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About Randal Ferman

Randal Ferman has more than 47 years’ experience in the pump industry. He is a registered Professional Engineer in both California and Texas.

During his 32 years with Flowserve, a global pump manufacturer, his responsibilities covered a broad range of engineering assignments. He is presently Principal, Ekwestrel Engineering LLC, in Austin, Texas, providing services on new and existing pumping equipment and systems.

Randal's clients span a range of industries including oil & gas, electric power generation, water, wastewater, solids handling, pump manufacturing, engineering and construction, energy efficiency, pipeline transportation, and pump service and repair.

Impressionistic Maintenance of Piping and Valve Complex

22 Mar 2024

Design for Minimum Flow

“…Recirculation for pump minimum flow should not be an afterthought….”

12 Jun 2023

Empowering Pumps & Industry Conference, November 8-9, 2023, The Water Tower, Buford, Georgia

Link: EPIC 2023 – Empowering Pumps and Equipment

Two businesspeople standing on the south shore of the Colorado River in downtown Austin shaking hands, symbolic of mutual trust.

25 May 2023

Ethics in Engineering – The Element of Trust

Trust is the unseen ‘glue’ that binds together our social order. Trust is a vital element in relationships, in families, in sports, in business, in government and world affairs, or in virtually any facet of society where people interact and work together. Business and Economics The business workplace with all its various channels of communication […]

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28 Mar 2022

Ethics and the Engineer in Practice – Part 2

In Part 1, I presented a series of real-world ethical situations that an engineer might be faced with. In this Part 2, I discuss the general categories of morals, ethics, professional rules, and business codes of conduct. As guidance, I pose a list of questions to help guide the engineer in making ethical decisions. And […]

Test Engineer

23 Feb 2022

Ethics and the Engineer in Practice – Part 1

If you are a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in at least one of the 50 U.S. states, you have consented to abide by rules of ethical conduct in engineering practice. The same holds true for professional engineering organizations internationally. If you are employed by a medium-to-large size company or corporation, there is a good chance […]

Two horses pull a pair of denim jeans

14 Apr 2021

An Engineer’s View of the Two Horse Brand

Decades back I recall our pump company dress code was relaxed for a weekly “Casual Friday.” I estimate this dress code accommodation occurred in the late 1980’s or early 1990’s time frame. However, denim jeans were specifically excluded. The overly casual appearance of denim jeans would not be appropriate in view of business visitors showing […]

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