Alex Distel earned his BS in Materials Science and Engineering from The Ohio State University. After graduating, he worked in the steel casting industry for four years as a materials engineer.
During this time, he gained experience in lost-wax investment and sandcasting processes. He was also heavily involved with heat treatment, chemical and mechanical testing, and metallography of castings.
Since joining Kiefner in 2022, he has continued to provide technical experience in metallography, testing, and analysis of specimens for the oil and gas industry.
He has been involved in integrity evaluations on pipelines with stress corrosion cracks and seam weld corrosion. Mr. Distel also manages and tracks laboratory testing at Kiefner and coordinates progress with project engineers.
Alex Distel
Engineer II