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Thomas E. Lent Tom Lent is President and Chief Executive Officer of Thielsch Engineering. He has more than 30 years’ experience in various engineering, operations, financial and managerial positions with industrial, manufacturing and financial services companies. He has been employed by DuPont & Co., Inc., Air Products, General Motors, Prudential Securities and Trilogy Group, Inc. He has an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and a B.S. degree
in Engineering from Drexel University. Cary Franklin Cary Franklin is Vice President of Engineering Services. He is responsible for marketing the existing services of Thielsch Engineering and developing and implementing new engineering services and programs. Mr. Franklin was previously employed by the Georgia-Pacific Corporation where he served as the Director of Engineering, Training, Maintenance, and Automation for G-P Corporation. He also coordinated the Chemical Division’s Capital Spending program, developed a long-term automation strategy for all plants, and implemented a Mechanical Integrity program across the company. Additionally, Mr. Franklin developed and managed projects in G-P’s Pulp and Paper Group and the Resins Division, serving as Director and Manager on the initial corporate task force for the implementation of Process Safety Management. Prior employment included Olin Chemicals in the United States and abroad in various capacities. Mr. Franklin holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in Chemical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University
and is a member of Tau Beta Pi Honorary Engineering Fraternity. Ara Nalbandian, P.E. is Vice President of the Professional Engineering Division. He is responsible for engineering activities involving major technical problems and the resolution of situations involving mechanical engineering, materials metallurgical engineering, manufacturing processes, welding technologies, nondestructive examinations and other aspects of plant operations and engineering. Mr. Nalbandian has over 35 years of experience in failure analysis, product design and development, performance testing and evaluation and condition assessment. As part of his broad failure analysis experience, he has been extensively involved in major failures including boiler explosion, refinery and chemical plant fires and explosions, steam and gas turbines, compressors, gas generators, HRSG, pumps, heat exchanger, reformers, reactors, pressure vessels, piping, valves, draglines, Yankee dryers, paper machine dryer rolls, crank shaft, gears, internal combustion engines, forging and extrusion presses, aluminum smelters and electrolytical cells. His experience extends to power and recovery boilers, condenser chiller, oil and gas transmission pipelines, mining equipment, water and waste-water systems. As a consulting engineer, he has extensive experience in the areas of product liability, cause and origin investigation, patent infringement, litigation and arbitration. He has provided expert testimony in the United States, Canada, Europe and Latin America. Mr. Nalbandian has also lectured at local and national engineering conferences, seminars and meetings. Mr. Nalbandian serves on major Committees for various Standard and Code writing organizations. He has extensive experience in the interpretation of Codes and Standards of the ASME, ASTM, AWS, API, ABS, NACE, NFPA and ISO. He is a registered professional engineer in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas. Mr. Nalbandian received his B.S.
degree in Mechanical Engineering and holds an M.S. degree in Industrial
Management from the University of Rhode Island. Florence Cone Ms. Florence Cone is a Principal Engineer in the Professional Engineering Division. She is responsible for a broad range of Metallurgical, Materials and Welding Engineering projects at Thielsch Engineering, Inc. She has been involved extensively in the performance of metallurgical examinations and failure analyses of equipment, pressure vessels, tanks, piping, turbines, generators, compressors, and other components in power plants, chemical plants, refineries, pulp and paper mills, and other industrial plants. Specific failure investigations have included turbines, pumps, valves, shafts, bearings, fans, medical implants and devices, and various types of commercial and industrial vehicles. Many weldment failure analyses of equipment, structures and machinery have also been performed by Ms. Cone. Other projects have involved the assessment of cause and origin on damage by fires and explosions to industrial, commercial and residential facilities including the piping, pressure vessels and other equipment. Other evaluations have included failures in sprinkler and other fire protection piping systems where failures occurred in mechanical, welded and threaded joints, in sprinkler heads, and in other components. As part of her broad failure analyses experiences, Ms. Cone is familiar with ferrous and non ferrous metals and alloys, stainless steels, high alloy materials, composites, low-temperature babbitt and solder materials, and many other materials used in industrial and commercial applications. She has been involved with ceramics, rubber and elastomer products, wood products, concrete, composites and other combinations of materials. She has extensive experience in the fabrication, forming, welding, heat treating, and inspection of piping, pressure vessels, and other pressure parts and components. She has prepared repair procedures for, and has supervised various successful repair welding projects, including turbine casings, boiler drums and headers, piping, press cylinders, dryers, tanks, and other industrial equipment. In some instances, she has determined by etching, replication, and other techniques the causes responsible for the prior cracking, and has modified the final repair procedure to effect improvements, where applicable or possible. Considerable experiences have been gained also in determining the effects on metallurgical and mechanical properties of carbon and alloy steels, stainless steels, and some non ferrous materials of various fabricating, welding, and heat treating operations and procedures. Ms. Cone has extensive experience and familiarity with the interpretation and utilization of the major Codes and Standards as issued by the ASME, ASTM, API, AWS, NACE, and other professional organizations. On nuclear projects she has also been involved with the various regulatory requirements issued by the NRC, AECB, and other governmental bodies. On many condition and damage assessment projects, and welding and repair