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INSTRUCTOR PROFILESMedhat Khalil, Ph.D., is the Director of Professional Education &National Association of Elevator Contractors, QEI with the National
Research Development at the Applied Technology Center, Milwaukee
School of Engineering. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical
Engineering and his Post-Doctoral Industrial Research Fellowship at
Concordia University in in Montréal. He has been certified by and is
a member of many institutions, such as the International Fluid Power
Society (IFPS), where he is also a board member; the National Fluid
Power Association (NFPA); and a member and professional instructor
of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Medhat has a
vast working experience in the field of mechanical engineering and
more specifically hydraulics, having developed and taught fluid power
system training courses for industry professionals, being familiar
with the technological developments in the field of fluid power and
motion control and the production program of the leading fluid power
companies. He has also designed several hydraulic systems based
on ISO-Standard and developed several analytical and educational
software.
Carolyn Kolovich has over 16 years’ of pipeline industry experience.
She began her career at Kiefner and Associates, Inc. upon graduation
from The Ohio State University with a degree in Mechanical
Engineering. During her career, she has participated in a variety
of pipeline related projects with a focus on pipeline integrity
and reliability. Ms. Kolovich has experience in fitness-for-service
assessments, remediation plans, reassessment interval determination,
defect assessment and codes and standards development. She is an
ongoing member of the ASME B31.4 code committee.
William Koves, Ph.D., P.E., is an ASME fellow with over 40 years’
experience in the design and analysis of pressure equipment.
His ASME and PVRC committee involvement includes ASME B31
Mechanical Design Technical Committee (current chair), ASME B31.3
Process Piping Committee (past chair), ASME Post Construction
(PC) Subcommittee on Flaw Evaluation (past chair), ASME (PC)
Standards Committee and Subcommittee on Repair, ASME Boiler
and Pressure Vessel (BPV) Subcommittee on Design Analysis,
ASME BPV Subcommittee on Elevated Temperature Design, ASME
Special Working Group on Bolted Flange Joints, Pressure Vessel
Research Council (PVRC) (past vice chair), PVRC Committee on Piping
and Nozzles, PVRC Committee on Elevated Temperature Design
(past chair), and PVRC Subcommittee on Shell Intersections (past
chair). Koves is author of over 30 publications; a recipient of many
committee, society and company awards; and holder of 24 patents.
Chris Krantz is the Training Manager for Hytorc. With more than a
decade of hands-on experience in all facets of industrial bolting,
particularly in the petrochemical area, he brings a unique combination
of practical and theoretical experience to the subject of bolted joint
integrity. His expertise extends beyond the nuts and bolts to the
design and application of data and learning management systems
in support of plant and process controls. Krantz is the key qualifier/
inspector/trainer and advisory group member responsible for vetting
Authorized Training Providers under the new ASME Bolting Specialist
Qualification Program. This innovative blended-learning approach to
assembler qualification has benefitted directly from his design ideas
for testing centers and competence evaluation criteria. He teaches
the ASME “Principles of Bolted Joints per PCC-1-2013” (ASME PD577)
and is the principal instructor for the OSHA Training Institute “Safe
Bolting: Principles and Practices” (OSHA #7110) course..
Robert Krieger is a consultant in the elevator industry and a provider
and facilitator of educational and administrative services to employers
participating in vertical transportation education programs including
the National Association of Elevator Contractors Educational
Certification Programs. He has over 25 years’ experience in the
conveyance industry, first as a mechanic and then as an inspector
for the city of Los Angeles and the state of California. He is also an
American Red Cross certified instructor in first aid, CPR with AED for
adult, child and infant. Krieger holds certification as a CET-S with the an engineering and architectural firm. He is experienced in overall
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Association of Elevator Safety Authorities International, journeyman
mechanic and NEIEP instructor with the International Union of Elevator
Constructors and certified biomedical equipment technician with
clinical lab specialty with International Union of Operating Engineers.
David E. Lay, BA, MBA, is the director of training for Hytorc, the
largest manufacturer of hydraulic bolting tools. He has been involved
in teaching both the theoretical and practical aspects of heavy
industrial bolting since 1992, and has been involved in corporate
training for 25 years. He is author of several multimedia courses
that have been adopted as teaching standards for union apprentice
programs in the millwright and pipefitter trades across North
America. He brings a practical view of complex problems that can be
understood by workers and non-engineers, yet withstands the rigors
of quantitative review. Lay is a member of ASME’s Post-Construction
Standards Committee and Bolted Flange Joint Subcommittee, which
recently created the PCC-1-2010 Guidelines for Pressure Vessel
Boundary Bolted Flange Joint Assembly document.
Mohammad A. Malek, Ph.D., P.E., is an internationally recognized
boiler and pressure vessel expert with over 30 years’ experience in
design, construction, installation, operation, maintenance, inspection,
and repair of boilers and pressure vessels. Currently he is a pressure
systems manager and subject matter expert at Stanford University –
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, California. Previously, Malek
worked for Kellogg Brown and Root as senior technical advisor, for
Mustang Engineering as senior mechanical engineer and for the states
of Florida and Maine as chief boiler inspector. He was adjunct professor
at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee, Florida. Malek
has served on ASME committees (Conference Committee, CSD-1 and
QFO Committee, and has been an ASME instructor for boiler and
pressure vessel courses since 2001. Malek has authored several books,
including Power Boiler Design, Inspection, and Repair (McGraw-Hill,
2004), Pressure Relief Devices (McGraw Hill, 2005) and Heating Boiler
Operator’s Manual (McGraw Hill, 2006).
Jackie Martin of Training Systems, Inc., is dedicated to helping small
and medium size organizations enhance their ability to recruit, inspire
and retain quality employees and improve performance through
training. The company also provides training design and facilitation
services to training companies, the training departments of large
companies and trade and professional associations. Martin is also
currently a leader in an international direct selling organization where
she directs a team of independent business owners providing support
and training both on a local and national level. She is the former
director of communications and training for Citizens Against Crime and
a national franchise company, for which she has facilitated thousands of
seminars for companies across the country.
Patrick J. McCuistion, Ph.D., GDTPS, created all the figures for the
Y14.43 standard. He was an associate professor in the Engineering
Technology and Management Department at Ohio University for 25
years. He taught geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, dimensional
analysis, quality management systems, Microsoft Office Suite, and
technical writing. He also taught at Texas A&M University and Pittsburg
State University. McCuistion worked in various engineering design,
drafting, and design and drafting checking positions. He has provided
instruction in geometric dimensioning, dimensional analysis, and
dimensional metrology to industry, military, and educational institutions.
McCuistion has authored a book on geometric dimensioning, as well
as ASME instructor-supported online courses and self-study internet
courses covering drawing formats, line conventions and lettering,
orthographic and pictorial views, dimensioning and tolerancing, and
drawing revisions. McCuistion is active in many ASME/ANSI Y14 codes
and standards committees.
Jim E. Meyer, P.E., is principal engineer at Louis Perry and Associates,
project coordination/management, pressure equipment, piping design,
analysis, specifications, support design, mechanical system requirements
and documentation requirements, including ASME piping and pressure
vessel codes, stress analysis, field troubleshooting piping system