Experience

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  Mountain West Services Ltd.

  • In Service Pressure Vessel Inspector

    • Aug 2014 - Present

    Field inspections and integrity assessments of pressure equipment and aboveground storage tanks. Managing repairs on pressure vessels and tanks. Coordinating manpower and NDE crews for inspections. Establishing and maintaining client relations. Providing economical solutions to integrity issues while maintaining Regulatory and Code requirements.

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  JAHNS Technical Services

  • Contractor

    • Jan 2007 - Present

    Visual and NDE InspectionJAHNS Technical Services – Calgary, ABAPI 510 Pressure Vessel Inspection during shutdown and annual inspection intervals.Setting up and performing corrosion surveys with ultrasonic inspection on petrochemical equipment.API 653 Tank inspection for petrochemical industries.Training field helpers in NDE and Visual Inspection methods.Creating Inspection Test Plans for process facilities.Performing piping assessments and creating Inspection Test Plans for process facilities.

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  Conoco Phillips – Central Alberta

  • In Service Pressure Vessel Inspector

    • Jan 2007 - Jul 2014

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  Canadian Engineering and Inspection Ltd

  • CNRL In Service Inspector

    • Oct 2013 - Dec 2013

    Contract In Service Pressure Vessel Inspector / NDE

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  Major Projects

  • NDE Technician

    • Jan 2002 - Jan 2007

    Petro-Canada – Rotterdam, Holland – Terra Nova Shutdown (2006) – Contracted by Spectrol GroupBP Exploration – Prudhoe Bay, Alaska – AUT/Tanks and Vessel Department.; DOW Prentiss – Red Deer, Alberta – Chemical Plant Shutdown.Petro-Canada – Albian Sands – Eddie Current Inspection on Tube Exchangers.ATCO Power – Sheerness Generating Station – Shutdown.ATCO Power – Battle River Generating Station – Shutdown.TransCanada Pipelines – Pipeline Integrity Survey.

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  Acuren

  • NDE Technician

    • Jun 2005 - Dec 2005

    Call back summer contract working in the AUT/Tanks and Vessel Department. Performing manual and automated ultrasonic inspection on tanks, vessels, and piping.

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  RTD Quality Services / ACUREN

  • NDE Technician

    • Jan 2003 - Jun 2005

    RTD Quality Services – Calgary, ABCanspec(ACUREN) – Edmonton, AB Inspection of tanks, vessels, pipelines, oil and gas facilities, power generation facilities, and chemical plants online and during shutdowns.Field and plant corrosion surveys.Various NDE techniques include ultrasonic, magnetic particle, liquid penetrant, and eddie current.

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  Nu-Fab Building Systems

  • Shop foremen / Yard Manager

    • Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

    Coordinated manpower and materials to meet production and delivery schedules.Purchased materials for construction projects.Assisted in developing procedures and protocols for handling materials and manufacturing process.Responsible for handling staffing issues on production line.