Leadership

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Tim Waylett, P.E
President / Senior Analyst

Tim has a B.S.M.E. from UNC Charlotte, and a M.E. of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering from University of Virginia. Tim was a Structural Analyst for Babcock and Wilcox Nuclear Technologies in Lynchburg, VA and a Design Engineer/Analyst for Pneumafil in Charlotte, NC before starting Eclipse Engineering in 1998. His bredth of expertise in ASME/TEMA equipment and their support structures include;

• Analysis of vessels subjected to pressure, wind/seismic, and fluid-agitation loads
• Thermal fatigue due to steady-state and transient thermal conditions (nuclear and non-nuclear)
• Seismic response spectrum analysis of complex structures containing ASME equipment
• Dynamic analysis for impact of critical nuclear fuel-handling devices
• Large-displacement and P-delta effects of vessels and structures
• Plastic analyses of reactor components undergoing large strain
• Automation of analytical techniques including development of the EKLIPS system (read a description of this service at http://www.eclipseeng.com/eklipsfea/eklips-fea-service.html)

Paul Becker
Design and Automation Engineer

Paul has accumulated decades of professional experience within the ASME and TEMA design and manufacturing industries. His dedicated full-time involvement with ASME Section VIII spans from 1990 to 2003, while his overall experience spans almost 40 years in Product/Project Management and Application Development roles.

His expertise includes extensive automation and integration of CAE applications such as ANSYS, Mathcad, RISA, STAAD, and STAR-CCM+. Paul emphasizes the use of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Object-Oriented Analysis & Design (OOAD), and the Unified Modeling Language (UML) to create reliable, low-maintenance applications. His solutions are designed to minimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) while maximizing accessibility, extensibility, maintainability, and scalability for clients.