Brad Addison is a Mechanical Engineer for Rotating Machinery in corporate engineering at The Chemours Company – a 2015 spinoff of DuPont. Previously, he worked for DuPont, and since 2006 has been responsible for specifying, installing, commissioning, overhauling, repairing and troubleshooting primarily fluoro-chemical, sulfuric acid and air compressors, blowers and fans, as well as steam turbines. Previous to this, he worked for MG Industries and Air Liquide from 1994 to 2006 and was responsible for compressors, blowers, cryogenic expanders, steam turbines, water / cryo pumps, cooling towers / system design and chillers. During this time, Brad was a Rotating Machinery Engineer, a Maintenance Engineer two years and for another three years, an FDA plant Validation Project Manager for 13 air separation plants. Prior to his work in the gas industry, Brad worked for Pratt and Whitney Aircraft in compressor aerodynamic design and engine performance analysis for commercial aviation gas turbines from 1982 to 1994. Brad received a B.S. (Mechanical Engineering, 1982) from Lafayette College and an M.S. (Mechanical Engineering, 1986) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Hartford Graduate Center. He has been a discussion group leader since 2008 and joined the TAC in September 2015.
Kazim Akhtar is the Director for Mechanical Engineering of CB&I in Houston, Texas. His department is involved in the specification, design, selection, shop test acceptance, and startup coordination of rotating and static (Heat transfer, Vessels and Material handling) equipment for major world class LNG, refinery, petrochemical, and oil and gas projects. Mr. Akhtar received a B.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering) from Texas A&M University and an M.S. degree (Industrial Engineering, Management) from the University of Houston. He is an active member of API, AICHE, ASME, a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.
Kenneth Atkins is a Senior Staff Engineer at Engineering Dynamics, Incorporated (EDI). He has over 30 years of experience with rotating machinery and structural dynamics. Prior to co-founding EDI in 1982, he was with Southwest Research Institute and Exxon Chemical Americas. Ken has authored several technical papers on machinery dynamics. He has lectured frequently at the Turbomachinery and Pump Symposia, including both a tutorial and a short course. He also presents various topics at EDIs annual seminar on rotating and reciprocating machinery dynamics. Mr. Atkins received a B.S. Degree in Engineering Science from Trinity University in 1978. He is a member of ASME, several API committees, and is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. He joined the TAC September, 2012.
Leonardo Baldassarre is currently the Engineering Ldr for Compressors, Expanders & Electrical Systems with General Electric Oil & Gas Company, in Florence, Italy. He is responsible for all requisition, and standardization activities as well as for detailed design of new products for centrifugal compressors, turboexpanders, auxiliaries, electric motors & shaft line integration. Dr.Baldassarre began his career with General Electric Nuovo Pignone in 1997. He has worked as Design Engineer, R&D Team Leader for centrifugal compressors in Florence, Product Leader for centrifugal and axial compressors, and Requisition Manager for centrifugal compressors both for Florence and Le Creusot teams. He is active member of the Turbomachinery Symposium Advisory Committee and represents GEO&G in the API617 Committee. Dr. Baldassarre received a B.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering, 1993) and Ph.D. degree (Mechanical Engineering / Turbomachinery Fluid Dynamics, 1998) from the University of Florence. He has authored or coauthored 30+ technical papers, mostly in the area of fluid dynamic design of 3D transonic impellers, rotating stall, and rotordynamics. He presently holds 10 patents.
Bruce Bayless works for Valero Energy Corporation in San Antonio, Texas. He has been a member of the advisory committee since 2004.
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Gampa I. Bhat is the President of MHI Compressor International Corporation in Houston, Texas, USA. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. MHI Compressor International Corporation (MCO-I) is part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation, Japan. Bhat is building the infrastructure to support Application Engineering, Marketing, Commercial, Sales, After Sales and manufacturing facilities to support Compressor Manufacturing Globally. Bhat was Chief Machinery Engineer before he retired from Exxon Mobil Chemical Company worldwide where he was responsible for engineering, manufacturing support, technology development, mega machinery project startups and troubleshooting. He is well recognized in the industry for his leadership, decision-making and leading the organization for success. His passion for business and employee growth is one of his key attributes. He has been an active member of the Turbomachinery Advisory Committee with Emeritus Status. Bhat holds a masters degree in Chemical Engineering from West Virginia University. In his spare time he enjoys golfing, reading and gardening.
