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frank rutledge

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State: TX Texas
Country: United States
Status:
I am willing to Travel.
I am on a job and will finish soon.
Currently working but always looking.
I prefer temp jobs.
I prefer permanent jobs.
Certifications
Authorized Inspector - Pressure Equipment - Certified API
510
Authorized Inspector - Process Piping - Certified API 570
Occupational Safety & Health Professional
Occupational Safety & Health Manager
Occupational Safety & Health Specialist
Occupational Safety & Health Supervisor
Occupational Safety & Health Trainer
Safety Committee / Team Leader
Safety Committee / Team Member
Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)
Certified Level II Magnetic Particle (MT)
Certified Level II Penetrate (PT)
Certified Level II Radiography Film Interpretation (RTFI)
Certified Level II Visual (VT)
Positive Material Identification Training
Certified Boilermaker - National Center for Construction
Education and Research
Certified Pipefitter - NCCER
Certified Crane Operator - NCCER
Certified Rigger - NCCER

MISC.
TWIC - valid until Feb. 07, 2014
SafeGulf / IADC Rig Pass
Water Survival / HUET / METS
Confined Space certification
Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree Equivalent With 15+ years
experience, certifications and OTJ Training.
IADC RIG PASS® HSE Orientation Program with Offshore
Endorsement
Safe Gulf Training
Water Survival / HUET / METS
132-Hour Occupational Safety & Health Professional Program
48-Hour Occupational Safety & Health Manager Program
44-Hour Occupational Safety & Health Specialist Program
36-Hour Occupational Safety & Health Supervisor Program
36-Hour Occupational Safety & Health Trainer Program
36-Hour Safety Committee/Team Leader
32-Hour Safety Committee/Team Member
Mark Smith Training Svcs. - API 570 Process Piping Course
(48 hours)
Real Educational - API 510 Pressure Vessel Course (48 hours)
AWS – Welding Inspection Technology Course (40 hours)
NDT - Level I & II - Magnetic Particle (20 hours)
NDT - Level I & II - Penetrant (16 hours)
NDT - Level I & II - Visual (24 hours)
NDT - Level I & II - Film Interpretation (20 hours)
Positive Material Identification Training
Experience
Freelance / Independent Sub-Contractor:
Owner / Client Representative, Chief Inspector, Senior API
Commissioned Authorized Inspector, Construction Manager,
Inspection Manager, Operations Manager, Quality Assurance
and Safety Management for multiple companies in the Oil and
Gas industry.

17+ years Oil and Gas experience. 10+ years of relevant
Inspection and Quality experience.
12+ years in a supervisory position. 5+ years Field
Engineering / Engineering project support.
10+ years in support of upstream projects and production, 5+
years offshore experience.

API 510 Pressure Vessel & API 570 Process Piping Authorized
Inspector Commissions, Certified Welding Inspector, Multiple
Level II NDT certifications and numerous Master Mechanic /
Journeyman level Craft certifications.

Occupational Safety & Health Professional Certification with
certification for Manager, Specialist, Supervisor, Trainer,
Safety Committee / Team Leader & Safety Committee / Team
Member.

Professional experience in:

• Subsea Equipment, Offshore Platform, Offshore
Drilling and Production, Petroleum Refining, Chemical
Process, and Pipeline.
• Offshore and Marine Regulatory Technical Authority
• Classification Society - ABS / DNV
• Engineering Survey - Corrosion / Erosion Survey
• Regulatory Compliance and Testing - Certification /
Verification / Validation
• Project Engineering Support - Field Engineering and
Engineering Surveys
• 3rd Party Client Representative / Owner's
Representative - Company Man
• API 510 Pressure Vessel - Commissioned Authorized
Inspector
• API 570 Process Piping - Commissioned Authorized
Inspector
• API 653 Storage Tanks
• API 1104 Pipeline
• Vendor Surveillance - Manufacturing / Fabrication /
Repair / Installation
• (BOP) Blow out preventer, Annular's, Intervention
Riser Systems
• MUX system, Ram Block Assemblies
• ROV & Diver - UWILD - Under Water Inspection in Lieu
of Dry-docking
• Internal Hull Inspection, Exterior Hull Inspection
• Pre-Storm and Post-Storm Inspection
• Well Intervention, Plug and Abandonment
• Completions, Commissioning, Decommissioning
• Corrosion Monitoring , Asset Integrity Management
• Acceptance testing on Oil and Gas Assemblies and
Housings
• Acceptance Testing – FAT (Function Acceptance
Testing), SIT (System Integration Testing)
• Static and Rotating Equipment - Pumps and
Compressors
• NACE coatings
• Manufacture, Fabrication - In process, final
acceptance testing

Consultant / Freelance March 2009 – Present
D/B/A/ DMOUZE Offshore Gulf Coast Region - Houston, Texas

Provide - Quality Management / Construction Management,
Subsea / Engineering / Inspection support to Project.

