Ponce, Sheeron, and Whitman Join National Board

Three new Jurisdiction officials were accepted to the National Board membership at the Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, October 18.

Texas member Luis Ponce served 20 years as a machinist mate in the US Navy and retired as a chief petty officer. In 2003 he became deputy boiler inspector for the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. In 2007 he served as an inspection specialist until assuming his current role of acting chief boiler inspector in 2010.

Pennsylvania member Martin J. Sheeron, Jr. served the US Army, Corp of Engineers, from 1969-1972. From 1968-1995 he was employed by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in various capacities working with high pressure naval boilers. In 1995 he joined the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a boiler inspector and subsequently boiler inspector supervisor, a role he has assumed for over 14 years. Mr. Sheeron also served 14 years as an ASME and National Board review team leader.

Delaware member Robert W. Whitman, Jr. worked for E. I. DuPont deNemours & Company as an engineering specialist from 1972-2004. During that time he was a National Board owner user inspector (1985-2004), VR shop supervisor (1998-2004), and Level II UT and VT (1995-2004). He retired from DuPont after 32 years of service. In 2004 he went to work for the State of Delaware as a senior deputy boiler inspector.