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Frishmuth Consulting
Services, LLC
Dr. Ronald Frishmuth,
P.E.
P.O. Box 690626
Houston, TX 77269-0626
Voice (281) 807-0203
FAX: (281) 807-9134
For further information:
info@applied-mechanics.net
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Resume
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TECHNICAL AREA OF EXPERTISE: |
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Structural Analysis |
| Fatigue
and Fracture Mechanics |
| Failure
Analysis |
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Mechanical Behavior of Materials |
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BUSINESS EXPERIENCE OVERVIEW: |
| Oil
Field Equipment Manufacturing |
| Gas
Turbine Industry |
| Basic
Metal Supplier |
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Consulting and Testing Business |
EDUCATION:
Ph. D., Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois, 1974
M. S., Engineering Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, 1969
B. S., Civil Engineering, Drexel University, 1967
LICENSES:
Professional Engineer (Texas)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
Member: ASME and ASTM Committee E-08 on Fatigue and Fracture of
Materials
EXPERIENCE:
July 1996 -
Present
CONSULTING ENGINEER,
Houston, Texas
Independent Consulting Engineer
Sole proprietor of a consulting practice
specializing in applied mechanics, material behavior studies, fracture
mechanics, fatigue and stress analysis, structural design and finite
element analysis.
April 1995 - June
1996 ENGINEERING CYBERNETICS
INCORPORATED, Houston, Texas
Senior Consulting Engineer
Performing engineering analysis on a consulting
basis using computer software marketed by the company. Provide
technical support for customers using the software sold through the
company. ECI is a “value added reseller” of
engineering software and computer hardware.
February 1995 - April
1995 CH&A CORPORATION,
Houston, Texas
Consulting Engineer
Performing engineering analysis and consulting
services for insurance company investigations and expert witness
services for attorneys involved in litigation. Subject matter included
mechanics of materials analysis related to fatigue, fracture mechanics,
and creep of materials.
August 1994 - January
1995 CONSULTING ENGINEER, Houston, Texas
Independent Consulting Engineer
Sole proprietor of a consulting practice
specializing in applied mechanics, material behavior, fracture
mechanics, stress analysis and structural design. Designed structural
support tower for CAMCO coiled tubing drilling operation on the North
Slope, Alaska
1988 -
1994 ABB VETCO GRAY INC.,
Houston, Texas
Analysis Manager, Analysis and Testing
Services Group
Managed a group of engineers and technicians
performing stress analysis on mechanical equipment and
structures. The group provided analysis services for ABB
Vetco Gray groups and external customers on a contract basis. Services
included fundamental stress analysis calculations, finite element
analysis, fatigue and fracture evaluations, ASME and API code
interpretation. This group also was responsible for maintaining
hardware and software for the computer network used by the Western
Hemisphere R & D functions.
1986 –
1988 CORTEST LABORATORIES, INC., Cypress,
Texas
Engineering Leader, Engineering Mechanics Group
Engineering Mechanics Group consisting of one
Engineer and two senior technicians. This group provided fracture
mechanics testing and consulting services, stress analysis services,
and design and construction of specialized mechanical testing systems.
Managed the mechanical equipment portion of a $350,000 contract for the
construction and utilization of a hydrogen gas test facility for
material testing.
1984 –
1986 CORTEST APPLIED MECHANICS INC.,
Cypress Texas
President and Chief Executive Officer
Responsible for total operation of a contract
testing and consulting business including marketing, bookkeeping, and
conduct of work for customers. The majority of the work performed by
this company involved fracture mechanics testing, consulting, and
training for customers. The company also designed and constructed
several specialized testing systems and provided consulting services
for analysis of mechanical equipment failures.
1982 –
1984 CAMERON IRON WORKS, Houston, Texas
Senior Mechanics of
Materials Engineer, Oil Tool Division, Metallurgy Department
Responsible for providing technical consulting and
materials data to engineers and management concerning the mechanical
behavior of materials. Duties included teaching several in-service
courses on fracture mechanics and material behavior. Directed a major
project valued at $500,000 that clearly established a Cameron alloy as
the best alternative among several materials for oil field critical
service equipment.
1972 –
1982 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY,
Schenectady, New York (8 Years) and ALCOA LABORATORIES, Alcoa
Center, Pennsylvania (2 Years)
Positions held during this
time period ranged from Engineer to Senior Engineer and Group Leader
Duties during this period included development of
fatigue and fracture materials data for design engineers, providing
mechanics of materials consulting service and managing an engineering
properties testing laboratory. Another assignment involved managing a
measurements and diagnostic services group. This group would instrument
and measure stresses, loads and temperatures on mechanical equipment or
structures. This data was then used to diagnose and correct problems
with the equipment.
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