Lea Lokas

Experience

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  Development Agency of Sibenik-Knin County

  Jan 2015 - Oct 2017

  Senior Associate

  ▪ Project: ‘’Refurbishment and Equipping of the Development-Innovation Center (iNAVIS) in Šibenik’’▪ Responsible for development and equipping of laboratory▪ Identification and estimation of costs - budgeting, public procurement▪ Interface with prospective customers to generate bid proposals, attend project meetings, maintaineffective communications with other team members and customers, provide presentations▪ Responsible for certification and accreditation - ISO 9001, ISO 17025▪ Support the preparation, execution and documentation of tests▪ Planning and execution of test and experiments▪ Preparation of coupons and samples for corrosion, metallographic and mechanical testing▪ Conducting corrosion, metallographic and mechanical tests in laboratory▪ Elaboration of documentation following internal practices▪ Evaluation, analysis and presentation of the obtained results▪ Participates in the project preparation of establishing a Competence center AluTech Show less

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  The University of Manchester

  Oct 2015 - Nov 2015

  Visiting Scientist

  School of Materials, Corrosion and Protection Centre▪ Carrying out research on surface treatment and evaluation of corrosion behavior of aluminium alloys▪ Electrochemical measurement on pure aluminium and aluminium alloy 7075 in aqueous solution▪ Studying the corrosion behavior and determination of electrochemical parameters

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  Developmet and inovation center AluTech

  Oct 2017 - Mar 2024

  R&D Advisor

  ▪ Head of accredited laboratory for corrosion and mechanical testing of metallic materials - ISO 17025▪ Negotiate and coordinate technical requirements with customers▪Business development ▪ Perform and coordinate laboratory testing▪ Plan and develop laboratory resource, skills and capability at team and individual level▪ Carry out electrochemical DC and AC corrosion testing▪ Optical microscopy and metallography, XRF analysis▪ Hardness and microhardness - Vickers, testing the hardness of welded joints▪ Tensile and bend tests▪ Inhibitor business development and measurement for hydrotesting purpose▪ Prepare documentation of test results in compliance with accreditation requirements▪ Knowledge of various ISO and ASTM standards and work according to them Show less

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  Bugatti Rimac

  Mar 2024 - now

  • Materials Technical Expert

    Jan 2025 - now

  • Paint and Surface Finish Engineer

    Mar 2024 - Jan 2025