Course Provider Biographies

A. Bhatia

Mr. A. Bhatia is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Mr. Bhatia is a graduate engineer with over 20 years of extensive experience in electro-mechanical engineering, procurement and construction industry. He has been involved in setting up grass root projects from zero to commissioning, interfacing with architects, machinery suppliers, vendors for projects nationally and globally. He received 4-years bachelors' degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited Delhi university in India.
 
Mr. Bhatia specializes in conceptual design, optimization studies, energy efficient and environmentally responsible system designs for Infrastructure facilities, Green Buildings, Oil & Gas facilities, Power Plants and Metal & Mining. His core strengths are in the following areas:
 
- HVAC, Loss Prevention and Plumbing
- Energy and Environmental Conservation
- Utility Systems (compressed air, water treatment, cooling, power generation, boiler systems, plumbing, etc.)
- Mechanical Equipment (chillers, fans, pumps, conveyors, EOT cranes, DG sets, welding, machining, heat transfer, etc.)
- Electrical and Control Systems (motors, power factor, short circuiting, transformers, AC/DC circuits, etc.)
 
In his current role, Mr. Bhatia provides consulting services to a number of facilities such as airports, commercial buildings, chemical, biomedical and pharmaceutical facilities, power generation, oil & gas, manufacturing, consumer products. Prior to this, he has worked with United Nations led program on energy conservation and clean development mechanism (CDM) jointly with renowned international experts specialized in their sectors. He has vast international experience on various global projects all over the world in US, UK, Australia, Canada and Middle East.
 
Mr. Bhatia has presented technical papers and has drafted nearly 70-energy audit and management reports. He has also published more than 100 technical courses for professional development hours.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Bhatia are as follows:

Ahmed Mousa

Mr. Ahmed Mousa is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.

Mr. Mousa is the CEO/founder of the Electric Bridge Consulting and 100% Energy Club. He is a consultant, Utility of the Future manager, electrical engineer, adjunct professor, author of four (4) books and PE courses,  coach & speaker with over 16 years of field, planning, design, operations, project management, training, Distributed Energy Resources' (DERs) grid impact, energy efficiency, Demand Side Management/Demand Response (DSM/DR), electric vehicles' (EVs) impact, Voltage VAR Optimization/conservation (VVO/VVC), AMI, transmission & distribution (T&D) load relief/load forecast, emergency response, best practice/benchmarking, smart grid, risk management, IT/OT, climate change mitigation studies, microgrids, DMS/ADMS/DERMS & non-wire alternatives/non-pipe solutions (NWA/NPS) experience in generation, transmission, substations and distribution systems at Con Edison, PSE&G, PEPCO (Henkels & Mc.Coy), and First Energy (JCP&L).

Mr. Mousa serves on the following boards:

•       Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) Research Advisory Council
•       New Jersey Association of Energy Engineers (NJAEE)    
•       Rutgers University Cyber Security                          
•       Pace University Cyber Security              
•       NJIT Industry Advisory board member.          

Mr. Mousa manages the:

•       New Jersey Integrated Distribution Plan (Energy Master Plan).
•       Technical advisor/lead:
•       Clean Energy Future
•       New Jersey Energy Masterplan
•       New Jersey Governor 50/100% renewable mandates by 2030/2050, respectively.
•       New Jersey Governor 600/2,000 MW energy storage mandates by 2021/2030, respectively.
•       New Jersey Governor 3,500/7,500 MW wind mandate by 2030/2035, respectively.
•       Intelligent touchless Substation
•       Microgrids
•       Energy storage
•       NWA/NPS
•       EVs, vehicle 2 grid/home (V2G/V2H), electric buses, residential chargers/DC chargers, e-buses
•       VVO/VVC - Machine Learning
•       Smart home
•       Net zero/near-net zero buildings
•       Asset Lifecycle

Mr. Mousa is the technical lead/adviser for: energy storage/Solar/VVO/DMS/ADMS/Smart Grid/DERs/Microgrid/EVs/Clean Energy Future/AMI/SGIP/SEPA/Georgia Tech NEETRAC.

Mr. Mousa was Con Edison's substation planning manager responsible for the 5/10/20/30 year sub-transmission and distribution load relief plan. He worked at the Energy Control Center. He was the project manager for a SCADA EMS project & President Obama's D.O.E's stimulus grant. He is the recipient of the "ALVA Award for 21st Century Leader" & other awards.

Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Mousa are as follows:

Aleksandr Treyger, P.E.

Mr. Alesksadr Treyger is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Mr. Treyger is a talented, detail-oriented Professional Mechanical Engineer (BS and MS), as well as a Manufacturing and Industrial Engineer with strong educational background in mechanical design, castings, FEA, fluid dynamics and materials supported by field research and professional work experience.  He is a customer-focused, creative, deadline-driven and multi-task-oriented Professional Engineer (licensed in NY and CT since 2007), as well as a Certified Solidworks Professional with background in power plants, foundry, and bio-equipment. Mr. Treyger is also member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Treyger are as follows:

Allen Hughes, P.E.

Mr. Allen Hughes is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Mr. Hughes received a BS and MS in civil engineering from the University of Tennessee and is a licensed Professional Engineer in NC and VA. He is also licensed as a Certified BMP inspector in North Carolina.
 
Mr. Hughes began his engineering career in 1992 at a soil and materials testing firm. In 1997, he established his own firm Piedmont Geotechnical, Inc., PA. In 2006, he established D. Allen Hughes Engineering, Inc., both of which he has managed since their beginnings. Since then he has gained significant experience in the geotechnical investigation, analysis, design, and testing of subsurface conditions and construction materials including soils, concrete, and wood.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Hughes are as follows:

Bobby Rauf, P.E., C.E.M., MBA

Mr. Bobby Rauf is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Mr. Rauf received his BS in Electrical Engineering, with honors, from NC State University and earned his Executive MBA degree from Pfeiffer University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of North Carolina and he is a Certified Energy Manager. He holds a patent in process controls technology. He is certified to train various engineering, ergonomics, safety and manufacturing courses.
 
