Chantz has spent the last eight years conducting full-scale testing and analysis to develop and validate integrity assessments and remediation methods for the midstream oil and gas industry. At ADV Integrity, Chantz is the Director of the Destructive Testing Group and specializes in full-scale test design. Chantz also has expertise in the integrity assessment, inspection, and testing of composite pipe products and has led multiple joint industry projects in these areas. He is an active member of the American Petroleum Institute committees for the manufacture and integrity management spoolable reinforced plastic line pipe. Chantz received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical engineering from Montana State University and is a licensed professional engineer.