EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science -- Materials Science and Engineering -- May 1996

• Virginia Tech-- Blacksburg, VA
  Emphases -- Metallurgy, Residual Stress
  Research topic -- The Effect of Dressing Rate of CBN (Cubic Boron Nitride) Grinding Wheels on Residual Stress in Automotive Cams
• Advisor -- Robert W. Hendricks, Materials Science and Engineering Department

Coursework:

• Mechanical Behavior of Materials
• Phase Transformations in Solids
• Micromechanics of Fracture
• Materials Thermodynamics
• Scientific Visualization
• Ship Hydromechanics
• Physical Chemistry
  Papers
  "The Effect of
  "Residual and Applied Stresses in the
  Presentations
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  Senior Experience Graduate -- Materials Science/Biotechnology -- June, 1987
  Research topic -- Halophilic and Halotolerant Mutations of E. coli Bacteria
  Advisor -- TJHSST Biotechnology Lab Director : Toby Horn, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant

• May 1996 - August 1996
  VPI&SU, Blacksburg, Virginia
• Supervised workers on a golf course and small ski resort.
• Production Supervisor
• May 1990 - August 1990
  General Motors Corp., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• Supervised 30 employees on an automobile welding assembly line.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

• "Best Student Paper Award", Materials Science Section, Annual Meeting of the Virginia Academy of Science, May 1995

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

• Taguchi Method of Statistical Design, Virginia Tech, 1992.
• ESEM, TEM, DTA, XRD--Virginia Tech
• Computer Skills -- Various including data analysis, graphing and presentation software
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• ASM International 1989
• The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society 1992
• Virginia Academy of Science 1995

HOBBIES & INTERESTS

• Homebrewing, Golfing, Softball, Pottery and Vintage Automobile Restoration