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.

**Brian Szenasi**, Western Canada Regional Manager, Lincoln Electric

**Chris Megraw**, Vice President, Strategy, Weldco Companies

**Dr. Leijun Li**, Chair, CME, University of Alberta

**Dr. Nairn Barnes**, Senior Welding and Materials Engineer (Alumni), IRISNDT

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

**Lisa McFadden**, Director of Operations, Lincoln Electric

**Mahyar Asadi**, Chief Innovation Officer, CWB Group

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

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

**Tanner Kendall**, Operations Manager, Weldco-Beales Manufacturing

**Todd Holverson**, Director, Weld Process and Solutions Development, ITW Miller

Scientific Advisory Board

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

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

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

**Dr. Yasser Mohamed**, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Past Members (Industrial Advisory Board)

Dr. Gentry Wood

Apollo Laser Cladding

Ivan Gonzalez

Weldco-Beales

Joseph Doria

Lincoln Electric of Canada

Lynn Wyton

Government of Alberta

Michael Whitehead

Lincoln Electric of Canada

Trevor Pond

Metal Fabricators

Dale Malcolm

Lincoln Electric

Darren Lunt

Weldco Companies

Bruce Albrecht

Dr. Vinay Prasad

University of Alberta

Stefano Chiovelli

Syncrude

Mike MacSween

Exergy Solutions

Michael Anderson

Becht

Gary Topilko

Weldco-Beales Manufacturing

Dale Unrau

Government of Alberta