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Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), Certified D.R. Foster, PhD, P.E.
Welding Educator (CWE), Certified Welding (Expert Welding Engineering and
D.R. Foster, PhD, P.E. Supervisor (CWS), Certified Welding Engineer
(Expert Welding (CWEng), Certified NDT Level III Inspector Inspection)
Engineering and (NDT III) and Licensed Professional Engineer Swedesboro, NJ
Inspection) (PE), all of which have prepared Dr . Foster Phone: (757) 785-5511
E-mail: drfoster@3ephd .com
exceptionally well to properly analyze failures
1950 Kings Hwy #132 and other welding problems that are the
Swedesboro, NJ 08085 subject of litigation . . (Please see our resume on page 90 for further
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E-mail: drfoster@3ephd .com Dr . Foster is a former National Aeronautics
Web: https://http://www .weldingexpertphd . and Space Administration (NASA) faculty
com/ fellow and former tenure track university WELDING PROCEDURES &
professor with extensive experience teaching
Degrees/Licenses: The Ohio State undergraduate- and graduate-level courses WELDED JOINTS
University in materials science, welding processes,
and the design of welded structures . His
research has been published in numerous Barry Formisano
scientific journals, and Dr. Foster has also Formisano & Associates Inc.
Doctor of Philosophy in Welding Engineering been a reviewer for many scientific journal
publications . He actively presents at multiple Gardiner, NY
engineering conferences every year and has Phone: (845) 255-8225
The Ohio State University provided invited talks at large government Cell: (914) 388-0155
agencies such as the Air Force Research Lab, E-mail: formisano .assoc@att .net
NASA, and the Navy’s National Shipbuilding
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worked with many government organizations details.)
such as the Ohio Aerospace Institute, Virginia
The Ohio State University Aerospace Institute, US Navy, NASA, US D.R. Foster, PhD, P.E.
Army Corps of Engineers and the National (Expert Welding Engineering and
Bachelor of Science in Welding Engineering Science Foundation, while also providing
welding engineering solutions for private Inspection)
industry . . Swedesboro, NJ
Phone: (757) 785-5511
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• Certified Welding Educator (CWE) — details.) Professor J. Rasty, PhD, PE, DFE,
American Welding Society MBA, CFEI, CFII
Rapperport Associates, Inc. President & CEO
• Certified Welding Supervisor (CWS) —
American Welding Society Daniel Rapperport Real-World Forensic Engineering,
Lexington, MA LLC
• Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) — Phone: (781) 862-9001 Lubbock, TX
American Welding Society Cell: (339) 222-2822 Phone: (806) 368-9811
E-mail: dan@rapperport .com E-mail: info@expertengineering .com EXPERT CATEGORIES
• Certified Welding Engineer (CWEng) —
American Welding Society (Please see our resume on page 95 for further (Please see our resume on page 96 for further
details.) details.)
• Certified Visual Testing Level III Inspector
(NDT III) — American Society of Non- Professor J. Rasty, PhD, PE, DFE,
Destructive Testing MBA, CFEI, CFII
WHEELS & RIMS
• Certified Ultrasonic Testing Level III President & CEO
Inspector (NDT III) — American Society of Real-World Forensic Engineering,
Non-Destructive Testing LLC Barry Formisano
Formisano & Associates Inc.
• Professional Engineer (PE) — Machine Lubbock, TX
Design and Materials — Licensed in VA Phone: (806) 368-9811 Gardiner, NY
• Welding Inspection and Metallurgy E-mail: info@expertengineering .com Phone: (845) 255-8225
Cell: (914) 388-0155
Certification (API 577) – American
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details.)
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Profile: Dr . D .R . Foster is the Principal
Engineer at Expert Welding Engineering and details.)
Inspection, where he focuses on welding WELDING EQUIPMENT
engineering consulting, inspection, and the
training of engineers and technicians . WILDFIRES
Barry Formisano
Dr . Foster is an expert regarding the design,
manufacture, testing, and safety associated Formisano & Associates Inc. Rapperport Associates, Inc.
with welded structures . In addition to Dr . Gardiner, NY Daniel Rapperport
Foster’s significant experience in the field of Phone: (845) 255-8225
welding engineering in both academia and Cell: (914) 388-0155 Lexington, MA
industry, Dr . Foster possesses a BS, MS, E-mail: formisano .assoc@att .net Phone: (781) 862-9001
and PhD in Welding Engineering . Strongly Cell: (339) 222-2822
dedicated to his craft, Dr . Foster has earned (Please see our resume on page 89 for further E-mail: dan@rapperport .com
multiple certifications related to fields of details.)
welding engineering and inspection . These (Please see our resume on page 95 for further
certifications include Certified Welder (CW), details.)
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