Dr. Pickle, a Manager within the Engineering Sciences practice, has over seven years of research experience in metallurgical, materials, and welding engineering topics, with a strong focus on weldability of stainless steel and nickel alloy systems, failure analysis of welded components, and assessment of elevated temperature material properties and performance.
Dr. Pickle received his PhD and MS degrees in the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering department from Colorado School of Mines and BS degree in Materials Joining and Welding Engineering from LeTourneau University.
As a graduate student and post-doc at the Colorado School of Mines, Dr. Pickle worked on federal and joint industry-university funded projects. He has experience in standardized mechanical testing, weldability testing, and materials characterization techniques, including residual stress analysis. He co-authored technical reports and journal publications on improved serviceability of thermal energy storage hot salt tanks, assessment of additively and advanced manufactured systems, and weldability of stainless steels and nickel-based alloys.
Dr. Pickle has provided consulting services for solar power, petrochemical, oil, and gas companies regarding weld integrity and crack mitigation assessment in structural components, including high temperature storage tanks, pressure vessels, pipelines, and heat exchangers.
Assessing Material Adverse Event Clauses Amid Iran Conflict
In a recent Law360 article, Amran Nawaz and Ralph Stobwasser examine how MAE provisions are being tested amid ongoing regional disruption and the financial analysis needed to support or challenge them.
Ralph Stowasser and Tarek Bleik contributed a chapter to the GIR Europe, Middle East and Africa Investigations Review 2026, “The Convergence of Anti-corruption, Counter-fraud and Financial Integrity in the GCC: What it Means for Investigations”, examining how financial crime enforcement and investigative expectations are evolving across the region.
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