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Bob McReynolds has been working as a welding and metallurgical Mahmoud Nagi Shatla, M.Sc., Ph.D., CEng FIMechE, is a
engineer in the defence and infrastructure industries since 1993. chartered mechanical engineer and has been elected as a fellow
He has worked in engineering and quality roles on nuclear power of the UK Institution of Mechanical Engineers. At Shell UK Onshore
plant modifications, repairs and new constructions. Outside of the Assets Mechanical Division, Dr. Shatla is responsible for the
nuclear industry, McReynolds has also worked on improving the inspection, maintenance, repair and assets startup/shutdown
laser and resistance welding operations of a defence subcontractor decisions relevant to mechanical-static equipment for all Shell
and performed weld quality inspections during the fabrication of U.K. onshore assets. He is also the director of Technical Integrity
major bridge components. He is licensed as a Professional Engineer Solutions Ltd., Aberdeen, U.K., which specialises in consultancy jobs
in the Metallurgical discipline in the state of California and is an relevant to static equipment and piping risk based inspection (RBI),
American Welding Society Certified Welding Engineer. He has a fitness-for-service and repair. Dr. Shatla has conducted/supervised
Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the Illinois mechanical design of hundreds of pressure vessels, tanks, heat
Institute of Technology, a Master’s degree in Materials Engineering exchangers, and air coolers, per ASME VIII DIV. 1, ASME VIII DIV.
from San Jose State University, and graduated from the College 2, PD 5500, EN 13445, API 650, API 620, TEMA, API 660, API 661,
of Oceaneering as an underwater weld inspector. Presently, and BS EN 14620. He earned his M.Sc. in mechanical engineering
McReynolds is the Manager of Welding and Materials Engineering from the American University in Cairo and his Ph.D. in mechanical
on the construction site of a new nuclear power plant. engineering from the Ohio State University.

Jim E. Meyer, P.E., has over 40 years’ experience in refining William K. Sowder, Ph.D., is a senior consultant in the nuclear
petrochemical, chemical, power generation and industrial facilities. industry. He works with manufacturers and suppliers to develop
He is a principal engineer at Louis Perry and Associates, a full management systems, which meet requirements of codes and
service engineering and architectural firm. Meyer is experienced standards such as ASME NQA-1-2008, ISO 9001: 2008 and IAEA
in overall project coordination/management, pressure equipment, GS-R-3. Sowder worked for the ITER Project on site in France
piping design, analysis, specifications, support design, mechanical and helped to develop the ITER interfaces with international
system requirements and documentation requirements. In particular, organisations such as IAEA, JSME and ISO. He works with code and
areas of his technical competence include ASME piping and standard writing organisations (SO) such as ASME, JSME and IAEA.
pressure vessel codes, stress analysis, field troubleshooting piping Sowder is a member of Section III Committees, NQA-1 Committees,
system support, vibration, and expansion problems. An ASME the ISO 9001 TC 176 US TAG and is an ASME BNCS member.
member who has been involved in the ASME B31.1 and ASME B31.3
Section Committees for over 35 years, he is currently chair of the Rick Swayne is a senior consultant with Reedy Engineering. He
ASME B31.3 Process Piping Section Committee, chair of the ASME has worked in many different areas of the nuclear power industry for
B31 Standards Committee, and serves on the ASME Board on over 20 years. Swayne has experience in design, fabrication, quality
Pressure Technology Codes and Standards. Meyer has also served assurance, inservice inspection, and repair, replacement,
as chair of ASME B31.1 Power Piping Code Section Committee. and modification activities.
Most recently, Meyer co-authored chapters in the ASME Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Companion Guide, 4th Edition, covering the ASME Robert Wilson is an Engineering Consultant with TWD Technologies
B31.1 Power Piping Code and the B31.3 Process Piping Code. in Burlington, Ontario, Canada and former engineering professor
at Sheridan College. He is a member of the B31.1 Power Piping
Norman P. Moreau, P.E., is president and a senior management Section Sub Group on Design. Wilson has taught piping design and COURSE INSTRUCTORS
consultant for Theseus Professional Services, LLC., and has been engineering courses for 30 years. He has been involved with the
involved in software development and quality assurance for over 20 design, analysis, layout and support of piping systems since 1963,
years. Moreau serves on the ASME Committee on Nuclear Quality with petrochemical, power, steel, mining and processing companies
Assurance (NQA). He has made significant contributions in computer in North America and Europe and is currently working as a piping
software and records management. He was recently elected to stress engineer with experience in Caesar II, Caepipe and Autopipe
be the chair of the Subcommittee on Software Quality Assurance, analysis programmes. He is the author of Detail Engineering and
and he is also vice chair of the Subcommittee on Engineering and Layout of Piping Systems and is the former chair of ASME’s Ontario
Procurement Processes. Section.

Larry Mullins has over 40 years of experience in the field of
Non-destructive Examination (NDE). He has worked in a variety of
capacities within this discipline, including inspection, technology
development and deployment. He is currently an independent
consultant and Director at NxtNdT, Inc. Mr. Mullins has developed
and taught courses covering a wide variety of NDE topics, such
as advanced ultrasonic training. He has also developed advanced
modules for examiner training, as well as in-depth NDE training for
the U.S. Navy. Mr. Mullins earned his BS in Materials from University
of Massachusetts – Amherst. He is a member of the ASME Section
V Volumetric and surface subcommittees (including its various
working and task groups); the Vice Chair of the ASME Committee on
Certification of NDE and QC Personnel (ANDE); a Regional Director
for ASNT; and a member of the American Welding Society.

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