Principal Industries Served:
- Chemical
- Protective Coatings
- Naval
- Nuclear
Education:
This associate has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Washington State University.
This expert is an SSPC Certified Protective Coatings Specialist and an NACE Certified Coatings Inspector.
Expertise and Services:
Corrosion Protection Expert, Protective Coatings Consultant Resume
This associate has worked as an expert witness and is an expert in corrosion protection and engineering, protective coatings and linings, coatings failure analysis, and laboratory testing.
This associate's experience includes corrosion surveys and coating systems, coating failure analysis, coating system recommendations and specification preparation, and applicator certification. Further experience includes research project management, ship coating projects, bridge coating projects, and parking garage renovations. Residential experience includes condominium and housing project rehabilitations.
Additional experience and specialization includes coating specification review for highway departments, water districts, and A&E firms. Further training includes coating inspector training and coating failure analysis courses. Additional experience includes coating operations on submarines, surface ships, and shore facilities. Further experience includes coating operations in manufacturing facilities, nuclear storage facilities, and administrative buildings.
This associate offers expertise specific to coating inspection, coating application, coating chemistry, and composition of coatings. Further expertise includes coating formulation and physical testing of coatings. This expert has conducted numerous studies in areas including inspection of water-borne industrial and marine coatings, shop coating failures, maintenance painting inspection, removing lead paint, and floor coatings.
Professional Experience:
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy Associates Inc.
Providing chemical engineering, corrosion protection engineering consulting, protective coatings and linings consulting, failure analysis, forensic engineering and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.
Protective Coatings Consultant
Provided coating failure analysis, coating system recommendations and specification preparation, applicator certification, and research project management. Has consulted on major ship coating projects, bridge coating projects, condominium and housing project rehabilitations, and parking garage renovations. Has conducted coating specification review for highway departments, water districts, A&E firms, and various manufacturers. Lectured at coating inspector training and coating failure analysis courses.
Civilian Chemical Engineer, United States Navy - Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Shipyard cognizant technical authority at a 12,000-employee public shipyard for coating operations on submarines, surface ships, and shore facilities, including manufacturing facilities, nuclear storage facilities, and administrative buildings. Responsible for nuclear storage facilities, and administrative buildings. Has lectured on coating inspection, coating application, coating chemistry, and related topics to Navy civilian personnel at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, SUPSHIP Seattle, and SUPSHIP San Diego.
Additional Experience:
Has lectured on coating inspection, coating application, coating chemistry, and related topics to Navy civilian personnel at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, SUPSHIP Seattle, and SUPSHIP San Diego.
