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Nondestructive Testing including Radiography, Ultrasonic, Liquid Penetrant, Magnetic Particle
Expert is an ASNT (American Society for Nondestructive Testing) Level III certificate holder in UT (ultrasonic testing), RT (radiographic testing), MT (magnetic particle testing), and PT (liquid penetrant testing). He has held these certifications for 23 years and has recertified…
Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Fractures, Failures, Explosions, Pressure Vessels and Systems
Expert has worked in ASME, API, EN, BS, AS and other international design codes especially in pressure equipment in the nuclear, fossil fuel, petro-chemical, transportable and gas cylinder industries. He has worked on code development in both Europe and Australia.…
Materials Science, Particularly Corrosion: Microbial Corrosion, Materials Selection, Biodegradation
Biodegradation mainly refers to enhanced degradation and deterioration of non-metallic materials such as concrete and polymers to distinguish it from microbial corrosion of metals. Under certain circumstances, there are groups of micro-organisms that are capable of attacking these materials and…
Thin Film Deposition, Chemical Mechanical Polishing, Semiconductor Process Integration
Expert has 10 years of experience developing consumable products and processes for application in chemical mechanical polishing. He holds approximately ten patents and patent applications on consumables and processes for chemical mechanical polishing. The expert has intimate knowledge of chemical…
Corrosion, Materials, & Chemicals: Oil & Gas Production and Wastewater Treatment Facilities
Expert is experienced in materials engineering, corrosion control and mitigation, failure analysis, root cause analysis, materials selection, non-metallic materials, protective coatings, cathodic protection, environmental control, specifications and standards. He has made contributions in pipeline corrosion integrity management, risk assessment, risk-based…
Structural and Durability Evaluation of Concrete, Steel and Timber Buildings, Structural Witness
Expert has experience with the analysis and design of concrete. He can perform analysis on prestressed (pre tensioned, post tensioned) concrete. His work has been involved with concrete structures (buildings and bridges) as well as steel bridges. Expert has experience…
Fastener Engineering, Fastener Failure Analysis, Fastener Quality Evaluation, Forensic Analysis.
Expert specializes in: Fastener Failure Analysis, Training, Operations Improvement, Quality Systems and Continuous Improvements, Technical Marketing, Cost Reductions, Fastener Deproliferation, ISO 9000 and Product Manual Preparation and Updating, Customer Satisfaction Metrics and Analysis, Process Mapping and Root Cause Analysis, Calculating…
Economic Analysis, Feasibility Studies, Project Management, Non ferrous metals, chemical metallurgy
Much of Expert’s career has been spent in hydrometallurgy and aqueous corrosion. Both require knowledge and experience in aqueous metal chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and electrochemistry in a process environment. Much of Expert’s career has been spent in hydrometallurgy and aqueous…
Corrosion and Metallurgical Failure Analysis
Expert notes that corrosion is a major problem that affects many industries. Expert has spent over forty years studying and solving corrosion problems in the construction, aerospace, defense, petroleum, utility and related industries. He was also the technical editor of…
Plastics Selection, Design, Compound, Processing, Testing, Failure, Pipes and Membrane
Expert is an expert in plastic piping, having in-depth knowledge of polyethylene pipe, PE gas pipe, PVC pipe, ABS pipe, crosslinked-polyethylene (PEX) pipe, polybutylene pipe, and related fittings. He is equally proficient with pipe joining processes using solvent cement and…