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Shot Peening / Blast Cleaning Workshop 2005
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| Instructor/Company | Biography |
| Peter G. Bailey Electronics Inc. |
Prior to retirement Peter was Staff Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing Process Development Manufacturing and Quality Technology Department General Electric Aircraft Engines, the last 12 years concentrating on shot peening. Mr. Bailey joined General Electric in July 1972. Prior to that time he was involved in the development of dispersion-strengthened mill products with E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., and then Fansteel, Inc. Prior to his DuPont and Fansteel experience, Mr. Bailey worked for the Linde Division of Union Carbide Corporation, primarily in the application of industrial gases to steel making. Degrees: BS Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University 1956, and MS Metallurgy, Stevens Institute of Technology 1961. |
| Kumar Balan Wheelabrator Group |
Kumar is employed by the Wheelabrator Group, Burlington, Ontario in Applications, Sales and Marketing. Kumar has a Master of Business Administration degree from York University, Toronto and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, from India. Kumar’s initial employment with Wheelabrator Corporation was in 1990 in Bombay, India, where he worked as a Design and Applications Engineer. Kumar directed a team of six engineers at the Wheelabrator Corp. for ‘concept to commissioning’ of Asia’s first automated Rail Car Shot Blasting Plant for the Indian Railways. Kumar has also been employed by the Pangborn Corporation, India as an Applications Manager also responsible for technology transfer. During 1995-2000, Kumar worked for Blastworks Inc., a Canadian company that specialized in Automated Airblast Machinery. After a detour in Industrial Automation relating to robotic material Handling systems and CNC Fabrication machinery, in July of 2004 Kumar returned to the Wheelabrator Group in Burlington, Ontario where he now handles Applications, Sales and Marketing of Automated Airblast equipment to the North American market. |
| Michele Bandini Peen Service |
Managing Director of Peen Service, Michele has been involving in Shot Peening since receiving his PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 1990. He has been involved in several studies concerning either shot blasting or shot peening surface treatments and in particular the shot peening application and benefits as R&D engineer of Norblast. He has been co-author of several thesis concerning Shot Peening Process, Benefits and Application. Michele teaches at the Mechanical Engineering University of Bologna and Milan in Italy. He is in charge of the shot peening technology transfer in the company Ipar Blast, an associate company of Peen Service in Spain and starting from 2005 he will also teach at the Mechanical Engineering University of San Sebastian in Spain. He is also a specialist of residual stress measurements with the X-Ray Diffraction Technique and offers his knowledge and experience to the design department of Peen Service’s customers and cooperates with them to solve their problems by shot peening. |
| Bill Barker Progressive Technologies |
Sales Engineer, Progressive Technologies, Grand Rapids , MI . Bill received his BS degree in Physics in 1983. He then served seven years in the US Navy as an instructor at the Naval Nuclear Power School as well as a Submarine Qualified Officer aboard the nuclear submarine USS George C. Marshall (SSBN 654). He has worked in technical sales and application engineering at Progressive since 1991, focused on the processes of shot peening, grit blasting, thermal spray coating and high pressure waterjet stripping. Bill has responsibility for serving Progressive's customers in the aerospace OEM and MRO industries. |
| Dave Barkley Electronics Inc. |
Senior Engineer, Electronics Incorporated, Mishawaka, IN. Dave originally worked for Electronics Incorporated in 1987 as a CAD technician and instructor. From there he took advantage of an opportunity at Xcel Controls, Inc. where he became a system integration engineer. During that time Dave also earned his EET degree from Purdue University. Dave returned to Electronics Incorporated as a Senior Engineer. His duties include product design and packaging, graphic art presentations and web development. In addition to his work for Electronics Incorporated, Dave occasionally teaches for Purdue University School of Technology. |
| Dr. John Cammett Naval Aviation Depot |
Dr. Cammett has served a total of thirteen years at the Naval Aviation Depot in Cherry Point, NC., and is currently Metals and Ceramics Branch Chief in the Materials Engineering Division. In addition to managerial responsibilities, Dr. Cammett’s technical activities with the Navy currently include: Analysis of aircraft component failures, development of repair/rework process methods and technical support of depot manufacturing operations. He also is involved in manufacturing technology investigations to determine feasibility for application to depot activities. Stemming from long time interest and involvement in machining and surface finishing/processing technology, Dr. Cammett is a consultant to and serves as workshop instructor for Electronics, Inc. in the area of shot peening. In a recent sabbatical hiatus from employment with the Navy, he worked with Lambda Research, Inc. on research and development of low plasticity burnishing. Dr. Cammett was employed for 20 years with Metcut Research Associates in fatigue, fracture mechanics, residual stress measurement, metallurgical research and failure analysis. He also worked five years at the General Electric Company specializing in fatigue, low cycle fatigue and fracture mechanics properties of aircraft engine materials. He received his BS and MS in Metallurgical Engineering from Ohio State University and his PhD in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. A Registered Professional Engineer, Dr. Cammett is a fellow of ASTM, past Chairman of Committee E-9 on Fatigue, past Chairman and life member of ASM International and member of the International Committee for Shot Peening. |
