ICRI Staff

SERVING MEMBERS THROUGH IRON CASTING TECHNOLOgy

ICRI STAFF

	Bruce T. Blatzer - Executive Director Graduate of the University of Alabama with a BS in Metallurgical Engineering and MBA from Georgia State University. Bruce is also an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer. Background includes prior employment in the foundry sector and in a pattern making facility. Bruce came to ICRI in 1996 and after four years as Assistant Director is currently Executive Director. His areas of expertise include pattern making, cupola operations and control, quality assurance techniques including problem solving, design of experiments, and SPC. Bruce is a member of the American Foundry Society(AFS), Cupola Committee (8F), Coreless Furnace Committee (8C), American Society for Materials (ASM) and the American Society for Quality (ASQ).
	James N. Wood - Executive/Technical Director, Ductile Iron Society Graduate of Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Toronto, CAN with a degree in Metallurgical Technology and a degree in Business Management from Georgian College of Applied Arts & Technology, Barrie, Ontario. He also completed a finance and account program at the American Management Association. Jim's background includes employment in the foundry sector and he worked many years for foundry supplier Hickman Williams & Company. Jim's areas of expertise include alloying and inoculation of cast irons and all aspects of Ductile Iron processing. Jim is currently serving as the Executive/Technical Director of the Ductile Iron Society. Jim is a member of the American Foundry Society (AFS) and is a past chairman of the 5L committee.
	Robert H. Bigge - Technical Director Graduate of the Michigan Technological University with a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering and a B.S. in Engineering Administration. He worked extensively in the iron foundry industry before joining ICRI in 2000 as Technical Director. His areas of expertise include alloying and inoculation of cast irons, Ductile Iron treatment and inoculation practices, thermal analysis, metallurgy of cast irons, machinability of cast irons, green sand molding systems and testing, cupola design, operations, and control, and statistical process control. Bob is a member of the American Foundry Society (AFS) Green Sand Committee (4-M), and ASTM Committee (A-04).
	Susan J. Lambert - Manager, Member Services Background includes employment in the steel industry in a supervisory and technical capacity. Susan came to ICRI in 1987 and is presently Manager, Member Services. Her areas of expertise include metallography/photography, casting defect analysis, computer network administration, accounting, administrative functions, meeting planning, writing meeting reports, and web design and implementation.