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Staines-Upon-Thames, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for the quality control department for £1.25bn Type 31 frigate construction from steelwork through VAD Managed the coordination of over 10 000 inspection activities, ensuring adherence to project schedules and quality standards. Analyzed data trends, improving product quality through comprehensive qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Facilitated on-time project delivery by engaging with all stakeholders, aligning strategic initiatives with Right First Time strategies. Day to day activities cover co-ordination all inspection activities (Welding Inspection, NDT, Dimensional, Pressure test, Paint, Electrical and Mechanical) Ensuring Quality Control inspectors deliver all inspection/verification activities to quality and cost in line with Right First-Time culture and ensuring that the inspection and acceptance standards are achieved Led QC inspectors to identify and rectify nonconformances, increasing process efficiency through trend analysis and corrective actions. Enhanced the QMS suite by creating and revising 10 quality documents, ensuring upto-date compliance and operational excellence.

Contracted as an on-site client representative in Scotland covering a multi-million pound contract for subsea equipment.Responsible for witnessing of inspection activities, monitoring of manufacturing activities and final sign off/approval of equipment before shipping.

Rosyth, Scotland, United Kingdom

Employed as a Senior Inspector and Technical Authority for Oceaneering IMDS on a large marine contract• Conducting 2nd party physical inspections and witnessing inspections including radiography review of the client assets. Detailed inspection reporting, creating and approving inspection techniques and procedures and liaising with the client and other project stakeholders• Familiar with LTQR documentation requirements and auditing. Holding Lloyd’s, DNV, ABS and BV approval for conducting inspections on pre and in-service ships and structures.

Europe

• Welder and materials qualification center–UT, MT, VT, PT, RI, PMI. Carrying out welder qualification examinations and material/procedure qualifications for various contracts and clients. Reviewing radiographs and conducting testing whilst also liaising with the client and assisting with the interpretation of results. • Statoil/Equinor subsea fabrications and installations – Cross checking UT, MPI and WI of TKY joints. Working in UK, Europe and Scandinavia to cross check work for a large offshore works package. Included technical oversight and technical documentation review. Works carried out in accordance with NORSOK M-101 • Siemens Beatrice wind farm – OTM 1 and 2 topside and jackets – VT, UT and MPI of TKY joints and associated technical data handling such as creating techniques and reports, report reviewing and sign off. All work done in accordance with ISO 17638/17367/17640 • Ørsted/Dong Energy Hornsea Project 1 wind farm – topside and jackets – MPI and UT of TKY joints and associated technical data handling such as creating techniques and reports, report reviewing and sign off. All work done in accordance with ISO 17638/17367/17640 • Sellafield Nuclear – Involved with the build and commissioning of new silo doors and waste containment facilities for Sellafield. Included conventional NDT, QC, PMI and Hardness.• Various marine vessel surveys and refit (Dry dock and in-water) – DNV, Lloyds Register, ABS and Bureau Veritas carrying out UTM and Visual inspection of Ships, marine structures and working parts. Competent and confident working at height and in high risk confined spaces.

• INEOS petrochemical plant Grangemouth and Hound point Offshore (Top-tier COMAH Site)- VT, UT, MT. In-service inspection of boilers, pipelines, tanks and flares on and off-shore.• Rampion offshore windfarm – topside and jackets- MPI and UT of TKY joints and associat-ed technical data handling such as creating techniques and reports, report reviewing and sign off. All work done in accordance with ISO 17638/17367/17640• HMS Queen Elizabeth–Carrying out required NDT on the build and commissioning of HMS Queen Elizabeth including UT, MPI, LPI, PMI, RT and VT of welds, forgings, castings and fab-rications. Work consisted of working in high risk confined spaces and height access. All work was carried out to Lloyd’s rules.• Salamander nuclear gantry - UT and MPI of TKYs on steel fabrication structure for a crane base for HMNB Devonport. Built to class 1 nuclear standard.• Total well head integration - UT, MPI and DPI – Welds and Forgings. Xmas tree fabrications and associated installations for Total oil. Work carried out in accordance with API• Oil and Pipelines agency – UT, Vac Box and MPI of storage tanks for the British Govern-mentLead Technician for 6 months on a contract with a large oil and energy supplierWorking to international standards such as NORSOK M-101, AWS D1.1, ISO 17640, ASME V and VIII

Scotland

Led a team of NDT Technicians, supervising tasks and managing workload which included:• Planning, scheduling and managing the testing to be conducted and ensuring all appropri-ate NDT was carried out in a timely and efficient manner• Assisted with training of apprentices, trainees and inspectors, ensuring they were learning within a high standard of competence and ability• Conducted in house audits for technician competency, equipment and calibration records

Glenrothes

Extensive experience carrying out UT, MPI, LPI and VT/WI (RVI)on large contracts:• BP Shah Deniz LNG Pipeline – over 5 km of pipeline inspected with 100% visual inspection of internal bores and external surfaces, UT, MPI and LPI of associated welds• Ichtys Inpex Australia LNG flowspools and associated fabrications – over 100 various flow-spool fabrications made from clad weld lined carbon pipes with Inconel tie in butts, subject to 100% visual and LPI inspection and PMI check• West Nile Delta pipeline project – over 1200m of sour gas pipe subject to 100% visual in-spection and LPI where applicable• Various other contracts covering castings forgings and weldments subject to a variety of NDT usually 100% visual inspection, dimensional inspection and /UT, MPI and LPI• Additional duties included dimensional checks on machined components including surface roughness, replication and hardness testingWorked to international standards such as DNV, API, ASME, ASTM

Mordern Apprenticeship, Engineering Technical Support (Non-Destructive Testing)

Svq Level 3, Engineering Technical Support (Non-Destructive Testing)

Hnc Fabrication, Welding And Inspection, Welding Engineering Technology/Technician, "A" Pass

Svq Level 2, Fabrication And Welding, Pass

Nc, Fabrication And Welding, Pass

Hnc, Police Studies (Law)

Intermediate Level 2, Fabrication And Welding, Pass

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