Dr. Graham E.C. Bell, Ph.D., P.E., President and Principal Engineer, has more than 20 years of experience in the designing and testing of corrosion control facilities and in the forensic evaluating of corrosion damage on buried and submerged structures, and his commitment to excellence was reflected in the NACE International Western Region Engineer of the Year. Dr. Bell spent more than seven years in basic corrosion research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Dr. Bell has managed multi-million-dollar research programs as well as tests for hundreds of structures and pipelines. Dr. Bell is a registered corrosion engineer in the State of California and a registered mechanical engineer in the States of Tennessee, Nevada, and Arizona. He is a NACE International Certified Corrosion Specialist P and Cathodic Protection Specialist.

Mr. Brian Eynon is a Field Engineer and GIS Consultant and has been with HDR|Schiff since 2005. Mr. Eynon has experience in cathodic protection material selection and recommendations and has performed soil corrosivity studies, cathodic protection surveys, electrical continuity surveys, internal pipe inspections and minor coating repairs, and construction inspection surveys. Mr. Eynon has also lead construction crews for acoustic fiber optic monitoring cable installation requiring coordination of materials and manpower. As a GIS consultant, Mr. Eynon has developed GIS databases for various municipalities that are easily integrated into their existing GIS systems. Other background experience includes Land-Use Analysis and Hazardous Materials First Responder.

Julie Bell, P.H.D. , is the laboratory Service Manager of HDR|Schiff. Dr. Bell has experience with a wide range of experimental and analytical apparatus and techniques including: gas, liquid, and ion exchange chromatography. IR and UV/Vis Spectroscopy; atomic emission and absorption spectroscopy; BET; and x-ray diffractometry. She was responsible for the start-up, financial management, administration, and business development of the HDR|Schiff laboratory service operation setup in 1993 and has recently returned to HDR|Schiff to manage the laboratory (specialized in corrosion, geochemistry, aquecus chemistry, and chemical analyzes of soil and water).

Mr. Steven R. Fox, P.E. , is Manager of Engineering Services and based in our San Diego office. Mr. Fox's experience of more than ten years in the field of corrosion engineering has been in soil corrosivity evaluations, corrosion protection design, cathodic protection surveys, cathodic protection troubleshooting, and internal inspections of large diameter pipe. Mr. Fox is registered in the state of California as a corrosion engineer and is a certified NACE International Cathodic Protection Specialist.

Mr. Cliff Moore, P.E. , is Manager of Corrosion Monitoring and Instrumentation Services. He is registered in the state of California as an electrical engineer and has been awarded six U.S. patents for instrumentation and sensors. Mr. Moore has forty-five years of management, engineering, and design experience in the process instrumentation and control systems industries. His extensive experience covers project engineering, product design and technical support responsibilities for instrumentation and sensors used in monitoring chemical, electrochemical and process parameters in chemical and petrochemical plant refineries and pipelines.

Mr. Brendan G. Sheehan, P.E. , has 22 years of "hands on" experience in designing, evaluating, inspecting, and adjusting impressed current and galvanic cathodic protection (CP) systems for various pipelines, underground fuel storage tanks, water reservoirs, pre-tensioned concrete steel cylinder water pipelines, sheet piles, wharves, piers, and offshore oil platforms. Typical projects have included CP system designs, CP system inspection services, and corrosion related failure investigations. He is registered in the state of California as a corrosion engineer and is certified by NACE International as a Cathodic Protection Specialist.

Mr. Joe Pikas is a senior corrosion engineer for HDR|Schiff with more than 40 years of experience in cathodic protection, corrosion control design and implementation, and project engineering management. He is an expert in pipeline integrity management, risk management, materials selection, cathodic protection design and testing, and pipeline internal and external corrosion control. In 2009, he was awarded the NACE Distinguished Service Award, and received an industry award in 2002 from AGA, GTI, INGAA, NACE, OPS, and PRCI International. Also, he has contributed many papers for NACE and SSPC publications and conferences.

Mr. Brien Clark, P.E. , is a Corrosion Engineer for HDR|Schiff, Inc. Mr. Clark has experience with laboratory soil testing and many on-site testing techniques. Mr. Clark has performed pipeline surveys and implemented quality control procedures for HDR|Schiff’ analytical chemistry laboratory.

Mr. Marc Wegner P.E. is a Corrosion Engineer with HDR|Schiff. He has prepared plans and specifications for test stations and pipelines, and provided construction support for the installation of fiber optic pipe monitoring systems. Mr. Wegner has also performed a variety of testing methods for projects, including continuity testing and Ultra Sound Thickness Testing. In addition, he has performed pipeline surveys, designed cathodic protection systems, and installed monitoring systems for a variety of municipalities. 

Mr. Leo Solis is a Field Engineer and has been with HDR|Schiff since 2001. He has experience as the Laboratory Coordinator for HDR|Schiff, where he managed the day-to-day operations. He has overseen or performed chemical testing of more than 17,000 soil and water samples. Mr. Solis’s experience includes field and laboratory determination of soil chemistry and corrosivity. In addition, he has performed corrosion monitoring studies using linear polarization resistance and electrochemical noise techniques. Mr. Solis has performed pipeline surveys, worked on water tank repairs, and developed cathodic protection systems for water tanks and pipelines.

Gregory D. Mieczkowski is the Coatings Division Manager and a Senior Coatings Inspector and has been with HDR|Schiff since 2002. He has nearly 30 years of experience in the selection, specification, application and inspection of industrial coatings. Prior to joining Schiff, Mr. Mieczkowski served as Superintendent for a major industrial coatings contractor. In his work with the second largest industrial coatings contractor in the U.S., he was in charge of overseeing the successful application of high performance coating and linings on various projects including more than 300,000 square feet on new and existing at the LA County Sanitation Districts Hyperion Plant. He has also reviewed coating specifications for the estimating and production departments as well as ensured material performance and conducted coating failure investigations for both litigation-related and industrial projects.

Mr. Anthony Castruita is a Coatings Inspector with HDR|Schiff. He has provided inspection services on oil tanks, fuel tanks, and petroleum pipelines. In his work, he prepared specifications, plans, estimates and reports involving utility field operation contracts and coordinated miscellaneous activities for field operations. In addition, he became familiar with Chevron facilities while performing inspection services for multiple oil fields and refineries. During his four years in the United States Navy, Mr. Castruita learned the importance of leadership, organization, and
commitment to excellence.

Mr. Tom Eynon is a Corrosion Technician and Construction Inspector and has been with HDR|Schiff since 2007. He has experience with laboratory soil testing and many field-testing techniques. Mr. Eynon has performed soil corrosivity and cathodic protection surveys, troubleshot and repaired cathodic protection systems, and designed cathodic protection systems. Structures include large diameter piping, pump stations, and water reservoirs.

Mr. Daryl Akioka is a Corrosion Technician and has been with HDR|Schiff since 2003. He has experience in cathodic protection plans for pipelines and reservoirs, as well as corrosion field testing.

Mr. Jose Pena is a Laboratory Coordinator and Corrosion Technician with HDR|Schiff. His experience includes managing incoming and outgoing sample flow and day-to-day operations of the laboratory. In addition, he has experience collecting and analyzing soil, water and concrete samples for corrosion testing. He has assisted in the installation of fiber optic cable in pipelines for various projects. He has also performed on-site corrosion testing and analysis.