Owen Pierce

Education_______________________________________
Purdue University West Lafayette, IN

B.S. in Materials Science Engineering 2014

Experience______________________________________
Carpenter Technologies Corp. Reading, PA

Bar Finish Product Metallurgical Engineer Jan 2016 – Jul 2016

• In charge of managing the technical side of the stainless steel rebar and dowel bar products portfolio
• Ensures product meets customer and industry quality specifications, improve processing if specifications are not met, and handles product approvals and overall quality

Bar Finish Process Metallurgical Engineer Apr 2015 – Jul 2016

• Oversee and improve the manufacturing of hot rolled and forged stainless steel alloys, nickel based superalloys, and powder alloys in bar and coil form
• Perform root cause analysis to correct material issues at the source
• Respond to material issues that arise during cold drawing, straightening, turning, and grinding
• Handle special projects dealing with improving manufacturing performance to reduce cost of poor quality and improve overall throughput
• Generate and act on statistical data to make informed decisions on where process improvement can make the largest impact
• Collect, manipulate, and distribute various data packages dealing in process performance and quality in production

Product and Process Metallurgical Eng. (R&D) Jul 2014 – Apr 2015

• Worked on special projects dealing with adjusting current products to meet newly desired applications, forms, and properties
• Worked on projects dealing with designing new products and managing first time through processes in various forms such as bar, wire, coil, and strip
• Designed new heat treatments for aerospace alloys
• Utilized AutoCAD Inventor to developed a fixture to reduce hand injuries and muscle strain while using a grinding wheel

Nucor Corp. Plymouth, UT

Quality Engineer Intern Summer 2013

• Designed a large-scale furnace for slow-cooling to improve the impact resistance of ship-building grade steel
• Performed various cooling-bed studies to locate the cause of unusually high tensile strengths
• Performed Nitrogen Stir study to map the cause and result of high nitrogen for melting operators
• Designed the chemistry necessary for 100 Grade Rebar
• Performed tests such as tensile, hardness, charpy v-noch, and microstructure analysis for customer feedback

Steel Dynamics Inc. Columbia City, IN

Quality Engineer Intern Summer 2012

• Established a first of its kind defect detection system to ensure product condition
• Established branch’s first Jominy testing program
• Worked with other employees to complete various projects in an efficient manner
• Communicated with various outside companies to complete tasks for new product lines
• Took inventory, performed internal audits, and wrote standard operating procedures