Peter A. Leaf Email & Phone Number

New Orleans, La, Us

Engineering consultant with Viking's Materials, Corrosion, & Integrity team. Currently serving as SME for protective coatings for Hess Corporation and supporting Viking's TA role for materials and corrosion as well. Previously served as Shell's Field Trials Coordinator for new protective coatings technology in the Gulf of Mexico and as a technical consultant for both SIEP (Shell upstream major capital projects, specifically) and SEPCo (GoM operations).

Houston, Texas, United States

Served as project manager for Hess's GoM corrosion coupon program and as a member of their materials and corrosion support team. Previously served as Shell's Field Trials Coordinator for new protective coatings technology in the Gulf of Mexico and as a technical consultant and writer. General work experience: technical writing (failure analysis, specifications, procedures, etc.); QA/QC for coatings; SOP development; QA/QC for fabrication and procurement; RBI (risk based inspection); RBA (risk based assessment) for materials selection on major capital projects; corrosion modeling and materials selection; identification of damage mechanisms, associated specific risk, and appropriate barriers; materials selection and generation of materials selection reports and diagrams; corrosion circuit diagrams; assignment of corrosion monitoring locations (CMLs/TMLs) for UT inspection; design and implementation of corrosion management strategies/plans/manuals; review of materials test reports / mill certifications; review and editing of inspection test plans, procedures, etc. and verification of compliance with ASTM, ASME, API, ISO, NACE, and other standards and company-specific requirements, etc.

Americas

Contributed to and assisted with a variety of project and operational support activites, including reports, procedures, and specifications; QA/QC for coatings; SOP development; QA/QC for fabrication and procurement; technical research; RBI (risk based inspection) of Shell Gulf of Mexico operating assets; topsides RBA (risk based assessment) for materials selection in design phases of projects; computer-based corrosion modeling and materials selection (NORSOK, Shell HYDROCOR); identification of damage mechanisms, associated risk, and appropriate barriers; materials selection and generation of materials selection reports and diagrams; corrosion circuit diagrams; in-house design and implementation of Corrosion Management Framework across GOM; review of materials test reports / mill certs; review and editing of inspection test plans, procedures, etc. and verification of compliance with ASTM, ASME, API, ISO, NACE, and other standards and company-specific requirements, etc. Working in the AMMI/MCI line of business.

Metairie, Louisiana

Contributed to a variety of projects, including materials selection for oil and gas production equipment; corrosion prevention and mitigation; relief system analysis; creation of piping and valve specifications; cost estimating; piping and instrumentation diagram review; instrument specifications; materials specifications; project coordination; technical writing; research, etc. Member of Facilities Engineering Group and Materials, Corrosion, & Integrity Group.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Before teaching there, I worked for Mount Carmel as a construction consultant and supervisor during final Hurricane Katrina repairs. Subsequently I taught chemistry and physical science for three years.

I founded Delta Pearl, Inc. in 2000 as a construction company with a modern architecture niche. For the next nine years I worked with architects and designers to build and furnish residential and commercial spaces.

Bachelor'S Degree, Liberal Arts

Activities and Societies: Fencing Team, Backpacking Club, Wrestling (with dead philosophers)

Environmental Science And Chemistry

Graduate courses in science: Toxicology of Coastal Organisms 6096, Environmental Geology of Coastal Louisiana 4056G, Research Internship &.

Teacher Certification, Secondary Education And Teaching

Certified by the State of Louisiana Department of Education to teach physics, chemistry, general science, mathematics, and English.