Our Team

Meet Equity’s Leadership Team

For over 20 years, Equity has earned the reputation as a company that delivers practical solutions prioritizing safety, reliability, and performance. Our multi-disciplinary consulting services, inspection and asset management, software, corporate standards, and training have solved some of the toughest industrial asset reliability challenges for oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical, and related industrial processing sectors. We believe in investing our time in advancing the safety and reliability across the industries we work in.  

  • Active members and/or volunteers on 44 API Code Committees or Sub-Committees 
  • Active members and/or volunteers on 20 ASME Code Committees or Subgroups 
  • Primary Authors of WRC 528, WRC 562, WRC 488, WRC 489, and WRC 490 
  • Lead Investigators on API 579, API 571, and API 581 
  • Active members and/or volunteers on AMPP, ASCE, ISA, MTI, NBIC, and NFPA 
  • Valerie Magyari
    Valerie Magyari

    President & CEO

    A leader who brings expertise in strategic planning, asset integrity management, risk-based inspection, and other technology-focused solutions to Equity’s clients.

  • Joel Andreani, P.E.
    Joel Andreani, P.E.

    Senior Vice President of Knowledge Management

    A pressure-containment and structural expert who specializes in mechanical integrity, FFS, and storage tank assessment and design.

  • Theresa Riley
    Theresa Riley

    Vice President & Head of Human Resources

    An HR leader and Board member with 25 years of experience in organizational leadership, employee relations, workplace culture, and benefits strategy.

  • Shannon McDermott
    Shannon McDermott

    General Counsel

    An experienced attorney with strong business acumen who specializes in ESOP compliance, corporate governance, and board administration.

  • Michael Bifano, Ph.D., P.E.
    Michael Bifano, Ph.D., P.E.

    Rotating Equipment, Vibration, & Dynamics Team Leader

    A certified Category IV vibration analyst who specializes in piping system vibration analysis, computational fluid dynamics, and fracture mechanics.

  • Lenin Elorza
    Lenin Elorza

    Materials & Corrosion Team Leader

    A mechanical integrity and reliability expert who applies API 580/581 principles to fixed equipment, storage tanks, and heat exchangers.

  • David Evans
    David Evans

    Senior Vice President of Software Technology

    An accomplished hands-on software and system engineering leader with extensive experience leading enterprise-scale projects.

  • Kevin Haley, P.E.
    Kevin Haley, P.E.

    Mechanical & Structural Engineering Team Leader

    A mechanical engineer who specializes in FFS evaluations, ASME code compliance, and turnaround maintenance support.

  • Mark Harmody
    Mark Harmody

    Vice President of Training

    An RBI technical authority who leads the Equity Technical Institute (ETI) to develop industry-relevant training courses for mechanical integrity, FFS, RBI, and other specialized topics.

  • Grant Howard
    Grant Howard

    Senior Vice President of Equity Software

    An experienced integrity professional with a demonstrated 18-year track record in achieving efficiency, accuracy, compliance, and operational excellence.

  • Darrell Meinen
    Darrell Meinen

    Vice President of Engineering Services; Principal Engineer II

    A principal engineer and client relationship expert with extensive experience in fired heater design, thermal processes, turnarounds, and FFS.

  • David Osage, P.E., ASME Fellow
    David Osage, P.E., ASME Fellow

    Technical Fellow

    An industry leader in FFS assessments, fracture mechanics, and pressure vessel integrity. He is the architect and principal investigator for the API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 standard.

  • Jim Sowinski, P.E., ASME Fellow
    Jim Sowinski, P.E., ASME Fellow

    Vice President of Codes & Standards

    A principal engineer who oversees Equity’s codes and standards programs and is actively involved with ASME B&PV Code Section VIII, ASME B31.3, and API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 committees.

  • Aaron Stenta, Ph.D.
    Aaron Stenta, Ph.D.

    Innovative Technology for Asset Intelligence Team Leader

    A mathematician who integrates advanced mathematics, corrosion modeling, and Bayesian AI methods into current software and emerging technologies.

  • Branden Stucky
    Branden Stucky

    Vice President of CorrSolutions

    A chemical engineer who solves mechanical integrity issues using risk-based inspection (RBI) and inspection planning.

  • Susie Szymanski
    Susie Szymanski

    Vice President of Practices

    A process improvement expert who directs and maintains the Equity Engineering Practices.

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