Industrial automation
10 welding engineering experts
These ten professionals have led welding engineering inside manufacturers and industrial companies, with welding engineering named in their own job titles. A reader can learn how companies organize welding engineering teams and keep welding work in line with the codes that apply to them.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brad Harvey
LinkedInExperience: Welding Engineering Manager · Caterpillar Inc.
Former Welding Engineering Manager at Caterpillar Inc. (2012–2014) and Welding Engineering Supervisor there (2008–2012). Fabrication & Paint Manufacturing Engineering Group Manager at Caterpillar since 2014, a role the profile describes as managing a team of fabrication and paint manufacturing engineers, welding technicians, welding engineers, robot programmers and welding instructors.
David Robinson
LinkedInExperience: Weld Engineering Manager · UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries, Inc.
Weld Engineering Manager at UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries, Inc. since August 2019. The listing also shows Joining Tech Area Leader at Kamtek (2017–2019) and Senior Welding Engineer at Challenge Manufacturing (2011–2017). The profile identifies UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries as a motor vehicle parts company.
Dr Nicholas Longfield CEng FIMMM
LinkedInExperience: Welding Engineering Manager - Hyperbat · Unipart
Welding Engineering Manager - Hyperbat at Unipart since January 2020. The profile describes serving as technical welding lead of all welding related activities at Hyperbat and RWC for Unipart Manufacturing Limited, and leading the development and qualification of laser welding procedures for laser lap stake welds of copper to steel. Other listed roles include Lead Welding Engineer at Tata Steel (2002–2012).
Jörg Ribback
LinkedInExperience: Schweißaufsicht Head of Welding Engineering · IMI Process Automation
Schweißaufsicht Head of Welding Engineering at IMI Process Automation since 2003. The profile describes overall responsibility for welding activities with regard to fabricated pressure equipment according to the ASME Code, PED and AD2000. Other listed roles include Product Specialist, Technical Advisor - After Sales at IMI Z&J Germany (2000–2011) and Konstrukteur Design Engineer there (1993–2000).
Luis D. Yépez
LinkedInExperience: Manager of Welding Engineering · Westinghouse Electric Company
Manager of Welding Engineering at Westinghouse Electric Company since November 2010. The profile describes managing the Welding Engineering department for Westinghouse, including support to the corporate headquarters for Installation and Modification Services (IMS). Other listed roles include Manager of Materials and Welding Engineering at Welding Services Incorporated (2000–2009).
Michael Wise
LinkedInExperience: Welding Engineering Manager · Valmont Industries, Inc.
Welding Engineering Manager at Valmont Industries, Inc. since January 2019, with the listing also showing Sr. Divisional Welding Engineer there since 2017. Other listed roles include Weld Manager at Trinity Industries, Inc. (2016–2017) and Welding Engineer at Trinity Industries, Inc. (2008–2012). The profile summary describes building and managing welding management systems.
Prasad Thangavelu
LinkedInExperience: General Manager - Welding Engineering · Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.
General Manager - Welding Engineering at Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. since January 2025; the profile headline places the role at Godrej Process Equipment. The listing also shows Associate General Manager Head - Welding Engineering (2022–2025), Deputy General Manager - Welding Engineering (2017–2021) and Asst. General Manager - Welding Engineering Dept (2011–2016) at Godrej & Boyce.
Roy Delgatty
LinkedInExperience: Welding Engineering Manager · Union Tank Car Company - UTLX
Welding Engineering Manager at Union Tank Car Company - UTLX since October 2015. The profile describes direct management and oversight of welding engineers, welding coordinators and welding operations in Texas and Louisiana, and developing and approving weld procedures to code and customer specifications so they are agency auditable. Other listed roles include Advanced Engineer and Global ASNT Lvl III at Cameron Products (2008–2012).
Uwe Jochims
LinkedInExperience: Welding Engineering Manager · BASF
Welding Engineering Manager at BASF from 1992 to 2024, with the listing also showing a second Welding Engineering Manager row at BASF that has no start date and runs to the present, and a Quality Manager role there (2016–2019). The profile describes welding engineering for site construction, pipe construction and tank fabrication, construction surveillance and supplier quality surveillance auditing of vessel manufacturers.
Wesley Crane III, MBA, PMP
LinkedInExperience: Welding Engineering Manager · BWXT
Welding Engineering Manager at BWXT since December 2019. The listing also shows Welding Engineer III - Lead (2018–2019), Welding Engineer II (2016–2018) and Welding Engineer (2014–2016) at BWXT. The profile summary describes work in the defense and space industry covering manufacturing and production, quality assurance and leadership.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's seat to your question, since running a welding engineering department differs from developing and qualifying a single new welding process. Also consider the codes and products they worked with, because pressure equipment, structural steel and battery or automotive parts follow different standards.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you keep weld procedure specifications and procedure qualification records current as products, materials and codes change?
- 02What does a welding engineering team need to own versus hand to production supervisors and quality inspectors?
- 03How do you qualify a new welding process before it goes into production?
Reaching welding engineering experts
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