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Don Frikken, P.E., is an internationally recognized authority in piping Wolfgang Hoffelner is currently the Managing Director of RWH
design, currently employed by Becht Engineering, and prior to that,
with Solutia, Inc. and Monsanto Company for 34 years. He worked on
a wide range of activities, including piping mechanical design, project
engineering, and engineering standards. Don’s principal specialty
is piping design, including design of complex piping systems, piping
flexibility analysis, selection of piping components including valves,
development of piping standards and specifications, and developing
and teaching numerous piping seminars and workshops. Don is an
ASME Fellow and is active on various ASME standards committees. He
is a member and past Chair of the ASME B31.3 Process Piping Code
committee, as well as member and past Chair of the B31 Standards
Committee. Don has received a number of awards, including the
ASME Melvin R. Green Codes and Standards Medal, which recognizes
outstanding contributions to the development of documents used
in ASME programs of technical codification, standardization and
certification. Don graduated with a B.S.M.E. from Kansas State
University and has a master’s degree in civil engineering from the
University of Missouri-Rolla.
COURSE INSTRUCTORS Michael Frohnert, Dipl.-Ing, is an authorized Inspector Supervisor
and an Authorised Nuclear Inspector for CIS GmbH. Currently he
manages the company’s design approval department, where his main
focus is preparing and reviewing design calculations in accordance
with the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code – as well as other
international codes and standards – for the plant and mechanical
engineering industries. Frohnert commenced his professional career
at ONE/TÜV/BV in Essen, Germany, where he worked as a design
engineer, inspector, and seminar instructor. While at ONE/TÜV/BV he
earned his qualification as an ASME Authorised Inspector, eventually
becoming an experienced Authorised Inspector Supervisor. He also
holds a National Board endorsement as Authorized Nuclear Inspector.
His in-depth involvement in the practical application of the ASME
design rules is a beneficial and valuable feature of his seminar work.
Mr. Frohnert represents CIS GmbH in the ASME Group of Interested
Experts managed by the ASME Delegate of Germany.
Jeff Henry has worked in the Power industry for more than 35 years,
where his activities have focused on the elevated temperature
behavior of materials, failure analysis, condition assessment,
and welding metallurgy. Mr. Henry is active on several technical
committees of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and is
current chairman of BPV II as well as the chair of the Task Group on
Creep Strength Enhanced Ferritic Steels.
Philip Henry, PE is Technical Advisor for the Equity Engineering
Group, Inc., and has over 25 years of experience in the refining and
petrochemical industries. He is responsible for engineering consulting
services in the areas of Pressure Relief, Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow.
Mr. Henry is a specialist in the design, installation, sizing and selection Certification Manager and Test Laboratory Manager of the NoBo HSBI
of pressure relief devices and relieving systems and is currently
Chairman of the API Pressure Relieving System Subcommittee’s Task
Force on STD 520 related to the design and installation of pressure
relieving systems. He conducts audits of pressure relieving systems
to ensure compliance with OSHA PSM legislation and ASME, API and
DIERs Standards, Codes and Publications. Additionally, he teaches the
official API Pressure Relieving Systems course.Mr. Henry is actively
involved in the development of technology for the API Risk-Based
Inspection (RBI) methodology. He is co-author of the re-write of API
581, "Risked-Based Inspection Technology" and is responsible for the
development and implementation of Risk-Based Inspection programs
for fixed equipment, pressure relief valves and heat exchanger
bundles at several refining and petrochemical plants. He has
developed consequence models for use within RBI programs.
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consult LLC, a Swiss-based consulting entity for materials and
energy-related consultancy. Prior to consulting, he was manager of
the High Temperature Materials project at the Swiss Paul Scherrer
Institute, and Senior Lecturer for High Temperature Materials at the
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (since 1986). Wolfgang also
worked at ABB (formerly BBC), where he held different positions
ranging from Research Scientist, Group Leader in the Laboratory,
and Head of Section Mechanics and Materials for Gas Turbines and
Combined Cycle Plants. In 1990, Wolfgang joined the Swiss Company
MGC-Plasma Inc. as a Board member where he was responsible
for technology of metallurgical and environmental applications of
thermal plasma. Wolfgang is currently an active member of various
ASME Code committees, ASM and TMS. He has published a book on
Materials for Nuclear Plants and more than 150 papers in scientific and
technical books and journals. He is a contributing member to various
ASME Code committees, including ASME Section III, Construction of
Nuclear Power Plants.
Hugo Julien, P.Eng began his career in pressure equipment and
storage tanks as designer and quality manager at HC Vidal Ltd., and
later as quality systems manager at Xebec, Inc. Since 2007, he has
served as mechanical integrity advisor at GCM Consultants. An active
ASME/CSA member, he is also a certified API 510, API 570, API 571
and CSA W178.2 Level II (CSA B31.3, ASME W47.1/W59, and CSA Z662)
inspector. Julien graduated from l’Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal
with a degree in mechanical engineering, specialising
in manufacturing.
Robert Kauer (Dipl.-Ing., Dr.-Ing.) received his engineering degree
at the Technische Universität of München in 1991. Since earning his
degrees, he has been working in the field of pressure vessel and
piping technology, starting as an R&D engineer at the Institute of
Pressure Vessel and Piping Design, Experimental Stress Analysis and
Plant Engineering in Munich. Throughout his service at TÜV SÜD, Dr.
Kauer has handled various national and international projects related
to design, Fitness for Service, structural integrity and inspection
program development for nuclear and non-nuclear applications in
pressure vessel and piping technology. He is and was member of
various national and European committees. Currently, Dr. Kauer is
responsible for Consulting Projects for the Oil & Gas, the Chemical
and the Power Plant Industry related to Fitness for Service, Asset
Integrity and Process Safety Excellence at TÜV SÜD Industry Service,
in Munich.
Tobias Ludwig has over 18 years of experience in engineering and
fabrication of boilers, including more than 13 years’ experience in
the pressure equipment field and over seven years of experience
in the nuclear field. He is currently the Lead of the NoBo as well the
(Hartford Steam Boiler International GmbH based in London) 0871.
Mr. Ludwig is an experienced PED and ASME Authorized Inspector,
providing shop and field inspections for numerous pressure equipment
manufacturers. Additionally, he is a seasoned Manager of Code
Services, for which he is responsible for the service delivery aspects
of EMEA, ensuring compliance with the HSBGS Code Service Manual.
He has demonstrated his expertise and a PED and ASME Authorized
Inspector, for which he provides field inspections for numerous
pressure equipment manufacturers.
Jim E. Meyer, P.E., has over 40 years’ experience in refining
petrochemical, chemical, power generation and industrial facilities.
He is a principal engineer at Louis Perry and Associates, a full service
engineering and architectural firm. Meyer is experienced in overall
project coordination/management, pressure equipment, piping