Mr. Rauf served as a Staff Engineer at PPG Industries, Inc. since 1981. His recent responsibilities have included management of energy and ergonomics programs for multiple facilities, in the US and overseas. He also provide consultation and training services in, energy, electrical engineering, industrial safety, ergonomics and arc flash arena. His extensive engineering, design, project management, program and process management experience includes: energy and utilities management, energy audits/assessments, plant maintenance, electrical power, electrical controls, manufacturing automation, HVAC audits, safety and ergonomics.
 
Mr. Rauf instructs PDH (Professional Development Hour) and continuing education engineering skill building courses through webinars, live on-site presentations, pre-recorded audio and self-study texts. His sponsors and clients include Texas A&M University, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, McNeese University, Lamar University, Clemson University, Association of Energy Engineers, EPIC College - Canada; US Bureau of Reclamation, PDH Engineers, ARAMCO - Saudi Arabia, CED, and PDH Source. He is an Adjunct Professor at Gardner-Webb University. In that capacity he has instructed undergraduate and graduate business administration classes since 1989.
 
Mr. Rauf is also a developer and instructor of Fundamentals of Engineering (E.I.T or F.E.) and Professional Engineering courses designed to prepare engineers for Professional Engineering Licensure State Board Examinations. He currently instructs these courses through Professional Publications Inc. and Clemson University. His recently published books include: "Electrical Engineering for Non-Electrical Engineers," "Thermodynamics Made Simple for Energy Engineers" and "Finance and Accounting for Energy Engineers. These books were published through Fairmont Press, CRC and Association of Energy Engineers. He has developed several, short, self-study books that cater to the continuous professional development needs of engineers, technicians and technical managers.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Rauf are as follows:

Boris Shvartsberg, Ph.D., P.E., P.M.P.

Dr. Boris Shvartsberg is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Dr. Shvartsberg is an engineering and project management professional with more than 30 years of practical experience in managing and supervising of highly complicated technical projects for utility companies in USA and Latvia. He has an extensive teaching experience in the European and US colleges and universities. Mr. Shvartsberg is an author of more than 20 publications on electrical engineering and project management subjects. He made numerous successful presentations at International conferences and symposiums.
 
Dr. Shvartsberg has a doctorate and a master's degree in Electrical Engineering. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of New Jersey, USA and a certified Project Management Professional designated by the Project Management Institute (PMI). He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a Leader of PMI Utility Industry Community of Practice.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Dr. Shvartsberg are as follows:

Brian McCaffrey, P.E.

Mr. Brian McCaffrey is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Mr. McCaffrey is a Registered Professional Engineer in the States of New York and Washington.  He holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.  Mr. McCaffrey is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.  He also serves on the board of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers, Suffolk County Chapter.
 
Mr. McCaffrey has over 13 years of diversified engineering and consulting experience within the civil, environmental, and mechanical industry.  His professional experience includes design of alternative fuel stations (compressed natural gas, hydrogen, biodiesel, and ethanol-85), water and wastewater treatment, site remedial design, forensic engineering, structural design, and planning and engineering for deactivation & decommissioning (D&D) projects.  Mr. McCaffrey also has special expertise in the development of project specifications, design drawings, technical reports and cost estimates.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. McCaffrey are as follows:

Bruce Decker, P.E.

Mr. Bruce Decker is an online PDH course provider of continuing education for CEDengineering.com.

Mr. Decker holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, both from the University of Connecticut. He also holds a certificate in Object-Oriented Programming from Northeastern University and he is a senior member of the International Society of Automation (ISA). In addition, Mr. Decker, is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of New Hampshire.

Mr. Decker spent 35+ years as an embedded systems engineer designing electronic hardware and writing software for a variety of products in the telephony, data communication, test & measurement, industrial automation, and transportation industries. His expertise was designing systems for data communications and control. For the last 11 years of his career, he was professor of electrical & computer engineering at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston.

Chad Kurdi, P.E.

Mr. Chad Kurdi is an online PDH course provider of continuing education for CEDengineering.com.

Mr. Kurdi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Adult Education. He is a registered electrical engineer in 37 states. Mr. Kurdi holds a Class A master electrician license from the State of Minnesota. Currently, he is a senior electrical engineer & department head at BKV Group (A&E Firm with offices in Chicago, Dallas, DC & Minneapolis).

Mr. Kurdi has been serving the electrical industry for over 30 years as engineer, electrician & trainer. He has engineered (design, specify & analyse) government buildings (police stations, sheriff’s offices, fire stations, city halls, Court houses, libraries & Jails), Housing buildings (Affordable, senior, assistant, memory care, adaptable use & student), hospitals, data centers, sport arenas, commercial office buildings, water/wastewater treatment plants and electric utility distribution & substations.

Mr. Kurdi’s electrician experience includes estimating, laying out, wiring, installing & maintaining electrical systems for residential & commercial buildings.
In addition, Mr. Kurdi has developed and taught thousands of seminar hours over the years at Dunwoody College of Technology, Minnesota Electrical Association, IEEE & others. The Seminars include NEC Code, electrician’s exam, MV system, electrical wiring, apprenticeship, estimation, electrical design, Revit MEP & project management.

Mr. Kurdi served as NCEL Board Member (Jan 2021 – Present), IAEI MN Chapter President (Jan 2018 - Jan 2023), Chair of IEEE Twin Cities PES/IAS (Aug 2019 - Jan 2023), Minnesota State Board of Electricity Member (Jan 2018 - Jan 2020).

Chelliah Sundararajan, Ph.D., MASCE, FASM

Dr. Chelliah Sundararajan is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Dr. Sundararajan received his BE and ME degrees from India and his PhD from University of Waterloo, Canada. He has over 40 years of experience in a wide spectrum of civil, mechanical and aerospace engineering projects at Lummus Company (Canada), Foster Wheeler Corporation (USA), EDS Nuclear and Impell Corporation (USA). Currently he is the President of EDA Consultants in Houston, Texas.
 
