Mr. Patschke has more than 20 years of experience in maintenance; mechanical integrity (MI); process safety management (PSM); and various engineering assignments involving operations, maintenance, process safety, and project management. He has held the positions of plant manager, operations manager, production superintendent, engineering manager, and materials engineer.

He has both domestic and international experience in a variety of industries that have processes involving highly hazardous chemicals, including refining, oil and gas production (both onshore and offshore), petrochemical, LNG, specialty chemical, pharmaceutical, fertilizer, consumer products, ammonia refrigeration, and hazardous waste treatment operations. He has taught numerous training courses on mechanical integrity and understanding RAGAGEPs, and has written numerous articles on related topics.

Currently Mr. Patschke assists clients with all aspects of MI as well as PSM program development, implementation, and auditing to satisfy U.S. OSHA’s PSM regulation, U.S. EPA’s RMP rule, U.S. BSEE’s SEMS rule, internal company standards, and good industry practices. He also leads and participates on teams investigating MI-related incidents and provides expert witness services to clients.

Mr. Patschke is an active member of the API Committee on Refinery Equipment and the Subcommittee on Inspection. He is a Certified Process Safety Auditor (CPSA) and was selected to participate on the joint API/AFPM Process Safety Site Assessment team for conducting site assessments and API RP 751, Safe Operation of HF alkylation unit audits at multiple refineries throughout the U.S. Mr. Patschke previously held inspector certifications for API 510 Pressure Vessels, API 653 Atmospheric Storage Tanks, and API 570 Process Piping, and he has developed and managed MI programs for a variety of companies.