Director of SI’s Business Development efforts for the Energy Services Group (ESG) and former Manager of the Materials Services Department, based in Austin, Texas. Ben Ruchte's 10+ years working in the power generation/industrial industries has provided him with extensive knowledge and hands-on experience with high temperature and pressure equipment asset management. He has managed laboratory failure analyses, on-site NDE inspections, and a variety of risk-based engineering assessments for several clients across the world. Mr. Ruchte has been at the forefront of many metallurgical industry issues at various types of facilities and has extensive experience with creep-strength enhanced ferritic material. Mr. Ruchte graduated from Purdue University with a B.S. in Materials Engineering and is a licensed Professional Engineer (Metallurgical) in the state of Texas.