My background has prepared me for a role in process engineering, process control or technical procurement. As a degreed metallurgical engineer, I have worked in a variety of manufacturing environments ranging from aircraft foundry to solar cells. I have had enough exposure to speak the language of several other technical areas. This exposure has come in handy when communicating with customers, designing for manufacturability, developing suppliers and conducting technical procurement. Specialties:Primary: Process control, quality and optimization, including a Black Belt in Six-Sigma. Thermal processes (heat treatment, sintering). Powder metallurgy. Vacuum processes. Surface engineering (cleaning, coatings & ultrasonic baths). Casting. Cost Down / Value Analysis. Metals joining and materials substitution. MS Excel, Word and Power Point. . Secondary: Metal castings, stamping, weldments, and PM parts. Machining. Fasteners & MRO supplies. Global procurement. Electroplating.