Currently works as microscopyst in SEM-EDS and XRD Laboratory in company Metal Ravne d.o.o. in Slovenia (Europe). Metal Ravne company is a leading manufacturer of tool steels, stainless steel, and other specialty steelsin the world. In the company is responsible for SEM microscopy and EDS (EDX) microanalysis, XRD analysis, failure analysis, sample preparation, image analysis, computer programming, lab service. He is also the author of Etchants Database, Database of Steel Transformation Diagrams, Atlas of Defects on Steel Rolls and Microscopy Vendors Database. Born in 1956, he holds B.Sc, M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Metallurgy, all University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Education

University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Department of Metallurgy, B.Sc. in the Metallurgy (1981)
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Department of Metallurgy, M.Sc. in the Metallurgy (1986)
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Department of Metallurgy, Ph.D. in the Metallurgy (1998)

Professional Activities

Member of MAS (since 1985)
Member of EMAS (since 1989)
Member of Slovenian Vacuum Society (since 1987)
Member of Slovenian Electron Microscopy Society (since 1986)
UN expert for industrial development (since 1995)

Publications

List of publications (Slovenian language)

Works on the Internet

SEM-EDS and XRD Laboratory (Website since 1995)
Atlas of Defects on Steel Rolls v.1.0
Etchants Database v.3.0
Database of Steel Transformation Diagrams v.2.0
Committe of the International Children's Games (1998-2009)
Metal Ravne Steel Selector (2005)
Microscopy Vendors website (since 1995)