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Expert in Pressure Vessels, Tanks, LNG Tanks, Refrigerated Tanks, Thermal Insulation
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Summary of Expertise:
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Expert has 40 years experience in refinery vessels, tanks, piping, heat exchangers and tanks and pressure equipment in the liquid gas (refrigerated and cryogenic) industry. He has experience with aboveground tanks for oil, chemical and other industries and has been a liquid natural gas (LNG) tank consultant to the major oil/natural gas companies. He has experience with LNG, LPG, nitrogen and oxygen tanks and insulation systems. He can help with leak detection and identifying and replacing corroded tank bottoms for aboveground tanks.
Expert has 40 years experience in all aspects of vessels and tanks including being a member of the API Subcommittee on Aboveground Tanks and was an API Instructor. He is a former chairman of the ASME Pressure Vessel Code Special Working Group on Toughness and was an ASME Code Instructor.
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Expert is the former chairman ASME Pressure Vessel Code Special Working Group on Toughness (low temperature vessels). He has taught vessel courses for ASME. He has designed and reviewed many low temperature and cryogenic pressure vessels over 40 years. He also has experience with high-pressure vessels including cat crackers at 1300 F. He has experience with 1000+ PSI vessels. He is considered ASME Code expert, member and teacher for vessels of all pressures.
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise | Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Charlotte, North Carolina;
Raleigh, North Carolina;
Greensboro, North Carolina;
Durham, North Carolina;
Winston Salem, North Carolina;
Fayetteville, North Carolina;
Cary, North Carolina;
High Point, North Carolina;
Gastonia, North Carolina;
and Roanoke, Virginia.
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1964
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MS
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Stress Analysis
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University of Illinois
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1962
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BS
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Civil Engineering
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Drexel University
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1995 to
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(Undisclosed)
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Owner
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Consulting engineer and expert witness in tanks and pressure vessels
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1975 to 1995
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Mobil Research & Development
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Senior Associate
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Consultant in pressure vessels, tanks, thermal insulation, piping and other equipment
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1964 to 1975
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Esso (Exxon) Research & Engineering
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Senior Engineer
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Specializing in pressure vessels, tanks, piping, cat crackers, refractories and other equipment
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Associations/Societies
Former Chairman of ASME Pressure Vessel Code Working Group on Toughness.
Member of American Petroleum Institute Subcommittee on Tanks
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Licenses/Certifications
PE in NJ, MA and others pending
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Publications and Patents Summary
Publications on Code Design of Vessels for Low Temperature
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2005 to 2005
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OSHA
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Consultant
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Studied fatal accident data and wrote report for OSHA determining who was at fault
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| Selected Consulting Examples: |
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Over 3 years of on-site consulting in US and international plants
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Recent Client Requests:
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LNG tank expert for consulting on LNG Tank QA/QC inspection plan and on-site inspection in Africa.
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Expert in LH2 Storage Tank.
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Expert in engineering for consulting on developing a cryogenic tank.
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Expert in gas storage vessels for consulting on high pressure hydrogen storage container for U.A.V..
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Expert in Natural Gas Piping to assist with codes and design practices.
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Refrigeration pressure vessel engineer expert needed for consulting regarding low pressure CO2 storage vessels, refrigeration system design.
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Lng expert expert for consulting on Pressure Transfer.
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Expert for cryo genic for consulting on for the development of a buckling pin relief valve in cryo service.
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Oil and gas expert for consulting on manufacturing and distribution product assesment.
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Expert ran calculations for ASME Boiler and Pressure Code, Section III, Class 3(subsection ND) and Section VIII, Division 1.
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ASME boiler and pressure vessel code expert for consulting on vehicle LNG tank design analysis.
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Pressure vessel expert for consulting on failure and safety standards.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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Expert witness for OSHA and four law firms in personal injury/death cases involving pressure vessels or tanks
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Pressure vessel expert for consulting on trade secret information related to pressure vessels.
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Expert witness fluid transfer for consulting on Engineering safety for transfer of hot asphalt from tank to truck-.
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Expert for consulting on Oil refinery tank leak in waste water causing personal injury.
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Expert satley north carolina dr. aluminum for consulting on expert witness for plaintiff in federal court i Ga.
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Compressor station expert witnesses for consulting on Compressor Station.
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Expert in pipe insulation for litigation involving cryogenic piping system that failed.
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Expert for a free initial screening call regarding expert testimony,
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A few litigation needs include product liability, personal injury, economic loss, intellectual property
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Expert is free.
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1966 to 1972
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Italy, France, England, Japan, Indonesia, Germany, Argentina
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Plant chief mechanical engineer, assistance in plants during modifications and startup, design reviews and troubleshooting, accident investigation
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Italian
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Not very proficient
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Training/Seminars
For the American Petroleum Institute, Training course on Tanks; For the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessel Design, Repair and Alteration, ASME Pressure Vessel Code Section VIII
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Vendor selection from 1964 to 1995 and some as a consultant from 1995 to present
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