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EXPERTISE AND SERVICES

Management Consultant, Protective Coatings Specialist, Coatings Inspector, Engineering Failure Analysis, Accident Investigation, Accident Reconstruction, Specialist, Forensic Analysis Investigation Expert Witness Testimony, Consulting Services
Expertise in coatings consultant services, surface preparation and application problems, coatings failure analysis and specifications, comprehensive lead paint management services, project consultation, preparation of specifications, development of plans for worker protection, environmental protection, and hazardous waste handling/disposal.

Specialization includes ambient air and worker exposure monitoring, soil and water testing, containment and ventilation design/review, training, and comprehensive project management, field inspection services, inspection instruments - sales and calibration.

Highly experienced in areas including primary containment or critical service of nuclear units, water tanks, chemical plants, and fossil fuel electrical generation units, cause of coating failures in paper mills, ships, barges, locks and dams, bridges, water storage tanks, waste treatment facilities, roofs, and coating selection.

Extensive knowledge regarding corrosion and the pulp and paper industry, lead-based bridge paint removal, maintenance painting, chemical contaminants in pulp and paper mills, abrasive blast cleaning, maintenance painting of industrial plants, prefabrication priming in shipbuilding methodology, removal of finish coats from bridges

PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
Chemicals, Construction, Metals, Mining, Oil and Gas, Utilities

EDUCATION
B.S., Business, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy & Associates, Inc.

Providing management, protective coatings expertise, coatings inspection, consulting, failure analysis, forensic engineering, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.

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Protective Coatings Specialist, Consultant, Expert

Provided consulting services include examining the cause for coating failures and preparing specifications for nuclear facilities, fossil fuel plants, chemical facilities, paper mills, ships, barges, locks and dams, bridges, water storage tanks, waste treatment facilities, roofs, and numerous other industrial structures. Responsible for the development of an useful tool for the management of lead paint. Responsible for monitoring physical test programs and the preparation and painting of test panels. Responsible for all company field inspection projects. Technical reviewer of company reports, papers, and articles. Inspection Instruments - sales and calibration. Field Coatings Application Inspector. Responsible for monitoring physical test programs and the preparation and painting of test panels.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

LECTURER
Has lectured on coating inspection, inspection instruments, QA/QC requirements, coating failure analysis, and related topics for the Institute of Applied Technology, NACE Liberty Bell Corrosion Courses, University of Wisconsin, NACE National Convention, PDCA, AISC, AWWA, SSPC, in-house training programs, and on a contractual basis for clients. Is a principal instructor for NHI Course No. 130069 “Hazardous Bridge Coatings: Design and Management of Maintenance and Removal Operations” and Course No. 130079 “Bridge Coatings Inspection.” Is a principal instructor for the SSPC C-3 and C-5 Courses.

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
SSPC Certified Protective Coatings Specialist
SSPC C-3 Supervisor/Competent Person for the Deleading of Industrial Structures
NACE Certified Coatings Inspector
National Board of Registration for Nuclear Safety Related Coating Engineers and Specialists -- Nuclear Safety Related Coating Specialist
Level III Coatings Inspector Certification
In-House Auditor Certification

HONORS AND AWARDS
ASTM D1 Award of Appreciation
ASTM D1 Henry A. Gardner Award
ASTM D1 Certificate of Honorary Membership
SSPC Certification of Recognition
SSPC Outstanding Publication Award
SSPC John D. Keane Award of Merit – Protective Coatings Specialist of the Decade
SSPC Certificate of Recognition – Development of Lead Paint Removal and Containment Guide
SSPC Coatings Education Award

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC)
SSPC Journal of Protective Coatings and Linings
NACE International

PUBLICATIONS
Has written numerous publications for the coatings industry, including the Industrial Lead Paint Removal Handbook and the 2nd edition of the Industrial Lead Paint Removal Handbook, which serves as the reference text for SSPC Lead Paint Removal Tutorials. Other publications on topics related to project design, coating selection, corrosion and the pulp and paper industry, coating instruments and inspection procedures, surface preparation, maintenance painting, lead-based bridge paint removal, chemical contaminants in pulp and paper mills, abrasive blast cleaning, and more.

Numerous presentations on topics related to coating inspection and instruments, systems selection, maintenance painting of industrial plants, prefabrication priming in shipbuilding methodology, paint condition classification, lead on bridges, chemical contaminants and coating performance in the pulp and paper industry, soluble salt removal, blast cleaning operations, containment system design, construction industry and general industry lead standards, removal of finish coats from bridges, substitutes for silica sand in abrasive blasting, management of environmental lead hazards, and more.

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