Experience with management and supervision of construction
and inspection activities both onshore and offshore.
Previous experience includes work for Classification
Societies - ABS / DNV - and numerous other 3rd party
certification / validation companies.

Experience in the inspection engineering and mechanical
integrity evaluation of pressure vessels, tanks, pipelines,
pressure safety valves, power piping and process piping both
for onshore, offshore and subsea service.

Surface and Subsea Well Control Equipment, Subsea
Installations, (IRS) Intervention Riser, BOP, Annular,
Subsea stack, Riser, Flowline, Topsides, FPSO, Drilling-
Production Platforms, Hull, Structure, Pipeline and Refinery
production equipment.

• Consulting and Engineering support
• Technical Authority - certification and
classification
• Owners / Client Representative - Company Man
• Technical Assurance Representative
• Classification Society Representative
• 3rd Party API Inspection - 510 / 570 - pressure
vessels and process piping
• 3rd Party Verification - Witness testing, Factory
Acceptance Testing (FAT) and final inspection
• Expert Witness - Verification / Validation /
Certification
• Engineering Survey
• Subsea, ROV, Topsides, FPSO, Subsea stacks, subsea
riser, subsea manifold
• Multiple Aramco Qualifications for Inspections
• Manage - Installation activities, plug &
abandonment, Commissioning / Decommissioning
• Mechanical Integrity - Failure analysis
• Offshore Facility / Installation - Compliance /
Engineering Surveys / Corrosion - Erosion Survey
• Audit and Inspection
• Certification / Re-certification of Personnel and
Equipment
• Supervision during Manufacture, Fabrication
• Supervision of Inspectors, Inspection, NDE / NDT -
Examiners and Techniques
• Acceptance / review of NDT / NDE, Inspection data,
data books and project turnover.
• Statutory surveys of existing equipment, vessels and
new constructions.
• Inspections of existing equipment, vessels and
structure
• Marine, Industrial - Manufacture/Fabrication and
Offshore surveys
• Welding Procedure Qualifications
• Welder Qualification
• Acceptance Testing - (SIT), Systems Integration
Test, (FAT) Factory Acceptance Test,
• HAZIDS (Hazard Identification) / HAZOPS (operation)
• Sea Trials, DP qualifications (Dynamic Positioning)
• USCG (Coast Guard), BSEE (Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement)

Consultant - Sr. API Inspector June 2006 - Present
Multiple companies as Independent Contractor Nationwide-
Houston, Texas

Sr. Authorized Inspector - Pressure Equipment - API 510
Commissioned
Sr. Authorized Inspector - Process Piping - API 570
Commissioned

API 1104 Pipeline Inspection, Mechanical Integrity

Turnaround and On-Stream Mechanical Integrity, Reliability
and Engineering Technical Inspection of Pressure Vessel,
Process Piping systems and Pipeline.

• Conduct Engineer, API and QA surveys and audits
• Owner / Client Representative
• Third Party Inspection - Refinery/Plant Inspection,
Manufacture, Fabrication.
• Review and provide input during developing (or)
updating of Engineering Standards.
• Oversee / Supervise - Quality Assurance (QA),
Quality Control (QC) Examiners and NDT Technician
inspections
• Provide technical expertise (inspection frequency,
type, and requirements)
• Evaluate QC and NDE results, determine acceptability
• Design, Technical review of project packages and
Implementation of ITP inspection, repair plans and Quality
Plans
• Acceptance/review of Hydrotest packages, data books
and project turnover.
• Witness NDT, hydrostatic and/or pneumatic tests on
static equipment and piping
• Review & approve plant modification packages,
documents & drawings.
• Develop Individual Development Plan for Trainees,
Job Tasks, and Train / develop employees.
• Witness and monitor all stages of fabrication /
assembly / testing
• Perform welder qualification and welding procedure
qualification
• System walk downs for Commissioning and
Decommissioning
• Inspection Coordinator during the T/A execution.
• FPSO, Topsides and Process Equipment Inspection
• Offshore corrosion / erosion survey for Asset
Integrity
• Drilling platform, Drilling & Production Platform
and Well Intervention Vessel
• Develop company procedures & work instructions
• Assess the condition & integrity of static equipment
for continued service.
• Welding inspection - includes repair welding
• Coordinate/Perform and monitor On-stream and
Shutdown condition assessment of plant equipment
• HAZIDS / HAZOPS and Safety risk assessments for
refinery and offshore operations
• Issue inspection recommendations and monitor,
follow-up.
• Study, prepare corrosion circuits/loops, assign
criticality (based on RBI Methodologies) and monitor
accordingly.
• Anticipate equipment and piping retirements and
initiate appropriate steps to Repair, Re-rate or Replace.

