Welcome, and thank you for your interest in Apex CCS.
I’m Louis C. Rizzo, Founder and Principal Consultant of Apex Corrosion & Construction Solutions. I founded Apex after more than 25 years in corrosion control, protective coatings, construction quality, and nuclear quality assurance. Apex provides owners, EPCs, contractors, utilities, and asset managers with independent technical expertise for complex, high-consequence projects.
My technical background includes field engineering, construction quality, and project leadership roles with Bechtel and Fluor on nuclear, power-generation, critical-infrastructure, and NASA programs. My experience extends across the United States, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East and includes specification development, corrosion surveys, failure analysis, repair procedures, quality oversight, and corrective-action planning.
In addition to my technical background, I have held executive and commercial-management responsibilities involving contract administration, cost and schedule performance, production planning, subcontractor oversight, change management, risk mitigation, and project closeout. This experience allows me to evaluate technical issues in the context of contractual obligations, financial exposure, constructability, and their effect on overall project delivery.
I have also been appointed to serve as Chair of ASTM International Subcommittee D33.12 on Tank Coatings and Linings, contributing technical leadership to the development and maintenance of industry standards for protective coating and lining systems.
Apex applies this experience to project planning, specification development, failure investigations, NQA-1 program support, Commercial-Grade Dedication (CGD), field problem resolution, project recovery, and independent quality oversight. Every assignment is approached with sound technical judgment, practical field experience, and defensible documentation.
Technical expertise matters, but trust is what holds a project together. Trust is earned by communicating openly, raising concerns early, reporting findings honestly, and honoring every commitment. Apex CCS was built on that principle: protect the client’s interests, tell the truth even when the conversation is difficult, and deliver work that can be relied upon long after the project is complete.
Safety, quality, technical integrity, and confidentiality are central to every Apex assignment.
Reduced Rework. Audit-Ready Programs. Defensible Records.
If your project requires experienced technical direction, practical problem-solving, or independent quality oversight, I welcome the opportunity to discuss it.
Louis C. Rizzo
Founder & Principal Consultant
Apex CCS
MEET LOUIS RIZZO
Founder and Principal Consultant of Apex CCS, Louis C. Rizzo brings 25+ years of global experience across nuclear, bridges, tanks, pipelines, power plants, and marine structures.
Credentials:
AMPP Senior Certified Coatings Inspector #15732
AMPP Instructor and Peer Reviewer
Chair, ASTM International Subcommittee D33.12 on Tank Coatings and Linings
ANSI N45.2.6/ASME NQA-1 Level III Qualified
AMPP Nuclear Power Plant Training for Coating Inspectors
Professional Memberships
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
ASTM International
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Career Highlights:
Senior Project Manager
Lead Field Engineer on NASA ML2 Tower with Bechtel
QC Nuclear Engineer at Plant Vogtle (Westinghouse AP1000s)
Contracts Management under Bechtel
Nuclear Coatings and NQA-1 experience
Domestic and International Project Leadership
Subject Matter Expert for global coating surveys and failure analysis (US, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia)
Instructor for NACE International across North America and overseas
“Fewer reworks. Clean audits. Records you can defend.”
MEET JON R. CAVALLO,
PE, (ME, MA) FASTM
Senior Nuclear Coatings & Corrosion Consultant
Chairman of the ASTM D33 Committee
Jon R. Cavallo brings more than five decades of experience in corrosion engineering, protective coatings, nuclear coatings, surface preparation, materials engineering, quality, and project management. His career has included leadership and technical consulting roles supporting nuclear power facilities, industrial coating and lining projects, surface-preparation technologies, and complex corrosion-control programs.
Jon is a registered Professional Engineer and a Fellow of ASTM International. He served as Chairman of ASTM Committee D33 on Protective Coating and Lining Work for Power Generation Facilities from 2004 through 2010 and later served on the committee’s certification programs. His qualifications include NACE Certified Coating Inspector Level 3 with Nuclear and Bridge Endorsements, BIRNCS Senior Nuclear Coating Specialist, and NBR Certified Nuclear Coatings Engineer. He has also served as a lead instructor for the NACE Coating Inspector Program and as an examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program.
His professional background includes senior positions with UESI Nuclear Services, Emercon Services, Corrosion Control Consultants & Labs, S.G. Pinney & Associates, Metalweld, and Stone & Webster. His nuclear experience includes materials engineering and coating responsibilities associated with the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station, along with decades of consulting for nuclear and industrial clients.
Jon began his technical career in the United States Navy, serving in the Naval Nuclear Power Program and as a Vietnam veteran. He later earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology, graduating cum laude from Northeastern University, and completed advanced studies in cold-regions engineering, engineering project management, corrosion prevention, highway-bridge rehabilitation, finance, and value engineering.
At Apex CCS, Jon provides senior technical guidance in corrosion engineering, nuclear and industrial coating systems, surface preparation, specifications, inspection programs, failure investigations, coating qualification, and the resolution of complex technical problems. His depth of experience and long-standing involvement in industry standards give Apex clients access to engineering judgment developed across every level of the protective-coatings industry.