Expert Details
Metallurgical & Welding Engineering
ID: 734923
Texas, USA
Current & Past Projects:
• Eaton Corporation – Manufacturing Development Engineer (Dec, 2016 – May, 2017)
• Aramco Overseas Company (AOC) – Designated Welding Rep. (DWR) (Apr. – Aug. 2017)
• Jacobs Engineering – Projects Welding Engineer (Apr. – Aug. 2017)
• Noble Energy – Welding Consultant (Feb & May, 2015).
• ExxonMobil Development Company - Welding Consultant (May, 2012 – December, 2014)
• National Pipe Company Saudi Arabia – Technical Consultant (Mar., 2012)
• Red Sea Refining Company - PMT Welding Representative (Aug, 2011,-Feb, 2012)
• Oil States Industries – Metallurgical Engineering Consultant (2011)
• National Pipe Company Saudi Arabia – Technical Consultant (Jan., 2011)
• Lan Do Development Project by BP - Welding Consultant (2010 & 2011)
• National Pipe Company Saudi Arabia – Technical Consultant (May, 2010)
• Bergrohr GmbH Siegen – Welding Consultant (2010)
• Panhandle Energy – Welding Engineer (2010)
• Technip USA - Metallurgical & Welding Engineer (2010)
• Oil States Industries - Metallurgical & Welding Engineer (2009)
• Turner Industries Group – Certified Welding Inspector (2009)
• Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Company - Metallurgical & Welding Engineer (2008)
• Tatsa Mexico – Welding Consultant (1994) (now Trinity Industries)
• Litton Precision Gear – Welding Consultant (1991)
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1969 | Degree: BS | Subject: Metallurgical Engineering | Institution: Colorado School of Mines |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2008 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Consulting Engineer | Department: LLC office |
Responsibilities:• Halliburton Energy Services - Metallurgical and Welding Engineer• Eaton Corporation – Manufacturing Development Engineer • Aramco Overseas Company (AOC) – Designated Welding Rep. (DWR) • Jacobs Engineering – Projects Welding Engineer • Noble Energy – Welding Consultant • ExxonMobil Development Company - Welding Consultant • National Pipe Company Saudi Arabia – Technical Consultant • Red Sea Refining Company - PMT Welding Representative • Oil States Industries – Metallurgical Engineering Consultant • National Pipe Company Saudi Arabia – Technical Consultant • Lan Do Development Project by BP - Welding Consultant • National Pipe Company Saudi Arabia – Technical Consultant • Bergrohr GmbH Siegen – Welding Consultant • Panhandle Energy – Welding Engineer • Technip USA - Metallurgical & Welding Engineer • Oil States Industries - Metallurgical & Welding Engineer • Turner Industries Group – Certified Welding Inspector • Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Company - Metallurgical & Welding Engineer |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 2007 | Employer: Saudi Aramco Oil Company | Title: Metallurgical & Welding Engineer | Department: Consulting Services Department |
Responsibilities:• Responsible Specifying Authority (RSA) for structural commodities, and fasteners, for buildings and alternate applications such as space frames and scaffolding.• Surveyed Enventure Global Technologies for expandable downhole tubulars demonstration at Citra Tubino at Batam Island, Indonesia • Evaluated use of Thermal Spray Coatings (TSC) for corrosion and wear resistance for process piping, vessels, and structures and published Corrosion Technology Item • Surveyed various vendor pipe mills & forging factories for compliance with Aramco Standards. • Reviewed national and international vendor submitted welding procedures to be in compliance with Saudi Aramco Engineering • Developed first internationally recognized specification and rationale for the qualification and process control of Electric Resistance Welded (ERW) (including High Frequency Induction Welded (HFIW) line pipe, structural pipe, and OCTG casing and expandable tubing • Conducted numerous failure analyses of components (carbon steel, HSLA, 2.25Cr-1.5Mo, 5Cr, 304, 316, 309, 310, 904L, 256SMo, Duplex, IN600, IN625, IN800, AA6061) throughout the company • Performed material selections, and specified processing requirements, various plant and processing locations (Upstream production, platforms, mooring piles, well head, subsea rigid and flexible pipe and flanges, onshore pipelines for sour liquid and gas, pumping stations, separators/slug catchers, gas plants, refineries, bulk plants, and tankage). • $50MM was saved by implementing insitu cement lining process for rejuvenation of fire water piping systems rather than full replacement • Served on various Value Engineering committees with approved vendors for improvements to company specifications (typical savings: $5 - $50MM). |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1990 to 1996 | Employer: Raytheon Engineers and Constructors, EBASCO Div | Title: Principle Engineer | Department: Engineering Department |
