JMEverett NDE Level III
NDT.org Member Since: 2009
Added: 11/9/2009
Last Updated: 11/9/2009
State:
FL Florida
Country:
United States
Status:
I am willing to Travel.
I need a job as soon as possible.
I prefer temp jobs.
I prefer permanent jobs.
Certifications
American Society for Nondestructive Testing:
NDT Level III – Ultrasonic Testing (certificate # 16595).
American Welding Society:
Certified Welding Inspector (certificate # 01030391).
Electric Power Research Institute:
Manual And Automated UT Detection Of IGSCC. Manual And Automated UT
Sizing Of Planar Flaws. Manual UT Of Weld Overlays. NDE Instructor – (ASME
Section XI Appendix 7).
Education
Electric Power Research Institute:
Detection Of IGSCC, Flaw Sizing, And Weld Overlay UT Examination Courses.
Microbiological Influenced Corrosion Assessment Course.
NDE Instructors Course.
Real Educational Services:
AWS Certified Welding Inspector Preparation Course.
General Electric:
GERIS 2000 Automated UT Data Acquisition And Analysis System.
Amdata:
Intraspect-98 Automated UT Data Acquisition And Analysis System.
Ebasco Services, Inc.:
Flaw Evaluation & Characterization To ASME Section XI Acceptance Standards.
Westinghouse:
Radiographic Film Interpretation.
Spartan School Of Aeronautics:
Diploma – Non-Destructive Testing (Eddy Current, Liquid Penetrant, Magnetic
Particle, Radiography, and Ultrasonic Testing Methods).
Employer Provided/Sponsored:
NDT Levels I & II – (ET, MT, PT, UT, VT-in-service, VT-welding methods).
Experience
09/06 – 02/07 Gamesa Wind US Fairless Hills, PA
NDE Level III
Technical lead for the performance, evaluation, and reporting of ultrasonic,
liquid penetrant, and visual tests. The inspections were conducted on welds
and shell sections that form the towers which support electrical generation
wind turbines. Additional responsibilities include the training of NDE
personnel and administration of technical procedures and certification written
practice.
01/05 – 10/05 Hillman Engineering. Pompano Beach, FL
Project Manager
Performed field oversight, client billing review and technical reports for local
structural / civil engineering firm specializing in residential and business
concrete restoration, roofing, and architectural design.
09/03 – 01/05 Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. Sunrise, FL
Specialist / NDE Level III
Technical lead on field projects. Developed procedures and performed and
analyzed the results of advanced ultrasonic tests (AUT) including UT Time-
Of-Flight-Diffraction (TOFD) conducted to determine the serviceability of
critical welds and components. The AUT included fully automated / digitized
techniques, as well as conventional approaches with standardized flaw
detection equipment. I am knowledgeable in the procedures, techniques, and
equipment to perform and analyze the results of multi-element focused
linear phased array and focused annular array UT for incipient creep damage
including Type 4 in girth welds, as well as thermal fatigue damage and the
like affecting steam header ligaments and stub tube welds. Well versed in
current technologies and applications to assess steam turbine rotors, disks,
blades, and retaining rings, as well as tube oxide scale measurements and
hydrogen damage in boiler tubes.
09/02 – 09/03 ALSTOM Power Chattanooga, TN
NDT Field Engineer
Condition assessment activities including the performance, analysis, and
reporting of conventional and AUT of critical components and high-pressure
steam piping welds in fossil fuel power plants.
03/02 – 09/03 TMP Worldwide (General Electric) Charlotte, NC
NDT Consultant
Performed AUT of similar and dissimilar weld specimens, which contained
implanted flaws. The automated UT was conducted to establish a fingerprint
of each specimen, as required under the ASME Section XI Appendix 8
performance demonstration initiative (PDI). All duties were conducted at the
Electric Power Research Institute, Charlotte, NC.
08/00 – 03/02 Baker Testing Services, Inc. Troutman, NC
General Manager
Established subsidiary NDT office and laboratory with primary market focus
on specialized and advanced UT services (e.g. TOFD); conventional NDT
support services (e.g. MT, PT, UT, VT, and CWI); application implementation &
technique development; NDT training; and quality oversight & technical
consultation. Conducted sales & marketing of NDT services that included
presentations & demonstrations, new client solicitations, and brochure
development. Managed, hired, and trained technical personnel &
administrative staff. Reviewed, recommended, and approved major & minor
equipment purchases. Performed bid specification reviews, pricing
determinations, and proposal/quote preparation & approvals. Managed field
services operations in support of clients in a wide range of industries that
included power generation/utility, chemical, petro-chemical, construction,
medical, and food production. Devised and implemented unique NDT
solutions and strategies, which included UT TOFD & automated UT, to support
clients faced with critical equipment concerns and fitness-for-
purpose/service decisions.
