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Mario S Pennisi |
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Date of Birth: |
24.10.1937 |
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Qualifications |
ARMIT(met), ARMIT(mgmt) |
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Honours: |
FIMF(Lon), SMASQ, Honorary Life Member AIMF |
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(Note: IMF - Institute of Metal Finishing, ASQC - American Society for Quality, AIMF - Australasian Institute of Metal Finishing) |
Experience Full Time Work:
1956-1958: Defence
Standards Laboratories - Electrodeposition Group
Technical Assistant
responsible for:
*Chemical analysis of
electroplating solutions and assistance with electroplating experiments
1959-1960: Myttons
Ltd
Assistant
Metallurgist responsible for:
* Metal finishing
operations.
1961: Private
Overseas Trip.
1962-1964: Myttons
Ltd
Assistant Metallurgist
responsible for:
* Metal finishing
operations
* Non-ferrous
foundry.
1964-1966: Myttons
Ltd
Metallurgist
responsible for:
* Non-ferrous
foundry.
* Rolling mill and
heat treatment facilities.
* Cutlery stamping
and forming operations.
* Metal finishing
operations.
* Forming and deep
drawing of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
* Fabrication of
ferrous and non-ferrous metals including welding.
1966-1969: Aviation
Electroplating Industries:
* Feb 66-Jan 67
Production Manager-Industrial Coatings Division.
* Jan-Jun 1967
Marketing.
* Jun-Dec 1967
Acting Technical Manager with technical responsibility for four (4) production
facilities.
* Jan-Oct 1968
Assistant to the Managing Director.
* Oct 68-Jun 69
Production Manager-Hard Chrome Division.
1969-1997:
Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, The University of
Queensland, as Laboratory Manager. Responsible for 10 floors of laboratories,
an open cut and underground mine, finances - $6.5 (budgeting and accounting) in
1997, laboratory modifications and Occupational Health and Safety.
Other
Activities
1971: Developed, prepared and presented course The
Technology of Commercial Metal Finishing.
1972: Developed and installed the first General Staff
nine-day fortnight working hours system at The University of Queensland.
Developed and
prepared the first dissection of the Departments Accounts.
1973: Developed, prepared and presented revised
course The Technology of Commercial Metal Finishing.
1976 Present: Part time consultant in failure
analysis, surface coatings, quality systems, management systems.
1982: Member of Promotions Committee for General and
Technical Staff.
1983: Represented the General Staff on the
University Senate.
Member of DVC's Committee
inquiring into Attendance Forms.
Member of Promotions
Committee for General and Technical Staff.
Member of PVC's
Committee inquiring into General Staff - Department of Microbiology.
1984-6: Chairman of Sibling User Group ie, of
Departments using the Sibling System of Departmental Accounting.
1989/90/1: Developed and delivered Laboratory
Costing, 1989, 1990, 1991.
1991: Developed and delivered Quality in the
University, 1991.
1992: Developed and delivered Use of Visuals in
Presentations.
1992: Co-writer module resources BCTMO1 and BCTMO2.
1994: Co-developer and resource writer of
EPC700-Powder Coating Technology.
1994
to demise of SBDC in 1996: Accredited consultant Small Business Development
Corporation-Queensland, Australia.
1996
to present: Editor Powder Coater Painter - a technical newspaper
directed at powder coaters, suppliers and fabricators.
1996
to present: Visiting lecturer in Coatings Technology, Queensland University of
Technology.
1998: Visiting lecturer
in Coatings Technology, The University of Queensland.
Professional
Society Activities:
American
Electroplaters' Society:
* Committee member
1959-1963.
* Programme Chairman
1964- 1966.
* 2nd Vice President
1967.
* 1st Vice President
1968.
Australasian
Institute of Metal Finishing:
* Foundation
President Melbourne Branch 1969.
* Foundation
President Brisbane Branch 1970.
* President Brisbane
Branch 1970-2, 1976-1992.
* National President
1972, 1976, 1982, 1989.
