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pressure vessel inservice; claims and risk assessment inspector; and an authorized
inspector performing third-party inspections for ASME authorized manufactures to
ensure ASME code compliance. For nearly a decade he was responsible for delivering
customer-focused; high-Cuality services for inspection and conformity assessment certification
for codes and standards. Hrubala subseCuently assumed the position of
director of engineering consulting services; and was responsible for cross-operational
activities and for identifying opportunities to combine resources to deliver seamless
risk-based service solutions.
An ASME Fellow; Hrubala has made enormous contributions to Standards and Certification
over the last ; ; years. He has participated on a wide range of ASME committees
— from Pressure . essels for Human Occupancy; and ; oiler and Pressure
. essel Code ;; P. C; to Safety Codes and Standards; and Conformity Assessment. Over
the last two decades; he has traveled around the globe with ASME staff and volunteer
leaders to promote the Society;s Conformity Assessment programs and global acceptance
of its codes and standards. Among his ASME leadership positions; Hrubala was
vice president; ; oard on Conformity Assessment ;1; ; ; –2000;; vice president; Safety
Codes and Standards ;2000–0; ;; senior vice president; Standards and Certification
;200; –11;; and governor ;2012–1; ;. He oversaw the implementation of several key initiatives
including the realignment of the ; ; -year-old ; P. C organization; the elimination
of the codes and standards addenda subscription service; with a resultant
two-year edition cycle for the ; P. C; the use of a single mark for eCuipment under the
conformity assessment program now that ASME codes and standards are accepted in
more than 100 countries; thus replacing the 22 specific marks that had been an inherent
feature since 1; 20; and the expansion of authorized inspection agency eligibility to better
support the global growth of the Society;s Conformity Assessment programs.
Hrubala;s article titled “Codes to Live ; y; was published in the ;une 200; issue of
! /-2an3-al !n13n//!3n1 magazine; which commemorated the 12; th anniversary of
ASME Codes and Standards. He gave a keynote presentation titled “ASME ; oiler and
Pressure . essel Code System; Now and ; eyond; at the ; ; th ; eneral Meeting ;2010;
of The National ; oard of ; oiler and Pressure . essel Inspectors; and another titled
“ASME;s Impact on ; lobal Safety; at the National ; oard;s ; ; th ; eneral Meeting
;201; ;. Hrubala is currently assisting several state departments and ;urisdictional
authorities on proposed legislative changes so they are consistent with current procedures
and practices under ASME Qualifications for Authorized Inspection ;QAI-1-
201; ;. He received a Dedicated Service Award from ASME in 200; .
Hrubala has been an active member of The National ; oard of ; oiler and Pressure
. essel Inspectors since 1; ; ; . He is Cualified as an ASME authorized nuclear inspector
supervisor; and a European - nion notified body inspector and auditor; and approved
as a boiler; pressure vessel and nuclear inspector by the South African National
Accreditation System; and as an inspector by ;apan;s Ministry of Health; Labour and
Welfare.
Hrubala earned his bachelor;s and master;s degrees in education from Eastern
Kentucky - niversity; Richmond; in 1; ; ; and 1; ; ; ; respectively.
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