Dr. Sundararajan is an ASCE Member and ASME Fellow. He has published more than 50 technical papers and two books. He is the recipient of ASME Best Paper award in 1986. He has taught or teaches three-day professional development courses on "Structural Vibration Analysis," "Probabilistic Structural Design" and "System Reliability Engineering."
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Dr. Sundararajan are as follows:

Daniel Daley, P.E.Emeritus

Mr. Daniel T. Daley is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Mr. Daley has spent much of his career as a practitioner and manager in the areas of reliability, maintenance and project management. He has designed and implemented improvement programs in these fields in a wide variety of industries.
 
Mr. Daley holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Nebraska and the University of Missouri, respectively. He is also a registered Professional Engineer-Emeritus.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Daley are as follows:

David Nowacki, P.E.

Mr. David J. Nowacki is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Mr. Nowacki is an adjunct professor teaching graduate finance courses at Texas A&M University-Commerce and through the Mechanical Engineering Department at Southern Methodist University (SMU), Dallas Texas.
 
Mr. Nowacki has 20 years experience in the investment-banking arena having worked for Wall Street Firms in New York City, San Francisco, Houston and Dallas. His specialty is fixed income securities and derivatives including hedge securities. Mr. Nowacki also consults on merger and acquisitions, strategic planning and the venture capital arena.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Nowacki are as follows:

David Simpson, P.E.

Mr. David Simpson is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.

Mr. Simpson has worked in the Oil & Gas industry since 1980 and is currently the Proprietor and Principal Engineer of MuleShoe Engineering.  Based in the San Juan Basin of Northern New Mexico, MuleShoe Engineering addresses issues in Coalbed Methane, Low Pressure Operations, Gas Compression, Gas Measurement, Field Construction, Gas Well Deliquification, and Produced Water Management.  

Prior to forming MuleShoe Engineering, Mr. Simpson was a Facilities Engineer for Amoco and BP for 23 years.  

As a Professional Engineer in NM and CO, Mr. Simpson has had numerous articles published in professional journals, has contributed a chapter on CBM to the 2nd edition of Gas Well Deliquification, by Dr. James Lea, et al.  In 2017, he completed Practical Onshore Gas Field Engineering published by Elsevier.  

Mr. Simpson is a regular contributor to various conferences on Deliquification, CBM, and Low-Pressure Operations.  He holds a BSIM from the University of Arkansas and an MSME from University of Colorado.

Debra Kennaugh, P.E.

Ms. Debra A. Kennaugh is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
She is President and senior traffic engineer for Crossroads Engineering Inc. of Tampa Florida.  She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of South Florida.  She is a registered civil engineer in the state of Florida and has over 25 years of traffic operations and traffic engineering experience.  Her experience includes working on traffic studies, access management, safety improvement studies and transportation statistics.  Plans production includes signing & pavement marking, signalization, lighting, roadway and maintenance of traffic.
 
Ms. Debra A. Kennaugh's work experience has been spent in both the private and public sectors.  For approximately half of her career, she worked for Parsons Brinckerhoff as a senior traffic engineer.  Some of her projects included the I-275/I-4 Downtown Interchange and Access Management District Wide contract.  Another large part of her career was spent with the Florida Department of Transportation.  She worked in both the Traffic Operations and Traffic Design departments.  Her responsibilities included managing safety improvement projects and managing traffic design projects.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Ms. Kennaugh are as follows:

Dmitry Shuster, P.E.

Mr. Dmitry Shuster is an online PDH course provider of continuing education for CEDengineering.com.

Mr. Shuster holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Novocherkassk, located in southern Russia. He began his carrier as an electrical engineer designing Russian power plants. Mr. Shuster then immigrated to the United States settling in Ohio and working as an electrical plant engineer. In 1998, he received his license to practice engineering in the state of Ohio.

Over the next 20 years, he was involved in many aspects of the plant electrical engineering responsibilities, including process automation, control system and electrical system design and installations. He received many service awards for successfully commissioning of new production lines domestically & internationally.

Dominic Perrotta, P.E.

Mr. Dominic Perrotta is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Mr. Perrotta is a graduate Electrical Engineer, with a degree in Industrial Management (from the Tepper School of Business) both from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the states of PA, AL, MS, TX and VA.
 
Mr. Perrotta has nearly forty years of experience in management, with the last twenty-five years as a Project Manager. He has been the Sr. Project Manager for several of the largest private industrial projects in the South.
 
Mr. Perrotta has been named the Project Manager of the Year by the ASPE, and has traveled extensively throughout North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Perrotta are as follows:

Donald Parnell, P.E.

Mr. Donald Parnell is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Mr. Parnell (a licensed PE in the state of NC) has worked in the engineering profession, as a consulting designer and general design engineer for nearly 40 years. He has consulted for numerous electrical, mechanical, environmental, architectural & civil firms throughout the years. His lifetime experience includes design and engineering in: electrical transmissions and substations, GIS systems implementation and analysis, manufacturing and automation, process piping, transportation (roadway and bridge), commercial architecture and space-planning, and environmental, mining and geotechnical. He has been an engineering courseware developer and CE instructor for the past 10 years.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Parnell are as follows:

Eduard Loiczli, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Dr. Eduard Loiczli is an online PDH course provider of continuing education for CEDengineering.com.

Dr. Loiczli is Licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario with 25+ years in electrical engineering. He has a
Doctorate Degree from the University of Timisoara, Romania.  The Doctorate Degree was for focused on Large Power Motor Drives, Current Inverters. He also attained a Masters Degree in Electrical Power & Control.

Dr. Loiczli has extensive work experience in the field of high-power electrical drive for traction and industry application, as well as in the field of electrical drive: low, medium and high power for AC and DC motors, and low power high performance electrical drives for machine tools.

Furthermore, Dr. Loiczli has extensive experience programming and testing high power UPS (800KVA), electrical machinery design, and testing and designing electrical machines.

Dr. Loiczli holds 3 patents and has published 12 technical papers in the areas of high-power electrical drives, intelligent motion control, and high-performance electrical drives.

Edward Gellender, P.E.

