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Pump Advisors

Ronald B. Adams

Sulzer Pumps

Ronald B. (Ron) Adams is a petroleum global portfolio manager with Sulzer Pumps in Houston. He works with product development on new product definition and provides global product support. He has been with Sulzer since 1991 and has held various sales, marketing and alliance management positions. Previously, he was with Ingersoll-Rand for over 18 years in pumps and hyper pressure equipment businesses. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology in 1974 from Southern Technical Institute and graduated summa cum laude. and studied toward his MBA at Georgia State University. He is a member of the ISO 13709 / API 610 Joint Working Group, API 676, and API 685 subcommittees.

Henri V. Azibert

Fluid Sealing Association

Henri V. Azibert started his career as counsel for the State Rating Bureau for the Division of Insurance for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He then joined the A.W. Chesterton Company with his most recent position being Chief Technology Officer, where he had responsibility for all the mechanical seal and mechanical packing engineering staff and product lines. For the past four years he has been retained as the Technical Director for the Fluid Sealing Association. He received his Baccalauréat from Lycée Louis Le Grand, a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts, a Jurisprudence Doctor degree from Boston College, and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Northeastern University. Mr. Azibert was granted over thirty patents on mechanical seal designs and improvements. Mr. Azibert maintains his standing in the Massachusetts Bar. He is a member of the API 682 and 3A Mechanical Seal Standard Task forces, has been a member of the Texas A&M Pump Symposium Advisory Board; he has chaired several committees for the Fluid Sealing Association and served as Vice President.

Pierre-Jean Bibet

TOTAL

Pierre-Jean Bibet is a senior rotating equipment Engineer at Total E&P in Paris, France, who has been working in the Rotating Machinery Department of the Technology Division since 2003. His work concentrates on subsea boosting projects, following 22 years of professional experience with pumps, and he has specific expertise in Multiphase Pumps (MPP).

James M. Blanding

DuPont Co.

James M. Blanding is a retired Principal Consultant for the DuPont Company. He received B.S. (1976), M.S. (1977) and Ph.D. (1985) degrees (Mechanical Engineering) from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, where he also served on the faculty teaching Mechanical Vibration and other undergraduate courses. Dr. Blanding’s expertise is in vibration and diagnostic testing using modal analysis, high-speed data acquisition, and experimental stress analysis. He specializes also in computer modeling and simulation of process fluid system pulsation and transients, as well as reciprocating compressor and pump check valve dynamics and performance. Dr. Blanding is an author of numerous reviewed publications in these areas.
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Simon Bradshaw

ITT Goulds Pumps

Simon Bradshaw is the Global API Product Development Manager for ITT Goulds Pumps, in Seneca Falls NY. His responsibilities include the design and development of new products and processes for the oil and gas industry. Prior to joining ITT Goulds, he worked for both Sulzer Pumps and Weir Pumps, where he held various positions of engineering and contractual responsibility. Additionally, he has supported the Hydraulic Institute in the development of pump standards and best practice guides. Mr. Bradshaw has accumulated 24 years in the pump industry. He attributes this to having never exhausted the fun inherent in moving fluid between two improbable locations. He holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from Heriot Watt University. He is also a registered Chartered Engineer in the United Kingdom and a member of the Institute of Engineering Designers.

Eugene (Buddy) Broerman

Southwest Research Institute

Eugene (Buddy) Broerman is a Principal Engineer in the Machinery Program at Southwest Research Institute based in San Antonio, Texas. His professional interests are in the fields of acoustics, vibrations and piping design. During his 20 years at Southwest Research Institute, Mr. Broerman has conducted pulsation and vibration simulations for clients’ pump or compressor piping systems and led or assisted with research efforts that are related to pulsation and/or vibration control advancements. He was also the project manager for a Department of Energy-funded project to develop a linear motor reciprocating compressor (LMRC) for more efficiently compressing hydrogen gas. Mr. Broerman received his B.S.M.E. and Computer Science minor from Texas A&M University-Kingsville in 2001.

