Brian Laqua
Principal Materials Engineer and Director of Testing at LTA Research and Exploration
- Role
- Director of Materials and Test at LTA Research
- Location
- Oakland, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Brian Laqua
I am a highly-motivated individual interested in structural materials science and processing. I have been successful working in and leading multi-disciplinary teams for industry and academic projects. I enjoy using creative ideas to solve industry problems.
Experience
Director of Materials and Test
Apr 2022 — Present
Leads test teams at three different LTA locations with 30 engineers, managers, and technicians. Responsible for recruiting, hiring, mentorship, and equipment planning.
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor of Science (BS), Materials Engineering
2008 — 2013
University of Southern California
M.S., Product Development Engineering
2014 — 2017
Skills
- Design of Experiments
- Experimentation
- Uv/Vis
- Microsoft Office
- Product Development
- Analysis
- Physics
- Labview
- Maple
- Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Nanotechnology
- Materials Science
- Tensile Testing
- Failure Analysis
- Hardness
- Matlab
- Polymers
- R&D
- Technical Writing
- Characterization
- Spectroscopy
- Mechanical Engineering
- Testing
- Ftir
- Technical Presentations
- Coatings
- Dsc
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