Mr. Edward Gellender is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Mr. Gellender has 40 years of diversified engineering and consulting experience within the Electrical and Electronics Industries, specializing in design and application of a wide assortment of electronic devices that have in common their utilization of the electromagnetic spectrum for military, civil and industrial environments.
 
Some of the devices designed and applied include a tremendous assortment of all kinds of radios, radars, navigation aids, and even weather balloon systems. Other devices include industrial lasers and a variety of remote monitors of thermal and magnetic fields. Additional systems Mr. Gellender has designed include SCADA systems for power utility monitoring. As part of the design process, he was involved in specifications development, systems and budget analyses, configuration, and a wide array of testing environments.
 
Mr. Gellender is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of New York.  He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) from the City College of the City University of New York, with studies towards a Masters at The Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.  Additional specialize studies ConEdison courses in their Power Distribution Network.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Gellender are as follows:

Elie Tawil, P.E., LEED AP

Mr. Elie Tawil is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Mr. Tawil is a licensed professional engineer in the state of New Jersey and a LEED Accredited Professional. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science in Engineering Management from New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has diversified engineering experience within the mechanical and environmental engineering industry. He has provided a wide range of engineering services in support of large scale projects.
 
Mr. Tawil has developed several continuing education courses for professional engineers pursuing PDH credit for their license renewal.
 
Mechanical:
 
Mr. Tawil was actively involved throughout the different stages of projects starting from conceptual design to bidding the construction documents for HVAC, Plumbing, and Fire Protection for several residential, commercial, and industrial building projects. He has developed detailed engineering drawings, reports, and calculations. He has also conducted mechanical equipment quantification as well as prepared cost estimates for major construction projects.

As a mechanical engineer, Mr. Tawil has also ventured into the Oil & Gas Industry, where he has prepared scope of work, developed engineering drawings, reports, calculations, raised material requisitions, reviewed Vendor technical offers/submittals and issued technical clarifications as well as technical bid evaluation reports pertaining to different mechanical equipment installed on offshore platforms.
 
Environmental:
 
Mr. Tawil's environmental experience included site investigations and evaluation of building material and the associated MEP systems as they relate to the presence of asbestos-containing material and/or lead-based paint material. His expertise included the development of remediation design drawings, engineering investigation reports and detailed cost estimates.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Tawil are as follows:

Ely Greenberg, P.E., CEM

Mr. Ely Greenberg is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Mr. Greenberg is a chemical engineer focusing on water and wastewater treatment. He has experience on a wide variety of water, wastewater, and energy related infrastructure projects. He is the founder of ERG Process Energy (ergprocess.com), a company that provides energy consulting services to water and wastewater treatment utilities as well as food and beverage companies.
 
Mr. Greenberg is an active member of Engineer's Without Borders, the NYWEA Energy Committee, and the WEF Stockholm Junior Water Prize Committee. He holds a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering, and is a New York State licensed professional engineer and a Certified Energy Manager.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Greenberg are as follows:

Gary Bankay, P.Eng., C.E.T.

Mr. Gary Bankay is an online PDH course provider of continuing education for Professional Engineers. He is Registered Professional Engineer and Certified Engineer Technologist in the Province of Ontario.

Mr. Bankay has been with Rockwell Automation Canada (Allen-Bradley division) since 1996.  His entire career has been supporting products designed and manufactured by the Medium Voltage business of Rockwell Automation.  My assignments and interests over the 27 years have ranged from instructing Field Engineers, creating technical documents, travelling globally to support commissioning and critical customer activities.

Mr. Bankay also been involved as a core member of the design team for the PF7000 MV VFD.  Recently, he became a member of the team that developed and designed the Synchronous Transfer application for the PF6000 VFD.  His most recent work concentrated on selecting appropriate solutions for starting motors.  

Gilbert Gedeon, P.E.

Mr. Gilbert Gedeon is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Mr. Gedeon is a Registered Professional Engineer in the States of New York and New Jersey. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Mr. Gedeon is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the National Society of Professional Engineers. He also serves on the board of New York State Society of Professional Engineers, Rockland County Chapter. Mr. Gedeon has developed numerous continuing education courses for professional engineers pursuing PDH credit for their license renewal.
 
Mr. Gedeon has over 25 years of diversified project engineering and management experience within the civil and environmental industry. He has provided a wide range of civil and environmental engineering services in support of capital improvement projects ranging from $100 thousand to $30 million. His professional practice involved remedial inspection and design of building toxics/hazardous material, design and supervision of subsurface investigations, monitoring well design and installation, groundwater plume delineation and analysis, upgrade/closure of underground storage tank systems, supervision of waste water treatment plant operation, development and review of spill prevention control and counter-measure (SPCC) plans, compliance audit management, supervision of excavations, shoring system installations, and geotechnical borings.
 
Mr. Gedeon has special expertise in the development of project specifications, design drawings, technical reports and cost estimates. He has managed contract documents from production to execution including proposals, bid evaluations, contract negotiations and award, review and approval of contractor submittals. Mr. Gedeon has extensive experience in operations management, account and project administration, client development and regulatory relations, corporate policy implementation, profit/loss analysis, personnel hiring and development, resource allocation and quality assurance.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Gedeon are as follows:

Harlan Bengtson, Ph.D., P.E.

Dr. Harlan Bengtson is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Dr. Bengtson is a graduate of Iowa State University with B.S. and M.S. degrees and of the University of Colorado with a PhD. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Missouri. Dr. Bengtson has spent 30 years in engineering education in teaching and administrative positions, including six years as Dean of Engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Dr. Bengtson's areas of expertise are environmental engineering, hydrology, engineering science and alternative energy systems. He has also done regular consulting work while holding the academic positions. Prior to entering academia, He worked for Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing as a Product Development Engineer and for E. I. duPont deNemours as a Process Development Engineer. He has authored numerous publications, presentations and technical reports.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Dr. Bengtson are as follows:

James Weaver, P.E.

Mr. James R. Weaver is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.

