Inspector
NDT.org Member Since: 2005
Added: 3/2/2005
Last Updated: 3/2/2005
Last Updated: 3/2/2005
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State:
CA California
Country:
United States
Status:
I am willing to Travel.
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I need a job as soon as possible.
I am willing to work overseas.
I prefer temp jobs.
Certifications
API 510
API 653
AWS CWI
ASNT Weld Inspection
ASNT/PCN Ultrasonic Level 2 (3.1,3.2)
ASNT/PCN Liquid Penetrant Level 2
ASNT Magnetic Particle Level 2
ASNT Radiography Level 2/FI
AUT Level II
API 653
AWS CWI
ASNT Weld Inspection
ASNT/PCN Ultrasonic Level 2 (3.1,3.2)
ASNT/PCN Liquid Penetrant Level 2
ASNT Magnetic Particle Level 2
ASNT Radiography Level 2/FI
AUT Level II
Education
11-04 Lavender Institute, Sheffield, England
Ultrasonic Level II 3.1, 3.2
4-99 Shaw Pipeline Services Ltd.
40 hours Level I Automated ultrasonics
40 hours Level II manual ultrasonics for focused beam.
10-98 Lavender Institute, Sheffield, England
Certification to Level II PCN per EN473 and ISO9712
7-98 Hellier NDT Institute
40 Hours ASNT level II ultrasonics
4-97 Pacific Technical Services
40 hours visual weld inspection per AWS QC-1
11-96 IESCO Inc.
40 hours ultrasonic inspection level I
20 hours magnetic particle level II
16 hours liquid penetrant level II
10-96 Davis Engineering Inc.
40 hours radiation health and safety, hazardous materials transportation
3-96 to 6-96 Don Bosco Technical Institute
40 hours radiography level I
40 hours ASNT visual weld inspection
3-96 SGS Industrial Services
8 hours radiation safety
8 hours ultrasonic thickness
8 hours CP-189 qualification
Cal-Dive International
3-93 safety in application of high explosives
5-93 emergency medical technician
6-93 mixed gas and saturation diving
College of Oceaneering Graduated 10-92
Commercial diving and welding technology
West High School, Torrance California
Graduated 6-89
Ultrasonic Level II 3.1, 3.2
4-99 Shaw Pipeline Services Ltd.
40 hours Level I Automated ultrasonics
40 hours Level II manual ultrasonics for focused beam.
10-98 Lavender Institute, Sheffield, England
Certification to Level II PCN per EN473 and ISO9712
7-98 Hellier NDT Institute
40 Hours ASNT level II ultrasonics
4-97 Pacific Technical Services
40 hours visual weld inspection per AWS QC-1
11-96 IESCO Inc.
40 hours ultrasonic inspection level I
20 hours magnetic particle level II
16 hours liquid penetrant level II
10-96 Davis Engineering Inc.
40 hours radiation health and safety, hazardous materials transportation
3-96 to 6-96 Don Bosco Technical Institute
40 hours radiography level I
40 hours ASNT visual weld inspection
3-96 SGS Industrial Services
8 hours radiation safety
8 hours ultrasonic thickness
8 hours CP-189 qualification
Cal-Dive International
3-93 safety in application of high explosives
5-93 emergency medical technician
6-93 mixed gas and saturation diving
College of Oceaneering Graduated 10-92
Commercial diving and welding technology
West High School, Torrance California
Graduated 6-89
Experience
9-2003 to Present Northbay Inspection, Napa CA
UT inspection of long seam pipe welds. Detection and sizing techniques used to determine fitness for service.
9-2003 to Present Unit Inspection Control Group, Sacramento CA
Project engineer at Procter & Gamble chemical facility in Sacramento Ca. Conducted turnaround planning, pressure vessel inspection and oversaw all repairs. Instituted mechanical integrity program and supervised all NDT operations.
6-2003 to 11-2003 NDT Group, Aliquippa PA
Visual inspection of pendulum bearing welds for New York Thruway Authority. Duties included witnessing of WPQ, and PQR. Witnessing of repairs, load testing, and final coating for delivery.
2-2003 to Present PQNDT Waltham, MA
Numerous QA/QC projects including welding inspection of orbital welding on thin wall stainless steel tubing, QA of automated ultrasonics for high pressure vessel manufacturing, and API work in refineries for turnarounds and outages.
10-2002 to 8-2003 NDT Group, Aliquippa PA
Visual inspection of lighting fixtures for central artery project in Boston MA. Duties included witnessing of leak test, performance review of fixtures and hardware, weld inspection of components and procedure review for evaluation.
10-2001 to 12-2001 Ocean State Technical Services, Cumberland, Rhode Island
Welding engineering involving procedure review and coordination for hardness testing of boiler tubes after questionable process of PWHT.
4-2001 to 10-2001 Signet Testing Labs, Hayward CA
Duties included UT/Visual weld inspection of structural steel, procedure generation, and design specification review. Was also tasked with verification of probe index points.
