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Ted Anderson, Ph.D., P.E., chief technology officer at Quest Integrity
Group, is a world-renowned expert in fracture mechanics and fitness-
for-service methods. He is the author of a best-selling book on fracture
mechanics, which has been adopted as a required text in over 100
universities worldwide. He was instrumental in the development of
the original API 579 Fitness-for-Service document and continues to
be active on the joint API/ASME Fitness-for-Service Committee. He
founded Structural Reliability Technology (SRT) in 1995, which was
acquired by the Quest Integrity Group in 2007. Previously, he was a
member of the mechanical engineering faculty at Texas A&M University.
Prior to that he was a senior research engineer at The Welding Institute
in Cambridge, England. He received a PhD in metallurgy from the
Colorado School of Mines.
George Antaki, P.E., Becht Engineering, is a Fellow of ASME with over
40 years’ experience in pressure equipment. He is internationally
recognized for his expertise in design, analysis and fitness-for-service
evaluation of pressure equipment and piping systems. Antaki is
Chairman of ASME B31 Mechanical Design Committee, Chairman
of ASME III Working Group Piping Design, member of the ASME III
Subgroup Component Design, ASME QME and ASME Operation and
Maintenance Subgroup Piping. He is the author of three textbooks
on the subject of pressure equipment design and integrity evaluation,
including Fitness-for-Service for Piping, Vessels, and Tanks. Antaki
earned his degree in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Liege,
Belgium and his Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from
Carnegie Mellon University.
Robert D. Blevins, Ph.D., has over 25 years’ experience in flow-
induced vibration. He is a member of the ASME Special Working Group
on Structural Dynamics and the Pressure Vessel Research Council’s
Committee on Dynamic Analysis of Pressure Components. Blevins
received a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology, and has
taught at the University of California, San Diego and San Diego State
University. Blevins has consulted for government and industrial clients,
and has directed testing of towed marine systems for the U.S. Navy
at David Taylor Model Basin. At General Atomics Company from 1974
through 1985, he developed methodology for the analysis and design
of power plant heat exchangers to prevent destructive vibration.
Currently, Blevins is Chief of Structural Dynamics at Rohr Industries, a
major subcontractor for aircraft structural systems. He has written three inspector training and external seminars as well as providing support for ASME
books and over thirty papers on fluid flow, structural dynamics, and
flow-induced vibration.
Greg W. Brown, Ph.D., is principal consulting engineer and general
manager of Advanced Engineering for the Quest Integrity Group. In
2001, he joined Ted Anderson at Structural Reliability Technology,
which later became part of Quest Integrity Group. Previously, he
developed algorithms to update industrial finite element models
using experimental measurements and performed flutter analyses
of F16 and F18 fighter aircraft. Anderson, Brown and the engineers
at Structural Reliability Technology performed much of the work that
was incorporated into API 579. He currently performs computational
mechanics and CFD analyses, specializing in litigation and failure
analysis. His group performs Fitness-for-Service assessments for a
variety of industries using API 579. Brown also develops specialized
software and methodologies for structural analysis and life assessment.
Bruce Chehroudi, Ph.D., is an award-winning engineer/scientist/R&D
manager. He has nearly twenty years experience in automotive,
aerospace, energy, environment, nanotechnology and medicine. He
has worked at Raytheon STX, Ford, Air Force Research Laboratory,
Princeton University, General Motors and NASA. He has been a
technical and R&D consultant for organizations such as Honda R&D,
Honeywell, NASA, GE, Boeing, TRW, General Motors, Amgen and
GlaxoSmithKline. Chehroudi earned a Ph.D. in mechanical & aerospace
engineering, and was a post-doctoral fellow at Princeton University
and was awarded an MS in mechanical engineering from Southern
Methodist University and an MS in economics and management from
Swiss Finance Institute. He has more than 150 publications and patents.
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Patrick (“Pat”) Cooper, P.E., has over 30 years’ experience in the INSTRUCTOR PROFILES
design, specification, maintenance and troubleshooting of process
equipment within the petrochemical industry. He has held lead project
engineering roles on several mega onshore and offshore oil and gas
projects. While at Shell, he provided machinery technical support to
the downstream refining and chemical plants along the gulf coast. His
upstream project engineering experience focused on facility design
from Shell’s New Orleans design office. Cooper brings his knowledge
and experience of bolting and flange design to share his design and
maintenance practices for achieving flange tightness after maintenance
turnarounds and commissioning/startup of new production facilities. He
has been a member of ASME for 35 years; and serves on the University
of Louisiana mechanical engineering Industry Advisory Board, advising
university staff on research and curriculum to address industry’s
technical needs
Gary Dichtenberg is the president of Professional Development
Associates, a training and development consulting firm, dedicated
to assist organizations and individuals achieve their highest level
of performance excellence. Previously he was vice president of
training and development for Citicorp and also served as manager of
management development at Consolidated Edison, where he directed
a broad developmental strategy. He is a member of the commercial
panel of the American Arbitration Association, the Network of
Organizational Development practitioners and the American Society
for Training and Development. He holds a BA degree in history from
Hofstra University. He holds a M.S in organizational psychology from
Columbia University and an MSW from Yeshiva University.
Paul Drake developed the successful application of Six Sigma
mechanical processes at Raytheon Systems Company, where he
co-managed the Mechanical Tolerancing and Performance Sigma
Center for Excellence. Drake is an ASME certified senior level
geometric dimensioning and tolerancing professional, a registered
professional engineer and has earned a Six Sigma black belt.
Alex Garbolevsky, P.E., joined Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB) Inspection &
Insurance Company in 1979, after serving in the US Navy as a Main Propulsion
Assistant. Garbolevsky’s main concentration at HSB is providing support for
BPV Code Sections III, V and IX. Garbolevsky holds National Board “AI” and
“IS” Commissions with “B”, “I”, “N”, “NS”, and “R” endorsements. Prior to his
assignment to the Codes and Standards division in 2000, Garbolevsky spent 13
years in Germany representing HSB Global Standards in more than 25 countries,
serving in positions ranging from Authorized Inspector to Technical Managing
Director of HSB International GmbH. From 1993 - 2002 he served as Chairman
of ISO/TC-11 Technical Committee for Boilers and Pressure Vessels and currently
is a member of ASME’s Standards Committee on Nondestructive Examination,
Subgroup on International Materials Specifications, Subgroup on Volumetric
Methods, Working Group Radiography and Subgroup on Brazing. He holds a
B.A. in Chemistry from the College of the Holy Cross, and an M.S. in Engineering
Science from the Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Joe Frey, staff consultant at Stress Engineering Services, Inc. (SES), is a
licensed engineer who previously spent 24 years at Houston Lighting
& Power and Reliant Energy where he was responsible for providing
engineering support for the FFS program for all boilers, pressure
vessels and high energy piping. Since joining SES in 2004 he has
worked several emergency repairs, including eight fire assessments in
the last four years. He is currently chair of the ASME B31.1 Power Piping
Code Committee.
Marcus Goncalves is an Assistant Professor of Management at Nichols
College and an Adjunct Professor at Boston University. He has more
than 20 years’ of management consulting experience in the United
States, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Goncalves
is the former CTO and earlier the CKO of Virtual Access Networks, a
startup that – under his leadership – was awarded the best enterprise
product at the International Comdex Fall 2000 after only thirteen
months after the company’s inception, which led six months later to
the acquisition of the company by Symantec. Goncalves is also the
former CEO of iCloud, Inc., which was later acquired by GenExpo,
and the former COO of ParkingAccess.com, a successful online
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