Mr. Weaver started Aeon Petroleum Consultants in 2018 with an extensive background in reserves estimation and evaluation, production optimization, and economic analysis. Weaver draws on his experience evaluating fields in the Permian and San Juan basins, south Texas, southeast New Mexico, the Mid-Continent, east Texas and Louisiana, the Rocky Mountains, Australia, China, Mexico, Peru, Canada, Russia, and the United Kingdom. Prior to Aeon, Weaver worked 16 years at DeGolyer and MacNaughton. His involvement in the petroleum industry, which began in 1979, has included private consulting as well as association with E&P independents, oil and gas banking firms, and the Amerada Hess Corporation in its Reserves and Joint Interests groups. Between the years 1995 and 2002, Weaver worked as a telecom engineer for WorldCom, MCI, and Ditech Communications.

Mr. Weaver has spent a significant amount of time evaluating tight gas sands, coal seam gas, shale gas, shale oil, CO2 source reservoirs, and helium recovery projects. Specific areas of interest for tight gas sands include the Piceance, Delaware, San Juan, Permian, and Green River Basins. Weaver has performed coal seam gas evaluations in the San Juan and Powder River Basins of the U.S., and the Surat, Bowen, and Cooper Basins of Australia. Weaver has carried out shale gas evaluations for several clients in the Eagle Ford and Escondido Shales in south Texas.

Mr. Weaver's petroleum engineering experience is wide ranging. For 2 years, he specialized in analyzing well logs. For the next 4 years, he performed reserves estimation and production analysis and managed infill drilling programs. During this time, he also screened reservoirs for enhanced recovery, including waterflood, CO2, and surfactant floods.

Mr. Weaver earned a B.S. degree in geology from the University of Tulsa in 1978 and a B.S. degree in petroleum engineering, also from the University of Tulsa, in 1979. Weaver is a registered engineer in the states of Texas (PE 117896) and Oklahoma (PE 13688) and is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Weaver are as follows:

Jeelan Moghraby, Ph.D.

Dr. Jeelan Moghraby provides educational courses on many different scientific principles that underlie engineering for engineering professionals.

Dr. Moghraby has a Doctorate in Biochemistry and a Master in Business Administration with over 20 years of experience in science.

Dr. Moghraby has extensive international experience working in the academic and health sectors, including MIT in the USA, as an Assistant Professor teaching students of a variety of backgrounds, levels and abilities, as well as a scientist and Project Director.

Jeffrey W. Buckholz, Ph.D., P.E., PTOE

Dr. Jeffrey Buckholz is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Dr. Buckholz is a senior level traffic engineer with 32 years of wide ranging experience in the transportation profession. This experience includes transportation planning and traffic impact analysis, highway capacity analysis, advanced signal system design, ITS design, traffic signal construction, and traffic signal timing. He is familiar with the latest traffic engineering techniques and transportation software.
 
Dr. Buckholz is capable of handling all phases of a transportation project, from data collection and conceptual planning through traffic impact analysis and detailed roadway, intersection, and signal design. He is an adjunct professor at the University of North Florida and a court certified expert witness in the field of traffic engineering. He has also authored three training manuals on traffic signal construction, repair, and inspection for the International Municipal Signal Association.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Dr. Buckholz are as follows:

John Tobias, Ph.D., P.E.

Dr. John Tobias is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Dr. Tobias is an electrical engineer and scientist specializing in electrical power, lightning, electromagnetic radiation, grounding, electrocution/electrical accidents, electrical/battery fires, lighting/illumination and safety.   He provides consultation services for design, intellectual property, and litigation and has operated ElectroQuest, LLC, an engineering consultancy, since October 1998.
 
Certifications:
- Licensed Professional Engineer - State of New Jersey, 1997
 
Academics:
- B. Sc., Physics - Seton Hall University, 1987
- M. Sc., Electrical Engineering - University of Maryland, 1992
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering - New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2002
 
Awards and Honors:
- Listed in Who's Who in the World & Who's Who in Engineering as engineer and inventor.
- Department of the Army System Safety Professional of the Year 1994.
- United States Army Materiel Command Federal Engineer of the Year 1994 & 2000 awarded by NSPE.
- United States Army Materiel Command System Safety Engineer of the Year 1993 & 1999.
- Commander's Civilian Service Award, U.S. Army 1993.
- Department of the Army Superior Civilian Service Award, 2000.
 
Patents:
- Grounding Device and Use Thereof, U.S. Patent No. 6,288, 327 (inventor)
- Radial Surface Ground Electrode, U.S. Patent No. 5,801,327 (inventor)
- Resonant transformer systems and methods of use, U.S. Patent 7,940,534 (co-inventor)
 
Employment History:
- 1998 - Present:  ElectroQuest, LLC - Toms River, New Jersey - Principal Consulting Engineer
- 2004 - Present:  U.S. Army - Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, Directorate for Safety - Electrical Engineer
- 2003 - 2004: U.S. Army - Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, Senior Antenna Research Engineer
- 1992 - 2003: U.S. Army - Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, Directorate for Safety - Electrical Engineer
 
Professional Affiliations:
- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers - Member
- National Fire Protection Association - Principal Member and Chair of NFPA Technical Committee on Lightning Protection
- Federal Lightning Protection Group, Chairperson - 2001
- National Committee of the International Electrotechnical Commission, Deputy Technical Advisor on Lightning Protection
- International Association of Electrical Inspectors - Inspector Member
- Lightning Protection Institute - Member, Professional Division.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Dr. Tobias are as follows:

John Liu, P.E., LEED AP

Mr. John Liu is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.

Mr. Liu is Registered Professional Engineer with over a decade in Civil Engineering experience. He possesses a degree in Mechanical Engineering with cross-over experience in Civil and Structural Engineering primarily in telecommunications infrastructure.

Mr. Liu has a passion for wireless technologies. His experience in telecommunications design, analysis, permitting, and construction support for new and existing communications infrastructure deployment ranging from tower builds, collocations, equipment upgrades, structural analysis, distributed antenna systems (DAS), small cells, and underground fiber backhaul projects, has laid a foundation for his exploration into the radio frequency and wireless aspects of the telecom world, leading him to pursue a certification in Communications Systems Engineering.

