Heat Treat Consultant: Herb Dwyer

AirBrush_20211118191122-768x1024

Name: Herbert (Herb) E. Dwyer
Location: University Place, WA
Years in Industry: 50+
Company: Herb Dwyer & Associates LLC Consulting

Consulting Specialties:

  • International business development
  • Electromechanical manufacturing
  • Reshoring
  • Solar technology and related infrastructure
  • Quality systems
  • Zero defect processes
  • Manufacturing readiness
  • Sourcing of technology based products and systems including IP licensing and patents
  • “Greenfield” manufacturing facilities
  • Heat treating furnaces optimization
  • Implementation of “lean mfg”
  • Thermal measurements up to 4172°F

Briefly:

Herbert Dwyer is the CTO of Nanmac and the president of Herb Dwyer & Associates LLC Consulting. Herb has a total of 50+ years in product development including thermal and pressure sensors for aviation, power plants (coal and nuclear), solar (utility 50+ MW), and molten salt storage plants. Herb has a BS in Marketing and Materials Science from Northwestern University and an MBA from Boston College, as well as additional studies at RPI (Troy, NY) in Operations Management, with a focus on Statistics and Electronics. With over 150 consulting assignments throughout the world, Herb is a wealth of information on international manufacturing, quality, lean processes, process development, root cause identification, sales and marketing of technology-based products, and systems including IP licensing and patents.

Publications or Significant Accomplishments:

  • President, Herb Dwyer & Associates LLC Consulting
  • CTO, Nanmac
  • Organizing Chair of the ITS10 Symposium/Tutorials in April of 2023, and the Vice Chair of the ASTM E20 Temperature Measuring Committee
  • Co-Author, “Exploring Thermal Sensors in Hydrogen Atmosphere for Turbines,” Heat Treat Today December 2021 Medical/Energy print edition
  • Sr. Advisor/Lead Consultant, Kevin Kennedy Associates, Inc.
  • Sales & Marketing Manager, Military Group (Consultant Basis)
  • Acting Sales & Marketing Manager, Piconics, Inc. (Consultant Basis)
  • Acting VP/Operations & VP Sales and Marketing, SatCon Electronics
  • VP Sales & Marketing/Co-Founder, later Acting VP Manufacturing, Zecal Corporation
  • VP Sales & Marketing/Co-Founder, later acting VP Engineering, AMTX, Inc.
  • President/Founder, Hybrilonics, Inc.
  • Member, Vice Chair, ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) E20 Committee
  • Member, Propulsion Instrumentation Working Group (turbines)
  • Qualified HACCP Auditor
  • Certified GM Mark of Excellence Auditor
  • ISO Auditor
  • Qualified Six Sigma trainer
  • Member of ASQ

References (contact info available upon request):

  • Elnik
  • MICC
  • Rhenium Alloys

LinkedIn