Chet Shira
Shira Consultants
6330 Nancy Ridge Drive, Suite 107
San Diego, CA 92121

Telephone: (619) 625-0065
Facsimile: (619) 625-0684


Areas of Expertise

Welding, metals cutting, and metallurgical engineering; production problem solutions for all materials forming, hot working, and metals joining processes; long range marketing analyses and strategic planning for the welding and welding robotics industry; qualified as an expert witness in failure analysis for iron base, high temperature, aluminum, copper, and corrosion resistant alloys.


Education

B.W.E. (Welding Engineering), Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Post-graduate courses in Welding Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, and Business Management


Work Experience

1988 - present	Chairman, Director of R&D
	Carbite Golf, Inc.
	San Diego, CA
1976 - 1995	Shira Consultants, Inc.
	San Diego, CA
1980 - 1984	Co-founder, Financier, Chairman
	Advanced Robotics, Inc.
1970 - 1976	Owner-Manager
	Shira Welding Supply Company
	San Diego, CA
1968 - 1970	Manager
	Marketing and Product Development
	Data Science Corporation
1958 - 1968	Manager
	Materials and Processes Engineering Laboratories
	Rocketdyne, Division of American Rockwell
1953 - 1958	Field Service
	The Lincoln Electric Company

Teaching Experience

Taught university level courses at Ohio State University, Pierce College, and University of California, Los Angeles


Professional Memberships / Registrations

Registered Professional Engineer, Metallurgical, California

Registered Professional Engineer, Welding Engineering, Ohio

Member, Independent Metallurgical Engineering Consultants of California

Member, American Welding Society

Member, ASM International (formerly American Society for Metals)

Chairman, Jacksonville chapter, 1957-58

Member, APMI International (formerly American Powder Metallurgy Institute)

Member, United States Golf Association (USGA)

Member, Golf Manufacturers and Distributors Association (GMDA)

Founding board member, Edison Welding Institute, Columbus, Ohio

Member, Executive Committee

Chairman, Finance Committee

Chairman, Rockwell Corporate Joining Panel, 1966-68

Chairman, OSU Welding Engineering Alumni Organization, 1975

Past member, WRC High Temperature Alloys Committee

Past member, AWS Handbook Committee, Volume 4

Past author, WRC interpretive report "Welding of Precipitation Hardening Nickel Base Alloys"

Honors and Awards

Graduated with honors, Ohio State University
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Ohio State University, 1982
William Irrgang Award, American Welding Society


Patents

Owner of 14 patents and patents pending describing welding, brazing, and golf products.