IBC Advanced Alloys Names Chief Technology Officer to Explore Production of New Advanced Alloy Products - Seite 2

Additional Promotions Announced

Rajeev Jain

A 17-year veteran of IBC’s Copper Alloys Division, Mr. Jain has been promoted to Vice President of Sales and Engineering, where he will promote highly technical market solutions to customers worldwide. Formerly, he worked at Hussey Copper for 10 years in various senior positions before joining Nonferrous Products, which IBC acquired in October 2008. Rajeev received a Bachelor of Engineering in Metallurgy in 1991 from Rourkela, India, and received his MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in 2008.

Ken Shasteen

Mr. Shasteen has been promoted to Vice President of Foundry Operations & Senior Metallurgist, where he will oversee operations of the Copper Alloys Division’s new foundry operation in Franklin, IN. Mr. Shasteen has worked for IBC since November 2000. Prior to IBC, Ken worked for NGK Metals in Sweetwater, TN casting beryllium copper alloys, and for Manufacturing Sciences Corporation in Oak Ridge, TN recycling radioactive steel and depleted uranium alloys. Ken earned his degree in Materials Science and Engineering with a concentration in Metallurgy from the University of Tennessee in 1994.

Nathan Dockocil

Mr. Dockocil has been promoted to Engineering Manager, where he will manage and direct the activities of the Engineering Department, which is responsible for new product development, product quality, process control, scrap reduction, and capital expenditures and justifications. Mr. Dockocil will also work with customer design teams to improve product quality and producibility. A Process/Product Engineer at IBC since 2018, Mr. Dockocil formerly worked at PCC Structurals and Green Grid Construction. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Hampshire.

“IBC has grown into one of the world’s leading mission-critical alloy manufacturers because of our ability to develop new and innovative products and technologies, and the Board and I are enthusiastic about continuing to make appropriate investments in new product development,” said Mark A. Smith, IBC’s CEO. “With Ben Rampulla leading this effort as Chief Technology Officer, I am confident that IBC is well positioned to continue innovating and developing new products in close coordination with our customers.”