Meherwan P. Boyce is Chairman of The Boyce Consultancy Group, LLC, in Houston, Texas. He has 40 years of experience in the turbomachinery field, with 30 years in the design of compressors and turbines. His 15 years in academia include being Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, and Founder of the Turbomachinery Laboratories and the Turbomachinery Symposium. Dr. Boyce has authored more than 130 technical publications and several books, including Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook, Cogeneration & Combined Cycle Power Plants, and Centrifugal Compressors, A Basic Guide. He has taught over 150 short courses globally attended by over 4500 students representing 400 companies, and is a Consultant to the aerospace, petrochemical, and utility industries. Dr. Boyce received a B.S. and M.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering) from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and the State University of New York, respectively, and a Ph.D. degree (1969) from the University of Oklahoma.
Dag O. Calafell, II is the Chief Machinery Engineer in ExxonMobil Upstream. His 35 year experience began at Exxon downstream machinery reliability research. Since 2003 he has worked in ExxonMobil upstream production and projects. For twelve years in-between he led machinery design, manufacturing, quality, business development, and general management positions for oil and gas industry products. Dag has published papers on machinery and flow phenomena, and holds a few patents.
Mr. Calafell has BS/ MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University, and subsequently attended Columbia University. Dag has served on TAMU Multi-Phase Pump User’s Group Advisory Board and on several API committees for pump and compressor standards. He has served as Associate Editor for the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, and been active in the Hydraulic Institute, the Society of Reliability Engineers, the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals, and is a member of ASME. He joined the TAC in September 2013.
Dara W. Childs, Ph.D., P.E., (Emeritus Member) was Director of the Turbomachinery Laboratory from 1984 to 2018 and held the Leland T. Jordan Chair in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees (Civil Engineering, 1961, 1962) from Oklahoma State University, and his Ph.D. (Engineering Mechanics, 1968) from the University of Texas. He was named ASME Fellow Member in 1990, and received ASMEs Henry R. Worthington Medal in 1991. Dr. Childs’ expertise is in dynamics and vibrations, with an emphasis in rotordynamics. He has conducted research and engineering projects for NASA, DOD, and private firms. Current research includes: high pressure testing honeycomb and hole-pattern gas damper seals; testing high pressure laminar oil seals; force measurements in magnetic bearings using fiber-optic strain gauges. Dr. Childs has authored numerous reviewed publications related to rotordynamics and vibrations, and the book, Turbomachinery Rotordynamics. He is presently completing a new dynamics book entitled, Dynamics in Engineering Practice.
C. Hunter Cloud is President of BRG Machinery Consulting, LLC, in Charlottesville, Virginia, a company providing a diverse range of rotating machinery technical services. He began his career with Mobil Research and Development Corporation in Princeton, NJ, as a turbomachinery specialist responsible for application engineering, commissioning, and troubleshooting for production, refining and chemical facilities. During his 11 years at Mobil, he worked on numerous projects, including several offshore gas injection platforms in Nigeria as well as serving as reliability manager at a large US refinery. Dr. Cloud received his BS (Mechanical Engineering, 1991) and Ph.D. (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 2007) from the University of Virginia. He is a member of ASME, the Vibration Institute, and the API 684 rotordynamics task force. He joined the TAC in September 2012.
Thomas R. (Tom) Davidson is Chief Mechanical Engineer, Global Operations Reliability Support for Linde, Inc., in Pasadena, Texas. His primary responsibility is developing and implementing equipment reliability improvement programs for both rotating and fixed equipment. Mr. Davidson is also responsible for assisting in machinery selection, overhauls, and developing and implementing design improvements to enhance equipment reliability and availability. He has more than 30 years of experience in the petrochemical and process gas industry, in the field of equipment reliability, maintenance management, and turnaround planning and scheduling. Mr. Davidson received a B.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering, 1978) from the University of Houston. He is a member of ASME, NSPE, the Vibration Institute, and he serves on the Turbomachinery Symposium Advisory Committee. Mr. Davidson is also a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.
