M&B Team

Our Team
Our engineering team comprises a unique cross-section of talented individuals specializing in consistently providing customers with efficient and economical problem-solving solutions. We have the engineering depth and skills diversity to solve your equipment problems quickly and cost-effectively.

Stanley R. Bognatz, P.E., CMRP srb@mbesi.com	Stan has over 25 years of Rotating Machinery & Reliability analysis experience in power generation, petrochemical, pulp/paper, and wastewater facilities. Prior to founding M&B Engineered Solutions, he managed and staffed GE / Bently Nevada’s Machinery Diagnostic Services (MDS) and Asset Care teams for almost 20 years. He specializes in critical rotating machinery analysis & inspection, balancing of large turbo-machinery trains, modal & ODS analysis, optical & laser alignment, predictive maintenance, oil analysis and thermography. Stan has authored & presented many technical papers, covering topics such as diagnostic techniques, modal analysis, optical alignment, condition monitoring systems integration, and lube oil analysis. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University in 1985, and a Masters Degree in Business Administration (Finance) from Wilkes University in 2009. He is a registered Professional Engineer (License #PE-042387E)) and a Surveyor-In-Training in the State of Pennsylvania. Stan is Six Sigma Green Belt certified, having performed customer-based reliability improvement projects. He is also a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Vibration Institute (Level 3 Analyst), and is a Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) through the Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals (SMRP).
Timothy S. Irwin, P.E. tsi@mbesi.com	Tim has over 25 years of experience in performing maintenance and diagnostics on Rotating Machinery. He has worked as both a Customer and a Customer Service Engineer regarding all aspects of maintaining Rotating Machinery Reliability and Performance. His experience with Siemens as a Turbine Generator Field Engineer, with Seminole Electric as a Mechanical Engineer for a large fossil powerhouse, and with GE / Bently Nevada as a Machinery Diagnostic Engineer, has provided a very well rounded background in small to large rotating equipment. He specializes in Vibration Diagnostics, Predictive Maintenance Program support, and Machinery Inspections and Refurbishment work scope development. Tim is Six Sigma Green Belt certified and has performed internal and customer oriented projects. Tim earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1985. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Florida. He is also a member of the Vibration Institute, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and Society for Manufacturing and Reliability Professionals.
Michael E. Troutman mike.troutman@mbesi.com	Mike has extensive experience in the area of design and installation for machinery monitoring and management systems on rotating machinery. His background includes installations in the power generation (coal and nuclear), petrochemical, chemical, pulp/paper, wastewater, and LNG industries. He has specialized in project management, mechanical and electrical implementation designs, hardware installation and commissioning, for a large variety of units, from turbine generators, gas turbines, pumps, compressors, fans, etc. With over 11 years in the industry within GE/Bently Nevada’s Site Management division, Mike has a large design and installation experience base. He earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (BEME) from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1999. Mike is Six Sigma certified, and is a member of the Vibration Institute and the Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals.
Todd J. Cottano	Todd has over 15 years of practical industrial machinery field experience in Vibration Diagnostics, Multi-Plane Balancing, Plant Asset Management and Predictive Maintenance (PdM). Following a successful career in the industrial pump sector, Todd spent eight years with Bently Nevada’s Machinery Diagnostic Services (MDS) group as a Machinery Diagnostics Consultant and a Mechanical Team Leader. Todd now focuses on designing Machinery Asset Care, Predictive Maintenance (PdM) and System Optimization programs for increased plant efficiency for our expanding customer base. Todd earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) degree in 1992 from Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge, and is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Matt Cerra	Matt has several years of rotating equipment vibration analysis experience. He specializes in providing Predictive Maintenance vibration & oil analysis surveys, laser alignment, optical alignment, and outage support services.
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