Educational Boot Camp & Technical Sessions
The WJTA Conference & Expo is known as a key source of education for contractors, facility/asset owners, and others involved in waterblasting, industrial cleaning and vacuuming, and related services.
The sessions below are open to all participants.
2023 Boot Camp & Technical Session Schedule
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Addressing Employee Turnover in the Waterblast Industry (Room 283)
Frank G. Romito (StoneAge, Inc.)
Frank G. Romito (StoneAge, Inc.)
10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Nozzle Selection for Cleaning Sewer Lines (Room 283)
Rusty Nezat (Nezat Training & Certification)
Rusty Nezat (Nezat Training & Certification)
11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Automation Safety (Room 293)
Danny Richter (USA DeBusk)
Danny Richter (USA DeBusk)
12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Review of Profile Development by Waterjetting (Room 293)
Lydia Frenzel, Ph.D. (Advisory Council)
Lydia Frenzel, Ph.D. (Advisory Council)
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Historical Advances in Waterblasting Pumps (Room 293)
Frank Mullins (Jetstream of Houston, LLP)
Frank Mullins (Jetstream of Houston, LLP)
10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Choosing Brakes for High-Pressure Rotary Tools (Room 293)
Carolina Orssolan (Lemasa)
Carolina Orssolan (Lemasa)
10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Static Protection for Vacuum Truck Operations (Room 293)
Richard Puig (Newson Gale)
Richard Puig (Newson Gale)
11:00 p.m.–11:30 a.m.
How Contractors Can Leverage Automation to Introduce Outcome-Based Pricing (Room 293)
Kelley Crush (StoneAge, Inc.)
Kelley Crush (StoneAge, Inc.)