EDUCATION:
- Certificate Program: Communications Systems Engineering, 2019, University of California Irvine/SD, Division of Continuing Education
- BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of California, 2003
- Pi Tau Sigma Honor Society
- Dean's Honors List

LICENSES & AFFILIATIONS:
- Professional Engineer, (49 states plus D.C.)
- NCEES Model Law Engineer
- LEED AP BD+C

AWARDS:
- "Dewberry at Work" Spotlight Award (2x recipient)
- 1 of 3 to complete inaugural 41-week training rotation
- President's Cup: World's #1 Phoenix Controls supplier

Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Liu are as follows:

John DeVore, P.E.

Mr. John DeVore is an online PDH course provider of continuing education for CEDengineering.com.

Mr. DeVore is graduate of North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the States of NC since 1996.

Mr. DeVore has over 10 years of experience with PLC's, HMI's, VFD's, and general industrial controls with emphasis in environmental control. He is also experienced in duct and pipe system designs, programming in Visual Basic, as well as Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Access.

Jon Russell

Mr. Jon Russell is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.

Mr Russell is an ex-marine engineer with 18 years experience. He holds a higher national diploma in marine engineering and a bachelor with honors in engineering with a specialization in fracture mechanics.

Mr Russell started his career at age 16, working for the shipping company Maersk. After several years training and working on container ships, he moved to the super yacht industry before moving on land to work as a boiler and machinery consultant. His main role in this new occupation was to visit mines, power stations, factories and other types of industrial plants, and perform risk assessments for insurance companies.

Since 2018, Mr Russell has worked at saVRee, the online engineering training company that he founded.

Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Russell are as follows:

Jonathan Arata, Ph.D., P.E.

Dr. Jonathan Arata is an online PDH course provider of continuing education for CEDengineering.com.

Dr. Arata is a licensed professional mechanical engineer with over 20 years of experience in employing advanced computational mechanics techniques in the modeling and simulation of highly-dynamic events. He also has over 30 years of experience as a researcher, practitioner, and developer of advanced modeling and simulation methods, particularly finite element analysis (FEA).

Dr. Arata is a highly regarded technical trainer and mentor, having personally guided and taught (1-on-1, through customer support, and in small class settings) over 500 engineers on the use of advanced, complex computational mechanics software to solve their most difficult modeling and simulation challenges. Dr. Arata has delivered dozens of well-received technical presentations on 4-continents.

Dr. Arata was a Part-time/Adjunct faculty member at Tufts University (1st-year graduate class on FEA, 2007-8) and Wentworth Institute of Technology (undergraduate Thermodynamics, Strength of Materials, and College Mathematics, 2002-4). In addition, he holds the following academic degrees:

Ph.D. Engineering (Solid Mechanics) - Brown University
Sc.M. Applied Mathematics - Brown University
M.S. Mechanical Engineering - Univ. of Connecticut
B.E. Mechanical Engineering - Stevens Institute of Technology

Klas Haglid, P.E., R.A.

Mr. Klas Haglid is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Mr. Haglid, P.E., R.A. is CEO and Founder of both Haglid Engineering & Associates, Inc.® and Building Performance Equipment, Inc.®. Haglid Engineering & Associates Inc., is an engineering consulting firm that provides HVAC, Mechanical and Structural services for commercial and industrial properties and well as expert testimony in litigation matters. Building Performance Equipment, Inc.® is a firm that manufactures very high efficiency air to air energy recovery equipment. Klas has received the ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award, The Drexel Service to The Profession Award and Presented the Distinguished Drexel Service Award to a Hong Kong Based Patent Attorney.
 
Mr. Haglid is past Chairman of ASHRAE Technical Committee 5.5 Air to Air Energy Recovery and past Chairman of ASHRAE Technical Committee 7.8 Owning and Operating Costs. As an active member of ASHRAE he has moderated forums, seminars and presented at several ASHRAE Annual Meetings and published extensively on issues surrounding energy recovery and building related HVAC issues. Having worked in Central Research for DuPont, Staff Consultant for Atlantic Electric and The United States Department of Energy for Ecolinks Projects providing energy efficient retrofits and solving many different HVAC challenges he has provided practical experience to solve challenges.
 
Mr. Haglid is currently licensed as a Professional Engineering and/or Registered Architect in the following states; Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia. He holds a number of patents approved by Canada and the United States for systems combining energy recovery devices with innovative controls to make building work more efficiently and reduce owning and operating costs. He is an NCEES Record Holder.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Haglid are as follows:

Krystle McClain, P.E.

Ms. Krystle McClain is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.

Ms. McClain is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Maryland with over 16 years of industry and federal government environmental program and project management experience. She graduated from the University of Maryland College Park with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and a master's degree in engineering with a focus in environmental.

Ms. McClain spent her early career in the private sector entering the U.S. Civil Service in 2008, serving as a site environmental coordinator for the U.S. Army Fort Detrick Forest Glen Annex.  She was responsible for maintaining compliance for all environmental media compliance in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, policies, and regulations. In addition to her federal position, Krystle served as an adjunct professor of environmental science at American Public University from 2010-2015.

In 2011, Ms. McClain transferred to the Air Force as a program manager for the Environmental Quality Branch at the Pentagon.  She then transitioned to the Air National Guard Readiness Center at Joint Base Andrews as an environmental planner, providing National Environmental Policy Act guidance for the center's National Defense Authorization Act mission beddowns and aircraft movements.
  
Ms. McClain joined Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Far East, accepting a supervisor role as the Environmental Conservation and Planning Branch chief in 2015 at U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan.  She was promoted to the Installation Program Director in 2017.
  
Ms. McClain returned to the United States in 2019 as a Senior NEPA Planner for Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam in Hawaii.  Receiving a promotion in 2020, Krystle is currently the Environmental Division Director for the Naval Sea Systems Command Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program Joint Base Pearl Harbor Program Management Office.

As a testament to her career progression, Ms. McClain received the 2019 Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) in Professional Achievement.

Maher Sidani, P.E., PMP, CMQ/OE

Mr. Maher (Mike) Sidani is an online PDH course provider of continuing education for CEDengineering.com.