10-2000 to 4-2001 Conam Inspections. Benicia CA
Project manager for the ongoing mechanical integrity program at Ultramar-Diamond –Shamrock refinery in Martinez, Ca. Duties Included site level 3 radiographer, client interface, sales, and personnel coordination.
8-2000 to 9-2000 ASCG Inspections Inc. Anchorage, Alaska
Automated UT corrosion analyst for Alyeska pipeline. Tasked with C-scan and data logging interpretation on 48” mainline, dead-leg, and manifold areas at specific pump stations.
4-2000 to 7-2000 Ocean State Technical Services. Cumberland, Rhode Island
Welding inspector/engineer and UT inspector for numerous power generating plants, including gas turbines, coal fired furnaces, and rubbish fired furnaces. Inspections included re-tubes and mechanical integrity inspections.
9-99 to 4-2000 Conam Inspections. Chicago, Illinois
** Level III for film interpretation at the Iowa Ammunition Depot. QA/QC for 81mm mortars. Was tasked with procedural review and implementation. Assisted with technique revision for 2meV linear accelerator. Was assigned to a new construction project for British Petroleum in Lima, Ohio. Was tasked with UT weld inspection and visual weld inspection, as well as being site level III for radiography. Upon completion, was reassigned to Sunoil refining complex in Toledo, Ohio as senior UT coordinator. Was tasked with crack investigation and flaw sizing on the fluid catalytic cracker (FCC), along with UT weld inspection on all tie-in welds in the Crude Distillation Unit.
3-99 to 6-99 Shaw Pipeline Services. Calgary, Alberta
Repair inspection coordinator on 36-inch pipeline. Use of focused arrays for AUT verification and standard angles for post repair inspections. Also worked as a scanner technician in the Gulf of Mexico.
1-99 to 2-99 RTD. Rotterdam, Holland
UT inspections on cruise/cargo ships per ABS rules with focused beam transducers. Also did extensive VT on these vessels, with emphasis on materials tracking and film interpretation.
10-98 to 1-99 Mactech Inspections Newcastle on Tyne, England
Contract inspector for boiler retube Qatar and QA/QC for plant construction in United Arab Emirates. Duties included film interpretation, UT, and visual weld inspection.
6-97 to 10-98 SGS Industrial Services Tengiz, Kazakhstan
Lead technician on mechanical integrity project to provide baseline thickness readings and inspection of pressure vessels and piping systems per API 510 and 570 codes. Also oversaw isometric piping drawing.
2-97 to 3-97 Ameron International Fontana, California
Gamma radiography and ultrasonic weld inspection of large bore pipe from 36” to 145” per ASME Sec VIII. Extensive destructive testing for procedure qualification.
10-96 to 1-97 IESCO Inc. San Pedro, California
2 shutdowns Supervisor/ Technician at Chevron, El Segundo refinery using magnetic particle, dye penetrant, and ultrasonic weld inspection including crack investigation. Also some exposure to eddy current. Inspections included pressure vessels, refinery piping, reactors, heat exchangers, and power piping.
12-96 to 1-97 Tomac Inspections Garden Grove, California
1 shutdown at Mobil, Torrance refinery Coker units and crude units. Supervisor on shutdown.
6-96 to 12-97 Continental Testing and Inspection Signal Hill, California
Gamma radiography of cross-country pipelines per API 1104. Radiography of storage tanks per API 653. Radiography of train rails and offshore crude lines.
1-95 to 6-96 SGS Industrial Services San Leandro, California
Refinery maintenance contract at Unocal 76 refinery. Projects included new construction of hydrogen unit, refrigerated propane lines, and acid plants, numerous shutdowns including FCC, alky units, reformulated fuels unit, and boiler plants.
3-95 to 6-95 American Pacific Marine. Oxnard, California
Offshore commercial diving. Rig abandonment project and ROV inspection project.
9-94 to 12-94 Ace Diving and Salvage San Diego, California
Salvage and recovery of offshore wrecks and body searches.
4-94 to 9-94 Sub-Lakes Diving Bay City, Michigan
Underwater construction and maintenance of power plants, hydroelectric dams, food processing plants, and chemical plants.
3-93 to 4-94 Cal-Dive International Morgan City, Louisiana
Offshore commercial diving. Including underwater construction, demolition using standard methods and high explosives. Oilrig installation and abandonment. Pipeline construction. Offshore salvage and body searches.
UT inspection of long seam pipe welds. Detection and sizing techniques used to determine fitness for service.
9-2003 to Present Unit Inspection Control Group, Sacramento CA
Project engineer at Procter & Gamble chemical facility in Sacramento Ca. Conducted turnaround planning, pressure vessel inspection and oversaw all repairs. Instituted mechanical integrity program and supervised all NDT operations.
6-2003 to 11-2003 NDT Group, Aliquippa PA
Visual inspection of pendulum bearing welds for New York Thruway Authority. Duties included witnessing of WPQ, and PQR. Witnessing of repairs, load testing, and final coating for delivery.
2-2003 to Present PQNDT Waltham, MA
Numerous QA/QC projects including welding inspection of orbital welding on thin wall stainless steel tubing, QA of automated ultrasonics for high pressure vessel manufacturing, and API work in refineries for turnarounds and outages.