| Jack Champaigne Electronics Inc. |
President of Electronics Incorporated and Editor of the International Newsletter; THE SHOP PEENER. Jack received his BSEE degree in 1968 from Purdue University and has been involved with shot peening since 1978. Technical achievements include ten US Patents and inventor of the MagnaValve. As editor of THE SHOT PEENER, he has assembled one of the largest libraries of articles on shot peening and related topics, which has become an industry resource. He is a member of the International Committee on Shot Peening, past-chairman of the International Conference on Shot Peening (ICSP6), which was held in San Francisco, CA. in 1996 and currently holds the position of Committee Chairman of the Surface Enhancement Division of SAE. |
| Dan Dickey Innovative Peening Systems |
In 1983 Dan graduated from Southwest Missouri State University Graduate School of Business. He was introduced to shot peening in 1983. Dan has developed and managed Innovative Peening Systems, a shot peen equipment manufacturing facility, from 1993 to 2000. In 2000 Dan purchased Innovative Peening Systems from his employer. Using a blasting method, Dan and Innovative Peening Systems developed a coating removal system for NASA on flight hardware and The Space Shuttle solid rocket booster nozzles. In 2003 Innovative Peening Systems opened a shot peening job shop in Atlanta GA. |
| Dan Diverty Wheelabrator Group |
Dan joined Wheelabrator Canada in 1974 as a member of the engineering group, later he became supervisor of the drawing office between the years 1975 to 1978. He joined the Wheelabrator Canada sales team in 1978 as a Territory Representative. Dan graduated through the sales force as the Product Manager of Wheel Blast Cleaning and Peening areas of the Wheelabrator Business. In 1999 through the reorganization of the BCP Wheelabrator Group, Dan was assigned the duties of Peening Manager for North America. |
| Jim Funke |
Jim graduated from GMI Engineering & Management Institute in December 2000 with a dual Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. During his studies there worked as a co-op student at Ford Motor Company. At Ford, Jim worked primarily in Manufacturing Engineering and did his undergraduate thesis on Shot Peening of Suspension Coil Springs. After this Jim studied abroad in Germany for two years at the Fachhochschule für Technik Esslingen. There he completed his Master of Science degree in Automotive Engineering and wrote his graduate thesis at Mercedes-Benz in the field of Vehicle Dynamics. Jim is employed by Dynamic Research Incorporated. |
| Bob Gillespie Premier Shot Company |
Founder and President of Premier Shot Company, Bob graduated in 1966 from Cleveland State University. Majoring in Metallurgy, he has over thirty years experience directly involved in the field of shot peening and blasting media. He spent seventeen years at Metal Improvement Company, serving as Manager of Technical Services and Division Manager of their Cincinnati Division and later as Director of Research and Development for the corporate office in Paramus, NJ. In 1988 he founded Premier Shot Company and has been involved in all aspects of shot peening from processing of parts to design and development of computer controlled shot peening equipment. Premier Shot Company manufactures high quality conditioned cut wire media for use in critical shot peening processes and also provides services such as complete shot evaluation and introduction of new technology items which involve Image Analysis for automatic inspection of shot peening media. |
| Jeff Girman Saint-Gobain Zirpro |
Sales Manager for Saint-Gobain Zirpro in North America for the past 7 years. Jeff has been affiliated with Zirpro for the last 14 years. Jeff received a B.A. from Indiana University-Bloomington in 1989. Since 1990, Jeff has worked in the surface treatment industry with experience in mass finishing, parts washing, abrasive blasting and shot peening. Currently he resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with his wife Annette and their two children Jeff Jr. and Claire. |
| James R. Harrison Metal Improvement Co. |
Marketing Manager, Special Projects Metal Improvement Co. Inc. Wichita, KS. 67211. Jim is a graduate of the University of Kansas. He has worked at Metal Improvement for 16 years in both marketing and production. Areas of expertise include Lasershotsm peening, shot peening, peen forming and heat treat processing of metal parts. Prior to working for MIC, Jim worked for Learjet and the Coleman Co. of Wichita. In his spare time he prepares and races a 1972 Corvette in Sports Car Club of America solo events and hacks at golf balls. |
| Jeff Hershberger Electronics Inc. |
