UNITED FOR METALSIndependent metals industry consultants
Your go-to source for project help

Decades of metals industry experience, united around your project.

Engineering, project management, planning, plant upgrades, feasibility studies and claims support for melt shops, rolling mills, coil processing lines, production optimization, water systems and more.

Project ManagementRolling TechnologyStructural DesignMechanical DesignWater SystemsClaims & 3-D Models

Experienced people. Practical project support.

United For Metals brings together independent consultants with decades of shared experience on greenfield and plant-upgrade projects. The team works as an extension of the owner's organization, with a focus on practical solutions, cost effectiveness and knowledge transfer.

40+ yearsCollective histories serving major metals producers.
Full lifecycleFeasibility, design, procurement, construction, commissioning and claims.
IndependentSpecialist expertise without the overhead of a large engineering organization.

Meet the partners

Each consultant has a dedicated page with contact information, experience and representative capabilities.

Peter M. Elliott, P. Eng. headshot
Project Management

Peter M. Elliott, P. Eng.

Metals-industry project leadership, construction management and integrated project execution.

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Naum M. Kaplan, M.S.E.E., M.B.A. headshot
Rolling Technology

Naum M. Kaplan, M.S.E.E., M.B.A.

Production optimization, rolling mills, process lines, controls and commissioning.

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Structural Design

George L. Wick, P.E.

Industrial structures, material handling, crane systems, foundations and docks.

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Marco Vaccari, P.E. headshot
Structural Design

Marco Vaccari, P.E.

Finite-element structural analysis and complex industrial steel structures.

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Bruce J. Warnix, P.E. headshot
Mechanical Design

Bruce J. Warnix, P.E.

Steel-plant equipment design, maintenance, evaluation and re-engineering.

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Water Systems

Thomas F. Schumacher, P.E.

Industrial water, wastewater, cooling and process-water system design.

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Claims & 3-D Models

Len Belliveau, M.S.

Forensic analysis, construction claims resolution, geotechnical work and 4-D modeling.

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Single Contract

United Partners & Contractors, Inc.

Integrated project and construction-management services through a single contract.

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Shared project experience

The consultants have collectively served major metals producers including Nucor, U.S. Steel, AK Steel, SSAB, ATI Metals, Alcoa, Kaiser Aluminum, Outokumpu Stainless, Severstal and the Ellwood Group, as well as process-equipment suppliers such as SMS, Danieli-United, AEG-Cegelec, Tippins, Pomini and Morgan.

One example of combined teamwork was the Outokumpu Stainless melt shop in Calvert, Alabama, where team members contributed leadership, structural engineering, infrastructure engineering, 3-D modeling, cooling-water design and claims-resolution support.