Steve Rowbottom Email & Phone Number

Niagara Falls, Ontario

I am currently employed at Niagara Energy Products as there main QA Coordinator. Given my extensive knowledge with various Quality programs, and consistent involvement with QC/NDE, throughout my 8 years within the manufacturing world, I help delegate, and coordinate the work done by my QC Department. I am helping the QA Manager create and implement new Quality programs for the company in order to help the production flow, and Quality of the work we complete. My knowledge with work in NDE… Show more I am currently employed at Niagara Energy Products as there main QA Coordinator. Given my extensive knowledge with various Quality programs, and consistent involvement with QC/NDE, throughout my 8 years within the manufacturing world, I help delegate, and coordinate the work done by my QC Department. I am helping the QA Manager create and implement new Quality programs for the company in order to help the production flow, and Quality of the work we complete. My knowledge with work in NDE (VT,PT,MT,UT and RT) helps organize and successfully complete the examination of Nuclear products we produce, by overseeing our departments Quality personnel in the proper training, schooling and examination of each Weld and end product we complete. I also am in charge of helping release products to the customers by organizing the documentation and working with the customer on a 1 to 1 basis to approve the shipment of Quality products that leave our facility. I am used regularly for customer audits and internal audits to help our department and production areas maintain proper production flow while still producing the best quality products we can achieve. Show less

Welland, Ontario, Canada

Maintain Quality Controll for Heavy and Drop forge plants and inspect materials using NDT

St Catherines

Tank car tank weld inspections

Thorold Ontario

• QA Inspection of all materials relevant to current projects from customers and/or TSP such as incoming material inspections, plate inspections, bevel inspections, Roll and Re-Roll of plate inspections and dimensional checks of all highlighted materials to conform to current TSP and customer specifications.• Excellent understanding and use of ISO:9001 Standards • Documentation and organization of findings in accordance with specifications of product inspected•… Show more • QA Inspection of all materials relevant to current projects from customers and/or TSP such as incoming material inspections, plate inspections, bevel inspections, Roll and Re-Roll of plate inspections and dimensional checks of all highlighted materials to conform to current TSP and customer specifications.• Excellent understanding and use of ISO:9001 Standards • Documentation and organization of findings in accordance with specifications of product inspected• Organization and delegation of work distributed to QA/NDT members of my department • Constant contact (in person, via e-mail and/or over the phone) with management and customers to maintain a proper line of communication between all departments I was involved in• Extensive computer involvement with such applications as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft word, and Microsoft Office in order to properly document, organize and communicate duties and jobs being done and also help project future plans and schedules• Perform NDT (VT/MT/UT) of parent material and welds to ensure no visible or internal defects are present before and after final product• Learned how to write and communicate UT/MT reports to verify certain findings and record certain defects found so they can be reported to TSP as well as any customer we are involved with• I helped Implement new stages of inspections in production to help eliminate “bottle neck” problems we were seeing in the slowdown of certain production stages. Those inspections are still being used today and are widely accepted by both TSP and the customers as an important necessity in order to keep the flow of production moving more efficiently • Involved in the internal QA /NDT inspections of platforms and electrical components being used within the wind towers to ensure Quality Control is maintained between TSP and the customer. Show less

• Sand Blasting of steel products in preparation for paint• Training on the painting of different steel products and training on the proper mixture of paints using epoxy, urethane etc., as well as the proper application and steps needed to apply the paint via air spray machines• Training on welding (Mig, and Tig) in order to better educate myself as well as make myself more valuable to the company• Due to this company having many outside job contracts, we were often… Show more • Sand Blasting of steel products in preparation for paint• Training on the painting of different steel products and training on the proper mixture of paints using epoxy, urethane etc., as well as the proper application and steps needed to apply the paint via air spray machines• Training on welding (Mig, and Tig) in order to better educate myself as well as make myself more valuable to the company• Due to this company having many outside job contracts, we were often issued jobs offsite for plant maintenance such as the removal of big power generators using specific tools and motorized vehicles (Tow motors, cranes, come along etc.), sand blasting and painting of certain buildings, and machines, • Taught how to do pipe fitting to help with the fitting of new gas and water pipes to any generator or industrial size heaters we were fixing or repairing.• General fabrication of steel as well as grinding and fitting of steel products Show less