carl seidler

Provided leadership and direction to a 13 member team that provided technical support to Logan Aluminum's two owners and their customers. Focus areas included achieving customer satisfaction, problem investigation & resolution, claim management, and product / process improvements and development.

ARCO management representative and liaison with the Logan Aluminum rolling mill in Russellville, KY. Provided manufacturing direction and support, capital projects coordination, manufacturing technology application, and support for process & product development.

Provided manufacturing direction and support to the Logan Aluminum rolling mill and several external toll processors. Led new process and product development with a focus on automotive products.

Responsible for overall process development, control, and improvement activities for melting and DC casting operations.

Responsible for technical specifications, qualification, coordination, and quality evaluation of multiple external ingot suppliers to Logan Aluminum.

Provided leadership and direction to Logan Aluminum's Product and Process Metallurgical Teams, consisting of 10 metallurgists. Product Team - customer technical service, problem and claim resolution, determination of product requirements for Logan's customers & qualification.. Process Team - technical direction and assistance to Logan's operating business units, including process & practice development, problem resolution, process improvement, and quality standards.

Provided technical direction, process development, and operational training during the mill start up and commissioning of Logan Aluminum's hot rolling operations.

Responsible for cast house standard practices and control procedures, problem solving, computerized DC and EMC casting practice development.

Responsible for hot rolling standard practices and control procedures, problem solving, development and evaluation of process and product improvements.

Responsible for hot rolling standard practices and control procedures, problem solving, development and evaluation of process and product improvements.

Cold rolling and annealing practice development. New process and product development.

Responsible for plant and corporate technical service to several rigid container sheet customers. Also was the ARCO project manager for an automotive developmental consortium, consisting of two other aluminum companies and several national laboratories. Served as ARCO representative to the Aluminum Association on several committees: Alloys & Product Standards, Automotive & Light Truck, Technical Advisory Committee.

After retiring from Logan Aluminum, founded Solid Solution Partners LLC to utilize more than 40 years experience in the aluminum rolling industry in providing consulting and technical services to the aluminum and other industries.