Meet the Team

Meet the Team

  • Hunter Taylor, Ph.D

    Founder & CEO

    htaylor[at]tailoredalloys.com

    Hunter earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso, where he immersed himself within the W.M. Keck Center, working on laser powder bed fusion process sensitivity and alloy development. He loves to look at melt-pools and microstructures while determining optimal processing parameters. Outside of Tailored Alloys, he is an elite Ultimate frisbee athlete and devoted husband.

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    Lazlo Kecskes, Ph.D

    Founder and CSO

    lkecskes@tailoredalloys.com

    When he is not on the electron microscope or in the lab making samples, Laszlo is on the lookout for new challenges and opportunities for Tailored Alloys. Additionally, he lends his materials science expertise, guides intern on scientific methods and experimentation or provides hands on training with unique equipment. Outside of his technical responsibilities, he divides his time between exploring the fine arts world, family, classical music theory, and playing the piano badly.

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    Amiel Bernal, Ph.D

    COO, Tailored Alloys & Tailored Rings

    abernal[at]tailroedalloys.com

    Amiel is the glue that sticks Tailored Alloys together. Wearing many hats, he’s busy running admin, operations, overseeing projects, and doing end-to-end service for Tailored Rings. As a fan of systems, Amiel strives to set up teams and projects so that they can be successful with few pivots and interventions.

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    Brayant Lopez

    Software Developer

    blopez[at]tailoredalloys.com

    Brayant Lopez is a software developer at Tailored Alloys. His contribution to the refractory alloys involved analyzing data using Python scientific libraries. He also worked in the design stage for the Lossless build log. Currently he is working in the management and development of new features for the chatalloy website. Outside of work, he loves his family, going to church, and doing sports.

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    Alex Sarene

    Software Developer

    asarene[at]tailoredalloys.com

    Alex Sarene is a software developer at Tailored Alloys. Alex specializes in C++ application development and loves overengineering to find small optimizations wherever possible. When Alex isn't working, they enjoy working on personal programming projects and cooking.

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    Daniyal Khan

    Software Engineer

    dkhan[at]tailoredalloys.com

    Daniyal is a software engineer at Tailored Alloys. He is responsible for developing and maintaining the company's software infrastructure. He is passionate about problem solving and is always looking for ways to improve his skills. He loves his books and work desk as much as he loves to code.