Certifications: ASNT NDT Level III (16595), AWS CWI (01030391), and NDT
Level II (ASNT snt-tc-1a) in MT and PT.
Training: Certified Welding Inspector, preparatory – Real Educational
Services.
08/95–08/00 AEA Technology Engineering Services, Inc. Mooresville,
NC
Manager – NDE Services
Corporate NDE Level III. Trained and certified NDE personnel. Prepared,
reviewed, and approved NDE procedures. Technical lead & project
management of advanced UT services that included applications for TOFD,
automated & digital imaging, phased/focus beam, and gridless
erosion/corrosion surveys of welds and materials in high-energy systems
(e.g. vessels & piping) and rotating equipment (e.g. electrical & steam
turbines). NDE technique development to fulfill client-specific engineering
and quality requirements. Sales and marketing, proposal/quote preparation,
and cost estimates. Certifications: ASNT NDT Level III (16595) and company
UT Level III (ASNT snt-tc-1a). Training: GERIS UT Data Acquisition System –
General Electric.
01/88 – 08/95 Tennessee Valley Authority Chattanooga, TN
NDE Specialist/Level III
Trained and certified NDE personnel. Prepared and reviewed NDE procedures.
Advanced UT examinations that utilized the Amdata I-98 automated/digital
imaging system for the detection and sizing of IGSCC. Conventional NDT
examinations that included MT, PT, UT, and VT. Level III oversight and
monitoring of quality personnel for procedural/program compliance. Flow
Accelerated Corrosion program specialist for NDE assessments. ASME Section
XI, Appendix 8 PDI committee and working group member: key participant in
1) the generation & issuance of the ferritic and austenitic weld generic
procedures, and 2) the Report of Utility & Contractor Surveys of Personnel
And Equipment Resources. Certifications: ASNT NDT Level III (16595), TVA
Level III (ASNT snt-tc-1a) in UT, MT, PT, and VT-in-service & VT-welding;
and certified NDE Instructor. Training: UT Manual and Automated Detection,
Sizing, & Weld Overlay Of IGSCC – EPRI NDE Center; M.I.C. Assessment – EPRI;
NDE Instructor – EPRI; Flaw Evaluation & Characterization to ASME Section XI
Acceptance Standards – TVA.
12/83 – 01/88 Ebasco Services, Inc. Lyndhurst, NJ
NDE Specialist
Trained and certified NDE personnel. Performed conventional NDT
examinations that included ET, MT, PT, UT, and VT. Conducted Level III
oversight and monitoring of quality personnel for procedural/program
compliance. Functioned as Flow Accelerated Corrosion program specialist for
NDE assessments, as well as contract project manager &/or field coordinator
for ASME Section XI pre-service and in-service inspections conducted at
various utility nuclear power plants. Certifications: Ebasco NDE Level III (ASNT
snt-tc-1a) in UT, MT, and PT; and NDE Level II in VT-in-service. Training:
UT Manual Detection Of IGSCC – EPRI; Flaw Evaluation & Characterization to
ASME Section XI Acceptance Standards – Ebasco.
12/82 – 12/83 Virginia Power Co. North Anna Nuclear Power Station
Lead NDE Technician
Supervised contractor NDE personnel. Conducted conventional NDT
examinations that included ET, MT, PT, UT, and VT-in-service.
Determined/identified regulatory requirements and technical attributes to be
followed during performance of ASME Section XI code & balance-of-plant
NDE inspections. Certifications: VEPCO NDE Level II (ASNT snt-tc-1a) in UT,
MT, PT, and VT-in-service. Training: Radiographic Film Interpretation –
Westinghouse.
10/80 – 12/82 Virginia Corporation of Richmond Richmond, VA
NDE Technician
Conducted conventional NDT examinations that included ET, MT, PT, UT, and
VT-in-service at various nuclear and fossil power stations. Certifications:
VCR NDE Level I & II (ASNT snt-tc-1a) in UT, MT, PT, and VT-in-service.
Training: NDE Level I & II in MT, PT, UT, and VT - VCR.