Nicholas Dietz
Valparaiso
Summary
Dynamic Senior Product Quality Control Engineer leveraging data analysis and metallurgical expertise to enhance product capabilities. Achieved a significant reduction in defect rates through root cause analysis and continuous improvement methodologies, while effectively leading cross-functional teams to drive process enhancements and quality assurance initiatives.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Product Quality Control Engineer
NLMK Indiana
Portage
06.2023 - Current
- Predict the product capability of hot-rolled material, and advise using metallurgical and data analytic knowledge for trials, process parameters, and applications.
- Engineering Lead for the Parsytec Surface Inspection system; coordinate hardware and software upgrades, and program modifications for process improvement.
- Metallurgical Structure, Phase, and Tensile Property Analysist for Laminar Upgrade Project for ASTM Grade 80 Development.
Senior Quality Engineer
Cleveland Cliffs Burns Harbor, Hot Mill
Burns Harbor
12.2019 - 06.2023
- Utilizes root cause analysis in the formation, distribution, and control of defects, processes, and the surrounding influences within the Hot Mill environment.
- Reviews and validates metallurgical requirements for hot mill part transfers between facilities.
- Quality Lead in the Manufacturing Execution System development team for Slab/Coil Design and Process Improvement.
Project Engineer
ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor, Hot Mill
10.2011 - 11.2019
- Improved the rejection rate of longitudinal friction gouges in hot roll direct ship product from 0.15% to 0.02% by utilizing root cause analysis and coordinating proactive maintenance of critical equipment.
- Developed automatic defect alarming and basic coil grading for real-time proactive process and quality management using surface inspection data, which reduced the reprocessing rate of affected material by 30%. Improved the classification and detection of the surface inspection systems for the Hot Mill and Pickle Lines by 15%.
- Trained and developed new operations personnel in automatic surface inspection systems and tools.
- Quality Assurance Engineering Lead for the integration and dynamic improvement of the Hot Mill Quin Logic Coil Grading System.
Associate Engineer
ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor, Finishing
06.2010 - 10.2011
- Analyzed and captured controlled cooling thermal profiles of incoming pickle product and determined the optimal processing schedule with improved delivery throughput of hot charged material by 40%
- Improved disposition timing of caster production product through automation of particular internal reporting tools by 25%
- Investigated and eliminated centerline segregation defect formation at customer by improving caster segment localized cooling process.
Education
M.S. - Analytics and Modeling
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN05-2023
B.S. - Materials Science and Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA05.2010
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Data analysis and visualization
- Continuous improvement methodologies
- Failure and root cause analysis
- Mechanical property testing
- Metallurgy and characterization
- Six Sigma principles
- Process engineering and improvement
- SQL and R programming
- Python development
- Project management
Hobbies and Interests
- Astronomy
- Game Theory
- Travel
Certification
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Lead ISO Auditor
Conferences Courses
- System Automation Fundamentals, 03/01/17, AIST Technical Conference
- ASIS Deployment in the Flat Carbon Steel Process, 03/01/15, Surface Inspection Summit
Timeline
Product Quality Control Engineer
NLMK Indiana
06.2023 - Current
Senior Quality Engineer
Cleveland Cliffs Burns Harbor, Hot Mill
12.2019 - 06.2023
Project Engineer
ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor, Hot Mill
10.2011 - 11.2019
Associate Engineer
ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor, Finishing
06.2010 - 10.2011
M.S. - Analytics and Modeling
Valparaiso University
B.S. - Materials Science and Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
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