Andrew J. Mountford, PhD, is the Senior Technical Lead (Training) at Heat Transfer Research, Inc. (HTRI). He provides technical support and training for HTRI. Previously, he held the position of Thermal Design Supervisor at Tecnicas Reunidas in Madrid, Spain, gaining valuable experience using HTRI methods and software. Mountford oversaw the development of several high-profile pressurized water reactor (PWR) and boiling water reactor (BWR) nuclear plant projects. He gained valuable experience in the thermohydraulic design of heat transfer equipment for the petrochemical and nitric acid/nitrates industries. His experience in using HTRI Xchanger Suite makes him uniquely qualified to bring an end-user’s perspective to the HTRI training program and to share techniques for effectively working with the software. Mountford has a BS and MS in chemistry and a PhD in organometallic and materials chemistry from the Univ. of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K. During his tenure there, he conducted research at the Wolfson Laboratory for Materials and Catalysis.