David A. Osage

Dave Osage has over 45 years of experience in the refining and petrochemical industry both as an owner-user and consultant. He is responsible for engineering consulting services for pressure containing systems including pressure vessels, piping, and tankage. His responsibilities include stress and thermal analysis of pressure vessels, piping, and tankage; development and maintenance of Computed Aided Engineering (CAE) systems for plant engineering; advanced finite element methods; Fitness-For-Service analysis of in-service equipment; high-temperature design and remaining life assessment; fracture mechanics; failure analysis and resolution of lessons-learned; development and maintenance of engineering standards; implementation of design changes and problem solving at shutdowns; and troubleshooting and recommendations for repairs to damaged equipment.