Independent P.Eng. consultancy specializing in corrosion engineering, materials selection, and materials testing design and verification for the chemical processing, energy, and mining industries. Twenty-plus years solving problems that can't afford to fail.
A principal-led consultancy, run by a registered Professional Engineer with deep roots in corrosion science, materials testing design and verification, and field inspection. Direct access to senior expertise — not a junior intermediary.
Whether validating a new alloy for concentrated sulfuric acid service or managing NDE programs for a greenfield lithium mine acid plant, the work is done by the engineer who signs the report.
Materials and corrosion engineering from electrochemical bench testing to international field deployment.
Alloy evaluation across the full chemical spectrum — sulfuric, hydrochloric, hydrofluoric, nitric, phosphoric acids, caustic, chlorine, mononitrobenzene (MNB), and organics.
Quality assurance program development, and complete quality package management for ASME-stamped and specialty equipment.
On-site condition assessment and root-cause failure investigation for equipment operating in severe service. Managing testing and inspection performed by accredited labs, delivering remaining-life evaluation.
Corrosion engineering, materials selection, and procurement QA for gas-to-gas heat exchangers, absorption towers, converters, sulfur furnaces, and peripheral systems. Factory acceptance testing, and international fabrication supervision.
Design, troubleshooting, and field diagnostics for AP-controlled stainless steel equipment in strong sulfuric acid. Potentiodynamic, cyclic polarization, and chronoamperometry. Electrochemical studies of fuel cell plate degradation and materials evaluation.
Leach circuit refurbishment in high-chloride, low-pH environments. Materials Selection for corrosive high wear mining environments.
NDE program and quality package management for a greenfield sulfuric acid plant at a lithium mine. Equipment quality inspection, and coordination Third Party oversea's Inspection for pressure vessels and piping systems.
Full materials assessment and replacement program for high-chloride, low-pH leach environment, replacing failed super-duplex piping & equipment with non-metallic material solutions.
Electrochemical evaluation and testing of fuel cell separator plates, including degradation assessment and coatings selection for extended service life. Potentiodynamic and cyclic polarization testing to verify candidate coating performance.
Materials selection and corrosion verification for a continuous mixed-acid nitration reactor producing mononitrobenzene, the aniline precursor. Equipment quality management for glass-lined steel and tantalum equipment and corrosion solutions for mixed-acid high alloy pumps.
Fully-welded high-silicon stainless steel absorption towers, gas-to-gas heat exchangers, and peripheral acid-service equipment. Anodic protection systems and high-temperature alloys for gas handling. Multiple international installations.
Scope definition, service environment characterization, and identification of failure modes of concern.
Materials screening, corrosion analysis, corrosion testing plans, and vendor/fabricator review.
Procurement specs, welding procedures, QA requirements, and site deployment planning.
Fabrication inspection, FAT, commissioning support, site condition assessments, and corrosion assessment.
Severe-service environments, unusual alloys, equipment that's failing in ways nobody can explain — that's the work this firm is built for. Engagements range from technical reviews to multi-year project support.