Pipeline Integrity CoursesDr. Neb Uzelac is vice president with NDT Systems & Services (America). He has more than 20 years' experience in in-line inspection, specializing in ultrasonic methods and crack detection, and the application of NDE techniques for internal pipeline inspection. As a member of NACE, Dr. Uzelac is chairman of the Task Group currently revising NACE TR 35100, In-Line Non-destructive Inspection of Pipelines. He is also a member of the task group that prepared the NACE Standard RP0102-2002, and he is chairman of the NACE Technology Exchange Group TEG 267X for In-line Inspection of Pipelines. He was also a member of API's work groups that created API standards 1160 and 1163 (ILI performance standard).
Lisa Barkdull has over 17 years experience in the pipeline service industry; primarily focusing on analysis of in-line inspection data. She participates in industry organizations and committees such as API 1163. During the past 17 years, Lisa has worked in various disciplines including data analysis, engineering, QA/QC, and management. She has a Master’s of Science in Statistics from the University of Houston Clear Lake. Lisa currently holds the position of Manager - Data Analysis and Technology with NDT Systems and Services (America), Inc.
Dr. Marc Lamontagne has experience and knowledge spanning the entire range of methods of assessment for pipelines.He joined TransCanada Pipelines Integrity group in 1997, where his principal function was in-line inspection (ILI) and field-measured defect analysis, defining the future ILI schedule and fitness-for-purpose reporting for all sections hydrotested or in-line inspected. Marc then joined Marr Associates Pipeline Integrity in late 2001 and subsequently Tuboscope Integrated Pipeline Services. In 2006 he established Lamontagne Pipeline Assessment Corp., an integrity-management consultancy specializing in fitness-for-purpose analysis through in-line inspection; interaction and assessment procedures; and defect growth-rate modeling.
Jim Marr is currently SCC Program Manager for TransCanada Pipelines. Previously, he was president of the pipeline consulting firm Marr Associates. He founded the original company in 1992 and was its president until late December 2002. In 2006, with the reforming of Marr Associates, two additional companies were developed to maintain Marr Associates’ tradition of providing comprehensive pipeline integrity field services such as modeling, direct examination, and project management. Jim has worked in pipeline integrity for the past 20 years, focusing on SCC, external corrosion, direct assessment, direct examination, ILI development and correlation, data management, and the characterization of the environment around the pipe. He has published numerous papers related to SCC, investigative procedures, and environmental relationships related to time-dependent pipeline threats. He graduated with a degree in earth sciences in 1986 from the University of Guelph, Ontario. He is a member of NACE and a past vice-chair of the NACE SCCDA committee.
Rick Desaulniers is currently Line Product Manager (Analysis) with Baker Hughes Management Group. He has been involved in the pipeline industry for the past 20 years in the Data Interpretation Department analyzing 1000’s of miles of pipelines around the world, specifically in Magnetic Flux Leakage type tools. He has been involved in past NACE conference as Chairman of the Pipeline Integrity Symposium and presented/co-write papers on Excavation Data Collection and Data Analyst Qualification Processes. He was on the Standards Development Committee for ANSI/ASNT ILI-PQ-2005 In-Line Inspection Personnel Qualification and Certification Standard. He received his Bachelor of Science in Geology from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.Rob Squair is Operations Manager for pipeline integrity assurance with Applus RTD in Houston. He has 20 years of experience specializing in verification inspections.
Dr. Tom Bubenik is Director of Integrity Solutions at DNV Columbus (formerly CC Technologies). He has more than 20 years of experience in pipeline integrity assessments, in-line inspection tools and their capabilities, direct assessment techniques and methodologies, field data collection, and the impact of defects and inspection on pipeline operations and maintenance. Dr. Bubenik's research experience covers inspection technologies for pipelines, analysis tools for corroded and damaged pipelines, and repair techniques for pipelines. He also has extensive experience related to in-line inspection of natural gas pipelines including design and operation of inspection vehicles and analysis and interpretation of inspection data.
Pam Moreno has over 25 years experience assisting clients in getting the most from their pipeline integrity efforts, including Inline Inspection programs. She specializes in conducting risk and threat assessments of pipeline facilities. She is involved in all aspects of Asset Risk Management of Pipelines and Facilities, evaluating risk of pipeline segments based on multiple integrity threats and data sets, assisting clients in developing their Integrity Management Programs and more specifically their Inline Inspection programs. She also assists with quality assurance, training, regulatory compliance, and litigation related to pipeline integrity management programs.
Gary Smith is president of Inline Services, a Houston-based company specializing in pigging equipment and services. He has 27 years experience in the pipeline pigging industry, working in services such as commissioning and maintenance of pipelines as well as with designing and manufacturing pigging equipment.
George Williamson has over 22 years of Operations, maintenance and Integrity Management experience. He is a registered professional engineer, NACE certified corrosion and cathodic protection specialist, and certified pipeline integrity specialist.
Bill Bruce is director of welding technology with DNV Columbus (formerly CC Technologies). Prior to joining CCT, he was a technology leader at Edison Welding Institute and a senior engineer at Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co. He is a member of the American Petroleum Institute API 1104 Committee and is the chairman of the Maintenance Welding Subcommittee.
Dr. Chris Alexander is a Principal at Stress Engineering Services, Inc. In terms of pipeline work, He has been integrally involved in assessing the effects of dents and mechanical damage on the structural integrity of pipelines. These efforts have involved full-scale burst and cyclic pressure fatigue testing, as well as modeling dents using finite element analysis. Dr. Alexander has also been involved in assessing the use of composites in repairing pipelines and offshore risers. He has published more than 50 technical papers and has made international presentations on a wide range of topics. He has received B.S. M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University.
Prof. Sviatoslav Timashev, Ph.D., has more than 25 years’ experience in pipeline reliability (including human factors), remnant life, diagnostics, maintenance, integrity, quantitative risk analysis, safety and security. Much of his work has been for (among other clients) the Russian oil and gas majors Gazprom and Transneft. Prof. Timashev has authored and co-authored 21 books and more than 300 technical papers on the reliability, integrity, diagnostics, maintenance, remnant life, safety and security of large distributed systems such as pipelines. An internationally recognized expert, he has lectured worldwide, including the USA, Russia, Italy, China, Australia, South Africa, Austria, and The Netherlands. Professional memberships include Charter membership in the International Association on Structural Safety and Reliability (IASSAR); the ASME Pipeline Systems Division Technical Committees on Operation & Maintenance and Risk & Reliability; the API 1163 ILI Qualification Standard Work Group; and the Interstate (CIS) Science & Engineering Council on High-Reliability Transmission Pipelines. Prof. Timashev also serves on the editorial boards of several industry and professional journals, including Structural Safety, Condition Monitoring & Diagnostics Engineering Management (COMADEM), Control & Diagnostics, and the Journal of Pipeline Integrity. He is currently director of the Science and Engineering Centre at the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences at Ekaterinburg.
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