Michael J. Drosjack, Ph.D. retired in December 2009 from Shell Oil Company after working there for 34-plus years. He is an emeritus member. He is currently acting as a private consultant in rotating machinery. Throughout his career he was a member of the Rotating Equipment Department in the Central Engineering function in Houston, Texas. He was responsible for providing technical support for rotating and reciprocating machinery to Shell and Shell affiliated companies, worldwide, as well as commercial customers. After joining Shell in 1975, he had assignments on projects involving specification, evaluation, installation, and startup of machinery along with extensive field troubleshooting, particularly in the area of vibration measurement, vibration analysis, and rotordynamics. Dr. Drosjack received his B.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering, 1970) from Carnegie-Mellon University, and his M.S. (1971) and Ph.D. (1974) degrees (Mechanical Engineering) from The Ohio State University. He is a member of ASME, the Vibration Institute, the Machinery Subcommittee of the Ethylene Products Committee, participates in API task forces, and has been a speaker and panelist for NPRA. He has been a Turbomachinery Symposium Advisory Committee member since 1986.
Robert Eisenmann is Machinery Advisor at BP Refining and Logistics Technology in Houston, Texas. He provides technical advice to the BP global refining to support business delivery, company strategy, industry direction, and technical assurance to support business decisions. He also promotes technology solutions and leads the development and implementation of best practices across the BP refineries. He also serves as an Engineering Technical Practices rotating equipment core team member. Bob has over 20 years of experience in the industry. Bob graduated from Texas A&M University at Galveston in 1992 with a B.S. in Marine Engineering. He joined the TAC September, 2012.
Robert D. Fisher is the Global Technology Sponsor for Machinery in ExxonMobil Research and Engineering based in Houston. In his role he provides Machinery discipline leadership and support to all of the Downstream businesses and projects in all aspects of machinery engineering. In his 30 years of experience he was previously ExxonMobil Chemical Company Chief Machinery Engineer where he was responsible for Engineering, Manufacturing Support, Reliability and Technology Development. Prior to this he supported ExxonMobil Chemical global manufacturing for Machinery Engineering support services in troubleshooting, RCAs, Networking and Best Practice development, including periods in Major Project engineering, construction and start-up, with assignments in Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific. Mr. Fisher has BSc (Hons) degree in Mechanical Engineering from The West of Scotland University, UK and is a Corporate Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and a Chartered Engineer (CEng MIMechE), UK. He joined the TAC in September 2011.
Francisco Gonzalez is a Principal Rotating Equipment Engineer for Cheniere Energy in Houston, Texas. Mr. Gonzalez has over 25 years of experience in Operations and Maintenance of Rotating Equipment. Cheniere Energy is currently building the first LNG export facility in the USA. The Sabine Pass LNG will operate (36) LM2500+G4 gas turbines driving GE refrigeration compressors and (6) LM2500+ Generators to power up the facility. Mr. Gonzalez primary responsibility is to provide operation, maintenance engineering departments with best practices in rotating equipment vibration monitoring, aerothermal performance monitoring, troubleshooting, overhaul, performance testing, gas turbine and compressor optimization, evaluating short term and long term reliability improvements for all rotating equipment and best practices in the installation and startup of rotating equipment.
Mr. Gonzalez previously worked for Enterprise Products who currently operates machinery over 3 MM installed horsepower in Natural Gas and NGL Processing Plants and over 50,000 miles of pipelines transportation various NGLs, and Natural Gas, Crude and Refine Products in the USA. The Reliability Department at Enterprise headed by Mr. Gonzalez was primarily responsible for providing technical support to operations and maintenance on all rotating equipment. Enterprise currently operates over 385 gas turbine compressor and pump packages, and over 450 reciprocating compressor packages.
Mr. Gonzalez has coauthored several technical papers for Turbo Machinery Symposium and ASME Power Gen as well as articles on Improving Reliability in various publications. Mr. Gonzalez graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1990.
Satoshi Hata is Vice President, Engineering within the Turbo Machinery Engineering Department, at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor International Corporation (MCO-I), in Houston, TX.
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Jeff Haught is a Facilities Engineering Advisor for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in The Woodlands, TX. He currently is responsible for Midstream gas plants and gathering systems as well as oversight of the Company’s large rotating equipment in various locations around the world. He began his career as a machinery engineer at the Arco refinery in Los Angeles then moved to Prudhoe Bay first with Arco and then with Conoco. After assignments with Conoco in S.E. Asia, the Gulf of Mexico, and Russia, Mr. Haught joined Anadarko in 1996 for major project work in Algeria. Since then, he has held positions in Engineering and Maintenance throughout the Company. Mr. Haught received his B.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering, 1979) from The University of California, Santa Barbara. He is a member of both ASME and PMI. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas and California and is a member of the Turbomachinery Symposium Advisory Committee.
