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SUMMARY
Managed and conducted hundreds of failure analysis/incident investigations, fitness for service projects
and risk/safety assessments. Experienced in hazard identification and probability/consequence analysis,
particularly as it relates to crisis and asset integrity management for the petroleum and chemical
industries (both upstream and downstream) and the power industry. Equipment experience in power
plants, chemical plants refineries, and pipelines. Recently specialized in implementing Risk Based
Inspection (RBI), Mechanical Integrity (MI) and Flange Leak Reduction Programs. Provide software
independent and software specific training on RBI and Bolting Technology.
EDUCATION AND LICENSES
 MS, Materials Science
 BE, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science Option
 Professional Engineer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – Some Example Projects
Risk Based Inspection and Mechanical Integrity Projects
 Methanol – Implemented fixed equipment, piping and relief valve RBI program for Atlantic
Methanol in Equatorial Guinea.
 MTBE – Conducted extensive investigations into performance and failures in bellows expansion
joints at SuperOctanos in Venezuela; subsequently assisted Global Octane in Houston with
spring hanger/support walk downs and audits.
 PTA – Directed implementation of RBI project (vessels and piping) for Tennessee Eastman
Chemical Company.
 VCM – Implemented Mechanical Integrity Program for Taiwan Vinyl Chloride Monomers Plant,
also assisted with root cause investigation and QC support on cracking in oxy-hydro chlorination
reactors.
 Polystyrene – Implemented RBI program for Huntsman's Styrene plant in Melbourne Australia
 Ammonia – Utilized RBI technology to develop plant specific failure frequency data for use in
siting calculations for Terra.
 Ethylene and Ethylene Glycol – Incident investigation of flare line failure, investigation of weld
quality integrity, world wide survey of ethylene plant experience with the need to do internal
inspections. Brittle fracture and auto-refrigeration investigations of risk associated with vessels
that either had experienced auto-refrigeration events, or needed to confirm ability to perform
intended function in a safe and reliable manner. RBI program for BP chemical plant. Sasol Lake
Charles La, ethylene unit pilot RBI project.
 Polyethylene and polypropylene – Set up RBI programs for various chemical plants. Mechanical
Integrity Program Review/Audit of Chemical plant in Venezuela work included a critical
assessment of the application and use of RBI technology at that plant.
 Gas Plants – RBI programs for Occidental Petroleum gas plant and pipelines. RBI analysis of
BOC gas plant fixed equipment. RBI analysis of four of BP's deepwater platforms: GOM; Nakika,
Horn Mountain, Thunder Horse and Mad Dog.
 Refineries – Broken Hill Proprietary (Hawaii), Engen (South Africa), Yukong (Korea), Orion,
National Cooperative Refinery Association (NCRA), Hunt Refining, Williams Refining, British
Petroleum, et. al. Turnaround planning for fixed equipment using RBI. Set up RBI program for
Sincor Coker solids handling equipment. Pressure boundary flange joint technical consulting,
procedures and quality control during refinery turnarounds.
 Year 2006 Refinery-wide facilitation and development of “Process Stream and Corrosion
Analysis”, i.e. identification of damage mechanisms, development of corrosion loops and
documentation of process conditions for RBI consequence analysis at NCRA.
Edwin A Merrick
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Other Projects
 Sub-Sea Pipeline – Oman to India financial risk analysis for construction and operations
 Resolution of bolting integrity Issues and crane hook failure analysis for Global Santa Fe.
 Incident investigations and failure analysis, e.g. degradation and failure of Incoloy 800H metal
bellows, failure of low alloy extruder flange bolts, metal bellows failure due to carbon wedging
 Fitness for service analysis of cracked flanges, stainless steel piping and towers due to external
chloride stress corrosion cracking, local wall thinning in carbon steel pressure vessels.
 Created APTECH’s RBI program and software and assisted with development of Plant Life
Extension Program for Chemical Plants.
CHRONOLOGICAL WORK HISTORY
2004 to Present Augustus Professional Engineers & Associates, LLC, Houston TX, Senior
Consultant. President and Owner of Sell-Manage-Execute Consulting Practice.
2001 – 2004 RBIT Consulting, LLC, Houston. TX, Principal Consultant, Vice President and Owner
responsible for Operations, including Business Development, Marketing, and
Management of all Projects.
1988 – 2001 APTECH Engineering Services, Inc., Houston TX, Principal Engineer. Director of
Houston Office and Petroleum and Chemical Business Unit reporting to the President.
Annual revenues $2.5M.
1986 – 1988 Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN, Assistant Branch Chief Materials
Technology. Supervised 25 professionals and Singleton Materials Laboratory 15
professionals and technicians (metallurgy, welding, nde, coatings, concrete,
environmental, etc.). Support to nuclear, fossil, and hydroelectric power.
1985 – 1986 Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN, Specification Improvement Program
Manager. Managed $6.5M project to improve Nuclear Construction and Maintenance
Specifications, reported to Director of Engineering. Letter of Commendation from
TVA’s Vice President of Nuclear Power.
1979 – 1985 Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN, Manager Codes Standards and
Materials Group. Responsible for resolution of pervasive materials related issues.
1973 – 1978 Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN, Metallurgical Engineer Codes Standards
and Materials Group. Responsible for review and approval of Nuclear Steam Supply
System specifications and fabrication procedures, supervised numerous failure and
fitness for service analyses, provided cost effective resolution of a 100’s of
nonconforming conditions. Development of ASME code solutions, e.g. code case for
repairs and assessment of damage to bellows assemblies for nuclear applications
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS – Some Examples (Published and Un-Published)
 Chemical Manufacturers Association’s Mechanical Integrity Guideline Manual
 Weld Repair of HSST Program Vessel V-7
 Electric Power Research Institute Manual on Good Bolting Practices
 Alternatives to Replacement of Damaged Bellows Expansion Joints
 Overview of Issues Related to Nuclear Bolting Applications
 Stress Corrosion Cracking of Fasteners Used In Support Applications
 Development of Site and Equipment Specific Probability of Failure Frequency Data for
Quantitative Siting Calculations
 Cost Benefits of Risk Based Inspection Programs
 Integrating High Density AST Bottom Scanning and Risk Based Inspection
 Implementation and Creation of Huntsman Chemical Companies Risk Directed Inspection
Program
Edwin A. Merrick IV
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The Augustus Group
SELECTED COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
 ASTM A-1 and F-16 Committees, Member and Secretary to F-16 Sub-committee on Structural
Fasteners
 Atomic Industrial Forum Subcommittee on Materials (AIF), Chairman. Responsible for
development and implementation of strategy to resolve Generic Safety Issue on Bolting
Degradation and Failure in U.S. Nuclear Plants to the satisfaction of the NRC
 Bolting Technology Council, Board of Directors and Founding Vice-Chairman
 Atomic Industrial Forum Committee on Nuclear Plant Life Extension - Vice Chairman (Codes and
Standards), assisted development of technical rules for re-license of nuclear plants beyond 40
years.
 Electric Power Research Institute, Systems and Materials Task Force
 Present Member ASME and NACE

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