About Us The ASM Northern New England (NNE) Chapter is composed of approximately 180 members from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont with a broad range of technical interests from metallurgy to paper processing. Programmed events are held once a month in the fall and spring across the Northern New England Region. Based on the chapter membership geographical distribution, the majority of events are in the Manchester, NH area as well as one meeting in Vermont and one on the Maine seacoast each year. Please visit the programs page and calendar to browse past and upcoming events. Officers hold executive meetings about once a month where they plan upcoming events. The general membership is encouraged to attend executive meetings. We encourage anyone who would like to give a technical presentation, hold a plant tour at their place of business, or suggest a presentation topic to contact us. Please visit the calendar to find the next scheduled executive meeting. We encourage members who are looking for a way to give back to the engineering community to join the ASM NNE chapter organizing team. Officer elections are held in the late spring. Please contact us if you are interested in joining the organizing team or participating as a chapter officer. You may also visit the ASM International website for further information. Our Current Officers Angela Zsidi is the Chair of the ASM NNE Chapter. She currently is the Metallurgy Lab Manager at MCT with Hitchiner Manufacturing. She has been with Hitchiner since Oct 2009 and has 5 years prior experience in the foundry industry primarily in aluminum sand castings. Angela obtained a B.S in Material Science Engineering and a B.S. in Business Administration from Michigan Technological University in 2004. She has been a member of ASM since 2001. Sanjay Shendye is the Vice Chair of the ASM NNE Chapter. He is the Development Engineering Manager at Hitchiner Manufacturing Co. in Milford, NH. He has been a member of ASM International since 1996. His background includes over 12 years of experience in the investment casting industry with PCC Structurals, Inc., Portland, OR and Hitchiner Manufacturing Co Inc. John Redemske is the Treasurer of the ASM NNE Chapter. He also served as Chair from 2007-2009. He is a Lead Engineer - Development at Metal Casting Technology (a joint venture between Hitchiner Manufacturing, an investment casting company, and GM) in Milford, NH where he has been a part of the organization for 28 years. He is currently responsible for Investment Casting process development at Metal Casting Technology. He has been a member of ASM since 1973. John has a degree in metallurgy from the University of Illinois. His technical interests and background include metallurgy, material science, counter gravity casting, new casting process development as well as metal casting process control. Gordon Schupmann is the Secretary of the ASM NNE Chapter. He is the Process Engineering Manager at Uni-Cast in Londonderry, NH, a premier aluminum investment casting company. He has been a member of ASM since 1978. His technical interests and background include 30+ years of engineering and metallurgical experience in investment casting with Hitchiner Manufacturing and Uni-Cast. Our Past Officers Leigh Duren served as the Chair of the ASM NNE Chapter from 2009-2010. She is a Senior Materials and Process Engineer at Nichols Portland – a Division of Parker Hannifin. Nichols Portland is a manufacturer of ferrous powdered metal products, mostly gerotors. She oversees the materials lab which ensures material quality, and supports the manufacturing operations. Leigh has a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a Master’s degree in materials science and engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Her technical interests and background include aluminum casting, powder metallurgy, and the study of wear resistant materials. She has been a member of ASM since 2005. She served as a student member on the ASM Board of Trustees during college. Anthony DeSantis was Treasurer of the ASM NNE Chapter from 2006-2010. He is President at Special Hermetic Products, Inc. in Wilton, NH. He has been a member of ASM since 1992. His technical interests and background include glass to metal sealing, brazing, soldering and hermetically sealed assemblies for RF and electronic applications.     Main  |  About Us  |  Calendar  |  Programs  |  Contact