Lil Kassie is presently Rotating Equipment Advisor for BP refining. He is located at BPs Whiting, Indiana, refinery where he has worked for 24 years. He has held positions as Rotating Equipment Specialist, Superintendent of the Rotating Equipment and Reliability Engineering Group, and Senior Rotating Equipment Consultant. In his present position, Mr. Kassie is responsible for providing machinery expertise, sharing and implementing equipment practices, and development coaching for improving equipment reliability and plant availability throughout BP. Prior to his tenure at BP, Mr. Kassie worked as Rotating Equipment Superintendent for Energy Cooperative Inc. and as a Field Service Engineer for Ingersoll Rand. He has presented technical papers at various rotating equipment conferences including the Turbomachinery Symposium and Rotating Machinery Users Council. Mr. Kassie holds B.S. and M.S. degrees (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of Wisconsin.
Kevin Kisor is an Applications and Sales Engineer for MAN Diesel & Turbo, and has held similar positions with GHH Borsig, Nuovo Pignone, A-C Compressor and Sundyne. Mr. Kisor received a B.S. in Industrial Technology from Ohio University in 1976. He is a member of the AIChE Ethylene Producers Conference, Rotating Equipment Subcommittee and is Chairman of the API 614. 6th Ed. Task Force. He joined the TAC in 2013.
Rainer Kurz is Manager of Systems Analysis and Field Testing for Solar Turbines Inc., in San Diego, California. His organization is responsible for conducting application studies, gas compressor and gas turbine performance predictions, and site performance testing. He joined Solar Turbines Incorporated in 1993, and has authored more than 70 publications in the field of turbomachinery. Dr. Kurz attended the University of the German Armed Forces, in Hamburg, Germany, where he received the degree of a Dipl.-Ing., and, in 1991, the degree of a Dr.-Ing. He was elected as an ASME Fellow in 2003.
Mark J. Kuzdzal is the Director of Business Development for Dresser-Rand’s supersonic compressor development initiative, a role he has held since 2011. He is responsible for guiding development of the supersonic compression platform from prototype, to product line definition, design and demonstration to commercialization. Prior to this assignment and for nearly a decade, Mark was the Manager of the Core Technologies organization for Dresser-Rand. He was responsible for overseeing Rotordynamics, Materials & Welding, Solid Mechanics, Aero/thermo dynamics and Acoustics disciplines. Mark started his career with Dresser-Rand as a Rotordynamics engineer after earning a B.S. Degree (Mechanical Engineering, 1988) from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He has co-authored numerous technical papers and holds six U.S. Patents. Mr. Kuzdzal is a member of the Texas A&M turbo machinery advisory committee, Chairman of Dresser-Rand’s emerging technology council and a member of the Penn State Mechanical Engineering Technology industrial advisory committee. He is a NLA and ASME member.
Malcolm Leader is a Turbomachinery Consultant and Owner of Applied Machinery Dynamics in Dickinson, Texas. He is currently involved in the design, testing, modification, and installation of rotating equipment. He spends time doing theoretical design audits and working in the field implementing changes and overseeing installations. Mr. Leader has written several papers on the subjects of experimental rotordynamics, bearing design, design audits for rotating equipment, and practical implementation of rotordynamic programs.
Stephen R. (Steve) Locke is a Senior Consultant in DuPont Engineering Technology Rotating Machinery Group in Old Hickory, TN. He had plant assignments in the Petrochemical Department starting in 1972 for technical assistance to operations and maintenance including responsibility for startup and oversight of several large process compressors and other equipment. He moved to corporate engineering in 1983 to consult in turbomachinery for reliability improvements, retrofits, performance analysis, and for specification and startup of new equipment. More recently, Steve has also been leading a corporate effort to identify machinery credible failure modes and appropriate steps to quantify and manage safety risk. Steve received a BS degree (Mechanical Engineering, 1972) from Purdue University and is a member of ASME. He has been active on the Turbomachinery Symposium advisory committee, authored several papers, case studies, leading discussion groups, and represents DuPont on the Texas A&M Turbomachinery Research Consortium.
