Field and Laboratory Operations
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Added: 3/7/2014
Last Updated: 3/7/2014
Last Updated: 3/7/2014
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State:
MI Michigan
Country:
United States
Status:
I am willing to Travel.
Currently working but always looking.
I need a job as soon as possible.
I am willing to work overseas.
I prefer permanent jobs.
Currently working but always looking.
I need a job as soon as possible.
I am willing to work overseas.
I prefer permanent jobs.
Certifications
NDT Level II - MT, PT, UT, DP, AE, V/O
LEEA - Certified
ECSA - Certified
LMI - Certified
LEEA - Certified
ECSA - Certified
LMI - Certified
Experience
James L. Archer
1457 Empire Ave.
Lincoln Park, MI 48146
Cell: 734-772-3205
Home: 313-286-6936
Email: jlarcher357@aol.com
Objective
To continue my career in the Project, Facility, Fleet Management, Nondestructive Testing and Inspection Industry with a company that can utilize my vast amount of experience with Nondestructive Testing and Inspection, Project Management, Qualification / Certification Training, Inspection / Testing of Structural, Automotive, Utility Aerial Lift Devices, Overhead Crane and GSE Equipment Inspections, Profit / Lose, Maintenance Program Scheduling, Lose Prevention, Customer Relations / Sales, Development of Procedures in accordance with National Standards.
Education
1976 - 1980 Newton High School - Newton, KS
1979 - 1980 Central Kansas Area Vocational School - Auto Mechanics
1985 - 1998 NDT Qualification and Certificating Training - Level I & II
2000 - 2001 NDT Qualification and Certification Training - Level II
2009 - 2010 Qualification and Certification - Fire Apparatus/Ground Ladder Inspection
2010 - 2012 Project Management of Structural Inspection Programs
Experience / Employment History
1979 - 1983 United States Marine Corps - Aircraft Maintenance and Quality Control
1985 - 1998 Independent Testing Laboratories - Level II NDT Technicians, North
Eastern Region Supervisor
(NDE Inspection and Testing of Overhead / Aerial Lifting Devises, Training of
Assistant Technicians, Customer Relations and Schedules, DOT Vehicle
Inspections)
1998 - 2000 Bridgeton Plumbing Supply - Warehouse Manager
(Purchase Orders, Stock Organization and Inventory, Customer Relations
and Sales, Delivery Schedules, Warranty Control)
2000 - 2001 Burlington Safety Laboratories - Field Operations Manager
(Aerial Lift Device and Personal Equipment Inspection and Testing, NDE
Qualification and Certification Training for all Field Personnel, DOT
Inspections, Development of all NDE / DOT Inspection Procedures in
Accordance with National Standards, Development of In-House Training
and Certification for Customers Owned Equipment, Overhead Crane
Inspection and Testing)
2001 - 2010 QSL, Conam, Mistras Service Group – Transportation Division - Operations
Manager
(Aerial Lift Device and Personal Equipment Inspection and Testing, NDE
Qualification and Certification Training for all Field Personnel, DOT
Inspections, Development of all NDE / DOT Inspection Procedures in
Accordance with National Standards, Development of In-House Training
and Certification for Customers Owned Equipment, Overhead Crane
Inspection and Testing, Development of Acoustic Emission Testing and
Inspection Software, Profit and Lose Reports, Accident Investigation, Expert
Witness and Consulting, Lose Prevention Program, Fall Protection Inspection
and Testing)
2010 - 2012 Orbital Engineering, Inc. / United States Steel – SAMP Project Manager
(Supervise maintenance and structural steel inspection program, Inspection
program training and certification of structural inspection personnel, Implement
safety and security programs, Accident / Incident investigations and reporting,
Customer Relations and Sales, Development of inspection reports and status.)
2012 – Present Consulting Services for legal resources in the NDT Certification and
Qualification Industry.
Skills
Computer Software Knowledge - Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Etc.
Level I & II NDT - Acoustic Emission, Ultrasonic, Magnetic Particle, Dye Penetrant, Visual
Weld Inspection,
Project Management - Quality Assurance, Production Scheduling, Accident and Incident Investigation, Program Development and Implementation
Program Developments
Burlington Safety Laboratory - Field Inspection Program
Quality Service Laboratories, Inc. – Transportation Division – Inspection Program
Mistras Service Group – Aerial Lift Device Inspection and Testing Training Program
Toledo Edison - In-House Inspection and Training Program
South Carolina Gas and Electric - In-House Inspection and Training Program
Salt River Project, Arizona - Computer Software and Field Inspection Program
Gammatec, South Africa - Field Inspection Program
SECO, Saudi Arabia - In-House Inspection and Training Program
Los Angeles Department of Water and Gas – In-House Dielectric Testing Program
Professional Memberships
ASTM - American Society of Testing and Materials - 1998
ASNT - American Society of Nondestructive Testing - 1998
ECSA - Engineering Council of South Africa - 2004
LMI - Lifting Machinery Inspector Certification - 2004
References
Jim Chiappardi – Field Operations Division- Mistras Service Group (610-842-7231)
Billy Burton - Executive South Eastern Region Manager (704-291-2360)
Jerry Tanner - Vice President - Diversified Inspection (602-317-1641)
Jeffery S. Bakst - Attorney at Law (513-381-2221)
Dave Simpson - United States Steel (248-953-3673)
Rich Kritikos – United States Steel (412-720-0884)