Morgan M. (Morg) Bruck

HMIC., LLC

Morgan M. (Morg) Bruck is an independent consultant with Hydraulic, Measurement, and Inspection Consulting, LLC of Dayton, Ohio. HMIC, LLC, provides consulting services for pipelines, refineries, and terminals in rotating equipment and measurements. Morg retired from Marathon Petroleum Company where he wrote standards and provided technical support for Marathon Pipe Line and Marathon Terminals. Prior to his position at Marathon, Morg worked in plant, project, and reliability engineering with The Dayton Power & Light Company and Sohio/BP Pipe Line Company. Morg is active on American Petroleum Institute Standards committees. Morg is Chairman of API 674/5/6 and a member of API 610, API 682 and API 687 task forces. Morg graduated from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (BSME 1969).

Ronald J. Carson

Flint Hills Resources

Ronald J. Carlson is a Machinery Reliability Engineer with Flint Hills Resources in Corpus Christi, Texas. He has worked in the oil industry in maintenance for 18 years in various capacities including pumps, compressors and vibration analysis. Mr. Carlson has a B.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of Nebraska, and a B.S. and M.S. degree (Aeronautical Engineering) from Wichita State.

Dr. Dara W. Childs

Dr. Dara W. Childs (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.

Crockett Cobb

ConocoPhillips

Crockett Cobb is a Staff Rotating Equipment engineer for ConocoPhillips based in Anchorage, Alaska, currently providing support to North Slope Operations and Maintenance. He started work in rotating equipment in the refining segment of ConocoPhillips in 2006 and has been in his current role assisting with pumps, compressors, and gas turbines since 2011. Mr. Cobb received an Honors BSME from Oklahoma State University in 2007.

Peter Gaydon

Hydraulic Institute

Mr. Peter Gaydon is the Director of Technical Affairs for the Hydraulic Institute, where he provides technical management and oversight for all standards, guidebooks, and program guidelines of the HI, as well as management of technical and certification programs. Mr. Gaydon serves on several pump and pump system standards committees published by ASME, AWWA, CSA and the U.S. DOE. Prior to joining HI, Mr. Gaydon held design, development, test and assessment engineering positions with major pump manufacturers. Mr. Gaydon obtained his B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alfred.

Patrick Green

LyondellBasell

Patrick Green is a senior engineer in LyondellBasell’s Global Projects & Engineering organization in Houston. He is responsible for the specification, evaluation, installation, and start-up of rotating equipment on major global projects and turnarounds. His ten years of experience encompasses operation, maintenance, and failure analysis of existing installed machinery to specification, assurance, and installation of new machinery in the refining and petrochemicals industries. Patrick is a 2008 graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (BSME), a registered professional engineer, and a member of ASME. He joined the Pump Advisory Committee in March of 2018.

Robert F. (Bob) Heyl

Chevron

Robert F. (Bob) Heyl is a Senior Staff Engineer with Chevron Energy Technology Company in Houston. He is also the team leader of the Chevron Machinery and Mechanical Systems Technology Network, coordinator of the Rotating Equipment Facilities Engineering Organizational Community, and leader of the Mechanical Equipment RoundTable attended by Chevron’s mechanical equipment personnel from around the world. Mr. Heyl has been with Texaco and Chevron for 36 years and is responsible for the design and troubleshooting of mechanical equipment internationally. His responsibilities include equipment application, specification, selection, installation, troubleshooting, and the development and promotion of new technologies throughout the company. Mr. Heyl has a B.S. degree (Engineering Science) from Hofstra University and attended Columbia University. He is a Steering Committee member of the API Subcommittee on Mechanical Equipment and is Chairman of API 674, API 675, and API 676 Task Forces. He has participated in API 610, API 614, and API 682. After decades on the Pump Advisory Committee, Bob became an emeritus member in Spring, 2014.

Judith E. (Judy) Hodgson

JE Hodgson Consulting

Judith E. (Judy) Hodgson, P.E., is an independent consultant and president of JE Hodgson Consulting Enterprises, LLC. She was previously with DuPont and Westinghouse, gaining more than 20 years of hands-on experience troubleshooting pumping systems and seals at chemical and nuclear plants worldwide. For 10 of those years she was a DuPont corporate pump consultant and for five years a principal R&D engineer in Westinghouse’s Reactor Coolant Pump (RCP) group focused on RCP seals. In her current role, besides offering consulting in pump reliability and computer modeling of system flow (incompressible, compressible, and water hammer), Judy also provides pipe stress analysis consulting. Ms. Hodgson has a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering and is a registered professional engineer in the State of Delaware.