* Secretary Brisbane
Branch 1973-1975.
* Elected Honorary
Life Member 1981.
* Member of National
Council 1969-1992.
* Chairman of
Organising Committee for Annual Conferences:
- Metal Finishing!
Why?, 1972.
- Metal Finishing!
How?, 1976.
- Profit by Design,
1982.
- Coatings in the
Age of Technology EXPO'88.
- Step Into the
90's, 1989.
- Where in the 90's,
1990.
- Start to Finish,
1991.
* Course Development
Back to Basics 1985.
* Course
Presentation Back to Basics:
- Melbourne, April
1986.
- Brisbane, April
1986.
- Christchurch, May
1986.
- Auckland, May
1986.
- Sydney, November
1986.
* Course Development
and Presentation Quality Control The Use of AS 1821-3, October
1987
* Seminar
Development The Technology of Powder 1991.
Australian
Organisation for Quality Control (now Australian Organisation for Quality):
* Chairman
Queensland Division 1976-1982.
* Member of National
Council 1976-1982, 1983.
* Chairman of
Steering Committee Qualcon 86-Towards 2000 Conference 1984-5
* Course Development
and Presentation:
- Good
Laboratory Practice May 1985.
- Laboratory
Methods and Costing July
1985.
- Good
Laboratory Practice July
1986.
- People and
Quality November 1986.
- Good
Laboratory Practice July
1987.
Standards
Association of Australia Committees:
* Member of:
- CH007/1-Vitreous
Enamel Finishes, 2000 to present
- CH3/10-Continuity
Testing of Coated Conductive Substrates, 1986-Present.
- MT9-Metal
Finishing, 1968-Present.
- MT9/2-Design of
Items, 1984-Present.
- MT9/3-Methods of
Test, 1984-Present.
- MT9/4-Precious
Metal Coatings, 1984-1991
- MT9/5-Preparation
1996-Present.
- MT9/6-Prepainted
metallic products
-
MT9/7-Nickel-Chrome Plating
- MT9/8-Zinc and
Cadmium Coatings (includes Galvanized coatings)
- MT9/10-Anodic
Oxidation Coatings, 1980-Present.
- MT9/11-Powder
Coatings, 1990 to present.
-
MT9/13 Hard Chrome, 1997.
-
MT14/3/1-Dissimilar Metals in Contact, 1984-Present.
* Chairman of
Committee:
- CH007/1-Vitreous
Enamel Finishes, 2000 to present
- MT9/3-Methods of
Test, 1999 to present
- MT9/5-Preparation
1999-Present.
- MT9/7-Nickel-Chrome
Plating 2001 to present
- MT9/8-Zinc and
Cadmium Coatings (excludes Galvanized coatings) 2001 to present
- MT/9/10-Anodic
Oxidation Coatings, 1988-present.
- MT9/11-Powder
Coatings, 1991.
- MT9/13-Hard
Chromium, 1996 to present.
Design Council of
Australia:
* Technical Assessor
- Materials, 1982-1985
National
Association for Testing Authorities:
*
Representative-Chemical Laboratory, Department Mining and Metallurgical
Engineering, 1988-1991.
* Representative for
Mechanical Testing - Department Mining and Metallurgical Engineering - 1991 to
1996.
* Assessor for
Mechanical Testing - 1988 to present
* Assessor
Environmental Testing of Coatings - 1988 to present
American Society
for Quality Control:
* Council
Member-Management Division 1993 to 1999
* Senior Member,
1997.
* Council
Member-Human Development and Leadership Division 2001 to present
* Webmaster Human
Development and Leadership Division 2001 to present
Powder Coaters
Association-Inc
* Executive Director
- 1992-May 1997
* Conference Convenor:
- PAINT 'N' POWDER -
Solutions to Everyday Problems 94
- PAINT 'N' POWDER -
Solutions to Everyday Problems 95
- PAINT 'N' POWDER -
Solutions to Everyday Problems 96
- PAINT 'N' POWDER -
Solutions to Everyday Problems 97
Queensland
Manufacturing Organisations Group-Inc
* Executive Director
- 1992-1994.