Responsibilities:Metallurgical, Welding, and Quality Engineer in Special Processes Group providing technical support to NASA directorates and contractors.• Materials selections, metals processing, heat treating, and welding engineering for ground based pressure vessels, systems, facilities construction, • Qualified and published several orbital arc tube welding (GTAW) procedures (210 welded joints) using 304L, 316L and Inconel 718 tubing for the Special Apparatus For EVA Rescue (SAFER) for manned maneuver in space • Developed and qualified numerous other welding or brazing procedures and personnel performance tests in support of MIL-STD-1595A, MIL-STD-2219, MIL-W-6858, ASME Section I, IV, VIII and IX, B31 .1, B31 .3, B31 .5, B31 .9 and AWS B2.1, and B2.2, Cl .1, C3.4, C3.6, C3.7, Dl .1, Dl .2, Dl .3, and D9.1 • Earned NASA Manned Flight Awareness Award while member of failure investigation team of leaking Space Shuttle high pressure helium tanks • Specified and directed welding repair of aluminum motion base flight simulator for astronaut training • Developed and implemented framework for Space Center-wide welding program formally endorsed by NASA Engineering for all hardware built by or for Johnson Space Center • Performed metallurgical failure analysis and evaluations on ground based assemblies |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1984 to 1990 | Employer: McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co. (now Boeing) | Title: Member Technical Staff III | Department: Technical Staff |
Responsibilities:• Materials selections, metals processing, heat treating, and welding engineering for ground based pressure vessels, systems, facilities construction,• Qualified and published several orbital arc tube welding (GTAW) procedures (210 welded joints) using 304L, 316L and Inconel 718 tubing for the Special Apparatus For EVA Rescue (SAFER) for manned maneuver in space • Developed and qualified numerous other welding or brazing procedures and personnel performance tests in support of MIL-STD-1595A, MIL-STD-2219, MIL-W-6858, ASME Section I, IV, VIII and IX, B31 .1, B31 .3, B31 .5, B31 .9 and AWS B2.1, and B2.2, Cl .1, C3.4, C3.6, C3.7, Dl .1, Dl .2, Dl .3, and D9.1 • Earned NASA Manned Flight Awareness Award while member of failure investigation team of leaking Space Shuttle high pressure helium tanks • Specified and directed welding repair of aluminum motion base flight simulator for astronaut training • Developed and implemented framework for Space Center-wide welding program formally endorsed by NASA Engineering for all hardware built by or for Johnson Space Center • Performed metallurgical failure analysis and evaluations on ground based assemblies |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1981 to 1984 | Employer: ARMCO, Inc. (now AK Steel) | Title: Research Welding Engineer | Department: Research Department |
Responsibilities:Responsible for process and product development and technical services for many product lines at various corporation plant locations throughout the country:Product Support - • Technical direction of welding wire product line from melting, rolling, wire drawing and coating, and product qualification to AWS A5.17 and A5.28 • Responsible for qualification of production weld wire to AWS for fabrication and heat treatment requirements for ASME vessel and piping applications to ASME Section IX • Corporate products supported – o Steel plate products for storage tanks (API 12D) o ASME & API vessel and pipe fabrication o Structural construction projects (AWS D1.1, D1.3, D1.6) o Line pipe (API 5L) and Well casing (API 5D) o GTA welded stainless piping (API 5CRA) for refinery applications o Drill through equipment (API 16A) and Well head equipment (API 6A) Research Activity - • Developed a forgeable, heat treatable, NACE accepted (MR0175), high strength, high toughness (-50 F) weld wire (GTAW, GMAW, SAW) for ASME and API applications • Qualified MIL¬100S-1 GMAW and SAW wire for Navy QPL to MIL-E-23765/2 for fabrication of HY-80 plate for submarine hulls • Developed detailed welding procedures for forging dies, and strip cladding. • Developed proprietary coated SMAW electrode for repair welding of 3l6L piping for pulp and paper industry |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1969 to 1981 | Employer: ARMCO, Inc. (now AK Steel) | Title: Product Metallurgist | Department: Metallurgy Department |
Responsibilities:• Resident plant welding metallurgist supervisedo Responsible for Structural Steel Bar Joist and Joist Girder Quality Assurance • Product metallurgist for fabrication and testing of wire rope, concrete post-stressing wire and strand, and spring wire • Product metallurgist for hot rolled products: Blooming mill, Merchant bar and structural shapes mills, Rod mill • Associate product metallurgist in Electric Furnace steel making and hot rolling facilities for product and process improvements |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Society for Metals - Member, Secretary American Welding Society - General Member and previous Committee member American Society for Quality Control - General member |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Professional Engineer (Metallurgical Engineering) ASQC Certified Quality Engineer AWS Certified Welding Inspector ASNT - Certified Level II UT inspector |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| NASA Manned Flight Awareness Award |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Publications: Qualification of ERW/HFI Manufactured Pipe for Wet, Sour Crude and Gas Services |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Fluent |
| German | Beginner |
Fields of Expertise
metallurgical engineering, ASME Section IX Code Welding, copper brazing, cast iron welding, flux-cored arc welding, aluminum brazing, pressure vessel welding application, stainless steel welding, electron-beam welding, flash-butt welding, carbon-steel welding, resistance welding, titanium alloy welding, copper alloy welding, torch brazing, submerged-arc welding, pipe welding, furnace brazing, diffusion welding, chromium-molybdenum steel welding, aluminum welding