Trevor Gibson – Heat Treat Today 40 Under 40

Name: Trevor Gibson
Company: Dana Incorporated
Position: Lead Materials Engineer
In-House Heat Treater
Years in Industry: 11
Trevor Gibson’s primary responsibility at Dana Incorporated is supporting: supporting Dana’s product groups in materials selection and design (specifically in heat treatment) as well as supporting Dana’s global materials team in material and design failure analysis. Trevor writes specifications and product design reviews, specifying heat treatment, design calculations for case depths of product, and materials for Dana products globally.

A graduate of Michigan Technology University with a bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Metallurgy, Trevor began his career in the heat treating industry as a field engineer, and later as a technical sales engineer, at Surface Combustion, Inc. Since 2017, Trevor has been with Dana Incorporated working as a materials engineer, where he is now lead materials engineer.

For the last few years, Trevor has been supporting the design of EV products. He provides guidance for lab analysis of components in the lab and mentors engineering students who also work in Dana’s lab. He also supports quality and manufacturing issues related to furnace and induction heat treatment which includes troubleshooting the processes. He is a representative for the company on the AIAG CQI- 9 committee. Over the last six years that he has been with the company, he has become a heat treatment expert and resource with Dana Incorporated globally. He was hired as a senior materials engineer and was recently promoted to lead materials engineer because of his work and materials/heat treatment leadership in the company.

Nominated by: Dana Incorporated
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