Professional Services Group

Peter Ault – Professional Services Business Unit Manager
(856) 839-2434, pault@elzly.com

Peter Ault is the Professional Services Business Unit Manager for KTA-Tator, Inc. Mr. Ault has been actively involved in various aspects of corrosion control and materials engineering for over 25 years. He began his career performing coating and corrosion research for the Navy and other clients. In subsequent positions, he managed and trained coating inspectors and managed field and
shop coating application businesses. Throughout his career he has studied coatings and corrosion phenomena on a wide variety of structures including ships, bridges, pipelines, storage tanks and historic structures. Since 2006, Mr. Ault has been a principal of Elzly Technology Corporation, an engineering
firm which provides coatings and corrosion consulting services to DoD and other clients. Mr. Ault is an active member of several technical societies including ASNE, SNAME, NACE International, SSPC, ASTM, and NSPE. He is a registered Professional Engineer in New York and New Jersey and holds Coatings Specialist certifications from both NACE and SSPC. Mr. Ault holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA) | Contact Me

William D. Corbett – Chief Operations Officer
(412) 722-0744, bcorbett@kta.com

William D. Corbett is the Chief Operations Officer for KTA-Tator, Inc. He holds an A.D. in Business Administration from Robert Morris University and has been employed by KTA for over 33 years. Mr. Corbett is an SSPC Certified Protective Coatings Specialist, an SSPC Level 3 Certified Protective Coatings Inspector, an SSPC Level 2 Certified Bridge Coatings Inspector and a NACE International Level 3 Certified Coatings Inspector. He was the co-recipient of the SSPC 1992 Outstanding Publication Award, co-recipient of the 2001 JPCL Editor’s Award, received SSPC’s Coatings Education Award in 2006, and the SSPC 2011 John D. Keane Award of Merit. He is the author of the first, second and third editions of the KTA publication, Using Coatings Inspection Instruments. He also authored Chapter 8 of the SSPC Inspection of Coatings and Linings Handbook and co-authored Chapter 6, “Inspection” of the Steel Structures Painting Manual, Volume 1, Good Painting Practice. Mr. Corbett is a member of the ASTM International and SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings, where he is Chair of the Education Committee and the Dry Film Thickness Committee. | Contact Me