AMTEC LIMITED - Key Persons
Initially a biochemist, Jane's work with microbes led to an interest in microbial corrosion and she studied for an MSc in Corrosion Engineering at the Corrosion and Protection Centre UMIST, which led to a PhD in Corrosion in 1981, where she applied novel electrochemical test methods to automotive and industrial paint coatings.
Job Titles:
- Honorary Secretary, Trustee and Council Member of the Institute
A Fellow of the Institute of Corrosion, Jane is the current Honorary Secretary, Trustee and Council member of the Institute and is responsible for teaching the "fundamentals of Corrosion for Engineers" course as well as ICorr Paint Inspection to level 3.
Dr Jane Lomas works in the areas of corrosion and coatings, specializing in coating specification; guarantees and paint breakdown & failure problems, together with microbial corrosion. She has worked in collaboration with many of the world's major coatings companies. For the past ten years, Jane has been a Trustee and Council member of the Institute of Corrosion, for whom she runs courses in "Fundamentals of Corrosion for Engineers" and teaches ICorr Paint Inspection courses up to level 3.
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Technical Director
Les Callow (currently 74) is Technical Director of Amtec. He has been working continuously in the fields of corrosion and coatings since 1966, when he took the 2 year corrosion option whilst studying metallurgy at the University of Leeds.
Les has worked as a consultant in corrosion and paint to many multi-national companies across a broad spectrum of industries including construction, civil engineering, transport and pharmaceutical industries. Currently he is especially busy with HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) cases.
Dr Les Callow is specializes in metallurgy and corrosion investigations, involving all of the common metals (including steel, stainless steel, copper and zinc / galvanizing) over a range of industries, including: building and facilities maintenance, HVAC, construction, civil engineering, pharmaceutical, rail and others. He also provides expert witness reports, arbitration and court appearances across all of the above industries in the areas of metallurgy, corrosion and coating failure.