Quality Management Feb. 2000 - Present
Contractor - Multiple Companies Nationwide - Houston
Texas

3rd Party - Owners Representative
Witness / Verification / Acceptance
Auditor - Vendor / Compliance
Audit - Quality / Welding / NDE
Commissioning / Start up
Vendor Quality Surveillance
Coatings Inspector

Quality Assurance (QA):
Quality Assurance Executive Supervisor
Quality Assurance Site Mgr
QA - Vendor Surveillance
Lead QA
QA Inspector

QA/QC:
CWI (Welding Inspection)
Pipeline Lead Inspector
QA/QC Lead Inspector

Quality Control (QC):
QC Mgr
Lead QC
QC - Welding
QC - Mechanical

Engaged in Construction of Petroleum Refineries,
Petrochemical plants, Oil & Gas related cross-country
pipelines, high capacity of Oil storage tanks, Structural,
Welding, Piping, NDT, Inspection, prefabrication, testing,
Blasting/Painting, Hydrotesting etc.
Responsible for all Quality activities pertaining to
construction

• Monitor on-going project construction to facilitate
compliance with applicable requirements.
• Support commissioning to facilitate system
completion / start up activities.
• Review and approval of Vendor / Supplier Inspection
Test Plans and Quality Manuals.
• Evaluate / verify certification of field inspection
personnel
• Interpretation and acceptance of inspection results
• Conduct assessment of Contractors
• Inspect, witness and review of all the construction
activities
• Develop and implement inspection plans and schedules
• Review and approve fabrication and installation
specifications and testing procedures
• Review all Quality Assurance/Quality Control
Inspection Plans.
• Conduct system turnover documentation reviews.
• Test & start up of plant or equipment, completion of
intermediate & final system walk downs.
• Work to resolve any work practices considered
inefficient, ineffective, or unsafe.
• Participate in system completion walk downs & concur
w/ punch list developed
• Preparation of quality control procedures,
Inspection Test Plans, weld map.
• Lead team of Inspectors
• Verify WPS, PQR & WQR and to ensure that they were
followed during Project execution.
• Follow weld repairs, Investigate root cause and to
make recommendations in order to control the repair rate.
• Conduct procedure qualification tests, Welder's
qualification tests
• Review of WPS, witness and review PQR and WQR
• Monitoring of welding per WPS, visual inspection of
weldments.
• Review and interpretation of design drawings and
specifications.
• Manage Quality Inspection and NDT personnel during
fabrication, testing, load out, and installation.

Journeyman Craftsman and Craft Supervision Jan. 1995 -
May. 2005
Contractor - Multiple Companies United States - Nationwide -
Houston Texas

JV Piping, Starcon, Inserv, Austin Industrial, Trillium
Construction, Jacobs, Turner

Piping Supervisor
Pipefitter Supervisor
General Foreman - Tanks
General Foreman (Boilermakers/Exchangers)
Boilermaker Supervisor
Foreman (Boilermakers/Pipefitters)


Self Employed 1993 - 1995
Sara Lee Franchise Houston, Texas

Route sales and service. Started with 5 stores - grew to
1/3rd of Houston market.


Self Employed 1990 - 1993
Rutledge Freight Co. Houston, Texas

Hot Shot Freight Delivery. Local, Regional, US


Production Lead 1984 - 1990
Atlantic Envelope Co. Houston, Texas

Printer, Graphic Arts, Shipping / Receiving Mgr.


Comments
Project List:

Chevron
Contractor - Baker Hughes
Client Representative, Lead Sr. Inspector, Project Quality
Management System (QMS) Supervisor
Jack–St. Malo Oil Export Pipeline Project
Research and Development project for Pigging operations -
dual diameter bidirectional pipeline.
For the following:
Dewatering operations - for wet buckle contingency
Pre-commissioning – for flooding and cleaning
Commissioning – for dewatering of pipeline with hydrocarbons
Maintenance – pipeline maintenance.
Fabrication - Installation - Pig loop modification -
Commissioning equipment - Testing - Pig test evaluation.
Launching, receiving, data acquisition and evaluation of
pigs after each pig run.

