[1] Sims is known as "authority in risk-based technologies, high pressure equipment, mechanical integrity evaluation and Fitness-For-Service analysis, including brittle fracture analysis.
"[2] Born in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, New Jersey, Sims obtained his BSc in engineering in 1963, from the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering.
[2] After his graduation, Sims joined Exxon chemical company,[3] now ExxonMobil, where he served for over 30 years.
He eventually specialized in pressure equipment at the Exxon Research and Engineering Company in Florham Park, New Jersey.
[5] In 2014-2015 he served as president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.