THE PANEL
We are an independent panel of experts in the pipeline industry. We set competency standards for pipeline engineers, advise on how engineers can gain and maintain these standards, and can help certify engineers who meet our standards.
The Qualification Panel for the Pipeline Industry meets twice a year, to set standards, and certification processes and procedures. The Panel membership is reviewed every three years, and meetings are sponsored by ROSEN Group, Switzerland.
MEET OUR MEMBERS
Patrick Vieth
Patrick Vieth is Senior Vice President of Dynamic Risk, USA, leading the Dynamic Risk USA operations headquartered in The Woodlands (Houston), USA. He provides leadership, technical support and regulatory expertise in the evolving needs for pipeline risk management. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University and is actively involved in ASME (B31.4 and the Pipeline Systems Division). He is an ASME Fellow.
Patrick has 30 years of experience solving problems related to materials, corrosion, fitness for service, and reliability with primary focus on the production, transportation and distribution pipeline network.
Fabian Sanchez
Fabián Sánchez has a history of more than 18 years of service at NACE International, becoming the Director for Latin America for the period 2013-2016. He is also the Director of the technical committee of SLOM (Latin American Society of Operators for Mono-buoys and Oil Marine Terminals).
Fabián has more than 30 years of career starting in corrosion control, continuing in Integrity Management of facilities and projects development, since 2002, he was the Engineering manager at OCP Ecuador for 18 years.
He has presented several works in different international forums such as NACE International, SLOM, Río Pipeline, ARPEL, Pipeline Pigging and Integrity Conferences, etc.
He has taught several courses and workshops on corrosion control, integrity management and strategic planning to members of SLOM and NACE in Latin America.
Harry MacPherson
Harry MacPherson is an industry consultant with over 40 years of pipeline experience.
Until 2000 he held both operations and project positions up to the Technical Director level with Canada’s largest pipeline operator (Nova Corporation/Transcanada pipelines) based in Canada, Asia and South America. Since 2000, he has been based in Asia as a pipeline integrity management consultant, initially as Regional Leader for GE Oil & Gas/PII and later, Penspen Integrity.
Since 2015 he has been an independent consultant with a particular focus on assessing, coaching, and mentoring clients globally with their pipeline integrity management systems and competency management programs.
David Buckley
David Buckley is a Lead Engineer with National Grid’s Gas Asset Management and Engineering group in New York state. He supports various aspects of the gas business, including pipeline design, project execution, asset & integrity management, and work methods & procedures development. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in New York and California with 9 years of experience in the utility industry; much of that time has been spent focusing on pipeline defect assessment, pipeline repair, integrity management, and emergency response.
David is passionate about pipeline engineering competency development, and he adds the perspective of an early-career engineer to QPPI’s highly accomplished membership.
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FOUNDING MEMBERS
Alan Murray, Roger King, John Tiratsoo, and Andrew Palmer were all amongst the founding members of the QPPI, and served for three years before retiring from the Panel.
We also acknowledge support from various pipeline experts who have been involved with the development of the qualifications: Mike Rosenfeld, Mark Stevens, Konrad Reber, Michael Beller, and Leanne Smith.
PREVIOUS PANEL
We extend our sincere gratitude to our former QPPI Panel Members for their dedicated service to aspiring pipeline professionals over the past three years.
DR PHIL HOPKINS
KENT MUHLBAUER
TOM MIESNER
ERIC JAS