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Technical Support Team
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Mission: To develop and implement, within approved organizational programs and parameters, all continuing support requirements in the areas of anodizing and chemistry to existing or pending licensees; to assist and support the activities of the Sales, Manufacturer and Research Teams; to assist and coordinate with the Engineering team on all anodizing support functions related to MPCS and rectifier issues.
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| Harish Bhatt - Vice President, Technology
Internationally respected and former Senior Technical Specialist for Visteon Automotive and Ford Motor Company for sixteen (16) years, Harish Bhatt accepted the position of Vice President, Technology for METALAST International, Inc. Harish has over 30 years in the metal finishing industry and is considered by many, to be one of the top chemical engineering and metal finishing related professionals in the automotive industry. His name is known in automotive circles and also in the aerospace, defense, electronics, sporting goods, consumer products, architectural and marine industries.
Harish served as an active member of SOC (Substance of Concern) committee for US CAR (United States Council of Automotive Research), which was founded by Ford, General Motors and Chrysler as the auto industries leading technology and environmental association consisting of 33 of the top automotive companies in the United States. Additionally, for over fifteen (15) years, he has been the speaker at various technical conferences around the world including the SAE (Society for Automotive Engineers), AESF (American Electroplating and Surface Finishing Society), NAMF (National Association of Metal Finishers), MFSA (Metal Finishing Suppliers’ Association) and the AAC (Aluminum Anodizing Council).
As Vice President of Technology for METALAST, Harish will direct and manage all metal finishing and technical support related operations, including; research and development, training and education, new and existing product/technology validation.
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| Byron Estes - Sales Support
Byron Estes is a hands-on, results-driven manager experienced in operations, production, quality assurance, sales and training in the manufacturing job-shop sector. In his position as Vice President, Manufacturer Marketing/CTR Liaison, his duties will include the continuing efforts to develop and maintain a quality CTR Sales Program, as well as develop and manage marketing programs to Domestic Manufacturers.
Byron’s most recent experience includes serving first as the Production Manager then as Operations Manager for Applied Coating Technology where he managed plant operations including production, quality assurance, tooling, maintenance and shipping/receiving. In this capacity he installed new hardcoat lines and modernized existing anodizing systems to increase productivity by 12%.
Byron was previously employed with Pioneer Metal Finishing (a subsidiary of Safeguard Scientific) in Minneapolis, MN, the largest U.S. aluminum job-shop anodizer for precision machines, die cast and extended parts used in consumer and industrial products. His positions at Pioneer included: Quality Technician and Environmental Manager, Quality Assurance and Technical Manager, and Operations Manager. His areas of responsibility included direction of production work force, quality assurance, laboratory, tooling and technical department. Byron was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy, attended the University of Minnesota, and completed numerous courses in quality, management and sales.
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| Keith Johnson - Anodizing Technician
Keith comes to METALAST from Pioneer Metal Finishing, one of the country's largest and most successful metal finishing companies. Keith worked at Pioneer for a combined 25 years, first as a Finishing Tech/Sales/Supervisor, and then as a Production Manager. Keith also has experience in the Aerospace industry, spending 4 years at Ball Aerospace. Keith has designed and implemented scheduling systems for processing, written process programs for anodizing and hard coat jobs, and supervised line operations over the past thirty (30) years. Keith has hands-on experience in anodizing of both aluminum and magnesium alloys. Keith's experience in the anodizing industry will help complement the METALAST Tech Support Team.
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| Danielle Rosenquist - Director of Product Development
Danielle earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from UC Davis and minored in technology management. During her work as an undergraduate, she emphasized skill development in analytical chemistry and published a paper about the defense mechanisms of tomato plants against diseases. She contributed to the development of Applied Biosystem's Gene Expression Array System by focusing on surface chemistry optimization. Her role at METALAST is to support existing products technically and focus on product development.
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