CC Technologies Welcomes Bill Bruce

06/07/06

Bill Bruce

Mr. William (Bill) A. Bruce has joined CC Technologies as Director of Welding Technology. Prior to joining CCT, he was a Technology Leader at Edison Welding Institute and a Senior Engineer at Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company. He has been involved in pipeline welding research continuously since his graduation from The Ohio State University in 1981. His areas of interests include repair welding, inspection techniques, and failure analysis. He has carried out numerous projects pertaining to safety and integrity aspects of repair and modification of in-service pipelines by welding. He also pioneered the use of lasers for mapping corrosion damage on exposed pipelines. He is a member of the American Petroleum Institute API 1104 Committee and is the chairman of the Maintenance Welding Subcommittee. He has received numerous awards, including a PRCI Distinguished Researcher Award in 2002 from Pipeline Research Council International. He holds a B. S. degree in Welding Engineering and is a Registered Professional Engineer and an IIW International Welding Engineer.