Jeff founded and has been leading Maverick Applied Science, Inc. since 1999.  Jeff is an international expert in nonmetallic equipment for corrosive applications in heavy industry.  Jeff has been specifying, designing, and inspection FRP and dual laminate equipment and piping systems for over 30 years.  Jeff currently leads the ASME Nonmetallic Pressure Piping Systems Standards (NPPS), Subcommittee for FRP Piping, a State-of-the-Art FRP standard, published in 2019.

Tom joined Maverick Applied Science in 2011 as an FRP Inspection Manager.  Tom has grown with the company.  Currently, Tom directs the Field Service Division for Maverick, which includes fabrication shop surveillance, plant maintenance assessment and site quality assurance during construction.  Having 25 years’ experience in the nonmetallic industry, Tom is well respected for his expertise throughout North America and has been a regular speaker at national and international conferences on nonmetallic equipment and corrosion management.  Tom is currently the Chair for the ASME NM.2, Fabrication and Erection Subgroup of the Subcommittee for FRP Piping.

As the company has grown with increasing activity, so has our support team.  Kristie joined the Maverick Team in 2019 as an Accountant.  Kristie comes to Maverick with 25 years of accounting experience.  Kristie has a wide variety of responsibilities including job costing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, tracking of project expenditures and reconciliation of accounts. In her role, Kristie reviews and approves contracts and purchase orders.  Additionally, Kristie manages the company financial database for project and customer tracking and reporting.

James Pierce, is a Mechanical Engineer II for Maverick Applied Science and is an integral part of our MAS Engineering Team. James has a bachelor’s and Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South Florida. James came to Maverick in 2018 and has eight (8) years of engineering, design, inspection, and consulting experience, and is active in the firm’s focus on design, construction and inspection of nonmetallic piping and equipment primarily for the power, pulp & paper, mining, and chemical process industries.

As a mechanical engineer, James is active in Maverick’s engineering group, with a proficiency in advanced analysis, including Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of static and dynamic structures.  Part of James’ many responsibilities are to conduct failure investigations on equipment and components.

Bernadette Saarnio joined Maverick Applied Science as a Mechanical Engineer in July, 2022. She recently graduated from the University of Central Florida with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering and is experienced with Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA). Since joining the team of Maverick engineers, Bernadette has been involved with drafting pipe support drawings for the support division, material testing and failure investigations within Maverick’s laboratory, and pipe stress analysis of various piping systems.