 Gordon
E. Lakso Principal Engineer and Owner
PROFILE
- Metallurgical Engineer with over 35 years of hands-on experience
- Master of Science in Metallurgy and Bachelor of Science in
Metallurgical Engineering
- Registered Professional Engineer in California
- Consultation and Testimony for Product Liability for over
30 years
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Materials & Methods Principal 1996-Present
Materials consultant to industry and law. Expert testimony
and problem solving for aerospace, automotive, maritime, construction,
power generation, recreation, food-processing, chemical and
petrochemical industries, medical devices and instruments, electrical
components, home appliances, steel mills and hand tools.
Anamet Laboratories, Inc Chief Metallurgist 1972-1996
Failure analysis and consultation on an array of metals
and other materials from aerospace, Headed Metallurgical group
providing quality control testing and served as legal expert
in numerous cases.
Airco Vacuum Metals, Inc Technical Services 1969-1972
Coordinated production of metallurgical and mechanical properties
data on high-purity electron beam refined stainless steel and
high-strength alloy steels. Developed technical procedure guides
for fabrication and use of the stress corrosion resistant ferritic
stainless steel E-Brite 26-1.
US Army Officer Metallurgist 1966-1968
Performed metallurgical
evaluations of Army missile components at Redstone Arsenal.
Principal investigator for material evaluations of several missile
systems.
Professional Activities
Professional Engineer in Metallurgy, California No. 1663.
Past Chairman of the Golden Gate Chapter of American Society
for Materials International (ASMI) for two terms.
Member of the American Welding Society (AWS), National Association
of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), American Foundrymen’s Society
(AFS), Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the American
Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM).
Past Chairman of Independent Metallurgical Consultants of
California (IMECA).
Member of the Society of Forensic Engineers & Scientists
(SFES).
Education
Bachelor of Science, Metallurgical Engineering, South Dakota
School of Mines and Technology, 1964.
Master of Science, Metallurgy, Iowa State University , 1966.
Publications
Publications in the Journal of Applied Physics, Transactions
of the Metallurgical Society of AIME and others from 1966 to
1970.
More than 2500 reports to clients on materials evaluations
and failure analyses.
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