Michael Cooney, P.E. Email & Phone Number

Montgomery, Ny, Us

Montgomery, New York, United States

Brewster, New York, United States

Perform failure analyses and metallurgical investigations associated with building service piping systems, natural gas pipelines, LNG facilities, LP Gas facilities, etc.Conduct and coordinate metallurgical laboratory tasks related to failure analyses of metallic components.Operate a Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) system to perform fractographic analyses and surface deposit analyses.Develop Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) in accordance with AWS D1.1, and Section IX of ASME B&PV Code.

Greater New York City Area

• Perform metallurgical examinations, condition assessments and failure analyses. • Investigate and analyze the effects of various failure mechanisms (such as fatigue, stress- corrosion cracking, overload, etc.) on materials in various environments. • Coordinate laboratory examinations with metallographic techniques utilized in the evaluations and failure analyses of metallic and nonmetallic materials including optical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), x-ray diffraction (XRD), and mechanical testing for the determination of tensile strength, toughness, fatigue, creep and other metal properties.• Provide expert witness testimony.

•Performed metallurgical failure investigations for the Power, Pulp and Paper, Chemical Processing, Pharmaceutical, and Petrochemical Industries.•Extensive experience performing failure analyses and root cause investigations associated with conventional power boilers and heat recovery steam generators for Combined-Cycle Gas/Steam Turbines.•Developed testing protocols for metallurgical examinations related to forensic investigations/failure analyses.•Managed field engineering projects involving condition assessments and life extension studies of various industrial components including boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, heat exchangers, high-energy piping, chemical process piping, etc.•Analyses performed on wide variety of metals and alloys including carbon steels, low-alloy steels, stainless steels, cast irons, copper alloys, nickel based alloys, aluminum alloys, titanium alloys.•Developed detailed engineering reports with photographic documentation summarizing the findings of the analyses and investigations and providing conclusions and recommendations.•Extensive experience in the areas of product liability, cause and origin investigations, litigation and arbitratio

Newburgh, New York

•Performed inspections of power boilers associated with 6 Units at two Generating Stations •Supervised plant personnel and contractors during emergency and scheduled repairs of the power boilers, high-energy piping and balance of plant components.•Coordinated and managed failure analyses of boiler tubes, desuperheater components, high-energy piping, deaerators, condensers and other balance of plant components associated with power generation.•Maintained and monitored an Acoustic Monitoring System used for the detection of leaks of boiler tubes, in high-pressure feedwater heaters and air preheaters.•Worked closely with the Plant Maintenance and Outage Departments to develop appropriate scopes of work for nondestructive inspections and to address day-to-day maintenance issues.

Cranston, Rhode Island

•Performed metallurgical failure investigations for the Power, Pulp and Paper, Chemical Processing, Pharmaceutical, and Petrochemical Industries. •Extensive experience performing failure analyses and root cause investigations associated with conventional power boilers and heat recovery steam generators for Combined-Cycle Gas/Steam Turbines.•Developed testing protocols for metallurgical examinations related to forensic investigations/failure analyses. •Managed field engineering projects involving condition assessments and life extension studies of various industrial components including boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, heat exchangers, high-energy piping, chemical process piping, etc. •Analyses performed on wide variety of metals and alloys including carbon steels, low-alloy steels, stainless steels, cast irons, copper alloys, nickel based alloys, aluminum alloys, titanium alloys.•Developed detailed engineering reports with photographic documentation summarizing the findings of the analyses and investigations and providing conclusions and recommendations.•Extensive experience in the areas of product liability, cause and origin investigations, litigation and arbitration.

Brewster, New York

Bs, Metallurgical Engineering

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