Mistras Group
Third Party QA CWI Senior Inspector/Piping Superintendent

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State: TX Texas
Country: United States
Status:
I am willing to Travel.
Currently working but always looking.
I need a job as soon as possible.
Certifications
AWS CWI Number 04041291
P3e & P6 certication
Certified Welder/Fitter/Fabricator
Commercial Diver/Supervisor
Cadd Draftsman
Level II: RT/UT/PT/MT/VT
Expertise: WPS/PQR/PQR/WQR
US Army Electronics/SATCOM 29Y
Bay Area Training Card
Safety Council Current-ConUS
SSI Verification & etc.
TWIC Card
Education
High School
2yr College
Tech/Trade School Diplomas
Experience
Paul D. Harlan
(Permanent Address)
2415 West Shane Street
Alvin, Texas 77511
Cellular: 713-203-8644
AWS CWI No. :04041291
Email: pdharlan777@yahoo.com

• Organized
• Focused
• Hard working
• Excellent at multi tasking and learning new skills
• 24 years in the E & P Petro-Chemical/Refinery Industries
• 7 years Military Service – LRSD-312 MI-1CD, US Army

Certification and Computer Skills:

AWS Certification of Certified Welding Inspector
Level II PT, MT, UT, PMI & RT
OSHA & Registered Pipeline Systems
Ultra-Sonics, Baselines System Integrity & Corrosion Tracking
PMI Analysis, Filler Metals & WPS, WPQ, WQR & PQRs
P3e & P6 Primavera
MS Word, XL, MS Office, ACAD R14 & 2000

Objective I am seeking employment as a Customer QA Representative, Consultant, Superintendent or any area of Supervision my Experience and Qualifications permit. I am a highly motivated professional, experienced as a Project Manager, Superintendent, Planner/Consultant, and third party QA representative. I have served the previous four years as contract 3rd Party Representative with Final Acceptance oversight in most all types of E & P, refinery, petro-chemical, power generation and civil construction projects, outages or upgrades.

Experience:

1985–February 2010 – Jacobs Engineering, All-Tech Inspection, Pro-Inspect, Gulf Coast Weld Spec, I.E.S.C.O., C.I.S.I., Wyatt Field Services, StarCon, Infinity, JV Piping Turner Industries & Seamar Divers, Superior Divers, International Diving & Consulting, Offshore Diving & Consulting, Cal-Dive, Cajun Consulting and the US Army…CONUS, Atlantic, Pacific & Gulf of Mexico

3rd Party QA Inspector or Piping Superintendant – Equipment, Piping, New Construction

Perform as 3rd Party Inspector in support of plant “Turn Arounds” & “Shut Down” Projects. Turnkey set up, Supervision and Management of all quality aspects of project-from rod control, qualification of WPS’s, welders, vendors & suppliers to satisfy client expectations and standards. Audit and/or assemble packages for equipment & piping final acceptance testing in petro-chemical, power-plants and refinery upgrades, expansions, outages or TAR’s. Supervise General Foreman & crews in execution of construction or demolition work in support of Plant Turnarounds & Outages.

Perform surveillance and auditing of Suppliers, Contractors and Vendors. Monitor welding contractors and direct 3rd party NDE/PWHT crews to verify compliance with all applicable codes, standards, regulations and/or project requirements. Review 3rd party NDE reports, x-ray film (interpretation), graphs and/or charts to assure accuracy and acceptability. Compose Testing Procedures and ITP’s (Inspection & Testing Plans)

Civil Work - Monitor concrete crews and inspect forms, re-bar, aggregate and insure mix complies with specifications. Verification of all facets - batch times, temperatures, wet density, truck numbers and related documentation are acceptable. Record cylinder numbers for 7, 14 or 28 day break tests & insure “hold cylinders” are poured. Witness or perform slump & break testing and document results. Assure pouring, vibration & finishing techniques are properly performed.

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Experience (Continued)

Track and Document Filler Metals & distribution, Weld Counts, Weld Mapping, Weld Percentages & Welder Continuity. Perform & Witness On-site Welder Testing of “New Hire” & Veteran Welders to Desired WPS. Supervise Code Work & Maintain, Document & Submit final reports for Owner or AI.

Conduct general duties of QA: Random VT/PT/MT/PMI of weldments, fit-ups, bolted or welded Tie-Points. Verify that specified Bolts, Studs, Nuts & Gaskets are used and properly assembled, tightened or torque’d to insure joint integrity of system-with No Leaks at Start-up. Prepare forms & packages to insure compliance in ASME/NBIC alterations & repair work-Code or Non-Code. Assembly and collection of data for analysis of piping systems & equipment for corrosion tracking reports and system integrity documentation.

P & ID walk down of systems reported as complete by Contractors to verify all work is complete and that Valves, Instrumentation, Tracing, Insulation, Refractory and Coatings are correct, applied and installed per ITP, Engineering and Core Specifications. Check flow direction of Unions, Check Valves, Globe Valves, Spring Cans and etc. are installed correctly and meet customer requirements. Track and Document all installations and repairs of rotating or fixed equipment, piping, towers, reactors, heaters, drums and vessels. Inspection of Any Type equipment, service or material within work scope and ITP-to include structural steel, sumps, drains and cooling water (and cooling tower) systems

Conduct Level I, II, & III platform inspections, ABS inspections & repairs. Marine and inland industrial coatings and inspections-“Jeeping”, Holiday, DFT and etc.-Wet or Dry. Supervision of underwater diving operations, welding, NDE testing and demolition methods.

