I am a recruiter who has many metallurgist on file. Is USS Tubular willing to pay a recruiting fee?

Annamarie Galloway

Finding Excellence International Inc

505 986-0568

Please e-mail me any information. I have a friend who has an MS in metalurgy and is approaching a lay-off from Ryerson Steel in PA.

Thanks

Nick

npasaro@express-scripts.com

I offer full Consultation services in the field of Metallurgy. With over 20 years of extensive experience. Please contact me to discuss this possible business opportunity. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Jack Kene

513-685-2515

jokeng@netzero.com

SURESH PATEL (American Citizen)

1742CHASE DRIVE

ROCHESTER, MICHIGAN 48307

Phone: 248-650-6142 Home 586-228-9700 Work 248-953-6152 Cell

Email: sureshmpatel@comcast.net

http://www.linkedin.com/in/sureshpatel1

OBJECTIVE:

A leadership role in Metallurgical or Materials Engineering, where my education and experience can be used to provide technical direction to a growing company.

CAREER PROGRESSION:

A Bachelors degree in Metallurgical Engineering with Hands-on solid over 20+ years of experience with Induction Heat Treatment Process Development for all automotive parts of a tier one supplier, with direct manufacturing experience within the automotive industry. Proven track record in quality systems management with the ability to effectively plan, direct and control the functions of the quality department, as well as to lead, mentor, and motivate fellow employees.

EXPERIENCE:

Michigan Production Machining, Inc., Macomb, Michigan

Chief Metallurgist- 2001 – Present (Recruited to MPM Company to design and install a new Induction Heat treatment of camshaft for GM Saturn and Tonawanda)

Responsibilities & Expertise:

· Design and Development of the following:

o Induction Hardening Process of G M Spring Hill (Saturn) and Tonawanda L-850 ungrounded Exhaust & Intake

o Camshaft DOE and PPAP Process of L-5 (Phaser) Camshaft, 9^th Lobe Camshaft & L-850 Camshaft, developed new partial quenching process for nodular cast iron Camshaft which will give 5 times more life to part and no cracking problem

o Testing methods, heat treatment processing, and procedures as needed for product evaluation

o Quality standards, policies and procedures to meet customer requirements

o Set up of master processes using customer drawings and specifications, and ensure the quality of all products is maintained through investigation and testing

o Control plans, failure mode effects analysis, flow diagrams

· Responsible for the following:

o All types of non-destructive and destructive testing for materials and conducting complex testing as required

o Cutting, Mounting, Polishing, Failure Analysis, Report Writing, and Metallurgical Evaluation of all ferrous and non ferrous material

o Troubleshooting/solving process issues and problems in the quality area and make recommendations concerning the design, manufacturing, and processing to accomplish quality objectives

o Assist Manufacturing department and Maintenance department with selection of proper; material, coolant, and tool insert for longer life and more production output

o Assist Manufacturing department with incoming material and outgoing production quality problems, and support production and shipping requirements using lab technicians

o Preparation of samples for microstructure analysis and evaluation of microstructures

o Establish guidelines to aid customers in decisions involving materials, specifications, and processing

o Evaluate material hardness, quenching, and machining issues to solve problems with customers and suppliers, and generate detailed Metallurgical reports and PPAP documents per customer requirements

o Supervise and direct the activities of all personnel in the quality control/assurance function according to prescribed policies and practices

o Conduct feasibility meetings when applicable to ensure all critical characteristics and defined prior to production runs

o Evaluates, summarizes and reports on all audits, internal and external and accompanies other personnel as required to various customers and vendor sites to ensure quality requirements are maintained

· Maintaining the following areas:

o Induction-hardening equipment and walk-in temper oven to obtain maximum production

o Metallurgical Lab and all supplies and equipment, as well as purchasing lab equipment and supplies

o Calibration and testing schedules of lab equipment including, quench oil testing, a uniformity survey of all furnaces, and record non-conforming products

o Insuring effective communication within the department and throughout the company including; QC technicians, production workers, VPO, Plant Managers, Mgr of Quality Assurance/Metallurgy, Quality Coordinator, VP Sales, and Shift Managers

o Maintain tracking systems on all quality corrective actions and product quality history

o Provide changes, updates and revisions to the Laboratory Quality Manual and review the entire manual at least once a year and ensures all manuals are current

o Acquire and maintain technical standards and specifications such as: QS 9000 & ISO14001, TS-16949/ISO9001, CQI-9 Audit, Ford Q-1, Production Part Approval Process (PPAP),Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Design of Experiments (DOE), AISI, ASE, ASTM

Inductoheat, Inc., Madison Heights, Michigan & Ahmedabad, India

Chief Metallurgist /Chief Application Engineer- 1987 – 2001

· Responsibilities included the following:

o Normalizing, Annealing, Stress relieving, Induction Hardening & Tempering, Sintering, Quenching, Brazing & Welding, Powder coating, Epoxy coating, Paint drying, Billet heating, Radiography, Ultrasonic, Eddy current, Magnetic particle, Florescent-penetration.

o Evaluate hardness, Micro hardness & depth of Heat-treated samples, Preparation of Metallographic specimens & Case Study of Microstructure and Failure Analysis, Image Analysis of Automotive Parts. Interact with Engineering, Sales, Supplier and Customers for solving Metallurgical, Materials, Quality and Process Problems

· Developed Induction Heat Treatment Process for the following Automotive products:

o Northeaster & Saturn Cam Shafts for GMPT

o Con rod, Piston pin for GM Electromotive

o Axle shaft for American Axle, Visteon & Ford

o D.O.E & PPAP Run for G M Power train L-850 Ungrounded Camshaft

o GKN Powder Metal sintered 671-Clutch Used for G M Plant

o Direct coast clutch spline for GM, Windsor

o G M Tonawanda L-850/ PV8/PV6/L-6/L-5 Camshaft

o Ford Lima Crankshafts V-6 &V-8, Input shafts, Powder Parts, C V Joint, Inner sun shaft

o Daimler Chrysler Jeep Door beam & Bumper and 3.8L Camshaft

o Visteon Balance shafts & Main shafts

EDUCATION:

BS- Metallurgical Engineering, (VNIT) Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering (Nagpur University, India) 3.06 GPA, 1986