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Welding Technology Panel Chair

Lee Kvidahl is the Manager of Welding Engineering at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, where he has worked for more than 35 years. Kvidahl’s responsibilities include: investigating and implementing new manufacturing production methods to ensure productivity improvements; training craft and management in welding, materials and inspection technology; managing internally and externally funded research and development programs; justifying and monitoring capital and operation budgets; assisting in developing and preparing proposals for research and development; and providing metallurgical engineering support for the shipyard. Kvidahl has collaborated on the publication of six books in the areas of metals and welding. He is a past president of the American Welding Society. Kvidahl received a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.

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