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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.
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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…
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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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Brad Erickstad is a mechanical engineering graduate from LeTourneau University and UT Austin MBA recipient with nearly 40 years of experience in the…
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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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Tactical corrosion engineer Terry Greenfield has nearly 40 years’ experience in the protective coatings and corrosion industry. His company…
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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 &…
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Corrosion Engineer, POGC, NIOCS. H. Zaferai currently works as Senior Technical Inspector and Corrosion Engineer for Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC),…
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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…
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Over forty years experience in the protective coatings industry and principally involved in the evaluation of paint coatings, their modes and…
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Shivananda Prabhu is a Graduate Engineer from the University of Mysore, Karnataka, India and PGDBM (Equivalent to MBA) from XLRI, a top-ten…
