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Henderson, Nevada

Managing all laboratory operating and capital activities to support a transmission and distribution network of 2 million customers in Arizona, Nevada and California.• Conducting failure analysis and substandard materials investigations.• Conducting predictive modeling analysis to resolve critical problems and reduce system impacts.• Project lead supporting litigation activities where materials performance issues exist.• Managing all testing and reporting aspects for analytical projects with regulatory sensitivity.• Analytical lead, integrity management for trending and identifying materials risk levels.• Subject Matter Expert for piping and appurtenances for the transmission integrity management.• Managing all aspects of third party laboratory analysis projects.• Performing new materials testing and reporting for all natural gas carrying components.• Evaluating and developing new technologies and implementing their use.Skills• Finite element analysis modeling: non-linear stress states.• Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy: attenuated total reflection and transmission modes.• Differential Scanning Calorimetry: phase transitions, crystallinity and oxidative-induction time.• Scanning Electron Microscopy - low vacuum (35,000X): composite, topographic and shadowing.• Energy-Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and spectra elemental mapping.• Optical Emission Spectroscopy.• Quadrupole Time-of-flight Mass Spectroscopy.• Thermogravimetric Analysis/Mass Spectroscopy.• Ultra High Pressure Liquid Chromatography: UV photo diode array for elemental speciation.• Stress rupture life-cycle testing: Arrhenius-based shift functions.• Pennsylvania Edge Notch Testing.• Tensile/Yield testing: rigid & viscoelastic materials.• Charpy V-notch.• Ultrasonic testing: longitudinal and shear wave modes.• Radiographic tesing using x-ray, IR-192 & Co-60.• Magnetic particle testing.• Dye penetrant.• Hardness testing: Shore, Brinell & Rockwell, Vickers, UCI & rebound.

Henderson, Nv

Providing specialized consulting services in engineering and training . Specialty areas include:• All aspects of forensic analysis regarding substandard materials and failed materials.• Materials specifications and applications for steels and plastics.• Failure analysis training.• Plastic materials joining and inspection training.• Steel materials joining and training.• Visual welding inspection.• Pipeline Radiography Inspection and film interpretation.• Technical and position papers, white and grey papers, on plastic and steel tubular products and fittings along with associated joining processes.

Springfield, Va.

• Managed the duties, responsibilities and direction of the Regulatory Department, Environmental Department, Safety Department, Compliance Department, Technical Training Department and the Testing Laboratory.• Managed six departments comprised of seven direct reports and 42 staff indirect reports.• Provided responses and testimony for regulatory hearings for Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.• Managed the corporate Emergency Plan.• Incorporated integrated network technology into the departmental work environment. Realized a 15% increase in productivity.• Built a cross-functional business unit with 60% of all personnel competent in another department.

Norfolk, Va

• Analyzed and supervised system integrity and long-term growth for 110,000 customers. • Principal engineer for the liquid propane peak shaving plant.• Directly supervised engineering and technical staff for LNG injection during peak demand periods.• Managed the Virginia Department of Highways and urban growth pipeline relocation projects.• Designed, specified, requisitioned, contracted and managed major capital construction projects.• Evaluated operations and integrity of transmission, distribution and peak-shaving pipelines.• Responsible for conducting permit filings and maintaining liaison activities with regulatory agencies.• Provided testimony in legal proceedings and public hearings.• Managed and conducted periodic commercial and residential customer meetings and symposiums.

Clarksburg, Wv

• Managed all welding and testing activities for company and contractor welders.• Supervised all pipeline and fabrication shop welding inspectors and third-party radiographers. • Conducted pipeline construction audits of welding and NDT activities for major transmission and compressor station projects.• Member AGA-PRC Welding Supervisory Committee.• Managed welding specifications and inspection activities of in-service transmission pipelines.• Supervised ASME boiler vessel design and inspection activities, per ASME and National Board codes. • Developed curricula and taught Steel Welding and Pipeline Construction Courses. • Researched and developed materials engineering specifications, materials procurement standards and joining procedures for steel and plastic piping systems.

Clarksburg,Wv

• Researched and developed all training curricula including training manuals. • Instructing operational & safety training programs for 350 management and labor personnel. • Reviewed and edited engineering specifications, work procedures, and departmental bulletins.• Supervised materials quality control program using discrete and hypergeometric probability distributions, per ASTM and MIL Standard 105.• Member Pennsylvania Gas Association Customer Service Committee.

Master’S Degree, Research & Development, 4.0 Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Gamma Beta Phi, National Honor SocietyThesis - "Development of a Design Model for Dehydrating Natural Gas.

Education record

Bachelor’S Degree, Engineering Technology And Occupational Safety, 3.84 Magna Cum Laude

Phi Beta Kappa/Gamma Beta Phi, National Honor Society Varsity Football

Doctoral Candidate, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Engineering/Industrial ManagementEmphasis Areas in Project Management, Emerging Technologies and Process.