Chris Dambra

Mr. Christopher Dambra earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree and a Minor in Materials Science in 2000 from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He then joined Oerlikon Metco developing thermal spray coating solutions for the Coating Solutions Center located in Westbury NY.  In 2016, he became Global Head of the Coating Solutions Centers responsible for groups in the Americas, Europe, Japan, China, and Russia. This organization is responsible for application development, sales support, new product demonstration and validation, and the industrialization of thermal spray coatings. Chris is currently Product Portfolio Manager for TBC, MCrAlY and EBC materials for Oerlikon. He has over 10 publications and 3 patents relating to materials and coating technology. He is a Fellow of ASM International and Past Board Member of the Thermal Spray Society.