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With over 30 years of experience in the industry, Dan DeVine began his career in 1987 working for the Union Carbide Corporation after graduating from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering. He joined The Dow Chemical Company in 2001 through the acquisition of Union Carbide. Dan is now working in a valve and piping consulting engineer role as an independent contractor through Midland Engineering, Ltd. for Corteva AgriscienceTM.

Comprehensive services delivered by locally-based industry experts are often required to optimize valve operations, reduce risk, improve safety, and cut costs. Valve World Americas spoke with Larry Baumber, Director of Global Service Management for Emerson Automation Solutions, to discuss common problems related to servicing control, on-off, and pressure relief valves, suggested solutions and examples of successful third-party service engagements.

With a quarter of a century of experience building reliability and maintenance programs for major food and pharmaceutical companies, Joe Anderson creates robust strategies that help manufacturers build programs and improve the life of key equipment and the productivity of operations.

George Gabriel has held many engineering roles throughout his decades of work, giving him invaluable experience and transferable skills. Valve World Americas had the opportunity to sit down with George Gabriel to talk about his experience with valves, pumps, boilers, and heat exchangers, and his thoughts on best-practices for engineering teams.

Allan Mabuti moved from his home country the Philippines to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He joined McDermott and is working as a valve package engineer. This means he is responsible for the cradle to the grave in valve procurement.

For over 30 years, Paladon Systems has been supplying high quality valve actuators and control systems on a global scale. With the opening of Paladon Americas in 2011, the company can better serve their customers around the globe.

The phrase ‘new normal’ is very popular at the moment. In the oil and gas (O&G) sector, we have had to adapt to many a new normal over the years. ‘Lower for longer’ was meant to be the new normal with prices in the USD $60-70/bbl range, before they went much lower than that.

After almost two decades in the oil and gas industry, Jay Humphrey has gained valuable expertise and knowledge working with various vendors, clients, and engineering components.

No two welds are exactly the same, and this is something that Garrett Borrow, QA Inspector, has learned throughout his career in the welding and inspection industry. As every weld is different, he must be diligent and detail-oriented to make sure that all welds are done properly and to the project’s specifications.

No two welds are exactly the same, and this is something that Garrett Borrow, QA Inspector, has learned throughout his career in the welding and inspection industry. As every weld is different, he must be diligent and detail-oriented to make sure that all welds are done properly and to the project’s specifications.