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The ACA is a not-for-profit, membership Association which disseminates information on corrosion and its prevention or control by providing training,…
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David Beamish is President of DeFelsko Corporation, a New York-based manufacturer of hand-held coating test instruments sold worldwide. He has a…
A past board member of NACE, Ron Bianchetti has 38 years of professional experience in corrosion engineering design, project management, and…
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David Blackwell is the Engineering Director at Belzona Polymerics Ltd. As Engineering Director, David has the responsibility for providing product…
John Bollinger, Senior Corrosion Engineer and Project Manager, has over 55 years of experience in the corrosion control and cathodic protection (CP)…
Gavin Bowers started his professional career in ship maintenance, repair and conversion, where the effects of erosion and corrosion are severe and…
Steven Bradley is currently the principal consultant at Bradley Consulting Services having retired after 44 years from UOP-Honeywell as Senior…
Warren Brand has worked in every aspect, and eventually owned, an industrial coating company for more than 20 years and is currently an industry…
Monica Chauviere is a recognized expert in the field of corrosion under insulation (CUI), with more than 30 years’ work with ExxonMobil Baytown…
Robert (Bob) Dahlstrom is the founder and CEO of Apellix, which provides software-driven aerial robotic platforms to paint/coat, clean, and make…
Vijay Datta is currently Director of Protective Coatings North America at AkzoNobel. He has a Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering from the New…
Mark has worked more than 35 years in the corrosion protection industry mostly in the Oil and Gas sector. He started out on an operating oilfield and…
Mr. Greg Denton has more than 20 years of experience in the pipeline coatings industry. Working literally “from the ground up” with…
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Doug is an experienced technical professional with a passion for learning and applying knowledge to support the goal of solving customer problems. As…
Mónica Fernández is an active member of NACE with 15 years of experience in the Oil & Gas Industry. She holds a Bachelor’s…
Past President of the Polyurea Development Association (PDA), Kyle Flanagan is a coatings and polyurea chemist and entrepreneur based in California.…
Ph.D., Corrosion Science, University of MelbourneRob Francis has 40 years’ experience in the corrosion and coatings fields, with emphasis on…
Jim Gooden has been involved with the corrosion control industry since 1989. He aspires to improve the quality of corrosion prevention projects…
Fred Goodwin is a chemist with more than 30 years of experience in the construction chemicals industry, including cement manufacture, research,…
Raghvendra Gopal is a post graduate in Industrial Metallurgy from IIT Chennai, India. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy from IIT…
Wade Hannon is an Area Sales Manager – Specialty Products at GRACO Inc. with responsibilities for equipment demonstrations, technical support,…
Ted Huck is an electrical engineer and cathodic protection expert with over 25 years of experience in technical sales. He has authored over a dozen…
Dr. Reza Javaherdashti holds a double degree in Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering. He has more than 20 years of industrial and academic…
Dennis Jayasinghe is a Senior Corrosion Engineer with over 15 years of combined experience in industry and research. Dennis brings substantial…
Raouff Kattan is a chartered engineer with a background in academia, seafaring, shipping, shipbuilding, and naval architecture, and specialist…
Alan Kehr has more than 40 years’ experience in the pipeline and reinforcing steel coatings industries, specializing in research and…
John Kilbane is a project manager in oilfield and petroleum microbiology at Intertek and an adjunct professor of biology at the Illinois Institute of…
Dileep Koodalil is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in ultrasonic non-destructive testing (NDT). He holds a Master's degree in NDT and Bachelors's…
Ames Kulprathipanja is the Innovation Leader for the Insulation Systems business unit of Johns Manville as well as the Technology Leader for the…
Mike Lawson is President and CEO of Persyst Enterprises, Inc. and the inventor of the first and only refrigeration machine distiller-reclaimer that…
With more than a decade of experience working as a coatings applicator and formulator, MacMoy has seasoned experience in mitigating fastener failure…
Osvaldo Mejia currently serves as a Sr. Pipeline Integrity Engineer at Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) LLC. He has over 15 years of experience…
Mohamed Mohamadein is the head of the corrosion department at Arab Petroleum Pipelines company (Sumed). He has 20 years of experience in the…
