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A common challenge in the industrial sector is finding a solution that works for not only the application, but also the engineering teams. Learning how to recognize when to be a leader and when to be part of a team has been a life-long for David Amesty, Lead Mechanical Engineer, P. Eng.

Jonathan Whitlock was an instrumentation engineer for over four decades. For the majority of his career, he volunteered to share his knowledge with engineering students and now teaches full time at San Jacinto College.

The partial demerger of Metso has spawned two independent companies: Metso Outotec and Neles. The latter company has taken the established brand name, which dates back to the mid-1950s. Valve World spoke with CEO Olli Isotalo about Neles and the company’s trajectory in the near future.

With over fourteen years of experience as a Mechanical Engineer for an established engineering company, Rafael Souza has accumulated a wealth of industry knowledge surrounding refineries, thermoelectric, supply chain efficiency and testing procedures.

Valve World Americas sat down with the Managing Aging Plants USA Conference and Expo Chairman, Mr. Sam Davis, President of RFS Compliance Solutions, to discuss his experiences in the industrial sector and working with aging infrastructure, and why he feels this is an important event for engineers of all ages and experiences to attend.

Jeremy Drury and Rex Wetherill use their experience and expertise to simplify the art of predicting unplanned downtime by making, moving, and managing data for manufacturers. By using smart technology that makes the sophisticated Internet of Things (IoT) “as easy as 1-2-3” they help end users quickly convert reactive maintenance into a proactive strategy.

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.

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.