Kenneth H. Holko
Hitech Metallurgical Co.
7384 Trade Street
San Diego, CA 92121

Telephone: (619) 586-7272
Facsimile: (619) 586-7598
E-mail: aajb84d@prodigy.com
WWW: www.sni.net/metal/home/hitech


Areas of Expertise

Processing of most materials by heat treating, brazing and welding; general metallurgy and metallurgical aspects of corrosion as they apply to failure analysis. Most aspects of welding and brazing engineering including solutions to joining problems such as cracking, porosity, and dimensional control. Product liability cases involving failures have included marine industry components and weldments, industrial and aircraft turbine components, mechanical equipment (hoists, lifts, couplings, hydraulic systems, etc.), metallurgical effects of fire damage, weldments, castings, coatings, corrosion of various products, and costs. Experienced in medical products manufacture including heat treatment, welding, brazing, and coating. Competent in selection of optimum joining process(es), joining difficult materials (most alloy systems), metallurgical evaluation of weldments/brazements, repair welding and brazing high temperature components, evaluation of mechanical properties, processing procedures, codes/specifications, failure analysis, design review, product manufacturing cost reduction.


Education

B.S. (Welding Engineering), Ohio State University (1967)


Work Experience

1979 - present	President
	Hitech Metallurgical Co.
	San Diego, CA
1974 - 1979	Manager, Materials Applications Branch
	General Atomic Company
	San Diego, CA
1972 - 1974	Manufacturing Research Engineer
	Rohr Industries
	San Diego, CA
1967 - 1972	Materials Engineer, Contract Manager
	NASA / Lewis Research Center (John Glen Lab)
	Cleveland, OH

Teaching Experience

Instructor, AWS Metallurgy Course
Instructor, ASM/MEI Metallurgy of Welding and Joining Course
Guest Lecturer, Welding Technology, University of California, San Diego
Guest Lecturer, Failure Analysis, San Diego State University
Guest Lecturer, Failure Analysis, ICAS


Professional Memberships / Registrations

Professional Engineer, Metallurgical, California

Professional Engineer, Welding, Ohio

Member, ASM International

- Chairman of San Diego Chapter, 1985 - 1986

Member, American Welding Society

- Chairman of San Diego Chapter, 1977

Member, Independent Metallurgical Engineering Consultants of California

- Chairman, 1992 - 1993

Member, International Society for Testing and Failure Analysis


Honors and Awards

James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation Award - 1973, 1975, 1977
NASA Special Achievement Award -1971


Patents

Sixteen patents granted or pending