10-2002 to 8-2003 NDT Group, Aliquippa PA
Visual inspection of lighting fixtures for central artery project in Boston MA. Duties included witnessing of leak test, performance review of fixtures and hardware, weld inspection of components and procedure review for evaluation.
10-2001 to 12-2001 Ocean State Technical Services, Cumberland, Rhode Island
Welding engineering involving procedure review and coordination for hardness testing of boiler tubes after questionable process of PWHT.
4-2001 to 10-2001 Signet Testing Labs, Hayward CA
Duties included UT/Visual weld inspection of structural steel, procedure generation, and design specification review. Was also tasked with verification of probe index points.
10-2000 to 4-2001 Conam Inspections. Benicia CA
Project manager for the ongoing mechanical integrity program at Ultramar-Diamond –Shamrock refinery in Martinez, Ca. Duties Included site level 3 radiographer, client interface, sales, and personnel coordination.
8-2000 to 9-2000 ASCG Inspections Inc. Anchorage, Alaska
Automated UT corrosion analyst for Alyeska pipeline. Tasked with C-scan and data logging interpretation on 48” mainline, dead-leg, and manifold areas at specific pump stations.
4-2000 to 7-2000 Ocean State Technical Services. Cumberland, Rhode Island
Welding inspector/engineer and UT inspector for numerous power generating plants, including gas turbines, coal fired furnaces, and rubbish fired furnaces. Inspections included re-tubes and mechanical integrity inspections.
9-99 to 4-2000 Conam Inspections. Chicago, Illinois
** Level III for film interpretation at the Iowa Ammunition Depot. QA/QC for 81mm mortars. Was tasked with procedural review and implementation. Assisted with technique revision for 2meV linear accelerator. Was assigned to a new construction project for British Petroleum in Lima, Ohio. Was tasked with UT weld inspection and visual weld inspection, as well as being site level III for radiography. Upon completion, was reassigned to Sunoil refining complex in Toledo, Ohio as senior UT coordinator. Was tasked with crack investigation and flaw sizing on the fluid catalytic cracker (FCC), along with UT weld inspection on all tie-in welds in the Crude Distillation Unit.
3-99 to 6-99 Shaw Pipeline Services. Calgary, Alberta
Repair inspection coordinator on 36-inch pipeline. Use of focused arrays for AUT verification and standard angles for post repair inspections. Also worked as a scanner technician in the Gulf of Mexico.
1-99 to 2-99 RTD. Rotterdam, Holland
UT inspections on cruise/cargo ships per ABS rules with focused beam transducers. Also did extensive VT on these vessels, with emphasis on materials tracking and film interpretation.
10-98 to 1-99 Mactech Inspections Newcastle on Tyne, England
Contract inspector for boiler retube Qatar and QA/QC for plant construction in United Arab Emirates. Duties included film interpretation, UT, and visual weld inspection.
6-97 to 10-98 SGS Industrial Services Tengiz, Kazakhstan
Lead technician on mechanical integrity project to provide baseline thickness readings and inspection of pressure vessels and piping systems per API 510 and 570 codes. Also oversaw isometric piping drawing.
2-97 to 3-97 Ameron International Fontana, California
Gamma radiography and ultrasonic weld inspection of large bore pipe from 36” to 145” per ASME Sec VIII. Extensive destructive testing for procedure qualification.
10-96 to 1-97 IESCO Inc. San Pedro, California
2 shutdowns Supervisor/ Technician at Chevron, El Segundo refinery using magnetic particle, dye penetrant, and ultrasonic weld inspection including crack investigation. Also some exposure to eddy current. Inspections included pressure vessels, refinery piping, reactors, heat exchangers, and power piping.
12-96 to 1-97 Tomac Inspections Garden Grove, California
1 shutdown at Mobil, Torrance refinery Coker units and crude units. Supervisor on shutdown.
6-96 to 12-97 Continental Testing and Inspection Signal Hill, California
Gamma radiography of cross-country pipelines per API 1104. Radiography of storage tanks per API 653. Radiography of train rails and offshore crude lines.
1-95 to 6-96 SGS Industrial Services San Leandro, California
Refinery maintenance contract at Unocal 76 refinery. Projects included new construction of hydrogen unit, refrigerated propane lines, and acid plants, numerous shutdowns including FCC, alky units, reformulated fuels unit, and boiler plants.
3-95 to 6-95 American Pacific Marine. Oxnard, California
Offshore commercial diving. Rig abandonment project and ROV inspection project.
9-94 to 12-94 Ace Diving and Salvage San Diego, California
Salvage and recovery of offshore wrecks and body searches.
4-94 to 9-94 Sub-Lakes Diving Bay City, Michigan
Underwater construction and maintenance of power plants, hydroelectric dams, food processing plants, and chemical plants.
3-93 to 4-94 Cal-Dive International Morgan City, Louisiana
Offshore commercial diving. Including underwater construction, demolition using standard methods and high explosives. Oilrig installation and abandonment. Pipeline construction. Offshore salvage and body searches.
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