Conference Chair
Tony Anderson, CEng, FWeldI
Director of Aluminum Technology,
ITW Welding North America
Professional Activities
- AWS – CWI, CWE, CWEng, Counselor, Director At Large
- Professional Member and Fellow of The British Welding Institute (TWI).
- Registered Chartered Engineer (CEng) with the British Engineering Council (EC-UK).
- Author – Welding Aluminum – Questions and Answers – A Practical Guide for Troubleshooting Aluminum Welding-Related Problems.
- Co-Author – Welding Aluminum Theory and Practice – 4th Edition.
- Chairman of the Aluminum Association (USA) Technical Advisory Committee for Welding.
- Chairman of the AWS D3 Main Committee for Welding in Marine Construction.
- Chairman of AWS D10.7 – Specification for Arc Welding of Aluminum Alloy Pipe.
- Chairman of AWS A5.10 – Specification for Bare Aluminum Welding Electrodes and Rods.
- Chairman of AWS B2.1 – Specification for Welder Performance and Welding Procedure Qualification
- Past Vice Chairman and current Advisor to AWS D1.2 Structural Welding Code – Aluminum.
- Chairman of the AWS Handbook Committee (Volume 5 – Ninth Edition) – Aluminum Alloys.
- Member of ASME Section IX – Materials Subgroup Committee.
- Have written a regular aluminum welding question and answer column (18th consecutive year) for the American Welding Society – Welding Journal.
Elliott Ash
Application Engineer, Lincoln Electric
Elliott Ash began his professional career at Lincoln Electric back in 2007 after graduating from The Ohio State University with a degree in Welding Engineering. He worked as a waveform developer on advanced process machines for several years prior to becoming the Product manager of Aluminum Process Solutions in 2013. He was in charge of the machine and consumable product line for all aluminum products. He is now working as an Application Engineer supporting customers with their welding applications on a global scale.
Patrick Berube
Application Engineering Product Manager, Wire, Rod and Bar, Arconic
Patrick Berube is Application Engineering Product Manager for Arconic’s Wire, Rod & Bar division (FKA Alcoa Engineered Products), with current focus on the development of new processes and products for the industrial, automotive and aerospace markets. A metallurgical engineer by training, Mr. Berube has a background of two decades in aluminum extrusions, aluminum fabricating and aluminum arc welding that includes various roles in metallurgy/process/applications engineering, quality/operations/product management, customer support and marketing. Mr. Berube is vice-chair to the AWS A5C committee (Welding Consumables–Wire Electrodes, Wires and Rods for Welding of Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloys-classification).
Wendell Dietz
Aluminum Product Specialist, ITW – Miller/Hobart
Started in the welding industry in 1988 as a welding specialist for Air Liquide, 2000-2002 Thermadyne, 2002 to present ITW – Miller/Hobart
Raheel Khan
Raheel Khan started his career with Lincoln Electric in 2013 after graduating from McMaster University with a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering. After working in various offices in Lincoln Electric Canada, Raheel started with the Aluminum Solutions Division. His current responsibilities are managing and growing aluminum alloy products and applications globally.
Sean MortonWelding Engineering Technologist, Lincoln Electric
Sean Morton is a graduate of Northern College in Kirkland Lake. He has spent a few years running a materials testing lab in Northern Ontario and is now a Welding Engineering Technologist with Lincoln Electric.
Thomas Pfaller
AlcoTec Wire
Thomas has been an employee of AlcoTec Wire Corp. for the past ten years. This time was primarily spent traveling both domestically and abroad to support customer and solve aluminum welding related problems. He is currently serving on the AWS D1.2 Subcommittee.
Galen White
Hobart Aluminum Filler Metals
Galen White is the Senior Welding Engineer/Product Specialist at Hobart Aluminum Filler Metals. He provides technical support for the aluminum filler metal products and is currently serving on several AWS subcommittees including AWS D1.2 (Structural Aluminum), AWS A5.10 (Aluminum Filler Metal Specification), and AWS D3.7 (Aluminum Hull). He is a graduate of Ferris State University with a B.S. degree in Welding Engineering Technology, has several welding related patents and is an AWS CWI/CWE/CRI.
Carson Williams
Technical Product Manager, Hobart Aluminum
I am the Aluminum Technical Product Manager for Hobart Brothers, based in Traverse City, Michigan, and have held this role for a little over a year. I grew up in Grand Ledge, MI, northwest of Lansing, and attended Michigan Technological University, where I received my BS and MS degrees in Materials Science & Engineering. My graduate studies focused on aluminum metallurgy, and I have developed a passion for aluminum that drives the work that I do and hope to accomplish. In my spare time, I am a big fan of the outdoors, cooking, and music.