Mr. Sidani holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree in structural engineering, both from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is a Professional Engineer in New York and New Jersey, a PMI Project Manager Professional (PMP) and an ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE).

Mr. Sidani’s career spans over 40 years of diverse and demonstrated experiences working in nationally recognized firms in the fields of engineering, planning, and construction management, culminating as a senior executive with companywide responsibilities to support overall project execution, quality, and risk management.

His project experience centered around the planning and design of major and complex multi-disciplinary transportation projects, including projects that involved multiple contracts, extensive stakeholder outreach, managing large virtual teams in multiple offices, and under aggressive schedules and budgets. Overall, he managed and executed projects valued over $2.0 billion, including several award-winning projects.

Manuel Gooding, P.E.

Mr. Manuel Gooding is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
He is an Electrical Engineer. He obtained his bachelor degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark College of Engineering) in Newark, NJ, in 1966.
 
He has worked in industry, utilities, and consulting companies in many engineering positions. Companies include:
 
Utilities
•       La Electricidad de Caracas as Transmission Line Construction Manager
•       CADAFE as Control and Instrumentation Supervisor in the generation department
 
Industries
•       Westinghouse Nuclear, as Senior Engineer in Equipment qualification
•       Michelin Tire as Construction Supervisor
•       Cerro Metal Products as Plant Electrical Engineer
 
Consulting companies include:
•       Sargent and Lundy - Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
•       Hatch Associates -Senior Electrical Engineer - Lead for several projects including a cogeneration project
 
Mr. Gooding has founded two Companies: International Technical, a Technical Training Company and Gooding Engineering a Consulting and Forensic Company.
 
He has trained technical personnel, both in the Americas and in Europe, and written many training courses for various companies, here and abroad.
 
He has professional Engineering licenses in various states including Florida, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. He now resides in Virginia.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Gooding are as follows:

Marc Karell, P.E., CEM

Mr. Marc Karell is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Mr. Karell is the Principal of the engineering firm Climate Change & Environmental Services, LLC. Marc has over 25 years of experience in all areas of environmental engineering, energy and sustainability. His experience encompasses environmental compliance, including permitting, design, emissions inventory, audits, and strategizing methods to comply with regulations.
 
Mr. Karell has performed many successful energy audits and managed energy projects for diverse facilities, helping entities become more "green" while maximizing their direct financial benefits. Prior to establishing his own firm, Marc worked for the USEPA and worked for two large engineering firms on technical, financial, and strategic environmental and sustainability projects for a number of industrial firms throughout the U.S.
 
Mr. Karell has Masters degrees in both biochemistry and in chemical engineering, has worked in industry, government, and consulting, and has published extensively in major technical publications. Marc has a professional engineer's (P.E.) license from the State of New York. He is also a Certified Energy Manager (CEM).
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Karell are as follows:

Mark Rossow, P.E.

Dr. Mark Rossow is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Dr. Rossow is a graduate of the University of Michigan with B.S., M.S., and PhD degrees.  He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Illinois.
 
Dr. Rossow taught civil engineering for over 35 years, including 6 years at Washington University in St. Louis and 29 years at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where he was the Chair of the Civil Engineering Department for ten years. His areas of expertise are in civil engineering and mechanics.  He has consulted for various organizations, including government agencies and an international offshore drilling company. He has published many journal articles and technical reports.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Dr. Rossow are as follows:

Najib Nicolas Gerges, Ph.D., P.E.

Dr. Najib Gerges is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Dr. Gerges has over 38 years of civil engineering experience, including transportation engineering (traffic design including level of service, intersection control, and traffic safety), pavement (flexible and rigid), and geometric design of roadways including interchanges, railroads, airports, and harbors), water resources and environmental engineering (water and wastewater treatment plant design, hydrology, hydraulics, groundwater), structural engineering (buildings and bridges), and management of projects (project scheduling, bill of quantities, quantity surveying, standards and specifications).
 
Dr. Gerges has held managerial positions with various leading firms and regulatory agencies in Florida. He has worked on major infrastructure and transportation projects in the Middle East and USA and is familiar with the local and international laws and regulations, mainly the American Association of States and Highways Officials (AASHTO) criteria and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Guidelines.
 
Dr. Gerges' responsibilities include feasibility studies, development of master plans, detailed design, preparation of tender documents, pre-qualification of contractors, tender analysis, supervision of work, and operation and maintenance after completion of the project.  He also has outstanding capabilities in coordinating fieldwork with design activities, establishing project concepts in conjunction with economic feasibility studies, as well as the overall management of projects.
 
Dr. Gerges is knowledgeable of management software packages such as Primavera and Microsoft Project, hydrologic and hydraulic software packages such as WEAP (Water Evaluation and Planning System), HAESTAD Methods Package and SMADA, Pond Pack, Flow Master, Culvert Master, WaterCAD, StormCAD, SewerCAD, KyPipe,  and KySurge, Hammer, Epanet, HECRAS, HEC1, HEC2, WSPRO, ADICPR, and TR20, groundwater modeling software packages such as MODFLOW, roadway geometric design softwares such as Geopak, AutoDesk Land Desktop, Civil 3D, traffic design software packages such as EMME, HCS-3 and SYNCRO (intersection design and level of service determination), geotechnical software packages such as Geo5 and Plaxis, structural design softwares such as Nastran, STAAD Pro, SAP 2000, ADINA, Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2013, Abaqus, ETABS, bridge design software packages such as Conbox, Conspan, and RC-Pier, and environmental software such as GPSX.
 
Currently, Dr. Gerges is teaching water resources engineering (hydraulics/hydrology/applied hydraulics), environmental courses, management courses (project management/construction management), highway design and traffic at the University of Balamand and at the Lebanese American University. He serves as an editorial board member of the Journal of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering and the Concepts in Civil Engineering and Architecture Journal, and a reviewer for Elsevier Journals, Publons, and the European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Dr. Gerges are as follows:

Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A., Fellow ASCE,

Mr. Paul Guyer is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Mr. Guyer is a registered Mechanical Engineer, Civil Engineer, Fire Protection Engineer and Architect with 35 years experience designing buildings and related infrastructure.  For an additional 9 years he was a senior advisor on the staff of the California Legislature responsible for providing analysis and recommendations to the Members on infrastructure and capital outlay issues.
 
