Our Staff Experience---

Over 250 years accumulated experience in Machinery Design, Operation and Troubleshooting.
You can read their full resume by clicking on their picture.

W.E. Forsthoffer • BA Mathematics - Bellarmine College • BSME - University of Detroit • Centrifugal Compressor Design- Siemens/Demag/DeLaval 1962-1974 • Rotating Equipment Selection, Design Audits, Field Operation and Troubleshooting - Refining, Petrochemical and Gas Industries - Mobil Oil 1974-1990 • President Forsthoffer Associates since 1990. • Contributing editor Turbo-Machinery International Magazine • Member Texas A&M Turbo-Machinery Advisory Committee

R.J. Aimone • BS - United States Merchant Marine Academy • MS - Stevens Institute of Technology • Licensed P.E. - NJ and Virginia • Pump Design - Worthington (1965) • Contracting experience - Lummus (1965-1968) • Rotating Equipment Selection Design Audits. Field Operation and Troubleshooting - Oil & Gas, Refining & Petrochemicals. Mobil Corp (1968-1998)

M.E. Crane • Machinist - USN - (1944-1948) • Machinery Supervision - Millwright (1948-1967) • Rotating Equipment Selection, Design Audits, Field Start-Up, Operation & Troubleshooting -Mobil Corp. (1967-1990)

R.M. Salzmann • BME - Rensselear Polytechnic Institute • Turbo-Charger, Centrifugal Compressor, Steam Turbine & Pump Design - Siemens/Demag Delaval (1963-1999) • API 617 Task Force Member.

J.M. Sweeney • BME & BA Liberal Arts - University of Notre Dame • Reciprocating Compressor Design, Installation & Troubleshooting (Cooper-Bessemer 1962-1973 & Creole Productions 1973-1988) • Rotating Equipment Selection, Design Audits, Field Start-Up, Operation & Trouble-Shooting. Mobil Corp. (1988-2000)

J.E. Trice • BSME - University of Arizona (1975) • Rotating Equipment Field Condition Monitoring- Aramco • Vibration Monitoring & Diagnostics Engineer- Bently Nevada • Field Rotating Equipment Advisor- P.T. Badak (LNG)

Walter R. Neibel • B.S.M.E. - - Fairleigh Dickinson University • Licensed Professional Engineer -- New Jersey • 1950 - 1956 M.W. Kellogg Co. - Piping Design. Piping Stress Analyst for refinery and petrochemical plants. • 1957 - 1967 American Cyanamid Co.-- Mechanical Engineer - Design and Startup of Tonnage Ammonia Plants. Nitric Acid Plants, including design and evaluation. and selection of various mechanical equipment for Chemical Plants. • 1968 - 1971 Air Reduction Co. -- Design. Evaluation. Selection , Start-Up, and Troubleshooting of Tonnage Air Separation Plants & Cryogenic Plants. • 1971 - 1994 Mobil Oil Corporation -- Rotating Equipment Specialist for Refiner\ . Petrochemical and LNG Plants. Duties included design, evaluation, selection. startup and trouble-shooting rotating equipment for new and existing refineries and petrochemical. Duties also included conducting design audit meetings for new equipment.

Bill Hoppock • BSME - Drexel University • Centrifugal Compressor, Pump and Steam Turbine Design and Application - Siemens Demag Delaval - 1967 - 2003 • Certified PMP (Project Management Professional)