Terryl Matthews is a Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer with Shell Global Solutions (US) Inc., in Houston Texas, responsible for providing technical support for rotating equipment to Shell, Shell affiliated companies, and commercial customers worldwide. Since joining Shell in 2007, he has been involved in RCAs for refineries, chemical and LNG plants, high-pressure compression and pumping injection applications, and a technical focal point on various Supplier Partnerships. Terryl began his engineering career with Dow Chemical in 1973 after graduating from the University of Houston with a B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He worked for Dow Chemical for 30 years in rotating equipment. Terryl then worked for Bechtel for 4 years as a rotating equipment specialist on a refinery, coal gasification, and LNG project. Terryl has authored 7 technical papers, member of the Texas A&M Turbomachinery Advisory Committee, member of the Turbomachinery Subcommittee for the Ethylene Producers Conference, former member of the API Committee on Refinery Equipment and a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.
Bruce McCain is the Lead Rotating Equipment Engineer for Oxy Oil and Gas Corporation, based in Houston, Texas. He has over 25 years experience providing technical support on plant related equipment. His current focus is on reciprocating and turbo equipment around the world specifying upgrades, repair techniques, and overhauls. Prior to joining Oxy in 1997, Mr. McCain worked for Rohm and Haas, and Amoco Chemical/Production. He has contributed to technical papers and presented at industry conferences, including the Turbomachinery Symposium, Mr. McCain received a BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University in 1987. He serves on API committees, is an API 510 Certified Pressure Vessel Inspector, and a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. He joined the TAC in September, 2014.
Marybeth McBain is a Senior Pipeline Engineer with Kinder Morgan, in their gas compression group for natural gas pipelines. She specializes in machinery related vibration issues and oversees compressor station dynamic studies involving reciprocating compressors, centrifugal compressors and surge analyses. Marybeth has worked in the area of pulsation control for reciprocating compressors throughout her career and specializes in R&D related to new pulsation attenuation concepts. Her 16 years of experience in the oil and gas industry includes previous positions at Southwest Research Institute and Apache Corporation. She holds four patents related to reciprocating compressor pulsation control technologies. Marybeth holds a B.S.M.E Degree from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.S.M.E. Degree from Georgia Tech. She has authored over a dozen technical papers and industry guidelines on gas machinery performance, compressor station pulsations, centrifugal compressor surge control and turbomachinery for LNG.
Cyrus B. Meher-Homji is an Engineering Fellow and Technology Manager at Bechtel Corporation, in Houston, Texas. He is assigned to the LNG Technology Group as a turbomachinery advisor. Mr. Meher-Homji works on the development of new concepts relating to LNG turbomachinery and acts as an advisor to LNG projects on the aeromechanical design, selection and testing of machinery. His 33 years of industry experience covers gas turbine and compressor application and design, engine development, and troubleshooting. Mr. Meher-Homji has a B.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering) from Shivaji University, an M.E. degree from Texas A&M University, and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Houston. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas, a Fellow of ASME, life member of AIAA, and is active on several committees of ASME’s International Gas Turbine Institute. He has several publications in the area of turbomachinery engineering.
Marcelo Accorsi Miranda is an Independent Consultant and emeritus member. He has been in the oil and gas business for 38 years and he recently retired from Petrobras E&P, where he was responsible for the conceptual design, specification, selection and shop test acceptance of turbomachinery. His background is comprehensive, covering knowledge on rotordynamics, stability analysis, stability test, thermodynamics and performance. Besides, he has extensive work and contributions in reliability engineering and life cycle cost analysis.
Mr. Miranda received a B.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering) from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and a M.S. degree (Industrial Engineering) from Universidade Federal Fluminense. He has authored several technical papers on turbomachinery testing, low and high speed balancing, compressor selection, RAM analysis and LCC analysis. He is a member of the Turbomachinery Symposium Advisory Committee since 2007, and currently is an Emeritus Member.
J. Jeffrey Moore, Ph.D., is a Principal Engineer at Southwest Research Institute, in San Antonio, Texas. His professional experience over the last 15 years includes engineering and management responsibilities at Solar Turbines, Inc., Dresser-Rand, and Southwest Research Institute. His interests include rotordynamics, seals and bearings, finite element analysis, controls, and aerodynamics. He has authored more than 10 technical papers in the area of rotordynamics and aerodynamics and has given numerous tutorials and lectures. Dr. Moore received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees (Mechanical Engineering, 1991, 1993, 1999) from Texas A&M University.
