Advisory Boards

Industrial Advisory Board

The CCWJ has an industrial advisory board composed of key companies in Alberta, Canada, and internationally, including: Weldco Companies, Acklands Grainger, Canadian Welding Bureau, CESSCO Fabrication and Engineering, Lincoln Electric Company of Canada, Metal Fabricators and Welding Ltd., Miller Electric, and Suncor Energy.

**Adel Mir**, President, Lincoln Electric of Canada

**Brian Szenasi**, Alberta District Manager, Lincoln Electric of Canada

**Dale Malcolm**, VP Sales and Marketing, Lincoln Electric

**Bruce Albrecht**, Vice President Global, Innovation and Technology, ITW

**Darren Lunt**, President, Weldco Companies

**Douglas Luciani**, President/CEO CWB Group

**Dr. Nairn Barnes**, Welding Engineer, IRISNDT

**Dr. Patricio Mendez**, Weldco-Industry Chair, Director CCWJ

**Dr. Vinay Prasad**, Chair CME, University of Alberta

**Rafael Reyes**, Materials Engineer, Suncor Energy

**Stefano Chiovelli**, Senior Technical Specialist

**Sarah Stetson**, Director, Commercial Sales, Acklands Grainger

**Mike MacSween**, EVP Upstream, Suncor Energy

**Michael Anderson**, Senior Technical Advisor - Materials, Suncor Energy

**Gary Topilko**, Senior Product Manager, IAB interim chair

**Dale Unrau**, Director, Industry Competitiveness, Government of Alberta

Scientific Advisory Board

The CCWJ’s research mandate is guided by an interdiscipilinary Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The SAB works to strengthen the interdiscipilinary interaction with collaborators, assists researchers to align proposals with existing work, and guides the strategic direction of the CCWJ.

**Dr. Richard Sydora**, Professor, Physics

**Dr. Simaan Abourizk**, Dean, Engineering

Past Members (Industrial Advisory Board)

Dr. Gentry Wood

Welding Engineer, Apollo Laser Cladding

Ivan Gonzalez

IAB chair, Weldco-Beales

Joseph Doria

President, Lincoln Electric of Canada

Lynn Wyton

Government of Alberta

Michael Whitehead

President, Lincoln Electric of Canada

Trevor Pond

Metal Fabricators