December 11, 2024
John Paul Schmidt
Global Area Leader for Piping at Dow Chemical
We can do more with modern technology and less humans than what anyone could have imagined in the 80s. We can communicate quicker and more effectively. We can bring the right information to the right people at the right time. In the early days of the boilers, every piece of pipe or tubing or every connection was somebodies interpretation of physics.
July 16, 2025
Carsten Bernstiel
VP of Procurement OGC, Kiewit
COVID-19 pandemic woes put the words “supply chain” at the forefront of the news cycle, but have issues in procurement ceased with the end of lockdowns and production pauses? Carsten Bernstiel, VP of Procurement OGC at Kiewit, isn’t afraid to talk about the big challenges in supply chain in the EPC industry— and he’s ready to embrace new technology to bring procurement professionals into the digital age.
July 29, 2025
Tom Van Laan
CEO, CloudCalc Inc.
Pipe stress is all about balance; the balance of forces, weather, temperature and technology. Tom Van Laan, Founder and CEO of CloudCalc, believes that the technology portion is in some serious need of innovation and creativity.
August 13, 2025
Kevin Sprague
Senior Reliability Engineer, INEOS
What happens when a furnace leak threatens to shut down a petrochemical plant, and you’re the one who gets the call? Kevin Sprague, Senior Reliability Engineer and Interim Mechanical Authority at INEOS, joins the pod to talk about high stakes problem solving, the quiet genius behind plant reliability, and why mentorship might be the most powerful tool in an engineer’s toolkit.