Robert J FrancoRobert J. Franco is the owner of Franco Corrosion Consulting, LLC, which specializes in consulting to oil and gas producers and pipeline companies. Bob is a 50-year Life Member of NACE International who retired from ExxonMobil Production Co. in Decemer 2012 after over 43 years in materials engineering and corrosion control with various Exxon and ExxonMobil companies in both downstream and upstream businesses. At retirement, Bob was the Senior Technical Materials & Corrosion Consultant-the highest technical position for this engineering discipline. His duties at ExxonMobil Production Co. included responsibility for improving and stewarding global corrosion control and mechanical integrity programs for upstream operations, and maintaining and growing the company's global corrosion network. His current consulting business includes internal corrosion control in upstream and midstream oil and gas transmission pipelines, development of risk-based inspection strategies for sour upstream operations, and instructing in-house corrosion engineering courses. Bob has published articles and conference papers on corrosion and failure analysis. He is a registered Professional Engineer in New Jersey and California. Read More Read Less