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Azerbaijan

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Metallurgical Engineer & Failure Analysis Steel, Iron Ore, Pipe Production & Mineral Processing | PhD | 10+ Year

Profile Summary

When a component fails, a process underperforms, or an entire production flowsheet needs to be rethought — that's where I come in.

I'm Mehdi Rajabov, a Metallurgical Engineer with a PhD (Selcuk University) and over 10 years of hands-on industrial experience across steel production, iron ore and mineral processing, and non-ferrous metallurgy in Azerbaijan and the broader CIS region.

My core expertise:

Metals & Steel
• Failure analysis & root cause investigation (steel, iron ore, aluminum alloys)
• Seamless and welded pipe production — quality issues, dimensional non-conformances, and process troubleshooting
• Heat treatment process design and optimization
• Microstructure analysis and material selection
• Steelmaking process improvement (EAF, BOF environments)

Mineral Processing & Flowsheet Engineering
• Mineral processing plant design and optimization
• Flowsheet development from concept to commissioning
• Mass and water balance calculations and modelling
• Process audits for iron ore, gold, and base metal operations

Operational Excellence
• Lean manufacturing implementation in metals and mining environments
• Kaizen-based continuous improvement programs
• Quality control systems and production KPI frameworks

What sets me apart is the combination of deep field experience and academic rigor. I've worked as Chief Metallurgist at Dashkasan Iron Ore, Metallurgist at AzerGold CJSC, and currently serve as Advisor to the Production Director at Baku Steel Company — one of the Caucasus region's largest steel producers. I also founded Master Mind Metallurgist LLC, a metallurgical consulting firm.

On the academic side, I chaired the State Attestation Committee for Metallurgical Engineering at Azerbaijan Technical University, evaluating graduate-level research across the discipline.

I work best on:
→ Failure investigation reports (root cause + corrective actions)
→ Pipe production process troubleshooting and quality improvement
→ Mineral processing flowsheet development and mass/water balance modelling
→ Material selection for challenging service environments
→ Lean and Kaizen implementation in production environments
→ Process audits and optimization for steel, iron ore, and mining operations

Languages: Azerbaijani (native), Russian (fluent), English (professional working proficiency)

Available for hourly consulting calls, fixed-scope reports, and ongoing advisory arrangements.

Subject Matter Expertise

Services

Writing
Research
Consulting
Data & AI
Product Development

Writing Technical Writing

Research Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting, Operations Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting, Manufacturing Consulting

Data & AI Data Visualization

Product Development Formulation, Product Evaluation, Material Sourcing, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance & Control (QA/QC)

Work Experience

Advisor of Production Director

Baku Steel Company

December 2025 - Present

Advisor of Production Director

Baku Steel Company

December 2025 - Present

Founder and General Director

Master Mind Metallurgist

March 2024 - Present

Executive Director

AzLead

June 2025 - December 2025

Head of Production Section

Dashkasan Iron Ore

February 2022 - June 2025

Chairman of the State Attestation Committee

Azerbaijan Technical University

2023 - 2023

Metallurgist

AzerGold

September 2020 - February 2022

Leading Engineer Metallurgist

Sumgait Technologies Park

May 2018 - September 2020

Intern Metallurgist

Baku Steel Company

September 2016 - May 2018

Education

Metallurgy and Material Science (Engineering)

Selçuk Üniversitesi

January 2025 - Present

Plastic Deformation of Metals (Engineering)

Azerbaijan Technical University

2017 - 2019

Metallurgy Enginnering

Azerbaijan Technical University - Azerbaijan

August 2013 - June 2017

Metallurgy Engineer (Engineering)

Azerbaijan Technical University

August 2013 - May 2017

Certifications

Diploma

Azerbaijan Technical University

September 2013 - Present

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Metallurgical Engineer & Failure Analysis Steel, Iron Ore, Pipe Production & Mineral Processing | PhD | 10+ Year

Advisor of Production Director

Baku Steel Company

Advisor of Production Director

Baku Steel Company

Founder and General Director

Master Mind Metallurgist

Executive Director

AzLead

Head of Production Section

Dashkasan Iron Ore

Chairman of the State Attestation Committee

Azerbaijan Technical University

Metallurgist

AzerGold

Leading Engineer Metallurgist

Sumgait Technologies Park

Intern Metallurgist

Baku Steel Company

Metallurgy and Material Science (Engineering)

Selçuk Üniversitesi

Plastic Deformation of Metals (Engineering)

Azerbaijan Technical University

Metallurgy Enginnering

Azerbaijan Technical University - Azerbaijan

Metallurgy Engineer (Engineering)

Azerbaijan Technical University

Diploma

Azerbaijan Technical University