George W. Jaques

George Wayne Jaques, the son of the late George and June Jaques, was born in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, on May 8, 1978. George, with three sisters and two brothers was raised in a Christian family up until the age of 19. He finished high school within the top 3 percent in 1996, and would have moved to pursue his interests in law but this was also the time of the Alberta Oil Boom, when his high school friends and colleagues, started to relocate to Alberta. George, with his two brothers, decided to travel to Edmonton, in 1997, in hopes of a new beginning. It was this time, when George was first introduced into Industrial Radiography, in a small Alberta town, Fox Creek, with Oshanek Inspection. This was the beginning of an illustrious journey in the realms of Industrial Radiography.

George, a detailed oriented individual with an aptitude for learning and excellence in his field, motivated to learn more and reach for higher accolades and echelons, reached out to meet Dr. Aziz U. Rehman. Dr. Rehman, being a scholar with several higher level academic degrees and a very well known NDT professional, trained and mentored George for his successful industrial radiography level III certification from NRCan/CGSB in 2012. This highest recognition in industrial radiography, provided George with an opportunity to join Applus RTD Canada as NDE Level III Radiography Auditor for its Fort McMurray Operations, where George has served for over four years, and carried out numerous audits by going through several thousand radiograph reports and interpretations. In addition, George has also incorporated, Jaques Enterprise Inspection Inc., as a freelance consultant offering Industrial Radiography Consulting Services, independently. George, an active supporter of continuing education furthered his education and pursued both ASNT and ACCP RT Level III certifications.

As an industrial radiography auditor and an active member of the Resources and Development Group of ASME B31.1 Committee, RT Technical Committee of Natural Resources Canada’s Nondestructive Testing Certification Body (NDTCB), and a Subject Matter Expert (SME) of Industrial Radiography for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (SME). of the Quality Control Council of Canada (QCCC) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), George has provided services, to owners and operators, major clients and renowned industry players, through his own company independently or through his employers.

During this period, while working as an industrial radiography auditor, George has experience serving the companies, e.g. Suncor, Syncrude, Enbridge, CNRL, Kinder Morgan, Shell Canada, TransCanada, Conoco Phillips, Husky, Meg Energy and other Canadian & International Organizations and contractors. George, also Co-founder (along with Dr. Rehman) of RTFI Pro, an Organization aimed to help in bridging the competency gap globally for industrial radiography with support from their YouTube Channel RTFIPro which currently contains over 4.5k members, providing topical information that is aimed to help standardize the industry. Currently, George is employed as Lead Auditor in one of the Worlds largest construction project overseeing a 100% film review of all welding activities.

In 2011, George married his wife, Angela (Slade) Jaques, and now has two beautiful daughters Julia and Jessica. George, even though a very busy individual, is best described as a family man, any available time, either during his projects or assignments close to his family home, or his time-off from his remote contracts, he can be found spending time with his family. In 2015, George, with support from his family and contribution from Dr. Rehman, started working on developing this handbook. George has dedicated all the work on development, configuration, design and compilation, to his wife, Angela, daughters Julia and Jessica, and to his late parents George and June.

Dr. Aziz U. Rehman

Dr. Aziz U. Rehman, American Society of Quality (ASQ) 2020 Global HROMI Medalist, a Canadian of Pakistani origin, is an Engineer by profession, with a Gold Medal degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pakistan. In addition, Dr. Rehman has a bachelors in Commerce, two Masters: one in Nuclear Engineering and another in Acoustics and Industrial Vibrations, with a PhD in Nondestructive Testing, specializing in Industrial Ultrasonics, from France. Furthermore, Dr. Rehman has completed two post docs: one in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and the other in Industrial Material Institute, National Research Council, Boucherville, Quebec, Canada. In 2001, he joined Shaw Pipeline Services Ltd. Calgary, Alberta, for his first industrial Job, as Ultrasonic Design Specialist, and worked in the development of initial ultrasonic phased array systems for automated pipeline inspection.

This was the start of Dr. Rehman’s adventure in the oil & energy industry, where his next stop was to work as a Nondestructive Testing Specialist with IPSCO Saskatchewan (currently known as EVRAZ) from 2002, and moved back to Alberta in 2005, to start the NDT department of Red Flame Hot Tap Service, in Red Deer. Applus RTD was the next stop (2008 – 2014), before joining Metalogic Inspection Services, as Director of Engineering and Technical Compliance, in Edmonton, Alberta, and currently (since 2015) working as an Inspection Technology Engineer, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This adventurous journey is full of successes and punctuated with recognitions.

In addition, Dr. Rehman holds numerous industry credentials, e.g. Professional Engineer with Alberta and Saskatchewan, multiple NDT Level III Certifications including industrial radiography from NRCan/CGSB, numerous credentials from American Petroleum Institute, Certified Senior Welding Inspector Level III from TWI, Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional from SMRP, Certified Quality Engineer from ASQ, and Professional Credentials (PMP, PgMP and RMP) from Project Management Institute.

Dr. Rehman is not just a researcher, but contributes actively for the betterment of the NDT profession. For the last twenty plus years, he has published numerous papers in peer review journals, presented in conferences and participated in numerous engineering and technical forums, locally and internationally. Submitted one patent for innovating heat recovery steam generation tubes for internal inspection and currently in the process of filing a second patent covering a novel method using neutron backscattering to improve dewatering in hydrocarbon storage tanks. In addition, he also delivered lectures and conducted formal NDT classes for all levels, and is always available as a mentor to young entrants in the NDT profession.

Dr. Rehman attributes his successful career as an NDT professional to his wife, who joined him while he was pursuing his doctorate in France. Dr. Rehman takes great strength from the prayers of his parents as well as from the affections of his two lovely daughters, and dedicates this effort, which is a collaboration with George W. Jaques, to his late father and the women in his life, Mother, Mother-in-Law, Wife and Daughters.