Resume of Jerry C. LaPlante
Patents Held
USA 3199189 - Gold Alloy Cladding
USA 3245764 - Gold Alloy Clad Products
USA 3268701 - Clad Electrical Contacts
USA 3302280 - Methods of Bonding Secondary Materials to Beryllium Copper
USA 3367756 - Gold Tin Alloy Clad Product
USA 3396015 - Powder Rolling of Nickel-Iron-Cobalt Alloys
USA 3406974 - (With A. M. Lueck) - Process of Making Tungsten Based Composite Materials
USA 4802436 - (With R. Wilson) - Continuous Casting Furnace and Die System of Modular Design
USA 3245764 - Gold Alloy Clad Products
USA 3268701 - Clad Electrical Contacts
USA 3302280 - Methods of Bonding Secondary Materials to Beryllium Copper
USA 3367756 - Gold Tin Alloy Clad Product
USA 3396015 - Powder Rolling of Nickel-Iron-Cobalt Alloys
USA 3406974 - (With A. M. Lueck) - Process of Making Tungsten Based Composite Materials
USA 4802436 - (With R. Wilson) - Continuous Casting Furnace and Die System of Modular Design
Publications
May, 1991 Improved Properties in Silver - Magnesium -Nickel Alloys via Improved Melting and Casting, International Seminar on Continuous Casting, Dundee Institute of Technology, Dundee, Scotland.
January, 1990 Gold Plated Lid Gas Evolution Analysis, Vs Time, Via Mass Spec, MEPPE, San Jose, CA
September, 1988 Continuous Casting of Non Ferrous Metals Using Ceramic Composite Die Assemblies, TMS, Chicago, IL.
January, 1990 Gold Plated Lid Gas Evolution Analysis, Vs Time, Via Mass Spec, MEPPE, San Jose, CA
September, 1988 Continuous Casting of Non Ferrous Metals Using Ceramic Composite Die Assemblies, TMS, Chicago, IL.
Books
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Science in Physical Metallurgy
Career Experience
Coining of America, LLC, Saddle Brook, NJ
2002-present
2000-2002
Contract Consultant
Senior Scientist
Sherburne Metal Products, Sherburne, NY
1994 to 2000
Director of Research & Quality
Continuous casting of copper and copper alloys. Responsible for all quality functions. Engineering and monitoring of alloy casting and processing, emphasis on oxygen free copper and silicon bronze.
University of Abertay Dundee, Dundee, Scotland
1991 to 1994
Rautomead Research Fellow
Continuous casting development, copper and precious metal alloys. Programs on thermal analysis and control in horizontal casting systems. Achieved 3X increase in casting rates. Responsible for training courses in continuous casting. Consultancy and customer support for Rautomead Ltd., manufacturers of continuous casting plants.
Williams Advanced Materials Division of
Brush Wellman Corp., Buffalo, NY
(formerly Williams Gold Refining)
Brush Wellman Corp., Buffalo, NY
(formerly Williams Gold Refining)
1980 to 1991
Senior Metallurgist
Developed new products and processes and improved existing ones. Precious metal and non-ferrous products for the dental and electronic industries; wire (including 0.001" diameter gold), strip, clad, stampings, electroplating, tack welded gold-tin to plated lid assemblies. 1984-1991: Installed continuous casting systems for gold, silver, palladium, lead based alloys. Developed and patented ceramic based casting and die systems. Papers published and presented on casting and electroplating topics.
LaPlante Engineering, Queens, NY
1972 to 1989
President
Metallurgical and materials consulting. Development, production processes, sales, equipment design and specification. Emphasis on precious and non-ferrous metals. Specialty casting for aircraft and sports industries.
LaPlante Writing and Photography, Queens, NY
1971 to 1980
President
Industrial, illustrative, and advertising photography and writing. Seven books authored and published (four trade, three fiction).
Development, Plessey, Inc, Materials Div., Melville, NY
1971 to 1974
Principal Engineer
Responsible for new products, alloys and composites, equipment design. Developed proprietary electronic solders, hot dip solder cladding.
Alloys Unlimited, Inc. Long Island City and Melville, NY
1960 to 1971
Manager, Corporate R&D
1970-71: Manager, Corporate R&D. Responsible for initiation and development of new product lines for all divisions of Alloys Unlimited. In 1971 the operation was phased out after purchase by Plessey Ltd.
1969-70: Established a cold heading facility for Melville and Chicago plants. Responsible for sales through production.
1964-69: Director of R&D and Engineering Manager for Melville facility. Responsible for all product and production engineering, development of new products, and technical sales assistance. Basic lines; precious and base metal solders and preforms (stampings, 4-slide products, precision miniature spheres), clad products and ceramic (alumina) products for the electronic and semiconductor industries. Electrical contacts, BeCu stampings.
1962-64: Plant Manager of Alloys' main plant in Long Island City. Total plant responsibility.
1960-62: Established and ran clad metal department.
Engelhard Industries, Newark, NJ
1957 to 1960
Staff Metallurgist
Responsible for evaluating procedures within and between five divisions of the corporation. Basic processing of silver and precious metal alloys. Developed standardized procedures for melting, casting, rolling and drawing.
1959: Conducted a market survey of the newly forming semiconductor industry, leading to establishing and supervising a separate department to service this industry. Unique alloys and cladding procedures developed.
1959: Conducted a market survey of the newly forming semiconductor industry, leading to establishing and supervising a separate department to service this industry. Unique alloys and cladding procedures developed.
Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp., Newark, OH, Research Dept.
1957 Summer
Metallurgical Technician
Tested and designed platinum group alloys for fiberglass production.
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