Joseph A. Hedderman, P.E. Email & Phone Number

Bethel Park, Pa

Provides professional engineering consulting services including: finite element analysis (FEA), Code evaluations, fatigue evaluations, seismic analysis/evaluations, fitness-for-service evaluations, failure analysis/forensics engineering, and expert witness services.

Bethel Park, Pa

Performed finite element analyses, ASME Code evaluations, seismic analyses, fitness-for-service evaluations and failure investigations. Some of the prominent projects included: analyses of multiple equipment for processing nuclear waste, evaluation and resolution of severe fabrication issues in process and storage tanks, and transient thermal analyses of refractory lined vessels.

Coraopolis, Pa

Performed finite element analyses to support customers' design and analysis efforts. Some of the more prominent projects included: elastic-plastic thermal stress analyses of turbine components, fatigue evaluations of various commercial and military aircraft components, and stress analyses of various equipment for the mining, materials handling, and railroad industries.

Pittsburgh, Pa

Managed fabrication projects ($100k - $1M) for the nuclear power industry. Responsible for all aspects of various projects including estimating, drafting, subcontract negotiation, purchasing, scheduling, and cost control.

Pittsburgh, Pa

Design EngineerDesigned and analyzed cryogenic storage tanks, thermal vacuum chambers, autoclaves, and related platforms and support structures. Wrote testing procedures for use by field construction crews.Field EngineerActed as company technical representative to owner and subcontractors. Answered technical questions and resolved inter-trade interference issues. Ensured company and subcontractors' compliance with contract specifications. Solved problems with equipment operation and assisted field crews. Performed various construction and commissioning tests.