RCP is proud to announce that Mr. Jim Thomas is now associated with the firm. Mr. Thomas worked over 20 years as a senior manager with the Office of Pipeline Safety, including Deputy Director of the national pipeline program and Director of the Southern and Southwest Regions. He was the first pipeline instructor for the Transportation Safety Institute and established the foundation of the DOT pipeline training program. In private industry, he was a Senior Engineer and Storage Field Supervisor with Consumers Power Company. He is a past president of the National Conference of Regulatory Utility Commission Engineers, and has served on the ASME Transportation Committee. He has lectured extensively on pipeline safety issues, and has authored articles for the Journal of Petroleum Technology, Pipeline Industry, and Gas Digest. Please join us in welcoming Mr. Thomas to our growing staff of pipline safety professionals.