Kashif Mohammad is a Chartered Engineer, currently working at BS Stainless Limited based in the UK. He leads the R&D activities within the…
Krystal is a civil engineer and project manager with an MSc in Construction Engineering and Management. Her experience includes the project…
Chikezie Nwaoha, Ph.D. is a Process Engineer with more than 7 years’ research and development experience in carbon capture and utilization from…
A chemical engineer and Master in Engineering Sciences by profession, Osmay Oharriz has 8 years’ experience in the coatings industry. In his…
Nemanja is a mechanical engineer with a B.Sc. degree in ICE engines. He is currently working on his M.Sc. in Welding Engineering, and his scientific…
Managing Director, CHLOR RID International, Inc., a global supplier of surface preparation testing and surface treatment products.Educational…
Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., P.E. is Principal Consultant and Trainer for Industrial Metallurgists, LLC. He provides metallurgy training and metallurgical…
Martin A. Rodriguez is a senior researcher of the National Commission of Atomic Energy (CNEA) and the National Scientific and Technical Research…
Francisco Servigna has 15 years of experience in the Venezuelan National Oil Company as a process and corrosion engineer.Francisco holds a…
Andry Soetiawan is an independent material and corrosion consultant with 14 years of experience working across a broad range of the industry value…
Arun Soman is a mechanical engineer with more than 10 years’ experience in the field of asset integrity of static equipment in the oil and gas…
Chrissy Stewart is a senior chemist with KTA-Tator, Inc. Employed with KTA since 2006, she is heavily involved in coating failure investigation and…
Ms. Heather Stiner is a 1997 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh where she studied chemistry. She has been with SSPC since 2006 as the…
Thomas Swan is Manager of M-TEST (Montipower–Test Equipment & Specialty Tool), a distributor of coating inspection, welding inspection and…
Ken is the Chairman of the Board of KTA-Tator, Inc., the son of KTA’s founder, and an internationally renowned industry expert with over 45…
Sarah Taylor is a materials and corrosion specialist with over 10 years of experience in the areas of materials, welding, corrosion, fabrication…
Britney Taylor is a civil engineer by education and has spent the last 5 years working as a professional in the pipeline and corrosion mitigation…
Aldrich Tyto is a corrosion and fouling expert and manager of the in-house laboratory at the CORROSION headquarters.
Dr. Mike O’Donoghue is the Director of Engineering and Technical Services for AkzoNobel Coatings Ltd. (Canada). He has a Ph.D. in Inorganic…
Paul Vince is an Associate Materials Engineer with WSP, focused primarily on condition assessment and durability within the water industry. He has a…
Renowned corrosion-industry author and teacher, Lou Vincent has 57 years’ experience in the coatings industry. Lou co-authored the third…
Cody Warner began at Deep Trekker Inc. in 2015 and has grown alongside the company from one vehicle to six product lines, thousands of robots in ten…
Mark Weston, a native of South Australia, is a distinguished corrosion expert with over 45 years’ experience in technical management roles at…
Mehdi Yari currently serves as a postdoctoral fellow in the Electrochemistry and Corrosion Laboratory at the University of Western Ontario. He was…
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Marketing Assistant, Belzona Polymerics LtdAlice Jucquois studied at University of Lincoln, UK, and holds a Master of Science degree in Marketing.…
Chris Ard has over 25 years of experience in the installation, project management and sales of high-performance protective coatings. He is a NACE III…
Brad Erickstad is a mechanical engineering graduate from LeTourneau University and UT Austin MBA recipient with nearly 40 years of experience in the…
Brendan Fitzsimons is the author of the original Fitz’s Atlas as well as the Fitz’s Atlas 2. Brendan has been in the protective coatings…
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Chad Davis is a technical advisor and marketing strategy manager with experience in specifying thermal insulating coatings.
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Kurt Gribnitz is the CEO and owner of Ovolifts, a company that develops engineered lifting solutions for the petrochemical industry. He was…
CorrView International, LLC has been involved in the field of corrosion control and ultrasonic testing since 1981. Since 1981, CorrView has conducted…
David Eyre has been working in the Protective and Marine coating industries for over 30 years. The majority of the time has been spent with major…
David Shong has spent his entire career in the construction materials industry and developed an early passion for insulation. He has worked in the…
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Del Williams is a technical writer based in Torrance, California.
