ASNT Level III #196249 in UT, RT, MT and PT methods

SNT-TC-1A Level II in UT, MT and PT methods

State of Maine Radiographer's License

State of Maine Journey Level NDT Technician

Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, ME
January 2010 – May 2013
Joint Apprenticeship Program
Associate of Science in Ship Design: Non-Destructive Testing
G.P.A. 3.68

Colby College, Waterville, ME
August 2004 – May 2008
Bachelor of Arts in English: Creative Writing
Minor: Administrative Science
G.P.A. 3.41
Graduated with Honors in English and Cum Laude

Aqualified, LLC.
October 2013 – Present
Contractor

• Provide support in any NDT or quality related capacity to clients as they require with care and professionalism
o Current Project:
 Electric Boat, Quonset Point, RI—Providing crucial pretest inspections for piping systems at every process in the construction of the submarine modules, including visual and liquid penetrant inspections.

Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME
January 2010 – October 2013
Non-Destructive Testing Technician

• Level II in Ultrasonic Testing (Shearwave), Magnetic Particle Testing, Liquid Penetrant Testing, and Radiographic Testing (Source and Tube).

• Perform NDT on Arleigh Burke class U.S. Navy destroyers and DDG-1000 class ships. Weldments and other ship's components inspected: Peripheral Vertical Launching System (PVLS) inspection, high pressure piping, tanks, hull structure (seams, strakes, etc.), and other sites with MT, PT, UT, or RT as required. Shipyard equipment also inspected for maintenance purposes.

• Train fellow technicians and new employees in all inspection methods and sign for their hours worked, as well as instruct on the usage of procedures and practices and all acceptance standards and criteria. Some documents include MIL-STD 271, 278, 1689, 2035A, NAVSHIPS 8000, and 9000.

Cianbro Constructors, Brewer, ME
October 2008 – December 2009
Motiva Crude Expansion Project, Port Arthur, TX
Quality Control/Quality Assurance

• Work within the Inspection Management System (IMS) database to assure the proper NDT is performed on each finished weld in all Hydrocracker and CAT Feed Hydrotreater modules before releasing the piping to Coatings, Insulation, and Turnover group for the client.

• Review and audit work packages and piping prints to verify weld/valve/connection location as well as material verification and testing requirements according to each piping specification

• Utilize IMS to send technicians to perform designated NDT on each weld as the Piping Specifications require, including Hardness Testing, Ferrite Testing, Positive Material Identification, Radiography, Magnetic Particle Testing, Ultrasonic Testing, and Liquid Penetrant Testing.

• Extensive experience inspecting mostly carbon steel welds ranging in thickness from 0.25” to more than 4” in various configurations requiring multiple angles and scanning techniques
• Experience inspecting dissimilar metal welds (stainless to carbon), valves, hangers, aluminum, copper nickel, and brazed joints, including those on high pressure piping and within tanks, both in submarine systems and on surface ships
• Experience on AutoCAD, Tomoview, and daily plotting of Scan Plans for welds to prove UT scanning coverage and mapping indications for repair
• Experience working with PAUT and TOFD automated and semi-automated system setup and breakdown
• Experience inspecting all piping components including hangers, valves, fasteners, unions, weld integrity, and noise-sensitive components
• Experience using special procedures and special calibrations unique to naval ship architecture
• Extensive experience in auditing work packages, including piping drawings, material verification and drawing to specification comparisons
• Extensive experience writing a variety of papers, including formal reports and essays, as well as experience editing and proofreading company procedures
• Proficient in the Inspection Management System (IMS), and Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint