Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) is pleased to welcome senior leaders Brian Pailes and Dustin Turnquist, who bring advanced corrosion and materials engineering capabilities and project experience to the firm’s Engineering Mechanics & Infrastructure (EMI) group.
Brian Pailes joins SGH as an Associate Principal. Based in Tampa, he will collaborate with SGH experts in Florida while drawing on the firm’s technical resources across the United States. He specializes in non-destructive evaluation (NDE), material testing, structural evaluation, cathodic protection, and corrosion on a wide variety of structures. Brian is an Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)-certified Cathodic Protection Specialist (CP-4) and Professional Engineer in several states.
Dustin Turnquist joins SGH as a Project Director, partnering closely with team members across the United States while bolstering the technical capabilities of their Denver office and SGH’s Applied Science & Research Center. He brings extensive expertise in metallurgy, engineering investigations, failure analysis, and testing, with specializations in fatigue and fracture characterization, corrosion analysis, and damage assessment for components and systems across a wide range of industries. Dustin is a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI) and a Professional Engineer in several states.
Courtesy of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger.