Mr. Patschke is a senior risk/reliability engineer at ABS Consulting with more than 15 years of experience in maintenance, mechanical integrity, process safety management, and risk analysis. He has been involved in various engineering assignments involving operations, maintenance, process safety, and project management, holding positions of plant manager, operations manager, production superintendent, engineering manager, and materials engineer. He has experience in a variety of industries with processes involving highly hazardous chemicals, including refining, petrochemical, specialty chemical, and hazardous waste treatment operations.. Mr. Patschke previously held inspector certifications for API 510 Pressure Vessels, API 653 Atmospheric Storage Tanks, and API 570 Process Piping and has developed and managed mechanical integrity programs for a variety of companies. Prior to joining ABS Consulting, Mr. Patschke was the North America Process Safety Manager for ICI Paints,. and served in various engineering roles for ExxonMobil and Gulf Nuclear Industries.