Brindley Engineering Announces addition of Jim Woodard to Houston, TX team
BE adds Mechanical Integrity and Fitness-For-Service Subject Matter Expert
LISLE, IL and Houston, TX August 2025 —Brindley Engineering, one of Chicago and the Gulf Coast’s world-class multi-disciplined inspection, engineering, procurement, and construction advising firms announced the addition of Jim Woodard as Mechanical Integrity and Fitness-For-Service subject matter expert. This is an important milestone for the talent and growth story of Brindley Engineering, an innovative, tech-forward engineering firm founded with a vision to provide the highest level of service and client experience in the industry.
“Brindley Engineering has an incredible focus on reliability programs,” said Tom Brindley, founder and president. “Jim is the most experienced and knowledgeable reliability engineer I’ve ever met. He is an integral part of our mechanical department and fuels our executional strength.”
Woodard brings a robust 34-year background in the engineering procurement construction world overseeing technical services, an engineering role with specialization that many companies do not have in house. Services include material selection, metallurgy, corrosion, welding engineering, and mechanical engineering.
“Brindley Engineering’s maintenance program experience adds tremendous value to our capital project work and sets us apart. The inspections, reliability initiatives and client communication that we execute in maintenance translate very well to capital project work,” said Woodard. “Our team’s extensive field experience gives Brindley Engineering a deep understanding of constructability and how equipment needs to operate for maximum success.”
Something that drew Woodard to Brindley Engineering aside from the differentiated offerings is the corporate values that Brindley has in place. “Our people are real, and our values are real,” said Woodard. “Brindley attracts a very specific person – helpful, curious, smart and collaborative – I love working at a company like this.”
Brindley Engineering is known for its great company culture. With a very low turnover rate, it’s no secret that leadership has created an environment that fosters a healthy and fun work environment. Enjoying the people you work with is very important to everyone at Brindley, and everyone is looking to help the company grow towards its strategic vision, including adding new services and expanding its geographic footprint.
Woodard has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lamar University and is Certified in API 1169, API 510, API 570, API 571, API 577, and API 653. He is also ASNT Level III Certified, AWS CWI and AWS SCWI certified.
About Brindley Engineering
Brindley Engineering is a multi-disciplined inspection, engineering, procurement, and construction solutions firm with offices in Lisle (Chicago), IL, Houston, TX, and a continual presence in Corpus Christi, TX, Lake Charles, LA, Wichita, KS, and Whiting, IN. We have worked in 29 states and 8 countries on four continents.Brindley Engineering was founded by President Tom Brindley, P.E., in 2004. After years in the field, Brindley saw a growing need to improve reliability and decrease overall infrastructure life cycle costs. Brindley Engineering analyzes, designs, and advises on the challenges of aging, mission-critical infrastructure, for capital and maintenance projects, reliability initiatives, and construction solutions.
Brindley Engineering serves clients in a variety of industries includingOil & Gas Extraction and Pre-Processing (Upstream), Pipelines and Terminals (Midstream), Petroleum Refining (Downstream), Gas Processing, Chemical Plants, Petrochemical Plants, Power Plants, Pharmaceuticals, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Water Treatment, Steel Mills, etc…
Brindley Engineering values people, culture, respect and commitment. As part of the Brindley Engineering brand, you’ll often hear people say “BE Together” – at BE there are shared values about culture, diversity of thought, family, flexibility, hard work, leadership, and mutual respect. BE employees support each other in an environment where everyone matters.
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