Meet Our Leadership Team

Serving the subcontinent since 2023

Mr. Michael P. McHale

President

Mr. McHale founded McHale & Associates, Inc. in 1995. He has over 35 years of experience in performance testing, thermal analysis and instrumentation and has developed thermal test monitoring and analysis software including programs for conducting performance tests of power plants, long-term plant performance monitoring, plant economic optimization, thermal vacuum tests of space vehicles, thermal control systems, and aircraft electronics testing. Analysis includes development of performance test models, thermo-economic optimizers, as well as finite difference and finite element heat transfer and fluid flow numerical simulations. Instrumentation and control system experience includes specification and review of pressure, thermal, and flow transducers for various projects.

Mr. McHale is a member and former Chair of the ASME Performance Test Codes Standards Committee, Chair of PTC 1 General Instructions, a member of ASME PTC 4.4 Gas Turbine Heat Recovery Steam Generators, a member of ASME PTC 46 Overall Plant Performance, a former member of ASME MFC Measurement of Fluid Flow in Closed Conduits, and the founding Chair and current member of ASME PTC 6.2 Steam Turbines in Combined Cycles. Mr. McHale has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington where he graduated Suma Cum Laude. Mr. McHale is the 2018 recipient of the ASME Performance Test Codes Medal.

Mr. Atul Shukla

Managing Director

Mr. Shukla founded McHale India Pvt. Ltd. in 2023. He has over 19 years of versatile experience in both chemical (fertilizer), and power generation. Functions have ranged from erection & commissioning, operations and maintenance, thermodynamic modeling, onsite and offsite site acceptance test with online plant instruments, PADO software solutions and designing and global performance advisor.

Mr. Shukla is a pioneer in data analysis, performance audits, customer training, and customer relations management. He is presently shortlisted as a CTI-approved engineer for CTI ATC 201 STD for cooling tower certifications globally.

His experience in Power Generation has spanned various performance evaluation and guarantee testing projects, project management, Performance Guarantee testing procedures and report preparation, and instrumentation life cycle management & calibration.

Previously, he has served McHale International as a Principal Performance Engineer on many power plant projects, including cooling tower drift testing and thermal certification testing as per STD 105 & 201 codes. Other experience in Power Generation has spanned project management, Performance Guarantee testing procedure and report preparation, and instrumentation life cycle management & calibration. He also previously served different engineering consultancy firms, such as Steag, and DCS optimization companies like Emerson, testing companies TUV SUD, and owners like Sugar Manufacturing Cogen Plant (Mawana Sugars) and Fertilizer division (KFCL) in his professional journey. He has worked with more than 100 customers worldwide to date.