Knuth Schweier

Adding to global expert function a more strategic process owner function assuring current "top-in-class" status of their "Mechanical Integrity Program" or to further develop it. Mechanical Integrity is always related to both, Process & Plant Safety (Licence to Operate) and Reliability Improvements (Competitiveness) Beside technical consulting, now also strategic projects and KPIs on corporate level become part of my responsibility.

Shifting from regional oriented line function towards strategic & globally oriented expert. Assist customers to assure their "top-in-class" Mechanical Integrity Program or to further develop them into that direction. Assurance or Improvements of Mechanical Integrity is always related to both, Process & Plant Safety (Licence to Operate) and Reliability Improvements (Competitiveness) Beside strategic projects on corporate program level, also lower level technical consulting are part of my responsibility.

In addition to my main position as Principal Expert I was assigned as Group Head of a team of Materials & Inspection Experts

Heading a team of Materials & Corrosion Engineers as well as NDE experts dealing with (risk based) Inspection Management Services such like unit / plant inspection, RBI database management (RBMI, Meridium, API-RBI), risk assessments, coordination of 3rd party NDE personnel

Acting Dept Head - Leading a group of 8 experts for Risk Baed Inspection Consulting Services

Heading a team of 20 experts for QAQC and NDE Services - mainly serving customers in EMEA region

Being responsible for sustainable development of a Mechanical Integrity (QAQC, Materials & Corrosion, Reliability & Risk Based In-Service Inspection) Department and its Services in Shanghai (China) with responsibility for whole Asia but focussed to China Within 6 yrs of service to various customer and more than 50 local and international projects the total headcount reached 45 Assisted customers in local and global sourcing of Asian products

Technical Expert for a) Materials & Corrosion, b) Reliability Centered and Risk Based Maintenance / Inspection and c) Quality Assurance & Quality Control questions in (Petro-) Chemical and Oil & Gas Industries responsible for projects all over the world (as single 'fire fighter' or with project teams)

Werkstoffwissenschaften/Materials Technology