Kenneth R. Balkey, P.E.
Vice President, ASME Nuclear Codes and Standards
Chair, ASME Board on Nuclear Codes and Standards
Consulting Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Company LLC

Mr. Balkey is Vice President, ASME Nuclear Codes and Standards for a term of office from June 2005 – June 2008. He also serves as Chair, ASME Board on Nuclear Codes and Standards, where he is currently leading the implementation of ASME Continuity and Change initiatives, including the use of the Balanced Scorecard approach. Mr. Balkey is a Consulting Engineer with Westinghouse Electric Company in Pittsburgh, PA with over 33 years of service in the nuclear power industry, and his company has successfully utilized Balanced Scorecard measures for more than 5 years. He has produced more than 100 publications and documents relating to risk evaluations of the integrity of nuclear power plant piping, vessels and structures, and the performance of components using state of the art probabilistic assessment techniques.

Mr. Balkey also serves as a Senior Technical Advisor to the ASME Innovative Technologies Institute LLC, providing consultation on the development of guidance for Risk Analysis and Management for Critical Asset Protection (RAMCAP), working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Mr. Balkey served as Chair of major ASME Research efforts on risk-informed inspection and testing supported by more than 15 international organizations and exceeding $1 million of financial support that he helped to raise for the Society. He has actively supported the efforts of the Pressure Vessel & Piping, Safety Engineering & Risk Analysis, and Nuclear Engineering Divisions of ASME over the past 25 years, and he has organized and conducted ASME Education and Training Courses related to his field of expertise.

Mr. Balkey earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh.