Materials /Welding

M.Sc. Degree in Welding Engineering; P.Eng. (N.B.) registration as Mechanical Engineer and C.Eng. registration as Metallurgical and Welding Engineer ( Europe ).
Elected Fellow of The Welding Institute ( UK ) in 1990.
ISO 9000 trained auditor.
Over 15 years pipeline engineering, operations and construction experience.
21 years proven management skills covering manager, senior manager, director, general manager, vice-president and president levels.
36 years of broad based experience covering sales and marketing, education, research and development, consulting, QA/QC, construction, fabrication, engineering and operations.
~5 years international work experience ( UK , USA and Sweden ) and extensive travel for business and technical meetings in USA , Japan , Germany , France , Sweden , Austria , Italy and the Netherlands .
Author of a number of technical papers, including presentations to international and North American audiences.

Provision of welding engineering and QA technical support services to NOVA, Foothills, TransCanada Pipelines, Alliance Pipeline, Imperial Oil - Canada; Alliance, Vector, Colorado Interstate Gas and the Guardian Pipeline Project - USA. Field experience with pipeline and compressor station construction, installation of Hot Taps, fabrications including pipeline maintenance, NDE/NDT procedures and qualifications and destructive testing.

Provision of DoT compliance work for Colorado Interstate Gas and the Guardian Pipeline Projects; provided direct interface with DoT/ORNL auditors.
Considerable experience in the development, qualification and implementation of welding procedures, welders and contractors to meet the code requirements of DoT/OPS 49 CFR, Part 192; API 1104; ASME Section IX, Section V, and Section VIII, Div. 1, and CSA Z662.

Provision of welding engineering and QA services in shipbuilding, structural steel and offshore structures fabrications, and manufacture of pressure vessels.