Michael B. Huebner

Flowserve Corporation

Michael B. Huebner is a Staff Engineer in the Flow Solutions Division of Flowserve Corporation, in Deer Park, Texas. He has more than 20 years of experience in the design of mechanical seals, centrifugal and positive displacement pumps, and fluid conditioning equipment. For Flowserve, he has served in design, testing, and application functions in both the U.S. and Europe. Mr. Huebner received his B.S. degree (Engineering Technology) from Texas A&M University. He is a member of the International Pump Users Symposium Advisory Committee and the API 682 Task Force.

Jacek M. Jarosz

Flint Hills Resources OPS

Jacek M. Jarosz is a Global Rotating Equipment Leader at Flint Hills Resources (FHR) Co. He supports and provides leadership for machinery reliability, capital projects and specs and standards across FHR refining, chemicals and pipeline operations. Previously Mr. Jarosz was with Celanese Ltd. Global Manufacturing Excellence Group providing technical support for reliability, selection, and procurement of the machinery for Celanese Corp. Mr. Jarosz’s other past experience includes a variety of maintenance, reliability and project engineering roles with DuPont Co. Mr. Jarosz received a BSME from the University of Delaware in 1990. He is a member of ASME and Vibration Institute.

Michael W. Johnson

NRG Energy

Michael W. Johnson is a Pipe Stress Engineer in the Reliability Engineering Department of Reliant Energy in Houston. He has more than 20 years of experience and is responsible for high energy piping and ISI programs at Reliant. Mr. Johnson graduated from the University of North Dakota (1980) and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.

Brian Kalfrin

John Crane

Brian Kalfrin is a Regional Engineer in the South District of the United States for John Crane Inc. in Pasadena, Texas with over 17 years of experience with mechanical seals and related systems. In his current role, his responsibilities include application, design, and troubleshooting of mechanical seals along with assistance in the installation of seals for critical services and conducting customer specific training in specific sealing technology topics. Mr. Kalfrin received his B.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering) from Drexel University in Philadelphia. He is a member of the International Pump Users Symposium Advisory Committee and a participant in instructing the Symposium’s short course on mechanical seals. He joined the PAC in May 2014.

William R. (Bill) Litton

Magellan Midstream Partners LP

William R. (Bill) Litton is the Pump Initiative Manager with Magellan Midstream Partners, LP, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is an experienced professional engineer with 25 years of experience in the petroleum industry. He has experience with mechanical equipment, prime mover economics, power optimization, and pipeline system hydraulics. Mr. Litton also has project engineering ability and experience in handling pipeline expansions, pipeline pump stations, refineries, fractionators, gas and processing facilities and crude oil, refined products, NH3, and propane terminals (brine cavern and excavated caverns). He also has experience in maintaining mechanical equipment company-wide to provide reliable and economical service. This includes re-rating of pumps and pump modifications to reduce resonant and nonresonant vibration levels.Mr. Litton has a B.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering, 1979) from Kansas State University and a B.S. degree (Mathematics, 1978) from Emporia State University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Oklahoma.
Vernon Maddox

Vernon Maddox

Carmagen / Becht

Hideaki Maeda

Torishima Pump Mfg. Co., Ltd.

Hideaki Maeda is presently the general manager of pump engineering’s first department, engineering division with Torishima Pump Mfg. Co., Ltd. in Osaka, Japan. He joined Torishima in 1993 and worked in the R&D department until 2015. He mainly researched in regard to the improvement of pump performance, the vibration issue due to cavitation in mixed flow pump and the impulse turbine performance improvement for wave power energy conversion. He received his Doctorate of Engineering degree for the research result of the improvement of impulse turbine performance for wave energy conversion in 2002. From 2009 to 2015, he organized R&D’s department as a general manager and developed several high-performance pumps.