2000–Dec. 2003 CEBR Services, Inc. Houston, TX-GOM
General Manager

Hired as salesman for independently owned ASME/NBIC fabrication facility. Developed client base from inland oil-field to offshore marine E&P, salvage & decommissioning, inland petro-chemical plants and Aero-Space Projects for NASA (as Sub-contractor for Lockheed Martin-LMMSSO & Boeing)-by Selling Quality & Expertise rather than price. Maintained strong customer relationships by not only selling or obtaining contracts, but also executing and supervising work to completion.

Designed, implemented & managed welding Quality Assurance Program & conducted company re-certification for “R” & “U” stamps under ASME & NBIC. Wrote quality control manuals & testing procedures to satisfy contractual requirements.

Designed products for customer requirements such as: stab-over guides, drilling template assemblies, MMS approved net guards, T/A caps, lifting assemblies, fall protection systems & the UDM Module for Mars Bio-Plex Project – Bldg. 29, Johnson Space Center – Houston-(for Lockheed-Martin-Marietta Space Systems).

I attend (at my own expense) any available training to complement and enhance my skills. I have completed the AWS/CWI course and hold a current AWS Certification of Certified Welding Inspector, Level II PT, MT, UT & RT. Experienced in MS Word, Excel, LOTUS, MS Office, & ACAD by Autodesk. I am familiar with theory and operation of ROV, GPS, Simrad & kline sonar systems, magnatometers, gradiometers, ultra-sonics, radar and most any Navigation or Survey equipment.






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1997–Dec. 1999 Seamar Divers of Houston Stafford, TX

Sales Representative/General Manager/Partner

Performed all Administrative functions: Sales & Operations, Performed Field Supervision of Labor. Filled technical or specialty roles as needed, such as A.I., Owner Rep. or Inspector as needed to provide efficiency to customer and savings to project budget. Supervised jobs on-site with new customers to guarantee best possible first impression.

Obtained Clients such as Shell OffShore, Enron, Coastal Oil & Gas, Lyondell, Equi-Star, Citgo Petroleum, Dayton Power & Light, HL&P, Vastar Resources, T&T Marine, Don-Jon Marine, R & B Falcon-Sedco-Forex & Samedan Offshore (can provide additional customer references upon request) by demonstrating the better value in choosing a higher quality contractor, crew & equipment vs. “the low bidder”.

Prepared bids & estimates to obtain new work during completion of existing projects-making one job roll into two or three additional. Made sales calls & maintained client relations, prepared CAD Dwgs. for fabrication of down-hole products, hyper-baric chambers (PVHO), E&P support products & skid packages to AWS, API, ASME & NBIC requirements.

Conducted sub-sea work to – 350fsw utilizing deep air, mixed gas, deep mixed gas equipment in support of sub-sea construction, repair, inspection, salvage & decommissioning work. Qualified/Obtained Certifications for Company to USN, USACE, USCG, EPA, ABS, NIPPON, DNV and Misc. State & Federal organizations.

1992–1997 Superior Offshore Services/ Superior Divers, Inc. New Orleans/Houston

Vice President & General Manager

Hired in 92’ as Technician in Technical Services group performing offshore Survey and Navigation Work. Built Navigation Systems and utilized them to enhance capabilities of Company. Assumed duties of General Manager within 1.5 years and built capital to start Superior Divers in 94’ for S.O.S. owner. I used my time in Plants or refineries to identify and obtain new work for both companies.

Maintained on-going operations, “Special Projects", existing customer accounts, Bid & Estimated new work. Made sales calls on existing & new customers, designed & fabricated T & A products, developed surface and sub-sea products & services. Pioneered application of Underwater Intervention to new areas such as petro-chemical plants, refineries & Nukes in Inland areas. Wrote procedures & Dive Plans for Salvage work with US Navy, EPA, US Army Corps of Engineers and US Coast Guard.

Expanded operations to Continental US by adding clientele in inland waterways & utilities, hydroelectric & steam-electric power plants, DOT bridge inspection, Dams, Plant work.

Military:

1985–1992 Long Range Surveillance Det.-312 MI BN-1CD US Army

Served 7 years, achieved rank of NCO, attended various Schools and advanced training to enhance gathering and reporting of Human Intelligence: 31CEW-Crypto, US Army 40wk Basic Electronics, SATCOM (29Y), DGPS Nav. Sys., AA, LRSU, RATT & various college courses as schedule would permit.

Security Clearance:

TOP SECRET SBI – Copies of DD-872 & references available upon request.








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Interests:

Travel, Camping, Climbing, Horses, Welding Technologies & Computers.

Recently Worked:

Chevron-El Segundo-CA; HOA, OP3 & Hydro-07 Shell Deer Park, TX & Long Beach, CA; Dow–(SCO, TC, O.C., B); Exxon –(BOP) TX & Torrance, CA; Marathon Ashland-(Detroit, MI & Canton OH); Lyondell–(Channelview); Dayton Power & Light, Comanche Peak Steam Electric–(Glen rose, TX), Flint hills Resources–(Corpus Christi, TX), Garland P&L, SCDP, Total-Fina (La Porte, TX); Conoco-Phillips-(San Pedro, CA); Sinclair-Sinclair WY, BP –Texas City, Marathon – Texas City.

Note: Began working as Roustabout/Roughneck for Bokenkamp Drilling in 1981, three days after graduation from High School. In 1983 after lay-off from Bokenkamp, moved to Temple Drilling as floor hand. When economy slowed I joined the US Army, achieving rank of NCO. My 1st job was with W.C. DeArman-Ranches at age 10 – Texas, Louisiana & Mexico.-Never a Lost time Accident/Incident or failed Drug Test in 28 years of work.

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