Gordon A. Aaker, Jr., P. E. - Principal

Education
B.S. Metallurgical Engineering, University of Texas 1977

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Summary of Experience | Experience | Affiliations

Mr. Aaker has twenty-five years of engineering experience in evaluating failures, nationally and internationally.  Mr. Aaker has provided litigation support and expert witness testimony on a variety of causes, including identification of failures that are the result poor design, and misuse of materials.

Mr. Aaker combines his metallurgical background with mechanical design experience to accurately identify failures that are a result of poor design or incorrect use of materials.  Mr. Aaker is an authority on construction methods, fabrication codes, and design codes.    He is experienced in the use of laboratory equipment and other analytical tools required to evaluate construction materials and to test the design basis.

In addition to providing engineering consulting services to insurance companies and the legal community, Mr. Aaker is routinely staffed to major industrial projects.  Clients include: Fortune 500 companies in the chemical, refining, oil & gas, pulp & paper, equipment manufacturer, and transportation.

Mr. Aaker has published numerous papers and is a contributing author in the American Society of Metal’s Failure Analysis Handbook.  He has taught in industry and at the University level.  Mr. Aaker has held elected office in various Professional Societies.  Mr. Aaker is a registered Professional Engineer.

Recent litigation experience includes working for the United States Department of Justice, Environmental Enforcement Division, Expert Witness Unit, Washington, DC.  Mr. Aaker has also appeared before a Congressional committee appointed by the President.

EXPERIENCE

Engineering Services, Inc.                                                                         1989 to present
Houston, Texas
Principal/Engineering Consultant

Provide Engineering Consulting and specializing in engineering design, construction codes and material selection.  Provide independent engineering assessments/analysis of product failures for fortune 500 companies and insurance companies.  Provide product testing for manufacturers and their corporate counsel.

Regularly participate as a principal Engineering Consultant on major oil and gas projects including pipelines, topsides, and sub sea equipment, providing equipment recommendations, such as pumps, valves, piping and package equipment (i.e. exchangers).   Clients include major oil companies.  Also, participate in industrial funded research studies.  Detail of industrial experience is available on request.

Recent projects include:

AAKER METALLURGICAL ASSOCIATES  5/86 - 2/89
Houston, Texas
Principal/Engineering Consultant

Engineering Consultant specialized in failure analysis, engineering design and construction codes. Performed metallurgical failure analysis and useful life studies.  Performed corrosion surveys at onshore oil and gas processing facilities and offshore production facilities. Recommendations included material selection, design and fabrication techniques to control corrosion.

BROWN & ROOT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (MARINE DIVISION)  3/85 -5/86
Houston, Texas
Senior Engineering Consultant

Provided metallurgical engineering support in the engineering design and construction of the Exxon Santa Ynez project.   Research and Development in advanced welding technology, improved pipeline welding methods and material evaluation.

SIVALLS, INC.  1/78 - 3/85
Odessa, Texas
Project Engineer

Reviewed customer's ASME code process equipment specification for metallurgical consideration (i.e., testing, welding, materials, and coating systems).  Developed welding specification for ferrous and non-ferrous materials.  Developed NDE specifications.  Established quality control system in adherence to ASME Code for the design, fabrication, testing, and inspection of code equipment.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN (part-time)
Odessa, Texas

Instructor
Taught accredited evening courses in Metallurgy, Mechanics of Materials, and Thermodynamics.

ODESSA COLLEGE (part-time)
Odessa, Texas

Instructor
Taught Adult Continuing Education courses for AWS and ASNT.  Courses included: Welding Metallurgy, Hardenability of Steel, AWS Inspector Certification, Mechanics of Testing, and Ultrasonics.

AFFILIATIONS

(Current and past affiliations)