AUTHOR

WORK EXPERIENCE

Metallurgist at Element Materials Technology, Houston, TX
⦁ Managing materials testing including metallurgical testing, mechanical testing, and corrosion testing.
⦁ Managing chemical analyses including optical emission spectroscopy, gas analyses by inert gas fusion, and carbon and sulfur analyses by combustion.
⦁ Managing scanning electron microscopy including secondary electron imaging, backscatter electron imaging, and energy dispersive spectroscopy.
Metallurgist / Quality Director at Advanced Materials Technology dba MTEC, Houston
⦁ Planning and implementing materials testing activities per ASTM, ASME, NACE, AWS and other specifications.
⦁ Writing procedures for the establishment and maintenance of a Quality Management System per ISO 17025 &ISO 9001.
⦁ Review specifications and applicable standards to determine testing requirements for customer work requests.
⦁ Writing test procedures; performing failure analysis; and providing consultation services.
⦁ Performing microstructure analysis using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy.
⦁ Performing compositional analysis using optical emission spectroscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.
⦁ Performing metallography, corrosion testing, and mechanical testing per ASTM, NACE, & API.
⦁ Qualification of weld procedure specifications; evaluating heat treatment of various alloys.
⦁ Representing company in all ISO audits and customer audits.
⦁ Performing root-cause-analyses; recommending corrective actions and preventive actions; and creating reports.
Research Assistant, University of Houston (www.uh.edu), Houston, TX.
⦁ Performing research on second generation high temperature superconductors, specifically, electromechanical characterization and in-field behavior investigation.
⦁ Designed experimental setup for tensile and torsion tests on YBCO coated conductors to determine their behavior under twist and tension loading conditions.
⦁ Analyzed the microstructure of tested samples using scanning electron microscopy to reveal the regions of damage and the directions of crack propagation.
⦁ Designed a system for in-field measurements to investigate the effect of doping with different elements (Mn, Gd, Sm) on the transport current and in-field behavior under applied magnetic field of YBCO 2nd generation high temperature superconductors.
Teaching Assistant (Michigan State University), Custodian (Michigan State University).
⦁ Taught materials science laboratory class, and maintained laboratories.
Assistant Engineer: Sewage Treatment Plant – Accra Metropolitan Authority, Accra, Ghana.
⦁ Operated and maintained Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket reactors by varying the influent flow rate, concentration of influent, seeding, height of sludge blanket and hydraulic retention time, depending on the chemical oxygen demand (COD) of the effluent.
⦁ Inspected pumping stations to review the log recordings, check level controls, test pumps, and ensure compliance.
Assistant Engineer, Luwa Engineering Ltd., Ghana.
⦁ Designed and supervised implementation of sewerage for new homes.
Curriculum Practical Training, ALUWORKS Ltd., Ghana.
⦁ Performed chemical analysis on rolled aluminum coils.
⦁ Performed macro- and micro-structure analyses on the aluminum alloy products.

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Materials Engineering – Awarded December 2008.
University of Houston, Houston, TX.
Bachelor of Science, Metallurgical Engineering – Awarded March 2001.
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

CERTIFICATIONS

⦁ Failure Analysis; Mechanical Testing of Metals – American Society of Metals (ASM International)
⦁ Interpretation of Microstructures; Practical Heat Treating – American Society of Metals (ASM International)
⦁ ISO 17025 Lead Auditor, Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) – ISO Accelerate; OSHA 30 Credit Hours
⦁ Wilson Minuteman 5 Software (HV & HK); Bruker QMatrix (OES); JEOL JCM 6000 (SEM/EDS); LECO ONH836.