Bill Marscher

Mechanical Solutions Inc.

Bill Marscher, P.E., is President and Technical Director of Mechanical Solutions, Inc., where he and other staff perform design, analysis, testing, and troubleshooting of pumps and miscellaneous turbomachinery. Bill has over 40 years of hands-on as well as design experience with rotating machinery in the aerospace, power, and process industries. Bill is presently one of the US representatives to the ANSI/ ISO Machinery Acoustics and Vibration Standards Committee ISO TC108/S2, is past Board Chair of the Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technology (MFPT), and is past President of the Society of Tribologists & Lubrication Engineers (STLE). He is a Hydraulic Institute Standards Partner and is a ten year veteran of the TAMU Pump Symposium Advisory Committee.

Todd R. Monroe

LyondellBasell

Todd R. Monroe is a Machinery Consulting Engineer with LyondellBasell. In his current position, he serves as the Machinery Lead in the Global Projects & Engineering Support group. In this role, he is responsible for the specification, evaluation, installation, and start-up of rotating equipment on major global projects. Prior to this role, he spent over 25 years at the plant level, involved in the maintenance and reliability of rotating equipment.Mr. Monroe received his B.S degree (Mechanical Engineering, 1984) from Texas Tech University and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.

Michael (Mike) Moore

KSB Pumps

Michael (Mike) Moore is the Manager of Project Sales for KSB Pumps for the North American Oil & Gas market. During his career, Mr. Moore has worked for many leading centrifugal and positive displacement pump OEMs (Flowserve, Circor, ITT and PSG Dover) focusing on the selection, design and commissioning of API and non-API fluid-handling technologies. Michael has served as the task force secretary for API 676 – positive displacement pumps, rotary. Mr. Moore received his education in Mechanical Engineering at McMaster University and the Mohawk Technical Institute, both located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Kristo Naudé

NRG Energy

Kristo Naudé is a Senior Engineer with NRG Energy, responsible for all pumps in the extensive power plant fleet. He joined NRG Energy in 2008 and is based in the corporate office in Houston, TX. Kristo has more than 24 years pump-related experience in consulting engineering, pumps manufacturers and power utilities in South Africa, Canada, and the USA. All power plant work has centered on pump problems, root cause analysis, pump system reliability and system enhancement. Kristo obtained a B.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of Pretoria in 1986, and an MBA through the University of Stellenbosch Business School in 1998.
Eric Petersen

Eric Petersen

Turbomachinery Laboratory

Eric Petersen is the Director of the Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M University. Petersen has been with the Turbo Lab for 10-plus years and is the Nelson-Jackson Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research encompasses gas dynamics, propulsion, combustion, shock waves, chemical kinetics, optical diagnostics and spectroscopy, laminar and turbulent flames, and rocket combustion. He has authored more than 400 journal and conference papers in these areas. He is vice-president of the Institute for Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems (IDERS) and an associate editor of the Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power and the Journal of Propulsion and Power. He is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), The Combustion Institute and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Petersen holds three degrees in mechanical engineering: a bachelor’s from the University of Central Florida (1988), a master’s from the University of Florida (1990) and a doctorate from Stanford University (1998). Before coming to Texas A&M, Petersen taught at the University of Central Florida. Prior to becoming a professor, he was an analytical engineer in the combustion group at Pratt & Whitney for three years, and a research scientist in the propulsion science group at the Aerospace Corporation for four years.

Nicolas Péton

BHGE

Nicolas Peton has been leading the Machinery Diagnostic Services (MDS) group since 2006 for the Bently Nevada business. He has spent the last 13 years with the MDS team as is now the Global Director, leading the team and instructing the advanced machinery dynamics courses worldwide. Previously, Nicolas worked for Alstom Steam turbine and Cryostar expander/compressor where he oversaw on-site startup activities globally. Prior, he worked as an operation and maintenance engineer at PPG and as Free Lance for startup activities worldwide, and served as a mechanical/acoustical research engineer in research institutes at Technion, Haifa, and TU Berlin. Nicolas is currently a PhD candidate and holds an Engineering Degree from the Université de Technologie de Compiègne in France (1997) and is a European Professional Engineer (Eur-Ing).

