James Alexander

University of Nancy, Psychology of working as a team

Activities and Societies: Team leadership training, Marketing,Economy & Finance 1 week as part of a series of team work exercises involving all management levels. Groups were formed by managers of similar level and experience.

Non applicable_In-house training in human aspects of team work.

Activities and Societies: Imphy SA. In-house training in human aspects of team work in view of achieving organisational change ( Internationalisation) In-house training in human aspects of team work in view of achieving organisational change ( Internationalisation)3 day immersion as part of a group of similar grade managers from R&D, Production and Product Support-Sales.

IFG: Insitut Français de Gestion, Paris

Activities and Societies: Approach : Process-Product-Market Special Ultra Clean Advanced Materials for Core Semi-Conductor Industry Processes: Sputtering Argon, Vacuum... Ion Beam Materials : Pure Aluminium (Al) and Al-Alloys, Iron-Nickel-Cobalt Alloys, Gold, Silver, Metal Silicides... MBA-Thesis: Strategic Marketing Plan - Plan Straegie Marketing, Bilingual Company Reporting (French & Anglo-Saxon) while with Materials Research Corp ex-RCA, USA- Dynamic Start-Up Co. to Supply the Semi-Conductor and special metal coatings industries, Later Sony Corp. (Jp) then Praxair (USA)

Ecole des Mines de Paris(Prof G. Lesoult) _Univ. of British Columbia, Canada (Prof Alex Mitchell)

Activities and Societies: Imphy SA - Univ of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (UBC) Course given by Prof. Alec Mitchell at Ecole des Mines de Paris. Special processes included, Vacuum Induction Melting(VIM) Vacuum Arc Remelting (VAR) Electroslag Remelting (ESR) Electron Beam Melting (EB)

BISRA British Iron & Steel Association later Corp Labs of BSC British Steel Corp.

Activities and Societies: Specialist in process metallurgy of bubbles in liqued steel and sprays of liquid metals Life Member of MIMMM,UK. Assited in Technology Transfer (Japan and India -very educational.

University of Strathclyde

Activities and Societies: Active member of the University Metallurgical Club. - Glacier Metal Co., Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. (Now Glazener-Spicer).-2. Projects undertaken concurrently (concurrent engineering even then!). Both projects involved alloys chosen for their tribological-low friction properties and engineeried in bimetallic strips for bushes and bearings on steel backingGlacier Metal were famous for their innovative socially conscious management policy known as "The Glacier Experiment." Saddly, this proud, skilled, innovative engineering… Show more - Glacier Metal Co., Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. (Now Glazener-Spicer).-2. Projects undertaken concurrently (concurrent engineering even then!). Both projects involved alloys chosen for their tribological-low friction properties and engineeried in bimetallic strips for bushes and bearings on steel backingGlacier Metal were famous for their innovative socially conscious management policy known as "The Glacier Experiment." Saddly, this proud, skilled, innovative engineering company encountered difficulty due to poor estimation of the hazard of lead fumes during lead melting and lead powder manufacture. Show less

University of Strathclyde

Activities and Societies: 1968 - 1year in France, mostly Marseille & Metz. 1969 - 1972 BISRA-London, British Iron & Steel Research Association, Assimulated Academia 4 publications in high temperature physical chemistry 1972-1985 R&D in special steels and alloys, superalloys; melt processing and metallurgical quality My Seminal Academic & Applied Science Work occured much later 1982-1985 and was presented in a short communication & oral presentation at the "Trace elements in superalloys"​ seminar held at the Metals Society London on 8 December 1983 and in at more length in the First Volume of Materials Science and Technology Febuary 1985 as "Optimizing Deoxidation and Desulphurization during vacuum induction melting (VIM) of alloy 718. The work was carried out while working for Imphy S.A., Imphy, France.… Show more My Seminal Academic & Applied Science Work occured much later 1982-1985 and was presented in a short communication & oral presentation at the "Trace elements in superalloys"​ seminar held at the Metals Society London on 8 December 1983 and in at more length in the First Volume of Materials Science and Technology Febuary 1985 as "Optimizing Deoxidation and Desulphurization during vacuum induction melting (VIM) of alloy 718. The work was carried out while working for Imphy S.A., Imphy, France. <​b>My seminal 1985 paper is now available online via IOM3. Free to IOM3 members as are a wide and high quality library of subjects related to Metals and Materials Science and Technology.<​/b> Show less

University of Strathclyde

Activities and Societies: Metallurgy Club Chemical Themodynamics was my prefered subject.

Interpret-Translation, Traduction

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