Dr. Midson�s professional background is summarized below:

• Over 25 years research, management and manufacturing experience
• Served as General Manager of a commercial casting company, Director of a development and prototyping company, technical director at a trade association, as well as working in R&D labs for two Fortune 500 companies
• Proven success at business unit management, project management and developmental projects
• B. Met. and Ph.D. in metallurgical engineering from Sheffield University in the UK
• Member of research and development committee for the North American Die Casting Association since 1996
• Member of the Semi-Solid International Scientific Committee
• Authored four books and nearly 50 technical papers
• Co-author of two chapters of a text book published by the American Foundry Society
• Received awards from the Society of Automotive Engineers, the American Foundry Society and Sheffield University
• Co-organizer of an international technical conference in 1998

Actual experience in recent consulting projects is provided here