In 1982 Jeff received an EET Degree at ITT Technical Institute. In 1982 to 1988 Jeff worked at ISC Systems Corporation as a Field Service Engineer: installing, troubleshooting and maintaining computer network systems. 1988 to 2002 Jeff worked for CTS Corporation and has held these positions: R&D Technician at CTS Automotive Sensor Division, Field Application Engineer CTS Electrocomponent Division, Product Application Engineer CTS Electrocomponent Division, Sample Shop Manager CTS Electrocomponents Division, and Product Engineering Coordinator CTS Automotive Division. During this time Jeff was awarded a US Patent on the Steering Wheel and Torque Position Sensor for drive by wire applications. In 2002 Jeff joined Electronics Incorporated as an Engineer. |
| Ken I'Anson Progressive Technologies |
Sales Engineer for Progressive Technologies. Ken has been involved in the shot peening industry from the equipment side for 27 years. Ken has contributed many articles and papers that have been used in the Shot Peener Workshop Manual and has attended the Workshops since the beginning in 1990. Ken has held positions over the years with Wheelabrator Corporation, Blast Cleaning Products (BCP), Blastworks Inc., US Filter and Progressive Technologies. His experience is unique in that it has covered both centrifugal wheel peening and compressed air nozzle peening. Ken's present focus is on airframe and land based turbine shot peening applications. |
| Dwight E. Lutsko B & U Corporation |
Dwight E. Lutsko, General Sales Manager, B & U Corporation and it's divisions, Jet Wheelblast Equipment, centrifugal wheel blasting, Jet Air Technologies, Air Pollution Control, Kleiber and Schulz, Wet Blasting and Snedeker Machine Tool, a machine tool special design manufacturer. Dwight has been in metal finishing for 35 years and has been a member of various professional groups to further the metal finishing industry. |
| Mark Ingram Electronics Inc. |
In 1983 Mark received and Electronics Degree at ITT Technical Institute. Upon graduation Mark went to Crown International as a line technician later moving to an engineering department. In 1987 Mark joined Eneractive Group to design DC to AC converters for the RV Industry along with many other electronic devices for the industry. In 1990 Mark joined Electronics Incorporated and began doing test and repair work in house and in the field. It was through this work that Mark gained experience and knowledge about the shot peening industry and has gone on to design new products for the industry. |
| Joe McGreal Ervin Industries |
Joe McGreal graduated from St. Ambrose University in 1987 with a BA in Business Administration and Marketing. The past 14 years have been dedicated to abrasive blast cleaning, shot peening and factory automation. Joe has extensive experience in both compressed air and rotary wheel blast cleaning and peening systems. He has experience involving all blasting granules with a primary emphasis on carbon steel and stainless steel blasting media. In 1999 he joined Ervin Industries, Ann Arbor, MI., as a Technical Sales Representative in the Midwest region. Joe has since been promoted as District Sales Manager for areas of Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas and Nebraska. |
| Mark Nicholson Potters Industries |
Mark graduated from Bethany College in 1973 with BA degree then he graduated from University of Dayton in 1977 with a Masters degree in Administration and Management. Prior to Potters Industries, Mark spent 3 years with Vestal Laboratories marketing laboratory and surgical components to Hospitals. Mark has been with Potters 26 years covering most of the Midwest with sales and marketing of glass beads for shot peening and metal surface treatments. Mark also helped to develop and patent a centrifugal process to deliver glass beads without using compressed air. |
| Alan K. Nudelman Composition Materials |
Alan graduated from the University of Illinois with a BS in Industrial and Mechanical Engineering. His career was with IBM in Marketing and business management. Alan attended the Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Connecticut while working for IBM, in Westchester County, New York. In 1988 Mr. Nudelman became President of Composition Materials Company. Composition Materials Company has become a major producer of Plastic Blasting Media (Plasti-Grit) and other abrasives. Today CMC distributes abrasives, masking systems, fillers and extenders for both industrial and consumer product areas. Composition Materials distributes its products through the well known names in geographic distribution both domestically and in overseas markets. CMC’s newest product area SpeedMask brings Alan to this workshop. |
| Greg Rabel Midwestern Industries |
Sales Engineer with Midwestern Industries for almost 22 years, Greg covers the outside sales for Midwestern Industries in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. He received his BA in Management from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, CA., while serving seven years in the US Air Force at Edwards AFB. |
| Terry Reckart OBS Sales & Consulting |
In 1973 Terry enlisted in the United States Navy. He made eight deterrent patrols aboard the fleet ballistic missile submarine Kamehameha (SSBN 642) as part of the Gold crew. Terry was honorably discharge from the navy in 1979. In 1980 Terry worked as a nuclear plant startup engineer for 14 years and started up nuclear plants in Ohio, Arizona, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia (High Level Waste Vitrafication Facility). Terry returned to school in1994 and obtained a degree in Business Management from Lakeland College. Then in 1995 he went to work for W.S. Tyler in Mentor, Ohio as the Quality Control Manager and in short time, became involved in a new photo optical particle analysis technology. In 1998 Terry became Product Manager for the Computerized Particle Analyzer (CPA). As the CPA Product Manager his responsibilities include sales and service of the instrument in North & South America, Mexico and Canada. |
