Instructors

The following is the complete roster of our instructors. Visit the Seminar/Workshop’s Agenda | Topic page for the instructors that will be participating in that program.

Lead Instructors

• Balan, Kumar
  Kumar Balan is a shot peening and blast cleaning technical specialist. He assists industry leaders, including Ervin Industries and Empire Abrasive Equipment, achieve business growth […]
• Barkley, Dave
  Dave Barkley is the Director of the E.I. Shot Peening Training division of Electronics Inc. (E.I.). Dave earned a degree in engineering from Purdue University’s School of Technology where he later […]
• Chai, Adam
  Adam Chai is the Assistant Managing Director of Blastwell, a specialist supplier of media/abrasives and CNC Shot Peening/Blasting equipment based in Asia. In addition, he […]
• Champaigne, Jack
  Jack Champaigne is President of Electronics Incorporated (EI); a manufacturer of products that improve the quality and control of shot peening and blast cleaning processes […]
• De La Garza, Jesús
  Jesús de La Garza’s extensive experience in blasting equipment and management prompted him to start Equipos de Abrasión in 1991 with the purpose of selling spare parts […]
• González, Francisco
  Francisco González finished his studies in Mechanical Engineering at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México in 1984. His first work experience was as material handling […]
• Hennig, Wolfgang
  Wolfgang Hennig is a specialist in shot peening applications and a member of the sentenso Strahlprozesstechnik team in Datteln, Germany. He has worked as a […]
• Hongyan, Miao
  Dr. Miao Hongyan is in a postdoctoral program at École Polytechnique de Montréal. Her research topic is on the optimization of the shot peening and […]
• McClurg, Kelly
  Kelly McClurg is a Metallurgical Engineer III in the Metallic Materials and Processes department at Bell Textron Inc. in Grand Prairie, Texas. This department controls […]
• Schneidau, Volker
  Volker Schneidau, is the owner of sentenso GmbH, a growing company founded in 2009 for the supply of shot peening control technology such as MagnaValves […]

Special Topic Instructors

• Bandini, Michele
  Michele Bandini is the General Manager of Peen Service in Bologna, Italy. He is in charge of shot peening technology […]
• Brauss, Michael
  Michael Brauss is the president of Proto Manufacturing. He has over 25 years experience in the research, design, development and […]
• Breuer, David
  Dave Breuer is Director of Sales, North America with the Metal Improvement Company (MIC) and also supports the Milwaukee division’s […]
• Chevrie, Bryan
  Bryan Chevrie is a Product Engineer with Electronics Inc. (EI). In addition to the research and development of new products, […]
• Coralic, Edin
  Edin Coralic is a Sales Engineer for Progressive Surface. Mr. Coralic has been working in the shot peening industry for […]
• Dickey, Dan
  Dan Dickey is the owner of Innovative Peening Systems (IPS), a shot peen equipment manufacturing facility. He purchased the company in […]
• Fuhr, Jochen
  Jochen Fuhr is the Director of Sales and Marketing Europe and Asia for Metal Improvement Company (MIC),  a division of […]
• Girman, Jeff
  Jeff Girman has been the Sales Manager for Saint-Gobain Zirpro in North America for the past seven years and has […]
• Harrison, Jim
  Jim Harrison is the Marketing Manager, Special Projects at Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies (CWST) in Wichita, Kansas. He has worked at […]
• Hatfield, Scott
  Scott Hatfield is the U.S. Supply Chain Engineering Manager at Tornier Inc. located in Warsaw, Indiana. Scott is responsible for bringing […]
• I’Anson, Ken
  Ken I’Anson is a Sales Engineer for Progressive Surface. Mr. I’Anson has been involved in the shot peening industry from […]
• Ingram, Mark
  Mark Ingram is a Senior Engineer for Electronics Inc. (EI). In 1983, Mr. Ingram received an Electronics Degree at ITT Technical […]
• Loutzenheiser, Mat
  Mat Loutzenheiser is the R & D Manager for Wheelabrator Group North America. Mr. Loutzenheiser worked as a Mechanical Engineer, […]
• Lutsko, Dwight
  Dwight Lutsko is the owner of Lutsko Industrial Sales and works as a Manufacturers’ Representative for Sinto Surface Treatment, Premier Shot […]
• McGreal, Joe
  Joe McGreal is the Midwest Regional Sales Manager for Ervin Industries and the past 16 years have been dedicated to […]
• Paquette, Jay
  Jay Paquette is the Laboratory Operations Supervisor/Physicist for Proto Manufacturing Inc. He specializes in residual stress measurement by x-ray diffraction. […]
• Polanetzki, Holger
  Holger Polanetzki is the Process Engineer of Surface Enhancement Processes at MTU Aero Engines. His tasks consist of the business […]
• Reckart, Terry
  Terry Reckart started OSB Sales and Consulting in 2005. From 1973 through 1979 he was in the United States Navy aboard […]
• Wagner, Lothar
  Prof. Lothar Wagner is the Director of the Institute of Materials Science and Engineering of Clausthal University of Technology. He […]
• Waser, Philip
  Philip Waser has been a Sales Engineer with Ervin Industries for the past 14 years. He has experience in both […]
• Whalen, Jim
  Jim Whalen is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Progressive Surface. Mr. Whalen has been involved with the […]
• Williams, Holly
  Holly Williams joined Electronics Inc. (EI) in 2000 with her primary responsibilities being Certification and Quality Control of EI products. […]
• Wright, Ron
  Ron Wright is responsible for the Automated Airblast and Peening Equipment Sales and Design for Wheelabrator Group. Born and raised […]
• Young, Kevin
  Kevin Young is the Process/Product Development Manager for Progressive Surface. Upon completion of his BSME in 1995, he joined Progressive […]