Chart - Barzan project
Contractor - Freeport Welding & Fabrication
Lead Inspection Engineer - Client Representative
Oversight of inspection program, verification and acceptance
of product.
New construction / Fabrication of Stainless Steel High
Pressure Methane Standpipe, Reflux Separator, NRU
Fractionator, Stainless Steel Demethanizer Column

Anadarko
Contractor - A.B.S. Consulting
Lead Inspection Engineer - Customer Representative
Design Verification and Inspection for maintenance and
classification of unit for USCG and BSEE.
SIMOPS Pre Hurricane Inspection, Structural, In-Service,
Topsides, Tanks, Chain Jacks / Lockers. Internal Hull
Inspection - External Hull Inspection.
Inspection of Riser Guide Supporting Structure
Neptune - Classic Spar

Applied Drilling Technology - Transocean
Contractor - Wavecrest Offshore
Devon Energy - Owner's Representative - Project Coordinator
Helix Q4000 - Semi-Submersible - Green Canyon 114 site
Intervention Riser System (IRS) - FAT and Operational
Testing of the H-4 Connector / Lower Riser Package /
Emergency Disconnect Packages.
SIT for new MUX System
SIT for IRS System
ROV Upgrade and Operational Testing
Sea Trails for Helix FMEA qualifications.
Dynamic Positioning (DP) trials.
Removal of temporary Plug &Abandon with ROV support for a
full abandonment of well site.

HESS Oil / HESS Corporation
Contractor - CAN USA
Inspection Engineer - Project Coordinator
HESS GB 260 - Baldpate - Offshore Drilling & Production
Platform
Engineering Surveys - Piping, Vessel, CUI, Structure
API 510 Pressure Vessel & API 570 Process Piping Inspection
Corrosion/Erosion surveys.
Start up / Development for Inspection based Mechanical
Integrity Program - Asset performance data.



Exxon
Contractor - American Fire and Safety
Oil lease, Pipeline Inspections
Preliminary inspection of Wellhead, Separator, Storage Tanks
and associated piping at newly acquired oil leases.
Approximately 900 sites.
Inspection Supervisor, Lead Inspector

Turner & Coates - Tembec Matane for Westech
Contractor Varec Biogas.
2 Waste Gas Burners, 6 Flame Arrestors, 3 way changeover
valve.
Expediting, Monitoring, Inspection, Client Representative.

Turner & Coates - Larsen & Toubro
Client Representative
IOCL Paradip FCCU RR Section Project
Regenerated Catalyst Stand Pipes, Spent Catalyst Stand
Pipes, Multiple Expansion Joints
Expediting, Monitoring, Inspection.

Shell - Mars B project
Client Representative
Technical Assurance - 3rd Party Inspector
Production Monitoring and Testing acceptance.

Noble Energy - Mari-B Topside Deck Wing Addition
Fabrication of 2 large stainless storage tanks for Offshore
Israel
Monitoring Fabrication, Testing Acceptance
Company Man - Client Representative

Larsen & Toubro, India - Sagar Uday Project:
ABS - Project Specialist, Inspections SME.
FLOW LINE PRIMER, ATMOSPHERIC DEGASSER, MUD AGITATORS, MUD
CLEANER.
Vendor Quality Auditing and Monitoring

Saudi Aramco - RTDB-2 & DR-2 Refined Pipelines
Monitor/Rating of Inspection process and Inspectors, Testing
Acceptance
Client Representative

Worley Persons - SAMREF Clean Fuels Project (Yanpet)
Audit Sub-Contractors, Witness and Acceptance of testing,
Monitor Fabrication
Client Representative

Maersk - Guardian Project - Subsea BOP Stack:
DNV - Certifying Authority, Technical Assurance
BOP, Annular, MUX Pods, Riser Stack
Classification Society - Acceptance

Chevron - Gorgon LNG Project:
DMOUZE Offshore - Customer Representative
QA Audit, Vendor Acceptance, Procedure Acceptance, In-
process / Testing Witness

NOV - Rowan Gorilla V - Subsea BOP Stack and Tensioners
DNV - Technical Assurance, Certifying Authority
BOP, Annular, MUX Pods, Riser Stack
Classification Society - Acceptance

Aker Solutions - Sevan Brasil EPC & Tools Projects
DMOUZE Offshore - Customer Representative
QA Audit, Vendor Acceptance, Procedure Acceptance, In-
process / Testing Witness

DSME - Odenbreight 3 - Subsea BOP Stack
DNV - Technical Assurance, Certifying Authority
BOP, Annular, MUX Pods, Riser Stack
Classification Society - Acceptance

DSME - Odenbreight 4 - Subsea BOP Stack
DNV - Technical Assurance, Certifying Authority
BOP, Annular, MUX Pods, Riser Stack
Classification Society - Acceptance

Technip - Petrobras Brazil - Subsea Pipeline weld
qualification
DMOUZE Offshore - Customer Representative
QA Audit, Vendor Acceptance, Procedure Acceptance, In-
process / Testing Witness

Freeport LNG Development, L.P - liquefied natural gas (LNG)
receiving and re-gasification terminal
DMOUZE Offshore - Customer Representative
QA Audit, Vendor Acceptance, Procedure Acceptance, In-
process / Testing Witness

ConocoPhillips - Hydrocracker Expansion Project & Amine
Regen Unit
DMOUZE Offshore - Customer Representative
QA Audit, Vendor Acceptance, Procedure Acceptance, In-
process / Testing Witness
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