Surface Finishing
Skills Centre
* Company Secretary
1993 to 1996
*
Chairman-Management Committee, 1993 to 1996
* Chairman-Training
Committee, 1994 to 1996
* Chairman-Special
Projects Committee, 1993 to 1996
Materials Kindred
Societies:
* Member 1994 (on
formation)-1995
* Member of funding
sub-committee 1995
* Member Metals
Congress Committee 1995.
Awards:
Aluminium Anodisers
Award - Best published paper, AIMF, 1985 (Joint awardee).
Algie S H and
Pennisi M S, Service Performance of Anodized Aluminium in Exterior
Architectural Applications, Metals Australasia, Jan-Feb 1984
Non
- Professional Organisations:
1975: Chairman of the Board, The
University of Queensland Talsa Credit Union Limited (now Universities Credit
Union).
1977-1983 and
1986-87: President Clairvaux Parents and Friends Association.
1974-6 and 1984-5:
Honorary Secretary Clairvaux Parents and Friends Association.
Conferences
Attended (Papers Delivered *):
1965: Australasian
Institute of Metals Annual Conference - (AIM) NSW.
1967:
Communications Course (W D Scott & Co) - VIC.
Marketing Course (AIM) - VIC.
1969: Annual
Conference of the Australasian Institute of Metal Finishing (AIMF)-VIC.
1970: Annual
Conference of AIMF-SA.
1971: Annual
Conference of AIMF-NSW.
Radio-Isotope
Course for Graduates (AINSE) -
NSW.
* Symposium,
Corrosion, Erosion and Lubrication,
(IEAust) - QLD.
1972:* Annual
Conference of AIMF - QLD.
1973: Annual
Conference of AIMF-NZ.
1974: Annual
Conference of AIMF-VIC.
Symposium
Corrosion Science and Education
(IEAust) - QLD.
* Annual
Conference of AIM - NZ.
1975: Annual
Conference of AIMF -SA.
Course Report
Writing (AIM) - QLD.
Laboratory
Managers Seminar (U of Q) - QLD.
* 6th
International Conference on Metallic Corrosion (ACA) - NSW.
Course
Interpersonal Relationships (U
of Q) - QLD.
1976:* Annual
Conference of AIMF-QLD.
Course
Instruction Communication (U of
Q) - QLD.
1977: Annual
Conference of AIMF-NSW.
Course
Supervisory Skills (U of Q) -
QLD.
* Australian
Conference on Manufacturing Engineering (IEAust) - SA.
1978:
Bi-Annual Conference of The Australian Organisation for Quality Control
(AOQC)-NSW.
1979:* Annual
Conference of AIMF-VIC.
* Seminar
Protective Coatings (AIMF) -
QLD.
1980: Bi-Annual
Conference of AOQC-SA.
* International Conference
on Manufacturing Engineering
(IEAust) - VIC.
1981: Annual
Conference of AIMF -SA.
Course Oil-well
Drilling Simulation (U of Q) -
QLD.
1982:* Annual
Conference of AIMF - QLD.
1982: Bi-Annual
Conference of AOQC - VIC.
1983: Annual
Conference of AIMF - NSW.
Lab-Man
Conference WAGGA - NSW.
1984: Bi-Annual
Conference of AOQC - TAS.
1985:* Annual
Conference of AIMF - NZ.
Course Selection
Interviewing (U of Q) - QLD.
* Course Good
Laboratory Practice (AOQC) -
QLD.
* Course
Laboratory Methods and Costing
(AOQC) - QLD.
1986: Course
Administrative Practices-A Series (U of Q) - QLD.
Course Quality
Improvement (AOQC) - QLD.
* Annual
Conference of NZOQA - NZ.
* Bi-Annual
Conference of AOQC - QLD.
* Asia Pacific
Interfinish 86- TAS.
* Course Good
Laboratory Practice (AOQC) -
QLD.
* Course People
and Quality (AOQC) - QLD.