Dr. Luis San Andres

Texas A&M Turbomachinery Laboratory

Dr. Luis San Andrés is the Mast-Childs Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He conducts research in fluid film bearings and seals for turbomachinery, gas foil bearings for high temperature oil-free turbomachinery, hybrid fluid film bearings for turbopumps and squeeze film dampers for aircraft jet engines. His computational codes, benchmarked against test data, are standards in the rotating machinery industry. San Andrés and his students have authored over 160 journal papers and 80 conference papers, several of which have earned Best Paper awards. San Andrés is a fellow of ASME and STLE.

Hemanth Satish

TransCanada Corp.

Hemanth Satish is a Team Lead and corporate Rotating Equipment Subject Matter Expert within TransCanada’s liquid pipeline systems engineering. He has over 13 years of Engineering experience working mainly in the area of Rotating Machinery, Heat Transfer, and Stress Analysis. He is a registered Professional Engineer with APEGA (Alberta, Canada) and holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. He has professional background working in the areas of large centrifugal pump – motor specification, operation and troubleshooting, vibration troubleshooting of rotating machinery, gas turbine & centrifugal compressors, root cause failure analysis of rotating machinery, pulsation and vibration analysis of reciprocating compressors, design & operation of heat transfer equipment & high performance aerospace materials. Hemanth has published journal papers and presented at a number of conferences. He currently sits on the PRCI (Pipeline Research Council International) compressor and pump technical committee and is part of API 610 12th Ed Technical Taskforce.

Bruno Schiavello

Flowserve Corporation

Bruno Schiavello has been Director for Fluid Dynamics at Flowserve Pump Division, Applied Technology Department, in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, since 2000, and previously served in the same position with Ingersoll Dresser Pump Company. He started in the R&D Department of Worthington Nord (Italy), joined Central R&D of Worthington, McGraw Edison Company, and then Dresser Pump Division.Mr. Schiavello was co-winner of the H. Worthington European Technical Award in 1979. He has written several papers and lectured at seminars in the area of pump recirculation, cavitation, and two-phase flow. He is a member of ASME, has received the ASME 2006 Fluid Machinery Design Award, and has served on the International Pump Users Symposium Advisory Committee since 1983.Mr. Schiavello received a B.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering, 1974) from the University of Rome, and an M.S. degree (Fluid Dynamics, 1975) from Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics.

Cameron Self

SPXFlow

Cameron Self, P.E., is the Lead Hydraulic Engineer in the Americas for BB1 and BB2 pumps with ClydeUnion Pumps in Houston, TX. He is responsible for the design and development of new and modified hydraulics, as well as supporting aftermarket hydraulic re-rates and product development. He has held various positions with ClydeUnion in design, testing and aftermarket engineering centered on problem-solving and root cause analysis. Previously he worked for Sulzer Pumps as a test engineer. Cameron received his B.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering, 2005) from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. He is also a member of the API-610 task force.

Joseph A. (Joe) Silvaggio, Jr.

Siemens Demag Delaval Turbomachinery, Inc.

Joseph A. (Joe) Silvaggio, Jr., is Manager, Pump Projects and Engineering at Siemens Demag Delaval Turbomachinery, Inc., Trenton, New Jersey, and has been with them since 1968. His past experience at Demag Delaval includes the areas of aerodynamics, flow analysis, seal development, design of centrifugal compressor stage elements, centrifugal pump design and flow analysis, boiler feedpump design and analysis, and testing of steam turbines.Mr. Silvaggio is a member of Sigma Tau and Pi Tau Sigma. He is also an active member of ASME and has held several offices in the Trenton, New Jersey, section. At present, he is on two ASME Performance Test Code Committees and is a member of the Board on Performance Test Codes.Mr. Silvaggio holds both B.S. and M.S. degrees (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of Pennsylvania. He has written and co-authored numerous technical publications and is a member of the International Pump Users Symposium Advisory Committee.

