Plastic Pipe Testing Expert Nathanial Evans

Nathanial Evans

Nathanial's education included a significant emphasis in composite materials including pressure vessels.  He continues to focus on mechanical engineering with a new emphasis on business management and materials science. He has experience with project management and program management in laboratory and field-testing as well as R&D environments. He has established a strong knowledge in plastic pipe and other plastic materials. Nathanial has strong experience in quality, safety, standards, and has been a member of ASME, SPE, and ASTM. Nathanial is looking forward to helping complete your projects.​
  • Managed product testing, materials testing, pressure testing, & mechanical testing.
  • Has completed successful tests of PE, PEX, PVC, CPVC OPVC, PP, silicone, Al honeycomb, FG, and CF
  • Ran compliance testing for: AASHTO, ASME, ASTM, AWWA, ISO, NSF, UL, and others standards
  • Understands ISO compliance of composite pressure vessels
  • Strong experience in HDPE and other related materials
  • Capability to run tests based on ASTM standards
  • Field experience in data collection/storage/distribution ​
Experience
Bryan Hauger Consulting 
Feb 2019 – Present
Boulder, Colorado
Director of Testing Services
  • Plastic Pipe and Composite Material Consulting
  • Project management
  • Reporting results to testing partners
  • Client Communications
  • Soliciting Prices
  • Assist company president

Contractor/Consultant
Jan 2019 - Present
Boulder, Colorado
  • Laboratory operations
  • Laboratory Equipment and layout assistance
  • Client relations & sales support
  • Mechanical & Materials R&D

Microbac Laboratories
Aug 2016 - Dec 2018
Boulder, Colorado
Project Manager
  • Managed product testing, materials testing, pressure testing, & mechanical testing.
  • Wrote & reviewed technical reports and Proposals for testing services
  • Tested: Impact, tensile, compressive, pressure, thermal, polymer properties, and more.
  • Products tested for: energy, pressure, medical, and aerospace applications.
  • Materials tested: PE, PEX, PVC, CPVC OPVC, PP, silicone, Al honeycomb, FG, and CF
  • Represented company at industry meetings and conventions.
  • Participated in a High Impact Team (HIT) focused on client onboarding experience.
  • Ran compliance testing for: AASHTO, ASME, ASTM, AWWA, CSA, DIN, ISO, NSF, UL, and others.

Infinite Composites Technologies (CleanNG)
Aug 2013 - Jul 2016
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Project Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Engineering Intern
  • Project Lead on ISO compliance of composite pressure vessel
  • Project Lead on Composite fitting R&D
  • Project Lead on Cryogenic Composite pressure vessel R&D
  • Interviewed intern applicants & worked with interns on design projects
  • Develop production process for pressure vessel manufacturing
  • Designed high pressure composite vessels for aerospace and CNG applications
  • Fabricated pressure vessel prototypes
  • Designed and built processing equipment
  • Reviewed and conducted testing procedures
  • Focused primarily on process and product development as well as product testing

Helmerich Research Center, Next generation materials Lab OSU-Tulsa
Aug 2015 – June 2016
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Graduate Research Assistant
  • Lead graduate researcher: NASA funded project using HDPE and nano additives in radiation shielding Carbon fiber enhancement: improvement of interlaminar shear properties using nano additives University Innovation Fellow: Hosted by Stanford University and VentureWell (2015-2016)
  • Supervised 5 interns on projects
  • Interviewed and hired interns
  • Collaborated with multiple departments
  • Wrote technical reports
  • Ran characterization of HDPE with additives
  • Conducted destructive & nondestructive tests
  • Molded and Machined modified HDPE
  • Ran testing per ASTM standards
Schlumberger Technology Corporation
Sept 2014 - Feb 2015
El Reno, Oklahoma
Field Engineer
  • Well services
  • Completed pre-job operations, job execution, and post-job operations
  • Responsible for: safety; quality control; customer satisfaction; and data collection/storage/distribution during field operations
  • Worked with clients to ensure client satisfaction in the field
  • Attended Pre-job planning meetings
  • Generated post job reports
  • Pre-job “rigup” and post-job “rigdown"
  • Crew provided approximately $10M in Services
  • Managed mobile field laboratory
  • Insured onsite quality control
Helmerich Research Center, Next generation materials Lab OSU-Tulsa
Jan 2013 - Aug 2014
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Undergraduate Research Assistant
  • Edited scientific articles
  • Co-authored grant proposal
  • Carbon Fiber & Fiber Glass layup
  • Machine Shop Certification
  • ASTM Materials Testing
  • Ballistics testing & consulting

Education
  • Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
    • BS Mechanical Engineering / Minor in Business Management
  • Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
    • Coursework in Materials Science and Engineering (MS level)
  • Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK
    • AS in Mechanical Engineering
Awards
  • 2020 ASTM International Emerging Professional

Professional Organizations
  • ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
  • SPE (Society of Plastic Engineers)
  • ASTM

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