* Course Back to
Basics (AIMF) - VIC.
* Course Back to
Basics (AIMF) - QLD.
* Course Back to
Basics (AIMF) - Auckland NZ.
* Course Back to
Basics (AIMF) - Christchurch NZ.
* Course Back to
Basics (AIMF) - NSW.
* Corrosion and
Cures - QLD.
1987: Course
Administrative Practices-A Series (U of Q) - QLD.
* Course Good
Laboratory Practice (AOQC) -
QLD.
* Annual
Conference of Institute of Metal Finishing (IMF) - Bournemouth, Great Britain.
* Annual Conference
of American Society for Quality Control (ASQC) - Minneapolis, USA.
* Annual
Conference of Amrerican Electroplaters and Surface Finishers, Chicago, Illinois
* Annual
Conference of Australian Quality Circles Association (AQCA) - VIC.
* Annual Conference
of Australasian Institute of Metal Finishing (AIMF) - SA.
1988:
Annual Conference of the American Society of Quality Control (ASQC) -
Dallas Texas.
* Annual
Conference of Australasian Institute of Metal Finishing (AIMF) - QLD
1990: Annual Conference of the American Society
of Quality Control (ASQC) - San Francisco.
1990 Annual Conference of Australian Foundry
Institute (AFI) - QLD.
1991 Annual Conference of Australasian
Institute of Metal Finishing/Australian Diecasting Association, Sydney.
1992: Annual Conference of the American Society
of Quality Control (ASQC) - Management Division, Irvine.
1992: Annual Conference Powder Coaters
Association, Gold Coast
1993: Annual Conference of the American Society
of Quality Control (ASQC) - Management Division, Tampa.
Conference
of Queensland Manufacturing Organisations Group, Gold Coast
*
Annual Conference Powder Coaters Association, Brisbane
Conference
of APICS/QMOG, Brisbane
1994: Annual Conference of the American Society
of Quality Control (ASQC), Las Vegas.
1996:
* Annual Quality Congress 1996: Annual Conference of the American Society of
Quality Control (ASQC) - Chicago.
1998:
* Annual Quality Management Division Conference 1998: Annual Conference of
the American Society of Quality (ASQ) - San Diego.
1998:
* Annual Quality Congress 1998: Annual Conference of the American Society of
Quality (ASQ) - Philadelphia.
Books:
*
Pennisi M S, The
Technology of Commercial Metal Finishing, Department of Mining and
Metallurgical Engineering; October 1971; 2 vols.
*
Pennisi M S, Metal
Finishing! Why? Proceedings 4th Annual Convention, Australasian
Institute of Metal Finishing; Surfers Paradise; 2nd-6th October, 1972.
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Pennisi M S, The
Technology of Commercial Metal Finishing, Department of Mining and Metallurgical
Engineering, University of Queensland; Sept. 1973, 3 Vols.
*
Pennisi M S, Metal
Finishing! How? Proceedings, Annual Conference, Australasian Institute of
Metal Finishing, Surfers Paradise, 3rd-7th October, 1976.
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Pennisi M S, Profit
by Design, Proceedings of 14th Annual Conference of Australasian Institute
of Metal Finishing, Greenmount, 17th - 22nd October, 1982.
*
Pennisi M S, COATINGS
in the age of TECHNOLOGY- EXPO'88, Conference of the Australasian Institute
of Metal Finishing, Broadbeach, 31st May - 3rd June, 1988.
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Atrens A, Pennisi M
S and Schweinsberg D P, Editors, Transactions Step Into the 90's, Joint
Conference of Australasian Corrosion Association Inc, Australasian Institute of
Metal Finishing, Institute of Metals and Materials Australasia Ltd, Broadbeach,
27th-31st August, 1989.
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Lakeland K D,
Pennisi M S, Price D and Toth J, Transactions Where in the '90s, Annual
Conference of Australian Foundry Institute, Broadbeach, 21st - 24th October,
1990.
