Graduate of Lehigh University with a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering and an M.B.A. from Tiffin University. He worked extensively in the foundry industry before joining the ICRI staff in 2014 as Assistant Director. Lyle is also a Certified Quality Engineer. His areas of expertise include melting operations and control (cupola and coreless induction), spectrometer operations, setup and ongoing validation, process improvement techniques including statistical evaluations and design of experiments. Lyle is a member of the AFS Cupola Committee (8F), and ASTM A04.
Diane Heberling, Administrative Asst.
Diane came to ICRI in 2024 and is presently Administrative Assistant. Her areas of expertise include, accounting, administrative functions, meeting planning, writing meeting reports and responding to member requests.