Joe Moreno manages the Reliability and Performance Improvement Department at LyondellBasell’s Houston, Texas refinery. This department provides mechanical and electrical engineering resources for site reliability and energy optimization. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1989 with a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and has worked in an end user, manufacturing capacity his entire career with a focus on maintenance and reliability of rotating equipment. Joe has been the manager of LyondellBasell’s Central Machinery Engineering department and has served in several technical support and advisory roles including specification, testing and installation of critical machinery, shop and field repairs, equipment disassembly, overhaul and start up, failure analysis, and providing technical evaluations during due diligence reviews.
Vinod P. Patel is a Senior Principal Machinery Engineer, Machinery Technology, for KBR, in Houston, Texas. He has been with KBR for 30 years. In his current assignment, he is responsible in the preparation and auditing of specifications, equipment evaluation, engineering coordination, and testing and installation startup of rotating and special equipment. He has worked in the various application of rotating machinery in the petrochemical and refinery processes including ammonia, LNG, olefins, cat-cracking, and hydrotreating for domestic and international projects. Mr. Patel received B.S. and M.S. degrees (Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering) from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India, and Youngstown University, respectively. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.
Brian Pettinato is Manager of Product Development at Elliott Group in Jeannette, Pennsylvania. He has been with Elliott Group since 1995. His areas of expertise include lateral and torsional rotordynamics, vibration analysis, and the testing and evaluation of fluid film journal bearings. He currently manages a group responsible for compressor and expander technology development. Prior to joining Elliott Group, Mr. Pettinato worked as a project engineer for an aftermarket bearing manufacturer. Mr. Pettinato received his B.S. (Mechanical Engineering, 1989) and M.S. (Mechanical Engineering, 1992) degrees from the University of Virginia. He has coauthored over ten technical papers, and holds one U.S. patent. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Pennsylvania, and is a member of ASME, STLE, and the API 684 rotordynamics task force. He joined the TAC in September, 2012.
Bernard Quoix has been the head of Total E&P Rotating Machinery Department since November 2003. He started his career in 1979 with Total Operations in the North Sea. From 1986 to 1989, he became head of Engineering of Turbomeca Industrial Division, a small and medium size gas-turbines manufacturer, then went to Renault Car Manufacturer as Assistant Manager of the testing facilities for prototype and production engines, before joining Elf Aquitaine and eventually Total, mainly involved in all aspects of turbomachines, including conceptual studies, projects for new oil and gas field development, commissioning and start-up, and bringing his expertise to Operations of all Total Affiliated Companies worldwide. Bernard Quoix graduated from ENSEM (Ecole Nationale Superieure d’Electricite et de Mecanique) in Nancy (France) in 1978 and then completed his engineering education with one additional year at ENSPM (Ecole Nationale du Petrole et des Moteurs) in Paris, specializing in Internal Combustion Engines. He is also a member of the Board of ETN (European Turbines Network) organization based in Brussels since April 2008. He has been a member of the Turbomachinery Advisory Committee since 2005.
Peter C. Rasmussen has more than 38 years experience in the oil and gas industry, and is an emeritus member. He has broad experience and knowledge in oil and gas machinery applications and strong skills in managing and advising technology development in the oil and gas sector. Particular skills include gas turbines, high pressure centrifugal compressors and LNG refrigeration compressors. Most of his career was spent with ExxonMobil retiring as Chief Machinery Engineer (Upstream Companies). Mr. Rasmussen has coauthored papers published at LNG 15, LNG 16, Oil and Gas Journal and Texas A&M Turbomachinery Symposium. Various patents have been applied for and awarded. Mr. Rasmussen has a B.S. in Ocean Engineering from Florida Atlantic University. He is currently a Texas A&M Turbomachinery Advisory Committee Emeritus Member.
