Field Advisory Services
Fine-tune fluid system efficiency, productivity, and profitability with Swagelok® advisory services. Get in touch for help identifying options, including ways to reduce costs. Tel: 780-437-0640.
Get Swagelok Advice on Your Fluid Systems
Swagelok Edmonton offers certified fluid system experts who help customers take action on fluid system challenges. Talk with our team about instrumentation, leaks, seal flush plans, and more. Combine, adapt, and/or tailor services so you get the advice you need. Choose onsite or virtual collaboration.
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Swagelok Edmonton Field Advisors
James Dickie, Field Advisory Services and Training Lead
James Dickie has 20+ years' experience helping fluid system engineers, installers, technicians, operators and buyers run safe, efficient operations. Today he leads our Field Advisory Services practice and Training Services. You might find him onsite with a customer, conducting a compressed gas leak detection inspection; in a classroom leading a Swagelok seminar; or in the office coordinating with our experts to help ensure outstanding service.
Tom Webster, C.E.T., Field Advisor
Tom has a decade of experience with industrial fluid systems, including time serving as an operator at a natural gas liquids plant. He has deep expertise in analytical instrumentation systems and assemblies, process instrumentation, piping products, and regulators. Tom is our lead on analytical instrumentation assessment and advice, and often collaborates with analytical instrumentation specialist Don Yahn (below).
Don Yahn, P.L.Eng., Analytical Instrumentation Specialist
With Edmonton Valve since 2018, Don has been key to numerous custom solutions and field advising projects. He retired from Shell after 34 years in an instrument engineering role. There he led several major projects and was responsible for process instrumentation and analyzers for much of his career. Today he is a senior resource to our Field Advisory Team, providing valuable insight during assessments and peer review of reports and recommendations before they reach customers.
Ryan Meissner, Field Advisor, Fabrication Specialist
Ryan is an experienced Field Advisor at Swagelok Edmonton. He holds a Technologist Diploma in Instrumentation Engineering and Design from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and is a certified journeyman in instrumentation. Since joining Swagelok Edmonton in 2019, Ryan has specialized in Analytical Instrumentation, particularly for the oil, gas, and chemical industries. His role involves providing technical solutions and support, translating complex processes into actionable Swagelok applications, and engaging directly with clients to address specific engineering challenges.
Michael Begg, Engineer-In-Training, Regulators Specialist
Michael Begg is an Engineer-in-Training with Swagelok Edmonton's Field Advisory Team. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta and has 4 years of experience working with industrial pumps and compressors, as well as 1 year in instrumentation. Michael specializes in industrial pressure regulators, helping facilities avoid the risks and costly errors that can arise from improper regulator selection. His expertise supports the safe and efficient operation of pressure control systems in industrial environments.
Field Advisory Team Capabilities
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Peer Review Guarantees Top Value
Global network
When you receive guidance through our Field Advisory Services, you receive more than advice from one or two certified fluid systems experts. Members of our Field Advisory Services team draw on each other's expertise to thoroughly investigate problems, discuss mitigation options, and identify the best-value solution based on your priorities. That approach ensures you consistently get the highest quality advice.
One Swagelok®
Our Field Advisory Team is part of a close-knit network of 80+ other Swagelok Field Engineers around the world. While all Swagelok Field Engineers must complete the industry's toughest training regime to achieve Field Engineer certification, no two Field Engineers have exactly the same strengths and application experiences. Swagelok engineers request peer review of their process and conclusions before finalizing recommendations. That way you get the best possible value from our brand, every time.
Get Started
Main office 780.437.0640 (Mon-Fri 7:30am-5:30pm MT)
Conversation
We talk with you to gather information about the problem or goal. We want to learn about your application, operations, and current challenges.
Evaluation
We inspect fluid systems at your facility or virtually. The specifics of inspection vary by program. We note potential safety hazards, misapplication of components, installation issues, and excessive wear or damage.
Analysis
We quantify each issue's impact on your operation, factoring in overall system reliability, energy costs, emissions, potential impact on product quality and worker safety, and several other factors.
Recommendations
We deliver tailored solutions and recommendations with issue severity ratings, photos, cost analysis, and an appendix with detail on each issue. You have as much time as you need to discuss.