SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES
- Mechanical Failure Analysis
- Gas and Steam Turbine Failure Analysis
- Rotating Equipment Failure Analysis
- Fractography and Fracture Surface Analysis
- Analysis of Welded, Brazed or Soldered joints.
- Material Characterization and Identification
- Metallurgical Analysis of the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Materials
- Corrosion Characterization and Assessment
- Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis
- Glass and Ceramic Failures
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Bachelor of Engineering and Management, Summa Cum Laude, McMaster University, 1995,
Additional Courses
- Symposium on Failure Analysis and Prevention, MS&T, Pittsburgh, 2009
- X-Ray Safety Officer Training, XSO, Radiation Safety Institute of Canada, Toronto, 2009
- 6th International Parsons Turbine Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 2003
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Turbo Expo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2002
- Power Gen International Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA, 2002
- Power Generation - Gas Turbines, Co-Generation & Combined Cycle Plants, EPIC, 1999
- ASM International, Materials Week, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, 1998
- Brazing Technology, SulzerMetco, Troy, Michigan, USA, 1998
- Gas Turbine Technology, Industrial Gas Turbine Institute, 1997
EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND
Giffin Koerth Inc.
Smart Forensics
Forensic Materials Engineer
Nov. 2008 – Present, Toronto, ON
- Product failure investigations
- Gas and steam turbine failure investigations
- Fuel oil tank corrosion investigations
- Cases involving plumbing failures
- Welding, soldering and brazing failure investigations
- Industrial equipment failure investigations
- Automotive component failure investigations
- Investigating failures resulting from inappropriate material selection
- Cases involving the characterization and/or identification of materials
Liburdi Turbine Services Ltd.
Senior Materials Engineer – Processes
January 2008 – November 2008, Dundas, ON
Welding - GTAW, PAW, SAW, Laser Welding
Vacuum and Controlled Atmosphere Heat Treatment
Brazing and Wide Gap Brazing
Elevated Temperature Welding
Automated Welding
Induction heating
Thermal spray coatings
Chemical Stripping
Metal and Glass Bead Peening
Senior Engineer-Manufacturing
2004 – April 2007, Dundas, ON
Responsible for Aerospace and Industrial Gas Turbine component repairs including:
Engineering responsibility for projects totaling more than $30,000,000 in revenue
Communication of engineering changes to 120 shop floor staff
Material deviation and conformance evaluation
Process flow and monitoring
Liburdi Automation Inc.
Senior Project Engineer - Automated Brazing Equipment
April 2007 – January 2008, Dundas, ON
Process/system development including:
Developing a novel brazing process for applying cubic boron nitride to turbine blades
Designing a $1,000,000 automated vacuum brazing system incorporating, high speed/resolution infrared temperature measurement, robotic part manipulation, automated part handling, induction heating, 10-9 Atmosphere vacuum chamber and pumping system
Leading a build team of 2 engineers and 3 technicians
Overseas system installation and support
Liburdi Engineering Ltd.
Senior Metallurgical Engineer
2001 – 2004, Dundas, ON
Producing and reviewing detailed technical reports on site inspections, remaining life and reparability of gas turbine and jet engine components
Conducting more than 30 failure analyses on gas turbine components
Developing shop floor level repair specifications for gas turbine components
Developing modified wide gap brazing process for new industrial gas turbine blades
Managing a multi-year, $5,000,000 new part manufacturing project
Metallurgical Engineer
1997 – 2001, Dundas, ON
Performing over 200 component life and failure analysis
Developing wide gap brazing process
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES / ASSOCIATIONS
Associations
- Professional Engineers of Ontario
- Ontario Society for Professional Engineers
- ASM International
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
AWARDS / ACHIEVEMENTS
- 2009 Vice Chair, ASM Ontario Chapter
- The Shell Canada Prize in Engineering and Management
- Hogooven’s Summer Internship Award
- National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada Summer Research Grant
- American Standard Award
- Canadian Ceramics Society Scholarship
- The MMG-Neosid Canada Limited Ceramic Engineering Prize
PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Papers
- “Liburdi Power Metallurgy, New Compositions for High Strength Repairs of Turbine Components,”, ASME Turbo Expo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2002
- “Liburdi Power Metallurgy, Applications for Manufacture and Repair of Gas Turbine Components.”, 6th International Parsons Turbine Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 2003
- “T-64 Third Stage Nozzle Braze Repair.”, ASME Turbo Expo, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2003