Mr. Guyer is a licensed Professional Engineer and is a graduate of Stanford University. He has held numerous national, state and local positions with the American Society of Civil Engineers and the National Society of Professional Engineers.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Guyer are as follows:

Raymond Ehrhard, P.E., BCEE

Mr. Raymond Ehrhard is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Mr. Ehrhard is a Registered Professional Engineer in the States of Illinois and Missouri. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri - Rolla.  Mr. Ehrhard is a Board Certified Environmental Engineer (BCEE) with the American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE) where he serves as the Missouri State Representative. He is also a member of the St. Louis Engineers Club and the Water Environment Research Foundation and serves on several committees.
 
Mr. Ehrhard has over 30 years of diversified project engineering and management experience within the civil and environmental industry. His early career work involved government work as both a DOT and EPA project engineer. He was involved in project work in concrete design, water resources, wastewater design and permitting, and hazardous waste management.  He continued his career as an environmental manager with a major metals processing facility. He was responsible for all areas of environmental compliance including air pollution, wastewater treatment and discharges, and solid waste management. He also provided engineering project management for projects such as process improvements, equipment selection and corporate environmental planning. In his current position as a research associate at a major university he is focusing on the latest solutions in the areas of water and energy sustainability.
 
Mr. Ehrhard has special expertise in the in environmental solutions including research and demonstration studies and collaborative industry studies. He actively works with consulting engineers, municipal and private utility operators, trade organizations, government leaders, and industry experts in areas of energy and environmental issues.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Ehrhard are as follows:

Richard Weber, P.E.

Mr. Richard Weber is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Mr. Weber has over 45 years of experience in geotechnical engineering and project management in both private practice and as a member in multidiscipline firms.  His experience includes both direct geotechnical support during design of a project and technical assistance during construction.  Mr. Weber has worked with many clients including Architects, Structural Engineers, Governmental Agencies, Developers and Site Owners.
 
In addition to his experience as a consulting geotechnical engineer, Mr. Weber has also taught geotechnical courses at the college level.  He is a licensed Professional Engineer and holds a BSCE and a Master's degree in Engineering as well as an MBA degree.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Weber are as follows:

Richard Grimes

Mr. Richard Grimes is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Mr. Grimes has used his 30+ years of experience in training and operations management for private and public organizations as a foundation for his consulting business.
 
Mr. Grimes creates and delivers workforce (project team) development courses and consults in areas of employee performance, leadership, and organizational evolution. The quality of his courses has earned him "approved education provider" status by two major and distinct professional certifying organizations: National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors (registered provider #N0006) and the Human Resources Certification Institute (provider #2299).
 
With an employment background that includes Manager of Training and Employee Development for an international engineering and design company, Operations Training Manager for a Fortune 500 bank, and co-owner of a bank courier company, Mr. Grimes understands performance and leadership issues from the perspective of line employee, senior manager, and executive level. Additionally, he is an Ezines Expert Author.
 
Mr. Grimes has a Masters Degree in Public Administration (Florida International University) and is a Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) with the International Society for Performance Improvement (www.ispi.org).
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Grimes are as follows:

Robert Steelhammer, P.E.

Mr. Robert H. Steelhammer, Jr. is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Mr. Steelhammer is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Texas in Mechanical and Control Systems Engineering.  He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston.  He also hold a BS in Psychology from the University of Houston.  He is a member of ASME, NACE, and ISA.
 
Mr. Steelhammer is the Engineering Manager for Sandelius Instruments in Houston, Texas.  He has 24 years' experience in the design and use of thermowells, thermocouples and RTD's.  He is also experienced in vibration analysis of thermowells and calibration of thermocouples and RTD's.
 
He was a reserve deputy sheriff for 20 years having worked warrants, patrol, and marine duty.  As a reserve for Galveston County, he patrolled the areas in and around Galveston Bay and the Intracoastal Waterway.

Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Steelhammer are as follows:

Rodney Aldrich, P.E.

Mr. Rodney Aldrich is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Mr. Aldrich earned a BS degree in Civil Engineering from Union College in 1977 and an MS Degree in Environmental Engineering,from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1979.
 
Mr. Aldrich, an environmental engineer licensed in the State of New York, is experienced in all areas of permitting of petroleum bulk facilities, spill remediation, tank closures, solid waste management, hazardous waste management corrective action/remedial investigation and remediation.
 
Mr. Aldrich is also experienced in the investigation and design of petroleum storage facilities, solid waste transfer stations, wastewater treatment facilities and implementation of remedial and closure programs.
 
Mr. Aldrich has prepared permit applications in the area of wastewater treatment, air pollution control, residuals management, automotive recycling facilities, metal recycling facilities, pesticides, septage, tire management facilities, and low level radioactive waste storage.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Mr. Aldrich are as follows:

Shashi Menon, Ph.D., P.E.

Dr. Shashi Menon is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers.
 
Dr. Menon is a registered Professional Engineer in California, with Bachelors and Master degrees in Mechanical Engineering. He has over 40 years of experience in various industries, including 38 years in the Oil, Gas and the Pipeline industry. He has worked in Engineering Consulting companies and Major US Oil and Gas Companies as Project engineer, Project Manager and Director of Special Projects.
 
Dr. Menon started his consulting company SYSTEK technologies, Inc. in 1982 and has been providing engineering services to North and South American firms in Pipeline feasibility studies, cost estimates, hydraulics studies and transient analyses. He has authored several PC software programs in hydraulics and pumps for the oil and gas industry, which are marketed through SYSTEK's web site. These software products are used by various operating companies and consulting firms worldwide.
 
Dr. Menon also conducts training workshops in Liquid and Gas Pipeline Hydraulics in the USA and South America. He has authored five books on Liquid and Gas Pipeline Hydraulics published by McGraw Hill, Taylor and Francis Companies and Elsevier. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
 
Courses provided to CEDengineering.ca by Dr. Menon are as follows: