2023 - Alex Lau

Consultant
Baytek International

Alex T. Lau is the Chairman of ASTM D02.94
Subcommittee on Quality Assurance and
Statistics, D02.01.0B on Precision, and Vice Chair
of Subcommittee D02.25 on Validation of Process
Stream Analyzer Systems. He has over 40 years
experience in Petroleum Refining Industry. An
ASTM International member since 1990, he is also
an active member of Committees E11 on Quality
and Statistics. He retired from Imperial Oil,
Canada (an ExxonMobil affiliate), and formed his
own consulting company (TCL-Consulting). His
career focus specialized in gasoline and diesel fuel
blending, direct blend to pipeline and ships, online process analyzer applications, statistical
techniques for quality assurance and process
improvement, development and implementation of industry standards.

He is the recipient of the ASTM International Award of Merit, ASTM D02 Scroll of Achievement,
and several Awards of Excellence. Lau was cited "for outstanding contributions in Committee
D02 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants and Coordinating Subcommittee D02.94 on Quality
Assurance and Statistics toward standards development, both as an individual contributor and
leader."

He graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor's degree in Applied Science and
Engineering Physics. Outside of ASTM International, Lau is a member of the Professional
Engineers of Ontario (PEO) and the American Society for Quality (ASQ). He is a registered
Professional Engineer in Ontario, Canada, and an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer. He is also the
Convener of ISO TC28/WG2 on Statistics.