projects, she has served as project manager responsible for the planning, staffing, scheduling, and performance of the projects.In addition, she has nearly 15 years of field experiences in the fabrication, welding, heat treating and nondestructive examinations of piping, pressure vessels, turbines, boilers, tanks, hydraulic presses, and other equipment. Ms. Cone has prepared welding procedures and welding programs, and has developed special welding techniques involving various manual and automatic types of equipment. She is qualified to perform nondestructive examinations as a Level II Examiner in: (1) Liquid Penetrant Examination, (2) Magnetic Particle Examination, and (3) Visual Examination. Ms. Cone's nondestructive examination experiences involve the examination of ferrous and non ferrous castings and forgings, piping, pressure vessels, turbines, and other components and weldments to qualify and determine acceptance of the materials, parts and components to the requirements of various Codes, Standards and Specifications. This includes the Standards of the ASME, ASTM, API, AWS, ABS, etc. Ms. Cone also has participated in condition assessments, integrity analyses and fitness-for-purpose determinations of high pressure vessels, piping, boilers, and related power plant, chemical plant, pulp and paper mill and other industrial plant components and equipment in which various nondestructive examination techniques, borescopic examinations and metallurgical replication techniques are utilized. She is experienced in the removal of weld probe, plug and other samples from piping, pressure vessels, weldments, etc. She performs metallographic examination techniques, such as foil replication of polished and etched metal surfaces, and has developed procedures for seam weld verification, and various videoborescopic procedures for internal pipe, vessel and equipment inspections and magnetic particle examinations of headers, boiler components, small diameter piping and turbines. Ms. Cone is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Metallurgical Engineering. She is a member of the American Society for Metals (ASM) and the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI). Florence Cone has been the author or co-author
of over 15 articles covering failures, weld repairs and inspection
of equipment installed in chemical plants, pulp and paper mills,
power plants, and other industrial plants. She has given expert
testimony in depositions, trials and at arbitration hearings. Peter Kennefick Mr. Kennefick joined Thielsch Engineering as a field engineer performing routine inspections, remaining-life studies, specialized weld repairs, and failure analysis for the electric utility industry within the United States and abroad. He currently serves as Vice President of the Utility Engineering Services Division overseeing the field engineering, inspection and fabrication/construction services of the three regional offices within the Utility Engineering Services Division. Mr. Kennefick is a graduate of the Massachusetts
Maritime Academy and holds B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering
and Marine Engineering. He currently holds an Unlimited Horsepower
Coast Guard First Engineers License. Vincent Graziano Mr. Graziano was named President of RISE Engineering and Vice President of Thielsch Engineering, Inc. when RISE was acquired by Thielsch in 1995. From 1980 until that time, Mr. Graziano had been chief executive officer of RISE, a non profit corporation serving residential and commercial energy users in New England. He has designed and managed the implementation of services with utilities and government agencies, including initiatives which have served over 135,000 homes and 20,000 businesses since their inception. Under his direction, over $185 million in energy improvements has been directly arranged by the company, and over $24 million in low interest financing has been arranged for residential and commercial energy users since 1983. Vin has managed the growth of the firm from 5 employees and $350,000 annual revenues in 1980, to over 75 employees and $22 million in revenues in 2003. He has testified in several proceedings before regulatory commissions regarding demand side management plans and programs of gas and electric utilities. He has also presented at conferences and seminars throughout the United States and in Canada on design and implementation issues in energy efficiency. Mr. Graziano is a member of the
following professional associations: Association of Energy Engineers,
Association of Energy Service Professionals, Board of Directors
of Rhode Island Better Business Bureau, and
has also served as a past chairman of the Rhode Island Low Income
Weatherization Policy Advisory Council. Laurel Stoddard Laurel Stoddard is Vice President of the ESS Laboratory at Thielsch Engineering. This Laboratory performs analytical testing of water, wastes, soil, sludge, debris, and in conformance with a broad range of state, federal, EPA and ASTM Standards of analysis. In this role, Ms. Stoddard has the responsibility of ensuring that all analyses performed by the professional personnel are accurate and comply with all regulatory requirements. She is thus fully familiar with and can perform all of the applicable analytical testing procedures. She is also responsible to assure that client concerns and expectations are met on a timely basis. Ms. Stoddard has extensive experience in the environmental field including client interaction and laboratory data generation supervisory roles. Laurel Stoddard also has full responsibility for the preparation of all standard operating procedures to insure that accurate results are prepared in accordance with respective applicable standards. Ms. Stoddard is thus involved in assuring that the QA/QC Department performs internal audits and issues recommendations for improvements. Because of her many years of service as a Quality Manager, she is fully familiar with the regulatory side of the business which enables her to evaluate effectively the performance of the Laboratory and the accuracy of all test results. Ms. Stoddard's extensive knowledge in the Environmental Analytical arena comes from her over 15 years of environmental chemistry experience. She has worked in various capacities ranging from specific analytical tasks as performed by the analytical staff to operations manager, program manager, quality control coordinator leading to her succession to a laboratory management position in an Environmental Laboratory providing full analytical services. Coming from a strong environmental background, Ms. Stoddard has experience in ensuring that the data meet the requirements of the specific methods involved. Whether the data conform to CLP protocols, EPA SW 846 methods, or even the in-house QA-QC plans that have been developed, Ms. Stoddard's expertise in reviews, results and compliance ensures conformance. It is this experience that makes Ms. Stoddard effective in her dealings with clients, both from method development for out of the ordinary requests, to the routine breakdown of technical terminology into "plain English" for many of the Laboratory's clients. A graduate of Southeastern Massachusetts University,
