PERSONNEL named Alejandro Chavez regional sales engineer for all Canadian provinces except British Columbia. Chavez is a 13- year veteran of manufacturing and holds a Six Sigma green belt professional certification. In his new position, Chavez will expand the company’s sales and service teams as well as bring the company closer to its Canadian customers. Mechanical Testing Employee Retires Glenn Derstine has retired from Laboratory Testing, Inc., Hatfield, Pa., after more than 27 years. Derstine joined the company from Rex Heat Treat, formerly J.W. Rex Co., and managed the mechanical testing department and machining at the company until he became senior technical advisor for mechanical testing in 2013. During his time with the company, Derstine expanded the capabilities of the machine shop and the mechanical testing department. TWI Appoints Friction Welding Expert as Operations Director TWI, a materials, engineering, and manufacturing research organization, has appointed Mike Russell as its operations director. Russell began working with the company in 1999 as a technical project leader in the friction and forge processes section, having completed his PhD in materials engineering. In 2004, he was promoted to section manager, and in 2014 he became group manager in the joining technologies team. Russell takes up 92 WELDING JOURNAL / MARCH 2016 this new role to lead the company’s operational strategy and ensure project delivery. OBITUARIES John Bartley Past AWS President John Bartley, Galveston, Tex., passed away at the age of 85 on Monday, January 11, 2016. Born in Los Angeles, Calif., Bartley attended school there before entering the Navy during the Korean conflict where he served on the aircraft carrier USS Boxer. Following discharge, he earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with a major in welding from California Polytechnical University. Bartley joined Union Carbide as a sales engineer and later worked in roles of increasing responsibility for Aerojet, Ostgaard Industries, Inc., Engineered Piling Systems, Inc., Bechtel National, and Nu- Weld. Bartley also consulted for numerous organizations. As president of Bartley Engineering and CEO of Zeta International, Bartley received several patents for electronically controlled automatic production systems. Prior to retirement, Bartley worked for Mare Island Naval Shipyard as head welding engineer, where he combined the use of laser with fiber optics to repair submarine steam chest valve seats in place, saving millions of taxpayer dollars. An AWS Life Member, Bartley served as president of AWS from 1991 to 1992. He was selected as an AWS Counselor in 2001 and awarded the National Meritorious Award in 1995. Bartley was on the Board of Directors for almost 20 years and received his Gold Membership Award for 50 years of service to the Society in 2004. He started out with AWS as chairman of the AWS student chapter at California Polytechnical University, and later served as chairman of the Sacramento Section and then the San Francisco Section before being elected director for District 19. Bartley instructed the preparatory courses for the AWS Certified Welding Inspector, the AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code — Steel, and the NDE Course. He also served as test supervisor for the Certified Welding Inspector exam, and assisted in developing a new syllabus for the D1.1 teaching resources. Bartley was a member of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, and the International Oceanographic Foundation. David S. Pearl Sr. David S. Pearl Sr. passed away on December 20, 2015, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., at the age of 97. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Pearl’s first job was as paper boy, where he quickly rose to area manager, employing his friends and even his sister. In 1944, Pearl was commissioned into the Navy as a commander, Port Everglades Air/Sea Rescue. After his naval service, he and his wife settled permanently in the Fort Lauderdale area. In 1949, he founded Uniweld Products, Inc., a welding and refrigeration equipment manufacturer. Pearl founded Continental Precision Instruments and Unibox, Inc., to make his own parts and meet growing demand for Uniweld products. At 97, he still went to his office at least two to three times a week. Pearl joined AWS in 1963, and was a member of the AWS South Florida Section. Mr. Pearl was a Life Member, and received his 50-year Gold Member Certificate in 2013. The South Florida Section created a scholarship in his name in 2013 and made the first award of $1000 in 2015. Contact Vick Pinsky in the AWS Foundation office at vpinsky@aws.org to make a donation. Alejandro Chavez John Bartley Glenn Derstine David S. Pearl Sr. — continued from page 90
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