Coco to Present: “A Framework for Evaluating Unmanned Aerial Systems-Based Inspections in Critical Infrastructure”
The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors (NBBI) is pleased to announce that Paul Coco will serve as a General Session speaker on May 11 during the 94th General Meeting in Denver, Colorado.
Coco joined HSB in January 2014 and currently serves as a senior engineer in the Codes and Standards group, where he provides technical support for nuclear construction and inservice activities in accordance with ASME Section III and Section XI and their associated conformity assessment programs.
He also develops and delivers technical training on nuclear construction, inservice inspection, international codes, and regulatory requirements, and supports the HSB NQA Services Program. Coco serves as the technical lead for HSB’s remote inspection initiatives, third-party nuclear and ISO 19443 inspections, and emerging renewable technology efforts.
Coco began his professional career in the U.S. Navy, serving from 2002 to 2010. As a Reactor Mechanical Division Officer and Training Officer aboard a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, he was responsible for the safe operation of the ship’s nuclear power plant. From 2007 to 2010, he served in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the U.S. Naval Academy, where he taught Applied Engineering Thermodynamics for Naval Applications as a military professor.
Following his military service, Coco joined the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission as a reactor operations engineer. In that role, he conducted detailed technical reviews of nuclear license applications for compliance with federal codes and standards and performed quality assurance inspections of domestic and international vendors supplying nuclear safety-related components.
Coco holds a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy, a Master of Engineering Management, and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Maryland, holds an NBBI Authorized Inspector (AI) Commission and an Authorized Nuclear Inspector (N) Endorsement, and is an active member of several ASME Section III committees.
More information about the General Meeting is available here.
See you in Denver!