on-site inspections, problem resolution, restoration or renovation of existing structures, and metal selection assistance. Before joining TMR Stainless, Gary was Director, Technical Services at Allegheny Rodney where he had management responsibility for stainless steel, nickel-base alloys and titanium strip products. He also assisted customers in developing raw material specifications and metal fabrication procedures (stretch forming, deep drawing, stamping, roll forming, and welding) for their products. Gary's experience relative to specifications and fabrication procedures is invaluable to clients from the initial project development stages through the final fabrication and assembly steps. He has authored or co-authored 4 technical papers and holds one patent. He is a member of ASM International and NACE International.

George worked for almost nine years as Metallurgist and Technical Manager at Alon Surface Technologies, Inc. in Leechburg, Pennsylvania where he held primary responsibility for the hands-on development of four new commercial diffusion and thermal spray coating products and processes, as well as support for production, quality, and technical marketing efforts. Currently George is also employed as a Senior Materials Engineer at an independent failure analysis and corrosion testing laboratory in the northeastern United States. George has B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Chemistry, and an M.Sc. degree in Energy Resources and Metallurgical Engineering, all from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Ph.D. in General Engineering from Kennedy-Western University. George's Ph.D. dissertation, "Development of a Chromium-Silicon Codiffusion Coating for Carbon Steels", was based on a portion of his research program at Alon. George has authored or co-authored more than 25 technical publications, holds five U.S. patents, and is a member of ASM International.

Hugh Robinson provides laboratory support for the firm's research, testing and investigative services. He manages the company's laboratory facility; prepares metallographic samples; assists in failure analysis; and conducts evaluations of hardness, chemistries and tensile strength. Hugh brings considerable metallurgical and quality control expertise to his role with the company. He worked for a number of years in the heat-treating industry and has in-depth knowledge of material capabilities, lab process development, distortion reduction and failure prevention, and microstructural improvements. He is a certified quality engineer and has developed and implemented quality assurance procedures and reporting. Hugh is a member of ASM International and the American Society of Quality Control.

As Chief Engineer, Simonetti is responsible for all engineering aspects of Vericor products. Prior to accepting his current position in 2006, Simonetti had engineering responsibility for gas turbine system-related projects within Vericor. Simonetti joined Vericor from Honeywell where he held various engineering assignments including Senior Engineering Specialist on the RE220 APU project, and Principal Engineer of the AS900 fan module. He joined Honeywell in 1995 from Lycoming where he spent 20 years in various aircraft and marine and industrial engineering capacities for both turboshaft and turbofan models, including Vericor's predecessor products. Simonetti has extensive knowledge of all aspects of engine design and testing including flight test. Simonetti graduated from Rutgers College of Engineering (with honors) with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He also holds a psychology degree from Rutgers. He is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and ASM International. In addition, Simonetti holds two United States patents.

Mr. Burns joined Metallurgical Consultants, Inc. in 2001. He has worked primarily in failure analysis of oil country tubular goods and oilfield, offshore, subsea, and plant equipment. He is a registered professional engineer in Texas and a member of ASM International, NACE International, TMS, AWS, and ASME. He serves on the TMS Professional Registration Committee, which prepares the P.E. exam for metallurgical and materials engineers. An ASM National Merit Scholar, Mr. Burns graduated with high scholastic honors from the Colorado School of Mines with a B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering.

One day in June 1993, Dr. Pratt came across a classified ad in the employment section of the Rochester Sunday paper. It simply said "Solder Guru Wanted" and provided a number to call. Dr. Pratt was not actively seeking employment, but was compelled to call the number. He interviewed with IEC Electronics Corp. that Thursday and started work the following week. For the next year, Dr. Pratt worked full time at IEC as a Process Engineer, Soldering Specialist while performing experiments at the University of Rochester on nights and weekends. In 1994, Dr. Pratt successfully defended his thesis and was granted a Ph.D. in materials science. For the next 11 years, Dr. Pratt moved quickly through the ranks at IEC, holding the positions of Process Engineer, Engineering Group Leader, Advanced Technology Engineer, Quality Engineering Manager, Corporate Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Director of Technology, Director of Quality and Technology, Technology Center Director, VP of Technology and Development and ultimately Chief Technology Officer in 2004. During his tenure at IEC, Dr. Pratt has received a Six Sigma Black Belt Certification from General Electric. Other notable accomplishments include creation and management of the IEC Technology Center and development of the Materials Analysis Lab currently operated by Pratt Technologies, LLC. Dr. Pratt also led a highly publicized project that produced the world's first lead-free telephone assembly in 1996. Dr. Pratt is an active member of the Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA), the American Society for Quality (ASQ), ASM International and the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS). Dr. Pratt married in 1995 and has two sons, ages 8 and 9. He founded Pratt Technologies, LLC in 2005.

Thomas N. Ackerson is Principal Engineer/Director and Senior Metallurgist in our Metallurgical and Materials Engineering practice area, leads the the Automotive Consulting practice. He heads MME's Birmingham, Alabama office. Mr. Ackerson has over 18 years experience in metallurgical and materials testing, corrosion testing, failure analysis, and has won multiple international awards in the field of metallography. He is an active member of ASM International, serving nationally on their Failure Analysis Committee and locally as Chairman of the Birmingham Chapter.

Dr. John Rumble, former Chief of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST's) Standard Reference Data Program (SRDP), has joined IIa's executive management team as Technical Director.

CMI's Director of R&D, Dr. Yellapu Murty, brings to the company over 25 years of experience in metallurgical and materials sciences as well as the national network of the American Society of Materials. He plays a critical role in commercialization by building successful collaborations with our clients' design and development teams to ensure the best product at the lowest cost.