Doug Fast is a Technical Services and Sr. Research Engineer at Johns Manville. Kim Melton is a Technical Writer and Senior Marketing Specialist at…
Tactical corrosion engineer Terry Greenfield has nearly 40 years’ experience in the protective coatings and corrosion industry. His company…
Principal Engineer & Office Director, ExponentEric Guyer specializes in materials corrosion engineering, failure analysis and prevention in…
Muhammad Azhar Bashir earned his M.Eng. degree in Metallurgy & Materials Engineering from University of the Punjab (top ranked university of…
Faysal Eliyan is a professor of mechanical engineering in Qatar. His interests cover pipeline engineering and corrosion in oil and gas systems. He…
Omoniyi (Francis) Fasuba graduated with a Ph.D. degree in 2014 from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. During his Ph.D., he studied…
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Howard has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology at the University of Houston. He worked for Shell Oil Co. for 32 years and retired in 2009. During…
Hamid Khan, working presently as Brand Manager – Concrete Durability at Parchem (DuluxGroup), Australasia, holds a bachelor degree in Civil…
Andy Hoffman, Product Manager of Insulation and Specialty Products with Tnemec Company Inc., covers new product development, management of specialty…
TPL Specialist I, Corrosion, Kuwait Oil Company (KOC)BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Toledo in OhioHasan Sabri, is a leading expert in the…
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Jane Debbrecht, Principal of JDebbrecht Consulting, is a management consultant specializing in manufacturing company turnarounds and strategy…
Jeff Stern has a long history in the oil and gas sector, specifically within the corrosion and abrasion market. He has experience working as an…
Peter Macios is the Executive Product Manager of Water Services and Industrial Process at SUEZ Water Technology and Solutions. Peter provides…
Jessica Zimmer is a news reporter based in northern California with over 20 years of experience as a journalist. She has previously written for…
Les Boulton has over forty years’ experience in materials engineering and corrosion consultancy. He is Principal Consultant of Les Boulton &…
John is a freelance technical and science writer, editor and project manager with over twenty years of experience and a B.S. in Computer Programming…
Chief Scientist, University of Akron NCERCAMPPhD, Metallurgical Engineering, Ohio State UniversityBS, Metallurgical Engineering, Ohio State…
Robert Anderson is the Warehouse Manager for ArmorThane USA and a member of the technical support team. He assists with worldwide dealer training.…
As industry manager for the refinery market, Kevin employs his 25-plus years of experience in engineering, application support and sales to develop…
An experienced writer and journalist, Annemarie Mannion has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature and Humanistic Studies from St.…
Allan “Chip” Edwards, IV, fourth-generation president of the family-owned-and-operated Allan Edwards, quite literally grew up in the…
Prior to EonCoat, Merrick Alpert served in increasingly senior executive positions at R&D Altanova, Colt’s Manufacturing Company, Turbine Generator…
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Director of Engineering and Technical Services, AkzoNobel Coatings Ltd. (Canada)Dr. Mike O’Donoghue is the Director of Engineering and…
Marina Silva has completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Marketing and Sales and currently serves as Marketing Supervisor at Belzona Polymerics,…
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Justin Kingh is a Chemical Engineer currently working as an independent Contract Worker Engineer in Houston Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Science…
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Ross Boyd is the CEO of TruQC.
Parry Shah is the CEO and Owner at Rotech Pumps. Rotech Pumps is a Canada based manufacturer of industrial pumps and its accessories since 2002. It…
Samantha Silbert is a graduate student at North Dakota State University pursuing a PhD in Coatings and Polymeric Materials. Her research involves…
Corrosion Engineer, POGC, NIOCS. H. Zaferai currently works as Senior Technical Inspector and Corrosion Engineer for Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC),…
Daniel Folks is a freelance writer, editor and marketer based in the North of England. His work covers many areas (as freelance works usually has to)…
Tabitha has a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from Mumbai University, India, and is currently freelancing as a technical content writer. Prior…
Tom Belli received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising and Marketing from the University of Lincoln. After graduating, Tom began working for…
Ben Howard is a third-year mechanical engineering student at the University of Western Australia specializing in engineering design and fluid…
Communications Director, A&E Systems LtdOriginally trained as an educator in the UK, Tim Davison worked in the Australian publishing industry…
Tami Kamin Meyer has been a freelance writer for over three decades, enjoying bylines in Forbes, MarketWatch, Cannabis & Tech Today, Next Avenue,…
Tatsuya Nakagawa is the VP of Marketing and co-founder of Castagra Products, a storage tank and wastewater coatings manufacturing company that is…
Over forty years experience in the protective coatings industry and principally involved in the evaluation of paint coatings, their modes and…
Retired from Sherwin-Williams, Mark Edmonds is now a NACE Level 3 Coating Inspector who is consultant for US Coast Guard paint work and an SSPC…
Wade Hannon is an Area Sales Manager – Specialty Products at Graco Inc. He is responsible for equipment demonstrations, technical support,…
Will Conner is the Marketing Director for Mascoat, manufacturer of insulating, anti-condensation, and sound damping coatings. He has been with the…
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Wesley Fawaz is the Executive Officer of the Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA), responsible for implementation of the strategic direction of…
Principal Advisor, Global Coatings AdvisorsDr. Shiwei William Guan has over 30 years’ experience in corrosion engineering and coatings. He is…
Shivananda Prabhu is a Graduate Engineer from the University of Mysore, Karnataka, India and PGDBM (Equivalent to MBA) from XLRI, a top-ten…
