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 … Read more
• 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 … Read more
• 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 … Read more
• 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 … Read more
• 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 … Read more
• 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 … Read more
• 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 … Read more
• Kernan, James
  James Kernan has over 20 years of experience in airplane and helicopter maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO).  He worked as a shot peening process engineer … Read more
• 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 … Read more
• 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 … Read more

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 … Read more
• Beach, Walter
  Walter Beach is a dynamic leader and industry expert with a proven track record in the field of Shot Peening. … Read more
• Brauss, Michael
  Michael Brauss is the president of Proto Manufacturing. He has over 25 years experience in the research, design, development and … Read more
• Breuer, David
  Dave graduated from the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) in 1992 with a degree in mechanical engineering. Following two application … Read more
• Chevrie, Bryan
  Bryan Chevrie is a Product Engineer with Electronics Inc. (EI). In addition to the research and development of new products, … Read more
• Coralic, Edin
  Edin Coralic is a Sales Engineer for Progressive Surface. Mr. Coralic has been working in the shot peening industry for … Read more
• Girman, Jeff
  Jeff Girman has been the Sales Manager for Saint-Gobain Zirpro in North America for the past seven years and has … Read more
• Harrison, Jim
  Jim Harrison retired after 34 years as a Technical Sales Manager for Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies (aka, Metal Improvement Company or MIC). He … Read more
• Ingram, Mark
  Mark Ingram is a Senior Engineer for Electronics Inc. (EI). In 1983, Mr. Ingram received an Electronics Degree at ITT Technical … Read more
• Loutzenheiser, Mat
  Mat Loutzenheiser is the R & D Manager for Wheelabrator Group North America. Mr. Loutzenheiser worked as a Mechanical Engineer, … Read more
• Maddy, Dave
  Dave Maddy is the worldwide Product Manager for cut wire and the Business Development Manager for cast stainless steel in … Read more
• McGreal, Joe
  Joe McGreal is the Midwest Regional Sales Manager for Ervin Industries and the past 16 years have been dedicated to … Read more
• Paquette, Jay
  Jay Paquette is the Laboratory Operations Supervisor/Physicist for Proto Manufacturing Inc. He specializes in residual stress measurement by x-ray diffraction. … Read more
• Peterson, Ben
  Ben Peterson is the Industrial Product Manager for Clemco Industries in Washington, Missouri. He has been with Clemco for six … Read more
• Polanetzki, Holger
  Holger Polanetzki is the Process Engineer of Surface Enhancement Processes at MTU Aero Engines. His tasks consist of the business … Read more
• Waser, Philip
  Philip Waser has been a Sales Engineer with Ervin Industries since 2000. He has experience in both rotary wheel and … Read more
• Whalen, Jim
  Jim Whalen is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Progressive Surface. Mr. Whalen has been involved with the … Read more
• Williams, Holly
  Holly Williams joined Electronics Inc. (EI) in 2000 with her primary responsibilities being Certification and Quality Control of EI products. … Read more
• Wright, Ron
  Ron Wright is responsible for the Automated Airblast and Peening Equipment Sales and Design for Wheelabrator Group. Born and raised … Read more
• Young, Kevin
  Kevin Young is the Process/Product Development Manager for Progressive Surface. Upon completion of his BSME in 1995, he joined Progressive … Read more