NDE
NDT.org Member Since: 2009
Added: 10/24/2009
Last Updated: 10/24/2009
State:
NC North Carolina
Country:
United States
Status:
I am willing to Travel.
Currently working but always looking.
I am willing to work overseas.
I prefer permanent jobs.
Certifications
Current; ASNT Level III UT,RT PT, MT
http://www.asnt.org/certification/cert/certdetail.cfm?
id=22021
Prior Certifications; API 510, AWS CWI
Automated PDI; Supplement 4 and 6 Detection and Sizing
Education
University of Buffalo - BA Economics 1980
Schenectady County Community College - AAS NDT 1984
Experience
Director 1 Corporate NDE Level III
August 2008- Present
Fluor
Greenville, South Carolina
Managing the Fluor NDE program (training, testing and
certifying Fluor NDE staff). Taking the lead on resolving
all NDE issues encountered on Fluor construction projects
worldwide. Activities included traveling to international
or domestic project locations to troubleshoot NDE problems,
perform NDE vendor surveillance, verification that NDE
vendor staff are in compliance with code or procedural
requirements, validation of NDE techniques, development of
corrective actions. (Russia, Qatar, Netherlands, United
Kingdom and the US)
Consultant (Applications Development)
March 2007 – August 2008
Structural Integrity Associates
Charlotte, North Carolina
Responsible for the development of Phased Array procedures
for ultrasonic inspections of piping/component welds in
fossil and Nuclear power plants. This included manual and
automated Phased Array techniques utilized on EPRI PDI
(Performance Demonstration Initiative) Qualifications.
Project Manager
May 2005 – March 2007
EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute)
Charlotte, North Carolina
Coauthored ten EPRI publications relating ultrasonic
inspections of Nuclear plant dissimilar welds and
development of strategies to optimize exam code coverage.
NDE Level III
March 2003 – April 2005
Wesdyne (Contract)
Waltz Mill, Pennsylvania
Cognizant Level III on PWR (Pressure Water Reactor) top head
CRDM (control rod drive mechanism) ultrasonic TOFD
inspections, performed data analysis and prepared associated
final evaluation reports. (US and Japan)
NDE Level III
*August 1994 – April 1999
* May 2002 - January 2005
General Electric Inspection Services (contract)
Huntersville, North Carolina
Responsible for the data analysis of automated ultrasonic
nuclear reactor pressure vessel weld inspections and the
preparation of associated final reports. (US and Japan).
Activities included detecting, sizing and the disposition of
ultrasonic indications (aspect ratio calculations).
Wrote technical training documents and provided automated
ultrasonic data analysis training.
NDE Level III
September 1996 – May 1997
Cooper Nuclear Station
Brownville, Nebraska
Planned and executed NDE ISI and corrosion monitoring outage
activities at Cooper Nuclear Station (Nebraska Public Power
District).
NDE Project Manager/Technical Lead
*September 1996 – May 1997
*August 1989 – August 1994
CTI Inc.
Martinez, California
Planned, managed and executed automated ultrasonic
inspections of storage tanks, pressure vessels and
pipelines in Alaska and the western US.
NDE Project Manager/Technical Lead
October 1985 - August 1989
Combustion Engineering/Amdata (contract)
Windsor, Connecticut
Planned, managed and executed automated and manual
ultrasonic inspections of fossil power plant components
(boilers, piping and headers).
*Various domestic and international projects.
Education
SUNY University of Buffalo
Buffalo, New York,
BA Economics
Schenectady County Community College
Schenectady, New York
A.A.S (G.P.A. 3.88
Additional Training
Copper Nuclear Station
BWR System Training
Current Certifications;
ASNT Level III UT, RT, PT, MT
Automated PDI Supplements 4 and 6 Detection and Sizing
(Reactor Pressure Vessel)
Prior Certifications;
API 510
AWS CWI
PDI Qualified RPV Automated Ultrasonic Testing, detection
and sizing
Working knowledge of the following Codes
ASME; Sections I, V, VIII, IX, XI,
B31.1, B31.3
API; 1104, 650
AWS; D1.1
CSA W59
Skills;
Microsoft Office Suite
Autocad
OmniScan
Tomoview/Ultravision
Comments
Dedicated high performing degreed NDE professional with over
28 years of experience who can develop strategies to
efficiently trouble shoot and execute solutions to complex
issues on critical projects worldwide.
I am seeking a dynamic Level III management technologist
position with an international firm that draws on my ability
to develop strategies that produces timely effective
solutions.