Reitz Consulting, Ltd

Education, Certifications & Awards

Areas of Expertise

Keywords: failure analysis, materials, mechanical testing, corrosion, wear.

Categories: Metallurgy & Engineering - Forensic & Failure Analysis & Materials

Bio

9/00 - Present Reitz Consulting. Perform metallurgical evaluations, mechanical testing, failure analysis for industrial support and litigation, forensic metallurgy. Develop material performance criteria and selection.



5/04 ? Present Adjunct Professor, North Dakota State University, Mechanical Engineering Department.



9/97 ? 5/04 Assistant Professor, NDSU, Mechanical Engineering Department. Taught materials courses. Performed research in materials related to surface engineering - corrosion, wear, surface modification.



12/91 - 9/97 Principal Engineer, Babcock and Wilcox, VA. Provided technical support in materials and manufacturing. Studied manufacture and performance (corrosion, microstructure, diffusion bonding) of zirconium and nickel alloys. Studied surface modification techniques. Performed failure analysis.



6/85 - 12/91 Resident Engineer, Babcock and Wilcox, in OR and CA. Assisted Kaiser Engineers, Oakland, CA in the design of underground waste storage tanks. Responsible for material performance. Customer representative at Teledyne Wah Chang, Albany, OR. Resolved technical issues concerning process manufacturing deviations. Examined microstructure and determined resulting affects on corrosion performance.



1980 - 1985 Engineer for Babcock & Wilcox, VA. Interface with materials vendors. Solved technical problems. Performed experiments characterizing materials at various process steps.