Leslie Thilagan

Independent Pump Consultant

Leslie Thilagan is a Rotating Equipment Engineer at S&B Engineers and Constructors, Ltd in Houston, Texas. He has over 30 years of experience in design, hydraulics, applications including evaluation and order execution, testing, troubleshooting, technical sales, and management in the pump manufacturing industry in both the UK and the USA. His experience includes working at David Brown-Bingham pumps in Sheffield UK for 20 years, David Brown-Union Pumps, Rhurpumpen, and Sulzer Pumps in Houston, Texas. His experience also includes working as Rotating Equipment Engineer at KBR Houston for six years and Bechtel Houston.He obtained his degree in mechanical and production engineering at the University of Huddersfield UK. He is a registered professional engineer with State of Texas. He was a Charted Mechanical Engineer with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in the UK and European Engineer with FENAI Belgium.

Eric Vanhie

EagleBurgmann Industries

Eric Vanhie is a Technical Specialist at EagleBurgmann Industries in Houston, Tx. He has been active in the sealing industry for about 30 years in various positions ranging from application and design to sales of mechanical seals. Eric graduated in 1978 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Polytechnic College in Belgium and has worked in Europe and the USA. He is a member of the Fluid Sealing Association and has authored several technical papers on the application of mechanical seals.

Bruce Weber

Champion Hi-Tech Mfg. Co.

Bruce Weber is responsible for the technical support of the mechanical seal division at the Champion Group in Houston, Texas. In this capacity, he supports customers during preliminary selection, design, installation, and operation of sealing systems. Mr. Weber’s other major role with Champion is customer training. In addition to mechanical seals, this training includes rotating equipment; selection, operation and other associated support systems.Previously, Mr. Weber was the Operations Manager for Best Equipment. His duties included supervision of the pump repair facility, consulting with clients concerning pumping systems, and pump troubleshooting. Prior to that, Mr. Weber was associated with Koch Hydrocarbon, in Medford, Oklahoma, for 18 years. His responsibility as Maintenance Supervisor included 10,000 miles of pipelines that employed 2300 pumps. He also served as a rotating equipment consultant for Koch’s four Gas Liquid fractionators.Mr. Weber is currently enrolled at the University of Houston, working toward a B.S. degree.

Daniel W. (Dan) Wood

The Chemours Company

Daniel W. (Dan) Wood is a Pump Consultant with the Chemours Company, in Wilmington, Delaware where he provides pump, mechanical seal, and pumping system technical support. Mr. Wood participates on committees within the Hydraulic Institute and is a voting member for 3-A Sanitary Standards for ANSI pumps. He was previously employed for 15 years in various engineering and training roles at Flowserve. Mr. Wood graduated from the University of Cincinnati (BSME, 1991). He is a Level III Vibration Analyst certified through Technical Associates of Charlotte.
Howard Wright

Howard G. Wright III

ITT Goulds Pumps

Howard G. Wright III is Executive Director of North American PRO Services for ITT Goulds Pumps, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His responsibilities include oversight of all PRO Services aftermarket repair facilities and field services in the US and Canada. Prior to his current position at ITT Goulds, he was an Engineering Specialist, Upgrade Engineer, Facility Manager, and Western Regional Operations Manager. He holds a BSME from The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Louisiana.

Sheifeng Wu

A.W. Chesterton Company

Sheifeng Wu currently holds the position of Director, Research and Analysis with A.W. Chesterton Co., directing and performing product research, design, and analysis. Prior to joining AWC in 1996, he was employed by John Crane Inc. in the capacities of Development Engineer, Consulting Engineer, and Senior Consulting Engineer for five years. He has over twenty-five years’ experience in product research, development, and analysis in the fluid sealing industry. Dr. Wu has authored over twenty technical publications and presentations and was the co-recipient of ASME’s Journal of Tribology Best Paper Award in 1990. He also has seven patents relating to mechanical seals. Dr. Wu received his BS degree (1982) from Xi’an Jiaotong University; MS (1986) and Ph.D. (1990) degrees from Northwestern University, all in Mechanical Engineering. He has membership in both ASME and STLE. He served as an Associate Editor of ASME’s Journal of Tribology for seven years and is currently an Associate Editor for Tribology Transactions of STLE.

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