Matthew J. Thayer has been promoted to North American Director of Sales and Technology at AstroCosmos Metallurgical, Camarillo, CA, USA. In his new capacity, Mr Thayer will be responsible for all sales and marketing in North America while retaining a portion of the global technology responsibilities.
Mr Thayer has been with the company for over eight years, most recently as Technology and Materials Director, responsible for the education of national and international regional sales managers and end-customers regarding materials selection and equipment design. He is the Technical Representative for AstroCosmos to the Material Technology Institute (MTI) and International Titanium Association (ITA) as well as a member of the National Association for Corrosion Engineers (NACE). He has published numerous papers for NACE, AISE and the Australian Hydrometallurgical Conference, ALTA and is currently participating in the International Titanium Specification Review.
Mr Thayer has held positions as western region sales manager and project manager with the
Youngstown Welding & Engineering Company, Youngstown, OH. Before that, he was a sales engineer and repair specialist at Badger Industries, Zelienople, PA. He is a graduate of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.