MARK DOUGLAS BELL, P.E.
EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS
B.S. Metallurgical Engineering, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
Registered Professional Engineer, Metallurgical, California #1773
AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), #03090831
Endorsements in:
API 1104 Inspection of Pipeline Welding
AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code
AWS D1.5 Bridge Welding Code
INSPECTOR Level III, MT, PT and VT
ASNT INSPECTOR Level II in RT and UT
EXPERTISE
Welding Engineering: Procedure qualification, problem solving, cladding and hardfacing, repair/maintenance welding, and training of inspection and welding personnel.
Metallurgical Engineering: Failure Analysis. Materials solutions. Welding and corrosion consulting in stainless steel. Stainless steels. Aluminum Alloys. Copper based alloys. Titanium Alloys. Nickel based alloys and high alloys.
Consulting in solving construction problems in welding and inspection.
Engineering applications of: Stainless steel tanks and processing vessels, earthmoving equipment, off road equipment, civil engineering equipment, cranes, tanks, pipelines, pumps compressors, and marine/watercraft.
Inspection of marine equipment such as steel hulled vessels, tugs and rigging.
Industry courses in Stainless Steels, Non Destructive Inspection, Welding Inspection, Safety, Maintenance Welding, Welding Safety, and Welding/Design Engineering.
Tribology: Inspection and applications of wear and lubrication in machinery.
Testing: Mechanical testing of metals, Metallography. Scanning Electron Microscope, Energy Dispersive Spectrography.
TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Selection and Applications of Stainless Steels Fermi National Labs. 1992.
Two Day Training Class.
Stainless Steels. American Society for Metals, International.
5 days. Presented nationwide for ASMI.
Corrosion. American Society for Metals, International.
5 days. Presented nationwide for ASMI.
Metallurgy for the NonMet. American Society for Metals, International.
5 days. Presented nationwide for ASMI.
Failure Analysis. American Society for Metals, International.
5 days. Presented nationwide for ASMI.
American Society for Metals (ASM)
Failure Analysis of Shafts, Video.
Failures of Metals, Annual Conference,
Society of Marine Surveyors. 2000
Materials to Resist Wear. ASMI Golden Gate Conference.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Board of Directors, American Welding Society (AWS) 1995 to 2004.
Executive Committee and elected as Director at Large, AWS.
Welding Handbook Chapter Committee Member, AWS.
Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors, SAMS.
American Welding Society
