Turbo Advisory Committee
Members of the Advisory Committee, who provide overall guidance, are recognized leaders in the turbomachinery community.
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Kazim Akhtar
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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 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, and a member of the Turbomachinery Symposium Advisory Committee. |
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Kenneth Atkins
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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 EDI’s 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. |
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Leonardo Baldassarre
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Leonardo Baldassarre is currently the Engineering Manager of Compressors & Expanders within General Electric Oil & Gas Company, located in Florence, Italy. He is responsible for all requisition, standardization and detailed design of new products for centrifugal compressors, reciprocating compressors and turboexpanders. 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. |
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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 Bhat
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EMERITUS MEMBER Gampa I. Bhat retired from ExxonMobil Chemical Company and now runs Gampa Bhat & Associates in Houston, Texas. He is an emeritus member of the TAC. Mr. Bhat received his B.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering) from Karnataka University in India, and an M.S. degree from West Virginia College of Graduate Studies. He is a member of ASME. |
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Meherwan Boyce
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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. |
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Dara Childs
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Dara W. Childs, Ph.D., P.E., has been Director of the Turbomachinery Laboratory since 1984 and holds 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. |
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C. Hunter Cloud
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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. |
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Tom Davidson
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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. |
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Michael Drosjack
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EMERITUS MEMBER Michael J. Drosjack, Ph.D. retired in December 2009 from Shell Oil Company after 34+ years. 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. |
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Robert Eisenmann
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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. |
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Lisa Ford
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Lisa Ford is Director of Engineering for the Power Transmission Division of Lufkin Industries, Inc. She graduated from Texas A&M University, in 1982, with a BSME. Starting with Lufkin in 1982, as a gear design engineer, she has been involved in design, application engineering, management of engineering groups, and special projects. For eight years, she worked as a consultant, primarily in the gear industry. Responsibilities include management of the Lufkin PT engineering and quality assurance departments. |
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Francisco Gonzalez
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Francisco Gonzalez is a Principal Rotating Equipment Engineer for Enterprise Products. Enterprise Products 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. Mr. Gonzalez has over 22 years of experience in Operations and Maintenance of Rotating Equipment. The Reliability Department at Enterprise is primarily responsible for providing technical support to operations and maintenance on all rotating equipment. The Reliability Department provides services to operation and maintenance which include rotating equipment vibration monitoring, aerothermal performance monitoring, troubleshooting, overhaul, performance testing and gas turbine and compressor optimization as well as evaluating short term and long term reliability improvements for 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 Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1990. |
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Satoshi Hata
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Satoshi Hata Satoshi Hata is a Group Manager within the Turbo Machinery Engineering Department, at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., in Hiroshima, Japan. |
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Jeff Haught
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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. |
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Lil Kassie
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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. |
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Rainer Kurz
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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. |
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Mark Kuzdzal
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In 2011, Mark J. Kuzdzal was named as the Director of Business Development for Dresser-Rand’s supersonic compressor development initiative. In this role Mark is responsible for guiding development of the Rampressor supersonic compression platform from prototype, to product line definition, design and demonstration to commercialization. Included in these responsibilities is coordination with the Washington state based Ramgen Power Systems team, as well as working with Dresser-Rand operations and supply chain organizations to develop supply chain and component strategies. Mark is responsible for business development activities including value proposition, marketing tool development, working with both Ramgen and D-R client facing teams on launch activities, and creation of operations, marketing and communication plans to support the Rampressor product line. Prior to this assignment and for nearly a decade, Mark was the Manager of the Centers of Technical Excellence organization for Dresser-Rand Company. 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. Mr. Kuzdzal’s areas of expertise focus on rotordynamics, bearing performance, and product/process development. He has co-authored numerous technical papers and holds four U.S. Patents. Mr. Kuzdzal is a member of the Texas A&M turbo machinery advisory committee and the Penn State Mechanical Engineering Technology industrial advisory committee. He is a NLA and ASME member. |
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Steve Locke
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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. |
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Terryl Matthews
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Terryl Matthews with Shell Global Solutions (US) Inc. 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 RCA’s 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. |
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Cyrus Meher-Homji
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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. |
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Marcelo Miranda
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Marcelo Accorsi Miranda is a Senior Advisor with Petrobras E&P Production Development Projects, Brazil. He has been in the oil and gas business for 34 years. Mr. Miranda is responsible for conceptual design, specification, selection and shop test acceptance of turbomachinery. His background includes rotordynamics, lateral and torsional analysis, stability analysis, stability test; thermodynamics, performance test, process simulation, RAM analysis and life cycle cost analysis. He is member and advisor of the Brazilian Maintenance Association. 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 |
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Jeff Moore
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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. |
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Joe Moreno
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Joe Moreno manages the Maintenance and Reliability Departments at LyondellBasell’s Channelview, Texas facility. These departments provide skilled craft and engineering resources for the site. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1989 with a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and has worked in the petrochemical industry his entire career with a focus on maintenance and reliability of rotating equipment. Joe 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. |
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Vinod Patel
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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. |
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Brian Pettinato
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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. |
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Bernard Quoix
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Bernard Quoix is the Head of Total E&P Rotating Machinery Department and holds this position since November 2003. He started his career in 1979 within Total Operations in the North Sea, then from 1986 to 1989 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. He has been a member of the Turbomachinery Advisory Committee since 2005. |
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Peter Rasmussen
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EMERITUS MEMBER Peter C. Rasmussen has over 38 years experience in the oil and gas industry. 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. |
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Terry Roehm
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Terry L. Roehm is a Corporate Reliability Engineer for Marathon Oil, in Houston, Texas. He specializes in rotating equipment and his responsibilities focus on improvement of the reliability of rotating equipment for the upstream of Marathon. In addition, Mr. Roehm is involved with the specification, selection, procurement, installation, startups, troubleshooting, and turnaround planning for the rotating equipment. He has had various positions in maintenance and engineering with the downstream portions of Marathon Petroleum and Ashland Oil for more than 30 years. Mr. Roehm has a B.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering) from Purdue University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Kentucky, the past Chairman of the API Subcommittee on Mechanical Equipment, active on several API task forces, and a member of ASME. |
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Charlie Rutan
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EMERITUS MEMBER Charles R. (Charlie) Rutan is Senior Engineering Advisor, Specialty Engineering, with Lyondell Chemical Company, in Alvin, Texas. His expertise is in the field of rotating equipment, hot tapping/plugging, and special problem resolution. He has three patents and has consulted on turbomachinery, hot tapping, and plugging problems all over the world in chemical, petrochemical, power generation, and polymer facilities. Mr. Rutan received his B.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering, 1973) from Texas Tech University. He is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Turbomachinery Symposium, and has published and/or presented many articles. |
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Luis San Andres
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Luis San Andres has an international reputation as a qualified analyst and experimentalist in the fields of fluid film lubrication and rotordynamics. Dr. San Andrés has advanced the technologies of hydrostatic bearings for primary power cryogenic turbo pumps, squeeze film dampers for aircraft jet engines, and gas foil bearings for oil-free micro turbomachinery. His current research interests, serving the needs of the turbomachinery industry, include the analysis and experimental verification of metal mesh foil bearings, tilting pad bearings, squeeze film dampers, and the nonlinear dynamics of passenger vehicle turbochargers. The research will enable a green revolution in personal transportation Dr. San Andrés has managed research projects with a value exceeding 6.7M US dollars. He directs a laboratory with an average of seven fully supported research assistants each year. Dr. San Andrés has educated many graduate students currently practicing their skills and providing services and leadership to turbomachinery manufacturers. Dr. San Andrés and his students have published extensively in the archival literature: 125 peer reviewed papers, 47+39 reviewed and invited conference papers, 100+ technical reports. Dr. San Andrés also holds five patents and the copyright for various computational programs predicting the performance of liquid and gas hydrostatic and hydrodynamic bearings, seals, and foil bearings. |
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Mark Sandberg
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Mark R. Sandberg is a Consulting Machinery Engineer with Chevron Energy Technology Company in Houston, Texas. His current duties involve providing technical assistance and services associated with the selection, design, specification, procurement, and testing of new rotating equipment along with failure analysis and troubleshooting operating problems with existing equipment, primarily in upstream oil and gas production and LNG processing. Mark has more than 30 years of varied experience in the process industries and has been involved with the design, manufacture, testing, and installation of numerous gas turbine driven centrifugal compressor trains in different services worldwide. Prior to joining Chevron, he was employed by ARCO, Petro-Marine Engineering, and The Dow Chemical Company. 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, is a Fellow Member of ASME and a member of AIAA. |
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Stan Stevenson
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Stanley Stevenson is Service Engineering Manager for Siemens Power Generation Industrial Applications (formerly Demag Delaval), in Trenton, New Jersey. He has been with them for more than 27 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 responsible for the design and component selection for rotating equipment trains and auxiliary support systems, technical interface with customers, field service support during equipment installation, startup, and field operational problems. Mr. Stevenson has received both B.S. and M.S. degrees (Mechanical Engineering, 1980, 1983) 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. |
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Hans Weyermann
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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. |
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John K. Whalen
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John K. Whalen is the Technical Director for John Crane Bearings located in TCE’s 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. |
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Kevin D. Yates
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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. |