Mark R. Sandberg is the principal of Sandberg Turbomachinery Consulting, LLC. Before forming this consulting practice in 2016, he was a Consulting Machinery Engineer with Chevron Energy Technology Company in Houston, Texas for more than fifteen years. Prior to joining Chevron, he was employed by ARCO, Petro-Marine Engineering, and The Dow Chemical Company. During his sixteen years at ARCO, he was involved with a number of gas turbine driven compressors, both internationally and on the North Slope of Alaska. Through the majority of his career, he has been involved in providing technical assistance and services associated with the selection, design, specification, procurement, and testing of new rotating equipment along with failure analysis and troubleshooting issues with existing equipment, primarily in upstream oil and gas production and LNG processing operations. Mark has more than 39 years of varied experience in the process industries and has been involved with the design, manufacture, testing, and installation of several small to large gas turbine driven centrifugal compressor trains worldwide. Mr. Sandberg has B.S. and M.S. degrees (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas, an Emeritus Member of the Texas A&M Turbomachinery Advisory Committee, a member of AIAA and a Fellow Member of ASME.
Stanley Stevenson is a Senior Project Manager for Siemens Demag Delaval Turbomachinery, Inc., located in Trenton, New Jersey. He has been with the company for more than 35 years and has been involved in the design, manufacture, and testing of rotating equipment for the chemical, oil and gas, utility, and power generation markets. In his current role, Mr. Stevenson is the primary customer technical and commercial interface on selected projects coordinating the work efforts of Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Management for orders based in both North America and Europe. Mr. Stevenson has received both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University. He is a member of ASME and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Pennsylvania. Mr. Stevenson is a member of PMI, where he is a certified PMP.
Hans P. Weyermann is a Principal Rotating Equipment Engineer in the PM&IE department of ConocoPhillips Upstream Technology Group. In his current position, he is providing support to all aspects of turbomachinery in existing business units, as well as grass roots capital projects. He is also responsible for following the machinery related areas of corporate initiatives within the ConocoPhillips Upstream Company. Mr. Weyermann attended the College of Engineering in Brugg-Windisch, Switzerland. After receiving a B.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering), he joined Sulzer Escher Wyss Turbomachinery in Zurich, as an application/design engineer in the turbocompressor department. Prior to joining the Phillips Company, he was the supervisor of the Rotating Equipment department at Stone and Webster Engineering in Houston. Mr. Weyermann is a member of ASME, the API SOME, and has served on various API Task Forces.
John K. Whalen is the Technical Director for John Crane Bearings located in TCEs offices in Houston Texas. John is a member of STLE, ASME, and the Vibration Institute and is a member of the Turbomachinery Symposium Advisory Committee; John is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. At John Crane Bearings John has Engineering responsibility for all three John Crane Bearing companies (John Crane Bearing Technology in Germany, Orion in Wisconsin and TCE in Houston). John Crane Bearings product range includes babbitted bearings and seals, labyrinth seals, and related products and services.John received his BSME from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1981. He worked for Dresser Rand in Wellsville, NY where he was involved in Large Turbine Engineering and Rotordynamics. John joined Centritech Corporation in 1988 and helped form TCE in 1991. John rejoined the TAC in September, 2012.
Ed Wilcox is a Consulting Machinery Engineer with the Energy Technology Company (ETC) of Chevron. Prior to this he worked for Conoco and Lyondell Chemical as a machinery engineer. He has a BSME degree from the University of Missouri-Rolla and an MSME degree from Oklahoma State University. He is a Vibration Institute Category IV Vibration Specialist and a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Oklahoma. Mr. Wilcox has authored multiple papers in the areas of rotordynamics, vibration analysis, and performance testing at both the Texas A&M Turbomachinery and Pump Symposia, along with several magazine articles.
Kevin D. Yates is a rotating equipment specialist at The Dow Chemical Company in Freeport, Texas. In this role, he provides mechanical analysis support in the Maintenance Technical Services group. He also provides 6 Sigma and reliability support to the various businesses in Freeport. Mr. Yates has spent most of his career supporting the Freeport Critical Mechanical Equipment Group. A certified Dow Six Sigma Black Belt, he is the Freeport sites seal program focal point and a member of the Dow Global Pump & Seal Technology Resource Network (TRN) which is a network of pump and seal subject matter experts from various global sites. He is also an Advisory Committee Member for the Texas A&M Turbomachinery Symposium. He is a coauthor of a paper for the Thirty-Second (2003) Turbomachinery Symposium and presented a Case Study at the Thirty-Eighth (2009) Turbomachinery Symposium. Mr. Yates has a B.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering) from Texas A&M University (1993). He is a member of ASME and NSPE. He is also a registered professional engineer in the state of Texas.
