Education/Experience

Principal, BLZ Inc.; dba Corr-Coat Consulting, 2004-present

Programs Manager-Coatings & Corrosion, Progress Energy, Engineering Technical Services, Programs, 2001-2004

Senior Engineer/Consultant, Florida Power Corporation, Engineering Services, Material Technology, Condition Assessment Program, Manager-High Energy Piping & Remaining Life Assessment Program, Welding Program & Fossil Welding Engineer, Corrosion Control and Coatings Program, Condenser Task Group & Eddy Current Program, High Energy Piping Integrity Program and Nuclear General Review Committee. Laboratory testing and failure analyses with implemented solutions to materials problems. Write and review technical specifications. Engineer materials selection, fabrication, welding, construction controls, NDT inspections, Code compliance and QA/QC plans on major projects. Project engineer & contract manager for condenser & HX retubing, 1986-2001

Senior Engineer/Engineering Supervisor, Bechtel Group of Companies, Materials and Quality Services, San Francisco, CA: Metallurgical - Welding - Corrosion Engineer, Engineering Services Supervisor then Manager in home office staff position. Responsible for working 100-190 projects per year for fossil, nuclear, chemical, refinery, mining, metro and other company divisions. Problem resolution of construction, client, subcontract and supplier difficulties including laboratory services, failure analyses, and QA/QC programs, 1972-1986

Other Qualifying Experience: Student Research Assistant, University of Florida, author/ co-author of technical papers, part-time welder. Honorable discharge U.S. Navy Submarine Service. Nuclear reactor, steam plant and electric plant operator. Engineering plant shutdown supervisor, electrician and electronics technician. Electroplating apprentice, General Components Corporation, St. Petersburg, FL, pre 1972

Metallurgical & Materials Science Engineer (Bachelor of Science, Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Sciences, University of Florida

Responsibilities

Management Consultant for corrosion and coatings specializing in programs and economics. Contributing engineer and consultant to coatings manufacturers, owners of large industrial and military facilities and others needing expertise in correctly assessing plant material equipment conditions and controlling corrosion in maintaining plant facilities and equipment. Specializing in seawater cooling circuits and equipment (HX’s and Condensers).

Affiliations

Alpha Sigma Mu - Metallurgical Honorary Society, American Welding Society (CWI), American Society for Metals, National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), Steel Structures Painting Council (SSPC-PCS), Nuclear Construction Issues Group (NGIC - 01 Trainer). Twice (1990-2000) FPC President's Award Winner.

Selected Articles

"Costs of Delayed Coatings Maintenance (The Cost of “Not” Painting),"

"Handling Fouling in Plant Cooling Water Systems," August 2006.

"Setting up a Coating Maintenance Program for Power Plants," JPCL, December 2003.

"How You Can Benefit From a Coatings Program"

"Coating Economics - Coating at Lowest Costs," PACE, 2006.

“Setting Up a Maintenance Coatings Program for Power Plants,” JPCL, December 2003.

“Costs of Delayed Coatings Maintenance (The Cost of “Not” Painting),” JPCL, December 2004.

“How You Can Benefit From a Coatings Program”, Paper & Technical Presentation, PACE, 2005.

"Managing the Risk of Corrosion-Coatings Failure,” PACE, 2006.

Skill Sets

Alliances, Analyses, Assessments, Best Practice, Biofouling, Budgets, Cost Avoidance, Costs, Cathodic Protection, Coating, Coating Program, Codes, Condensers, Condition Analyses, Construction, Containment, Corrosion, Corrosion Control, Corrosion Programs, Deposit, Economics of Corrosion, End-of-Life, Engineering, Erosion, Evaluations, Failure Analyses, Galvanic, Implementation, Inspection, Laboratory Services, Lead Removal, Linings, Management, Materials, Metallurgy, Microbiological, NDT, NDE, Painting, Partnerships, Pitting, Plastics, Procedures, Programs, QA/QC, Remaining Life, Repair, Risk assessment, Service life, Specification, Surveys, Tanks, Technical Specifications, Testing, Wear, Welding.