Melanie D Sarzynski, Pe Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Liberty Corner, Nj, Us

Becht is a global leader providing engineering services and solutions for complex problems faced by chemical plants, oil refineries, power generation plants, and nuclear facilities. As a Fixed Equipment Specialist, I leveraged advanced analysis techniques, combined with a practical approach, to verify mechanical integrity and extend the service life of equipment subject to degradation and demanding operating conditions.• Led a root cause and forensic study of repeated floating ring failures for a Propane Dehydrogenation (PDH, CATOFIN) Plant, developing retrofit and replacement designs to ensure long-term, reliable operation. • Developed an inspection prioritization scheme for an aging power plant high temperature Main Steam Line using inelastic FE findings to understand the impact of critical parameters on predicted creep rupture life.• Independent review of a high pressure test chamber fixture design against ASME Division 3 requirements for design, construction and fabrication.• Benchmark study of multi-layer, thick refractory lined high temperature piping to develop a conservative, efficient approach to ASME B31 design evaluation.• Technical oversight of a Third Stage Separator design by analysis assessment to ensure adequate strength, fatigue, and creep rupture protection over the intended service life of the plenum.• Comprehensive API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 Fitness for Service assessments of Local Thin Areas (LTA), Brittle Fracture, HIC/SOHIC & Hydrogen Blisters, Crack-like Flaws, and other in-service damage mechanisms.• Fostered technical growth and knowledge sharing by hosting a monthly forum for staff utilizing analysis to solve our client’s most complex fixed equipment mechanical integrity problems.

Northbrook, Il, Us

Within WJE’s Energy Sector practice area, I focused on developing engineering solutions to help companies ensure mechanical integrity and extend the service life of their critical assets. I used proven tools and methods as well as industry best practices to address fitness-for-service concerns, provide rapid response service, and helped clients understand and prevent equipment failures with actionable solutions. • Provided on-site and on-call urgent engineering support during multiple turnarounds at refineries, chemical plants, and other facilities to address unexpected inspection findings using API 579 FFS engineering evaluations and NBIC or ASME PCC-2 repairs.• Performed root cause assessments for a variety of forensic investigations of pressure vessel failures including testifying as an expert witness.• Design and analysis of pressure vessels according to ASME BPVC Section VIII Division 1, 2, and 3 and NBIC. Experience includes certification of User Design Specification (UDS) and Manufacturer Design Reports (MDR) for code stamped vessels including NBIC alterations.• Assisted with design and analysis of an industrial, submerged load sensor apparatus to capture and characterize dynamic loading during a dry dock ship launch. • Fitness for Service assessment of a hydraulic liftlock press along a Canadian waterway used to raise and lower boats up to 49 feet in a 139-ft by 33-ft chamber holding over 220,000 gallons of water. • Participated in Recruiting, Marketing content development, Training of associate staff, negotiation of Client Master Service Agreements, and Business Development to grow a Process Industries practice area.

Houston, Tx, Us

Responsible for project management, technical execution, and overall quality of a wide variety of engineering design and development projects. My diverse background in solid mechanics and fatigue assessment led to numerous opportunities to evaluate and verify relevant failure modes for a wide variety of components.• Analysis of a wide variety of drilling and production equipment including subsea wellhead systems to verify compliance with applicable API design specifications.• Execution of engineering criticality assessments (ECA) to identify flaw acceptance criteria and guide NDE inspection for a variety of structures & components.• Exploratory studies aimed at determining structural and pressure containment failure modes of subsea equipment due to an iceberg impact event based on realistic, constitutive material modeling of ice.• Design verification of high pressure high temperature (HPHT) oil field equipment. Experience includes acting as an independent third party (I3P) on behalf of regulatory bodies.• Design and analysis of pressure vessels according to ASME BPVC Section VIII Division 2 and 3 for high pressure applications to support SES’ turnkey code stamped testing system products. Experience includes certification of User Design Specifications (UDS) and Manufacturer Design Reports (MDR). • Evaluation of in-service degradation of components and pressure vessels using API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 Fitness for Service assessments. • Analysis to evaluate the performance of crack arrestors for a running ductile fracture in CO2 pipelines; modeling included a material-based failure criterion of the dynamic fracture event and a depressurization of the pipeline behind the crack tip.

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering

M.S., Mechanical Engineering

B.S., Mechanical Engineering