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Pennisi M S,
Editor, Member's Guide - Recommended Minimum Procedures for the Preparation
of Metal Surfaces for Powder Coating, Australasian Institute of Metal
Finishing-Powder Coating Division, 1st January, 1991.
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Pennisi M S,
Editor, Transactions Start to Finish, Joint Annual Conference of
Australasian Institute of Metal Finishing and Australian Diecasting
Association, Sydney, 21st - 25th October, 1991.
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Pennisi, M S, Ed Members
Guide Recommended Minimum Procedures for the Preparation of Metal Surfaces for
Powder Coating, Australasian Institute of Metal Finishing (Brisbane
Branch) - Powder Coaters Association (Division), 1991.
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Pennisi, M S, Ed Recommended
Minimum Procedures for the Preparation of Metal Surfaces for Powder Coating,
Powder Coaters Association-Queensland Inc, 1994.
*
Pennisi, M S,
Illguth G L, Powder Coaters Applicators Course, Gramma Training Company,
1994. Revised Pennisi M S, 1996.
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Pennisi, M S,
Editor, Transactions of Asia Pacific Qualcon 98, Australian Organisation
for Quality, 1998.
Publications:
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Pennisi M S, Rinsing
in the Plating Shop - Water and Equipment; Australian Finishing, 2,
(1), Sept 1968, p5.
*
Pennisi M S, Alloy
Plating, The Technology of Commercial Electro Deposition, Stroud Editor,
RMIT, 1971, Chapter II.
*
Pennisi M S, Corrosion
and Erosion Prevention by Surface Coatings, Corrosion, Erosion and
Lubrication Symposium, Institution of Engineers, Australia; Brisbane, July,
1971, Paper No 3.
*
Pennisi M S, Electrodeposited
Metals Fight Corrosion on Metals, Metallurgy in Australia. - Proceedings of
the 27th Annual Conference, Australian Institute of Metals; Christchurch, New
Zealand, 20-24 May, 1974, p 115.
*
Pennisi M S, Corrosion?
Electroplate It Out, Metals Australia, 7, (3), April 1975, p 63.
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Pennisi M S, Finishing
with Alloys, Metals Finishing! How? - Proceedings 8th Annual Conference,
Australasian Institute of Metal Finishing, Surfers Paradise, (1976).
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Pennisi M S, Copper
Impurities in Zinc Electrodeposits, The Australian Conference on
Manufacturing Industry, 17-19th August, 1977, The Institution of Engineers,
Australia, Publication 77/7, p 115-160.
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Pennisi M S, Protection
Afforded by Zinc Coatings, Proceedings - Zinc is Your Finish, Australasian
Institute of Metal Finishing, Brisbane, Australia, 21st June, 1979, p 1.
*
Pennisi M S, Mechanical
Zincs, Proceedings - Zinc is Your Finish, Australasian Institute of Metal
Finishing, Brisbane, Australia, 21st June, 1979, p 4.
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Pennisi M S, The
Role of Quality in Industry - Basic Principles, Proceedings - Standards,
Technology, Energy, People, Australasian Institute of Metal Finishing,
Melbourne, Australia, 8-11 October, 1979; also Metal Finishing, 79, (2),
1980, p 93.
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Pennisi M S, Corrosion
Resistance with Surface Coatings, Proceedings International Conference on
Manufacturing Engineering, Institution of Engineers, Australia, Melbourne,
Australia, 25-27 August, 1980, p 381.
*
Algie S H and
Pennisi M S, Service Performance of Anodized Aluminium in Exterior
Architectural Applications, Metals Australasia, Jan-Feb 1984.
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Pennisi M S, Quality
is the only Competitor to Plastics, Focus on Quality - Proceedings of NZ
Organisation for Quality Assurance, 1-3 May, 1985.
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Pennisi M S, Motivation
for Quality - How ? Proceedings of NZOQA Annual Conference, Christchurch
NZ, May 1986.
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Pennisi M S, Putting
Quality In a Finish, Proceedings Back to Basics, AIMF Brisbane, May 1986, p
1-10.