1457 Empire Ave.
Lincoln Park, MI 48146
Cell: 734-772-3205
Home: 313-286-6936
Email: jlarcher357@aol.com
Objective
To continue my career in the Project, Facility, Fleet Management, Nondestructive Testing and Inspection Industry with a company that can utilize my vast amount of experience with Nondestructive Testing and Inspection, Project Management, Qualification / Certification Training, Inspection / Testing of Structural, Automotive, Utility Aerial Lift Devices, Overhead Crane and GSE Equipment Inspections, Profit / Lose, Maintenance Program Scheduling, Lose Prevention, Customer Relations / Sales, Development of Procedures in accordance with National Standards.
Education
1976 - 1980 Newton High School - Newton, KS
1979 - 1980 Central Kansas Area Vocational School - Auto Mechanics
1985 - 1998 NDT Qualification and Certificating Training - Level I & II
2000 - 2001 NDT Qualification and Certification Training - Level II
2009 - 2010 Qualification and Certification - Fire Apparatus/Ground Ladder Inspection
2010 - 2012 Project Management of Structural Inspection Programs
Experience / Employment History
1979 - 1983 United States Marine Corps - Aircraft Maintenance and Quality Control
1985 - 1998 Independent Testing Laboratories - Level II NDT Technicians, North
Eastern Region Supervisor
(NDE Inspection and Testing of Overhead / Aerial Lifting Devises, Training of
Assistant Technicians, Customer Relations and Schedules, DOT Vehicle
Inspections)
1998 - 2000 Bridgeton Plumbing Supply - Warehouse Manager
(Purchase Orders, Stock Organization and Inventory, Customer Relations
and Sales, Delivery Schedules, Warranty Control)
2000 - 2001 Burlington Safety Laboratories - Field Operations Manager
(Aerial Lift Device and Personal Equipment Inspection and Testing, NDE
Qualification and Certification Training for all Field Personnel, DOT
Inspections, Development of all NDE / DOT Inspection Procedures in
Accordance with National Standards, Development of In-House Training
and Certification for Customers Owned Equipment, Overhead Crane
Inspection and Testing)
2001 - 2010 QSL, Conam, Mistras Service Group – Transportation Division - Operations
Manager
(Aerial Lift Device and Personal Equipment Inspection and Testing, NDE
Qualification and Certification Training for all Field Personnel, DOT
Inspections, Development of all NDE / DOT Inspection Procedures in
Accordance with National Standards, Development of In-House Training
and Certification for Customers Owned Equipment, Overhead Crane
Inspection and Testing, Development of Acoustic Emission Testing and
Inspection Software, Profit and Lose Reports, Accident Investigation, Expert
Witness and Consulting, Lose Prevention Program, Fall Protection Inspection
and Testing)
2010 - 2012 Orbital Engineering, Inc. / United States Steel – SAMP Project Manager
(Supervise maintenance and structural steel inspection program, Inspection
program training and certification of structural inspection personnel, Implement
safety and security programs, Accident / Incident investigations and reporting,
Customer Relations and Sales, Development of inspection reports and status.)
2012 – Present Consulting Services for legal resources in the NDT Certification and
Qualification Industry.
Skills
Computer Software Knowledge - Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Etc.
Level I & II NDT - Acoustic Emission, Ultrasonic, Magnetic Particle, Dye Penetrant, Visual
Weld Inspection,
Project Management - Quality Assurance, Production Scheduling, Accident and Incident Investigation, Program Development and Implementation
Program Developments
Burlington Safety Laboratory - Field Inspection Program
Quality Service Laboratories, Inc. – Transportation Division – Inspection Program
Mistras Service Group – Aerial Lift Device Inspection and Testing Training Program
Toledo Edison - In-House Inspection and Training Program
South Carolina Gas and Electric - In-House Inspection and Training Program
Salt River Project, Arizona - Computer Software and Field Inspection Program
Gammatec, South Africa - Field Inspection Program
SECO, Saudi Arabia - In-House Inspection and Training Program
Los Angeles Department of Water and Gas – In-House Dielectric Testing Program
Professional Memberships
ASTM - American Society of Testing and Materials - 1998
ASNT - American Society of Nondestructive Testing - 1998
ECSA - Engineering Council of South Africa - 2004
LMI - Lifting Machinery Inspector Certification - 2004
References
Jim Chiappardi – Field Operations Division- Mistras Service Group (610-842-7231)
Billy Burton - Executive South Eastern Region Manager (704-291-2360)
Jerry Tanner - Vice President - Diversified Inspection (602-317-1641)
Jeffery S. Bakst - Attorney at Law (513-381-2221)
Dave Simpson - United States Steel (248-953-3673)
Rich Kritikos – United States Steel (412-720-0884)
