A-TEC 2022 | X-ray Technical Exchange

SURVICE Engineering Company | Metrology Group Manager

Chris Cosgrove is Metrology Group Manager for SURVICE Engineering. In this role, he provides leadership for SURVICE’s dimensional inspection, reverse engineering, and rapid prototyping support services for customers in many industries with commercial and government applications.

Cosgrove has a degree in mechanical engineering from Lafayette College, and a background in vehicle survivability and weapons lethality modeling, simulation, analysis, and testing.

Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane | Chief Technologist for Nondestructive Testing

Kyle Stoll is the Chief Technologist for Nondestructive Testing at Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division.  Kyle obtained his Associates Degree in Biomedical Electronics, Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, and Master’s Degree in Public Administration.

Kyle has worked in the X-ray lab within the Specialized Munitions Division at Crane for the last 12 years.  In 2013 he received his Level III certification in Radiographic Testing from the American Society of Nondestructive Testing. Along with this Kyle is the Student Outreach Chair for the Central Indiana Section of ASNT, and also serves as the current secretary for the Penetrating Radiation Committee at the national level with ASNT.

Kyle also participates within the ASTM E07 committee on Nondestructive Testing, and is also the Navy liaison for the NAS 410 standard within the Aerospace Industries Association. Kyle has spent his career focusing on digital imaging with a heavy emphasis in Computed Tomography analyzing complex munitions for the United States Navy.

The Madison Group | President

Paul is currently President of The Madison Group, a plastics engineering firm that was founded in 1993. He is involved in the design verification, material selection and failure analysis of plastic parts. He was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Wisconsin- Madison from 2003 – 2013. He is a co-editor of the Injection Molding Handbook published by Hanser Publishers, which has been translated to Chinese and Russian.

Paul is a contributing author to the 2nd edition of the book Failure Analysis and Prevention. He currently serves on ASTM’s D20 committee and on several Underwriter Laboratories technical panels. He is an Honorary Service Member of the Society of Plastics Engineers where he has held several leadership roles since 1990.

Synopsys Inc. | Sr. Application Engineer

Dr. Thomas Spirka is a Senior Applications Engineer with the Simpleware Group at Synopsys. In this position, he works closely with engineers and researchers to solve image based modeling problems through service projects, technical support and training.

Through his current and previous positions, Thomas has acquired over 10 years of experience in working with image based models for various applications, including non-destructive evaluation, and quality control. Thomas completed his doctorate in Engineering at Cleveland State University.

REM Surface Engineering | Lead Additive Manufacturing Scientist

Dr. Diaz has worked on the surface optimization of metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) components using
chemical-mechanical polishing techniques for the last 7 years at REM Surface Engineering. During this time, Dr. Diaz has developed different processes to achieve defect-free surface finished AM-built components to display optimal performance under mechanical stress. Part of his research is focused on the study and characterization of the surface texture of AM components built by different techniques, primarily powder bed methods and blown powder direct energy deposition.

Other research areas that Dr. Diaz has been involved in encompass the synthesis, intercalation, and surface modification of inorganic layered nanomaterials for various applications; including drug delivery, emulsion stabilizers, nano-surfactants, lubricants additives, fire retardants, catalysis, catalytic supports, among others. He has authored 22 peer-reviewed research papers, has over 1100 citations, various patents, and several books including two chapters on the surface texture characterization of metal AM components for the aerospace industry, and their implication on fatigue
performance.

Moreover, Dr. Diaz is very active on standard committees, professional organizations, and other broader impact activities. He is a member of the B46 Project Team 53- Surface Finish for Additive Manufacturing and B46/Project Team Pool. In addition, Dr. Diaz is the Co-Founder and Marketing Editor of the LatinX Can Podcast, a bi-weekly podcast series that talks to LatinX professionals while they share their experience about how they turned their professional dream into reality in USA.