Rick currently serves as Technical Director for the Spring Manufacturers Institute and is managing director of C. Richard Gordon Consulting LLC. He retired in 2016 as a technical service metallurgist at Gerdau Long Steel North America–Beaumont Steel Mill. He has over 45 years’ experience in the steel and wire industries. He previously worked with the National Standard Company managing groups working in the areas of R&D, quality, and process technology for carbon steel and stainless steel wire products. He is a graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology with a master’s and Bachelor of Science degrees in metallurgical and materials engineering. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors for the ASM International’s Notre Dame Chapter and District 13 Chapter Council Representative for ASMI. Rick is also a member of ASTM, TMS, and WAI.
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