Wayne Leahy

Experience

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  AlliedSignal automotive (now Honeywell)

  Jan 1998 - Jan 1998

  Process Engineer

  Student engineer working on the compressor wheel manufacturing process for turbochargers. Projects including • Heat treatment refinement for aluminum castings • Material selection, • General process engineering.

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  PPI Adhesive Products Ltd

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2005

  Research and Development scientist

  Research and development scientist for specialist self-adhesive products manufacturer reporting to managing director. • Liaising with worldwide PPI sales offices and companies to develop specialist products For manufacturing, electronics, medical, aerospace, and automotive industries. • Working with the worlds leading adhesive, film and polymer companies to design and produce innovative, tailor-made products for customers.• Assess and priorities new development requests from sales offices and companies.• Direct technicians in lab scale production of new products and new test methods for product evaluation and materials selection.• Manage production scale up of successful lab scale products.• Provide all technicians with training in relevant development and analytical procedures / practices and ensure that their training is documented according to an individual training matrix.• Assist in identifying, sourcing, purchasing of new materials and instrumentation.• Create new data sheets, MSDS sheets, product development files and ensure all environmental directives have been complied to (including WEE and RoHS directives )• Provide technical assistance and trouble shooting to production and OC departments.• Coordinated integration of R&D department into the companies ISO system. Show less

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  Element Six

  Aug 2005 - Jan 2020

  Part of the Global Innovation Centre, The Advanced Manufacturing Research team is focused providing customers with superhard material (diamond and CBN) solutions that drive productivity in advanced manufacturing. The team of engineers, scientist, technicians, partners and collaborators conduct research in machining science, both grinding and defined edge cutting, materials science and tool fabrication technologies.

  • Head of Applications Grits and Machining

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2020

  • Advanced Materials Applications Manager

    May 2013 - Jan 2016

  • Regional Technical Manager - Asia (China)

    Jan 2013 - May 2013

  • Regional Technical Manager Asia (Japan)

    Jan 2010 - Jan 2013

  • Charaterisation Engineer

    Aug 2005 - Jan 2010
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  Element Six

  Nov 2020 - now

  Sales Director Machining