Rio Pipeline 2017

Especialista em risco e confiabilidade com mais de 35 anos de experiência no Brasil e no exterior, tendo sido pioneiro na aplicação de análise e gerenciamento de risco e confiabilidade no Brasil. PhD em Engenharia Nuclear pela U.C. Berkeley, em 1979. Foi por 13 anos professor da COPPE/UFRJ. Fundou a PRINCIPIA Engenharia, a qual foi adqui¬rida em 2000 pela DNV GL. É Vice-Presidente da DNV GL, e atualmente Gerente do Centro de P&D da DNV GL no Rio de Janeiro. É autor de cerca de 130 trabalhos técnicos publicados em revistas e conferências. É o atual Presidente da ABRISCO.

Jorge Luiz Kauer, eng. Mecânico pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, com curso de especialização em engenharia de instalações marítimas e MBA executivo pela COPPE e Especialização Lato Sensu em Gerenciamento de Projetos.
Ingressou na Petrobras em 1977 e durante este período ocupou diversas funções técnicas e gerenciais, dentre as quais:
• Gerente de Projetos de Engenharia Básica
• Coordenador do Programa Tecnológico de Dutos
• Gerente de Engenharia da Área Internacional
• Gerente Geral da empresa TRANSIERRA na Bolívia
• Gerente Geral de Engenharia Básica de Projetos de Exploração e Produção
• Gerente das Plantas Piloto do centro de pesquisas da Petrobras
Desde setembro de 2016 exerce a função de Gerente Geral de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Integridade, Sustentabilidade e Otimização, no centro de pesquisas da Petrobras

Academic Background
M.Ba., Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Brazil, 2001
Ph.D. Engineering, University of Reading, UK, 1992
Inspection Engineering, Petrobras University, 1977
B.S., Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Instituto Militar de Engenharia, Brazil, 1976
Employment History
Senior Staff Consultant, Stress Engineering Services Inc., Feb. 2011 – Present
Senior Consultant, Petrobras, 2007 – 2010
Manager of Transportation Technology R&D Program (PROTRAN), Petrobras R&D, 2005-2007
Manager of Materials Technology Section, Petrobras R&D, 1996-2005
Staff Engineer, Petrobras R&D, 1979-1996
Equipment Engineer, Petrobras E&P, 1977- 1979
Specialized Professional Competence
Stress analysis and integrity management of pipelines; fatigue design; stress analysis of structures and pressure vessels; failure analysis; integrity management of floating structures; design criteria, installation and integrity management of mooring systems; mooring systems incorporating fiber ropes; use of fiber ropes for lifting and offshore operations.

Cliff Johnson joined Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI) in September 2010 as President. He has overseen the creation of the new PRCI Technology Development Center (TDC) in Houston, Texas, which opened in 2015. The TDC will be a cornerstone for PRCI research and deployment for key solutions for the pipeline industry. As President, he has been able to grow PRCI membership by 20%. Today PRCI represents over 60% of the world’s transmission pipeline mileage.

Prior to joining to PRCI, Mr. Johnson spent 13 years at NACE International, where he has held a variety of positions during his career. His most recent position was as NACE’s Director of Public Affairs where he led NACE’s legislative initiatives.

Mr. Johnson earned his Master of Public Affairs from the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Austin College in Sherman, Texas. He has obtained his Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation and is active in the America Society of Association Executives.

He currently lives with his wife, Courtney, and 5 children (Emma, Oleg, Vivian, Lena, and Hana) in Centreville, Va.

Mr. Paviglianiti is an Engineering Technical Leader at the National Energy Board (NEB) in Calgary, Canada. Joe has over 35 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He worked in oil and gas facility construction for 14 years as an NDE technician before obtaining Civil Engineering degree from the University of Calgary. Joe has been with the NEB for over 20 years and his responsibilities include construction and pipe integrity inspections, auditing and reviewing integrity management programs, fitness for service evaluations and engineering assessments and conducting failure investigations. In addition, he provides input into regulatory and standards development and is the past Chairman of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z662 Oil and Gas standard Technical Committee and is the Canadian representative on the ISO TC67/SC2 committee. Joe also participated on the executive of the ASME Pipeline System Division and International Pipeline Technology Institute. In addition to having published papers in technical conferences proceedings and journals, Joe has provided training and presentations on various integrity management related topics, construction techniques, standards development, and regulations in numerous countries.