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Pennisi M S, Motivation
- Australian Manufacturing Industry and the Year 2000, Qualcon 86 - Towards
2000 - Proceedings of Bi-annual Conference, Australian Organisation for Quality
Control, Broadbeach, Qld, 26-29 August 1986.
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Pennisi M S, Motivation
for Quality - The Metal Finisher, Proceedings, Asia Pacific Interfinish
'86, Surface Finishing - Today and Tomorrow, Hobart, Tas, 26th - 30th October,
1986.
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Pennisi M S, The
Control of Quality in Metal Finishing Operations, Proceedings, Annual
Technical Conference, The Institute of Metal Finishing, Bournemouth, 28th April
- 2nd May, 1987, p 99.
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Pennisi M S, Motivation
- The Road to Quality, Transactions, 41st Annual Quality Congress, American
Society for Quality Control, Minneapolis, 4th - 6th May, 1987, p 33.
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Pennisi M S, People
Quality and Performance, The Australian Experience, Conference of
Australian Quality Circles Association, Melbourne 8-9th July, 1987 p 125.
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Pennisi M S, Quality
Management and Human Resources, Short Course, Continuing Education Unit,
The University of Queensland, 16th September, pp40, 1987.
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Pennisi, M S, Galvanizing-The
Management of Quality, Galvanizing Seminar /Workshop for Plant Operators,
August, 1987, 11pp, Galvanizers Association of Australia, 1987
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Pennisi M S, The
Diecaster, the Metal Finisher and Quality Performance, Proceedings Casting
& Finishing, Joint Conference of the Australasian Institute of Metal Finishing
and Australian Die Casting Association, Adelaide, 22nd-26th October, 1987.
*
Pennisi M S and G
Hollis, Mechanical Plating, Coatings in the Age of Technology-Expo'88,
Conference of the Australasian Institute of Metal Finishing, Broadbeach, 31st
May to 3rd June, 1988, p 1-6.
*
Pennisi M S, Managed
Trouble Shooting, Coatings in the Age of Technology-Expo'88,
Conference of the Australasian Institute of Metal Finishing, Broadbeach, 31st
May to 3rd June, 1988, p 31-8.
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Pennisi M S,
Numerous short articles on Surface Finishing, Powder Coating, Electroplating,
published in Metal Casting and Finishing, Metal Working and
Powder Coater Painter. 1994-1997
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Pennisi M S, Quality
in Australia-Towards 2000, Transactions, ASQC 50th Annual
Congress, American Society for Quality Control, Chicago, May 13-15, 1996, p
729.
Consultancies:
*
Wrote some 1,300
reports for the Departmental Testing Service - Department of Mining, Minerals
and Materials Engineering.
*
Consultant to
various organisations on corrosion, metal finishing, Quality Management
Systems, Strategic Management and Business Plans (some 550 reports written to
end 1996) through Penlia & Co.
Technical
Newspaper/Journal
*
Editor of Powder Coater Painter-Fabricator, since its inception in 1996 to 2002. This is a quarterly newspaper
directed at powder coaters and light fabricators in Australia, New Zealand and
Asia. Readership about 15,000.
*
Editor of QUALITY Australia the
Business Improvement Journal-the official journal of the Australian
Organisation for Quality (AOQ). This is a quarterly Journal in which editorial
is published that is of interest to entry level persons, the quality
professional and researches in the field. The distribution of 5,000 is to AOQ
members and middle and senior managers Australia wide.
*
Editor of Coatings
& Fabrication, 2002 to present. A tabloid style magazine for surface
finishers, including abrasive blasting, anodising, electroplating, galvanizing,
painting and powder coating; and light fabrication (sheet metal) of aluminium,
stainless steel, precoated steel; and fencing, balustrades, furniture, etc.
Traineeships:
1996-7: Principal
Trainer to 61 Engineering Traineeships trainees in the Surface Finishing
Sector.
2000-present:
Specialist trainer in Coatings technology to First Choice Training Institute.
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