Aaron Weir

Aaron Weir graduated with a degree in Materials Science and Engineering with a strong focus in Foundry Engineering and Metallurgy from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. One of five other students to do so out of a class greater than 2,300 engineers.  As a student, Mr. Weir contributed to published research in the metal casting field in both ferrous and nonferrous metals over multiple casting processes and contributed to a provisional patent for interlocking sand molds. He was also employed in both the iron and steel industries as a student.

In 2021, Mr. Weir joined the team at Foundry Solutions and Design as a project manager. Early on he was responsible for assignments both foreign and domestic, ranging from small jobbing facilities to one of the largest automated foundries conceptually realized in the US. Mr. Weir has relative experience in all popular molding methods, equipment, and alloys. In March of 2022, he joined the executive team at FS&D as the Vice President of Engineering and continues to manage projects with his two other business partners. Mr. Weir is currently in the final stages of procuring his Professional Engineering license in Metallurgical Engineering.

In his position as Vice President for Foundry Solutions & Design, Mr. Weir’s responsibilities also include supervision of conceptual engineering, proposal preparation, technical review, general office staff management, and business operations.  More specifically his involvement starts with concept development, facility layouts and budgetary calculations, and continues through contract preparation and final project implementation.

Upon graduation, Mr. Weir worked his way up in a grey and ductile iron job shop in Southwest Georgia, USA making parts for well-known manufacturers in the defense, agriculture, automotive, and on and off-highway truck markets along with pioneering a line of direct-to-consumer cast products. While employed at the foundry, he held the titles of Foundry Supervisor, Metallurgist, Lab Manager, Tooling Engineer, Foundry Engineer, and Foundry Superintendent, some simultaneously. Under his leadership, both quality and production metrics saw significant sustained improvement as well as overall foundry engagement. Mr. Weir also led the foundry through two successful ISO certifications and multiple process engineering and equipment maintenance campaigns.

Outside of work, Mr. Weir volunteers some of his time to supporting the longevity of the foundry industry. He is currently the Chairman of the Birmingham Chapter of the American Foundry Society, the second largest chapter in the country, and serves on multiple education boards, emphasizing the constant need of young talent in the metal casting industry.