Our team is renowned worldwide for their expertise and experience. They have the capabilities and industry knowledge to determine what’s needed to reduce risk, improve efficiency and maintain compliance. Their credentials include doctoral degrees, expert testimony experience, international experience, software development leadership and risk management proficiency for companies both in the U.S. and abroad.
Dr. Melhem is an internationally renowned expert in the areas of pressure relief and flare systems design, chemical reaction systems, process safety, and risk analysis. As the founder of ioMosaic, he has over 25 years of engineering and process safety experience, and has participated in numerous risk management, consequence analysis, and quantitative risk assessment studies for commercial and government clients.
Mr. Sarno focuses on quantitative risk assessment (QRA) and facility siting for chemical companies. He also performs pressure relief and flare system (PRFS) design and analysis for large petrochemical corporations and utility companies. He has also acted as a process hazard analysis (PHA) leader and scribe for PHA revalidations for research and development-sized chemical processes. Mr. Sarno brings years of experience with Process Safety Office® SuperChems™ and Institute of Makers of Explosives Safety Analysis for Risk (IMESAFR) for QRA-based facility siting studies. He adheres to facility siting guidance as recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEPs) from API 752, API 753, and Chemical Industries Association (CIA) to ensure compliance with the OSHA PSM Standard. Mr. Sarno is a member of the National Honor Society for Chemical Engineering, Omega Chi Epsilon and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.