| Dominique Schwab Wheelabrator Sisson Lehmann |
General Manager of ISPC Wheelabrator Sisson Lehmann, Charleville-Mézières, France, Dominique graduated Senior Engineer from French “Grande Ecole d’Ingénieur”. He started in Peugeot as a project manager and he joined Promecam Sisson Lehmann in 1984 as an Automation Engineering Manager. He counts twenty years of experience in peening process and equipment manufacturing. His responsibilities include the product manufacturing and development, the worldwide sales of airblast shot peening machines in aerospace and automotive industries within International Surface Preparation Group. |
| Jerry Sheyka EMI, Inc. |
President of EMI, Inc., South Bend, IN., Jerry received his B.S.M.E from University of New Mexico in 1966 and his M.B.A from the University of Notre Dame in 1979. He was an engineer for Dodge Manufacturing prior to joining Wheelabrator Corporation and in 1987 became President of EMI, Inc. A full service company specializing in Shot Blast & Vibratory Finishing services, Blast Equipment (new, used & rebuilt), Dust Collection Equipment and many Technical Services in the area of sample parts finishing, testing and demonstrations. |
| Bob Schoen Wheelabrator Group |
National Service Manager, ISPC Wheelabrator. Bob joined Wheelabrator in 1991. Bob’s responsibilities as a Senior Service Rep included New Equipment Installation and Aftermarket Field Service throughout North America. Bob became the Regional Service Manager for the Mid West in 1996. He worked closely with the Maintenance and Engineering departments to develop Maintenance programs and Process improvements for Wheel Peening and Cleaning equipment. Bob became the National Service Manager in 2003. He now travels throughout North America focusing on Equipment maintenance programs, Rebuild projects and Customer Training. |
| Michael A. Sorenson Boeing, (BCAG) |
Project Manager - Boeing Commercial Airplane Group (BCAG). A native of Billings, MT, Michael has been employed by the Boeing Company for the last 18 years in the Puget Sound region. His first (6) years were spent at the Auburn Fabrication Division as a Manufacturing Engineer. From 1992-2004, he worked as a process engineer in the Machined Products manufacturing business unit, with primary areas of responsibility of supporting the shot peen, processing and assembly areas. He led efforts in lean improvements, coordinating new shot peen work, purchasing new shot peen machines and training. In early 2004, Michael accepted a position in Renton as a Project Manager in the Core Production Engineering group, leading efforts within BCAG for simplified process specifications. He also serves as the BCAG Manufacturing Subject Matter Expert for the shot peen process. Michael resides in Federal Way, WA, with his wife, Dena, and 4 year old son, Luke. Degrees: B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology and Minor in Industrial & Management Engineering from Montana State University, 1986. |
| Herb Tobben Clemco Industries |
Technician and Sample Processing Lab Manager; Technical Services Group, Marketing Department, Clemco Industries Corp., Washington, Missouri. Herb has managed the company’s Sample Processing operations in support of its ZERO engineered manual and automated cabinet product line for more than 30 years. He joined ZERO in 1970 and, over the course of his career, has held a number of managerial positions in production, research & development, and technical areas. Currently, among his other duties, Herb manages the Sample Processing Laboratory, working to develop surface finishing, shot peening, and surface preparation solutions for the company’s domestic and international customers. Herb conducts training, contributes to industry publications, and is known in the industry for his broad experience and technical expertise. |
| Jim Whalen Progressive Technologies |
Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Progressive Technologies. Jim has been involved with the shot peening process for over 17 years. Upon receiving his BSME he joined General Electric and held several positions in both the Corporate Manufacturing Management Program and the Manufacturing Technology laboratory (MTL) within GE Aircraft Engines. He gained shot peening expertise by developing new peening processes, tooling analytical analysis and inspection tools, and equipment to peen critical aircraft engine components. Jim was instrumental in introducing NC peening to GE’s production division by specifying and installing new equipment, NC peening methods and operator training. During these assignments Jim also received a MSME from the University of Cincinnati. Jim has also had the distinguished honor of being part of their team named the 1993 “Shot Peener of the Year”. In 1994, Jim left GE to join Progressive Technologies as Manager of Process Engineering. In this position, Jim developed and enhanced Progressive’s process experience to aid in the design and build of industry leading peening, blasting, and water jet machine tools. |
| Holly Williams Electronics Inc. |
Holly formerly worked for Power Components as a production supervisor and later joined Specialty Heat Treating as a Quality Control agent. In 2000 Holly joined Electronics Incorporated with her primary responsibilities being Certification and Quality Control of EI products; however Holly also oversees production and calibration of EI’s Almen Products and MagnaValves. |
