Engineering Experience
Process Engineer
Alcoa-Howmet Titanium Castings
Whitehall, Michigan
Summer 2001
Responsible for the production of Titanium-based products that included but not limited to turbine blades for jet engines, heat shields found on the exterior of jets, and flanges for aerospace applications.
Project Engineer
Alcoa-Howmet Research & Development
Whitehall, Michigan
Summers 1999 - 2000
Participated in the design of titanium-based casting research for aerospace products and high-end automotive applications such as Formula One racecar engine valves.
Research Assistant to Dr. Thomas Bieler
College of Engineering
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
1/2000 to 5/2001
Performed research investigation into the properties and behavior of casting defects of Titanium Aluminide race car engine valves.
Professional Publication
The Effects of HIP Pore Closure and Age Hardening on Primary Creep and Tensile Property Variations in a TiAl XD™ Alloy with 0.1 wt.% Carbon, R.J. Simpkins II, M.P. Rourke, T.R. Bieler, P.A. McQuay, Materials Science and Engineering A 463 (1-2), 2007, pp. 208-215.
Teaching Experience
Chemistry and Mathematics Teacher
Macomb Academy of Arts & Science
Armada, Michigan
8/2009 to present
Mathematics Teacher
Pontiac Academy for Excellence
Pontiac, Michig...
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