About the course facilitator
The course facilitator founded a consulting group in 2002 after a 15-year career in the petroleum industry. During his career he had been responsible for engineering and storage tank integrity management for a major pipeline company.
He provides engineering, technical support, and inspection services to many of the world’s leading petroleum companies and manufacturers. He is responsible for:
- Fitness-for-service evaluations for aboveground storage tanks.
- Technical specifications for construction and alterations of aboveground storage tanks.
- AST Integrity inspections complying with API653 and STI SP001.
- Design of tank repairs and alterations.
- Development of Tank Integrity Programs.
- Engineering services for a tank lifting and relocation contractor.
- API 650 & 653 Instructional Seminars.
- Development of risk-based inspection programs.
During his career, he has worked as a Senior Mechanical Engineer for Kiefner and Associates, Inc. where his responsibilities included: Development of aboveground storage tank integrity programs; Failure investigations; Independent review and evaluation of AST Inspections; Tank repair plan development, and Fitness-for-purpose evaluations.
He also worked for Colonial Pipeline Company where he was responsible the company’s system integrity management for all breakout storage tanks. He was responsible for oversight of all aboveground storage tank design, construction, maintenance, inspection, alteration, and repair. He was also involved in pipeline station design, aboveground piping analysis, structural analysis, and pipeline maintenance and repair.
He is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering.
Registrations
Professional Engineer, State of Ohio, State of Georgia
ANSI/API 653 Certified Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector
API 570 Certified Aboveground Piping Inspector
Professional Affiliations
Member: American Petroleum Institute (API) Subcommittee on Aboveground Storage Tanks
Member: American Petroleum Institute API 2350 Overfill Protection for Petroleum Storage Tanks
Member: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Key Benefits of Attending the Workshop
- MASTER tank inspection management up to API Standard 653
- IDENTIFY the tools and techniques associated with tank inspections, repairs, alterations and reconstructions
- LEARN practical aspects of fabrication and inspection which should be taken into consideration in the design of storage tanks
- INCREASE knowledge on fabrication and erection plans and incorporate some quality control requirements into contractual documents
- APPLY new insights into ASME Codes, AWS and API Standards to facilitate interpretation, understanding and compliance
- UNDERSTAND and examine the requirements for welder and operator qualification
- CLARIFY welding processes, common variables and basic welding metallurgy
- DEVELOP economical compliance with ASME, AWS and API Standards when writing and qualifying welding and brazing procedures
- AVOID costly design mistakes and common day-to-day pitfalls of tank inspection solutions
Who Should Attend
This course is designed primarily for all personnel working in the oil, gas and petrochemical industry, who are involved in the design, procurement, engineering construction, operation, maintenance and inspection of storage tanks and related facilities. This course is especially suitable for refining and petrochemical engineers and inspectors who are responsible for managing the integrity of ageing process equipment including storage tanks.
It is also applicable to anyone involved in inspection of welding construction, qualifying welders, brazers and operators; or others involved in writing and qualifying welding and brazing procedure specifications, and includes those responsible for reviewing supplier procedures, auditing or reviewing in-house procedures and qualifications, and those who estimate jobs where compliance of ASME Codes, AWS and API Standards is needed.
Attendees would include:
Inspection engineers | Mechanical engineers | Mechanical integrity, equipment reliability and inspection teams | Project engineers | Maintenance management and engineers | Operations management | Process specialists | Plant engineers | Materials and corrosion engineers | Electrical engineers | Non Destructive Testing (NDT) management and engineers | Quality assurance management | Auditors | Testing laboratory personnel | Technical management
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Venue & Accomodation
JW Marriot Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
183 Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, 55100 Malaysia
Phone: +60 3 2715 9000
Fax: +60 3 2715 7000
Web: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/kuldt-jw-marriott-hotel-kuala-lumpur/
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