Ms. Stoddard earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry. John J. Goetz, P.E. John J. Goetz is a Metallurgical Engineer at Thielsch Engineering responsible for the operation of the Metallurgical and Mechanical Testing Laboratory, which provides a broad range of metallurgical and materials evaluation, mechanical testing and related analytical services. He has over 30 years of experience in laboratory testing of engineering materials, equipment and components. This includes the solution of manufacturing and fabrication problems of specialty materials. He has performed process analyses and evaluations involving ferrous and non-ferrous metals, precious metals, and electrical ceramics. Other experiences included financial analysis and cost determinations, quality improvement and product development. He has served as a consultant to industrial plants in the United States and in foreign countries where he provided expertise in cost savings, process and quality improvement, ISO 9000 compliant quality systems, and reduction of excess capacity. Other specific areas of expertise include trouble shooting with strip and wire products, composite materials, castings, stampings and weldments. Special experiences include failure analysis, reverse engineering, dealing with raw material issues, product development, solving manufacturing process problems, and product qualification testing. Mr. Goetz has a B.S. in Metallurgy and
Material Science from Lehigh University and an M.B.A. from Rutgers University.
He is a registered Professional Engineer in New Jersey, certified as
a Manufacturing Engineer by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers,
and in Integrated Resource Management by APICS. Additionally, he has
given expert testimony and authored and co-authored several technical
papers. James McManus is the Manager of the Construction Testing Services Department at Thielsch Engineering, Inc. He is responsible for the business development, management, and operations related engineering activities of the Department. Mr. McManus has more than 25 years experience in construction materials testing and quality assurance programs covering soils, concrete, and asphalt. He has been associated with projects on a national and international level, where laboratory and/or field construction material tests, primarily non-destructive, have been conducted during the project design and construction phases. His construction monitoring experience has included test borings, earthwork control, pavements, concrete, subsurface soil surveys / investigations, joint research and development testing with the US Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experimental Station (WES) for the purpose of developing new and improved methods for the design, construction, evaluation, rehabilitation, and maintenance of structural systems for airfields. Mr. McManus has provided field project management throughout the Pacific Rim, South East Asia, Saudi Arabia, Federal Republic of Germany, Central America, and many locations within the United States. Jim’s responsibilities
also include laboratory accreditation programs, radiation safety programs,
project risk management, and providing senior level mentorship to field
inspection and laboratory personnel. He is familiar with Codes and Standards
applicable to the evaluation and testing of construction materials utilized
in building structures, roads, airports, and bridges. He is experienced
in preparation of specifications for various testing projects and interpretation
of such data to insure conformance. Mr. Arthur Haley is the Manager of the Nondestructive Testing Division of Thielsch Engineering where he has the overall responsibility for the nondestructive examinations of nearly every type of product evaluated by the company as part of failure analysis, condition assessment or inspection projects. The nondestructive examinations performed have included a broad range of materials including metals, weldments, pressure vessels, piping, concrete, plastics, rubber and elastomers, ceramics, composite materials, wood products, printed circuit boards, medical implants and components, tires, firearms, etc. His experiences include radiographic examinations (RT) utilizing isotopes and X-rays, ultrasonic examinations (UT), magnetic particle examinations (MT), liquid penetrant examinations (PT) and visual examinations (VT). Arthur Haley is also responsible for the preparation of all of the inspection procedures utilized and issued by Thielsch Engineering or required for specific client projects. Prior to 1998 he served as General Manager of the New England branch of Conam Inspection with laboratories in Natick, Auburn and Springfield, Massachusetts. With more than thirty-seven years of Testing Laboratory experience including Radiography (utilizing Low Voltage, Isotopes and High Voltage Equipment), Magnetic Particle, Liquid Penetrant, Ultrasonics and Eddy Current, he managed nine separate facilities including Metallurgy, Metals Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Mechanical Testing, Product Testing and Construction Services. From 1963 through 1984, Mr. Haley held positions with the former Arnold Greene Testing Laboratories in Massachusetts where his responsibilities included Radiography and Production Control. He also was the Safety Officer for the Arnold Greene Company. Extensive involvement in a diverse testing laboratory environment has allowed Mr. Haley to gain immeasurable knowledge and insights on projects such as the Nuclear Submarine program, Aircraft Engine Component testing, Bridge and Fabrication testing, Radiographic Inspection of castings up to fifteen tons and thicknesses up to fourteen inches of steel for many foundries in New England as well as many commercial and military applications. Mr. Haley holds memberships in the
following Professional Societies: American Society for Testing Materials
(ASTM), American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT). He served
also as the President of the New England Council for Independent Testing
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