01 / FIELD
PMI practice
Brian began an independent PMI business in 1999 and has worked through the evolution of handheld alloy analysis in practical field applications.
The person behind the course
Meet your
instructor.
Brian Wilson brings decades of material verification, analytical technology, and field training experience into the classroom.
Train with ATCNavy nuclearOperations and training foundation
PMI since 1999Field and program experience
API RP 578Active committee participation
Brian Wilson
Experience you can apply.
Brian is the owner and course director of Analytical Training Consultants. His teaching draws on hands-on PMI work, training program development, and analytical equipment experience across energy and industrial markets.
He began his career in the U.S. Navy Nuclear Power Program as a submarine operator, training officer, and certified nuclear welder aboard USS Portsmouth (SSN-707). He holds a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering Technology from Thomas Edison State University.
From field work to instruction
A career built around material decisions.
02 / PROGRAM
Technical leadership
At Acuren, he developed PMI training and application procedures. He later led business development efforts at Thermo Fisher Scientific and works in global PMI/NDT markets with SciAps.
03 / INDUSTRY
Knowledge sharing
Brian participates in the API RP 578 committee and has presented on material verification and analytical applications at industry events and international seminars.
How he teaches
Learn the reasoning.
The course connects standards guidance with the realities of an instrument in hand and a material decision in front of you.
Students work through method selection, sample preparation, chemistry interpretation, testing limits, and documentation—building judgment that extends beyond an automatic grade label.
Explore the agendaThe ATC teaching principle
Understand what the instrument measures, what the specification requires, and what to do when those two do not line up neatly.
Understand what the instrument measures, what the specification requires, and what to do when those two do not line up neatly.
Train with Brian