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Franklin l. braden
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objective:
secure permanent, contract and/or temporary assignments or opportunities
with reputable firms involved in the industrial coatings industry/related
fields.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
* 20+ years experience in the industrial coatings industry
* NACE Level III, w/peer, Certified Int'l. Coatings Inspector #7546
* 12 years experience in highway/bridge industry
* Bridge inspection experience includes: ODOT, KYTC, WVDOT, MASDOT, TXDOT
* Bridge fabrication/component & shop experience include: Chicago Bridge
& Iron, Trinity Industries, PDM, Bear-Stearns, Carolina Steel, High Steel,
Shuff Steel & Cives Steel
* other industrial experience include *
* Nuclear power facility QA/QC lining inspection
* US Naval Preservation/NAVSEA/SUPSHIP - QA/QC/Project Mgmt.
* Chemical facilities QA/QC Management
* Paint crew supervision - blast & paint - bridge - DOE - marine -
fabrication
Work of experience
AECOM, Morgantown, WV - 4/2010 - Current
Sr. Coating Inspector, bridges - West Virginia Department of Highways -
Putnam, Lincoln & Braxton Counties.
DZ Atlantic/DUKE Energy, Catawba Nuclear Facility, York County, SC - 1/2010
- 4/2010
Sr. Coating Inspector, Pipeline - QA/QC Dept.
Greenehorne & O'Mara, Laurel, Md - 9/2009 thru 12/22/2009
Bridge Coating Inspector - Interstate bridge coating project - West
Virginia (WVDOT) & Massachusetts (MASDOT)
BLASTCO Texas, Houston, TX - 10/2008 thru 6/2009
Paint Supervisor/QC Manager - Bridge blast & coat - Supervision of 15 - 35
- Junction, TX
BROCK Group/Basic Industries, Morris, IL/Tuscola, IL/Clinton, IA - 5/2007
thru 7/2008
QC Manager - Maintenance Program - LYONDELLBASELL Chemical
Braden Industrial Coatings, Charlestown, IN - 4/2006 thru 5/2007
Consultant to industry - self employed - Bridge painting audits, bridge
claim investigation, failure analysis and condition assessment, project
investigation, interview, document review and assessment, expert witness,
specification review, project review and assessment, inspection, JSA
assembly & field surveys
Woolpert Design-Build, LLC, Dayton, OH - 9/2004 thru 4/2006
Sr. Bridge Inspector - State of Ohio (ODOT); Kentucky Transportation
Cabinet (KYTC)
Field inspection, auditing, specification review
ACBL, Jeffersonville, IN - 6/2003 thru 1/2004
Paint Division Superintendent - Blast & paint - inland & marine vessels -
Supervision of 30 - 45
MAIN Industries, Newport News, VA - 11/2001 thru 5/2003
Project Manager/QC Manager - US Naval Preservation/NAVSEA/SUPSHIP - Heavy
ships - Carriers, destroyers, frigates & LHD's - Crew supervision (15),
inspection/QC
Vanwin, Chesapeake, VA - 5/2001 thru 11/2001
QC Manager - US Naval Preservation/NAVSEA/SUPSHIP - Heavy ships - Carriers,
destroyers, frigates & LHD's - Interior, hulls & decks
Superior Coatings, Idaho Springs, ID - 6/2000 thru 3/2001
Project Manager/QC Manager - DOE New construction - AMWTP, Scoville, ID -
Interior containment preparation and coating application - Nuclear Waste
Treatment Project
Mansfield Industrial Coatings, Valiant, OK - 2/2000 thru 6/2000
QC Manager/Safety Representative - Paper mill maintenance - prep & coat
structural steel, piping & vessels
ICI Devoe, Cleveland, OH - 6/1999 thru 1/2000
Rial Division Technical Representative - Rail car interior linings and
exterior applications
Turner Industries, Paris, TX - 1/1999 thru 6/1999
QC Manager - Pipe fabrication, blast & paint
CARBOLINE Company, St. Louis, MO - 10/1989 thru 11/1998
Field Services Manager - Supervisor - 6 NACE inspectors/field technicians -
various industries serviced
* Employment prior to 1989 will be provided upon request. This period,
dating back to 1976, was also derived of similar employment aa depicted
above.
Extracurricular activities
* Currently enjoy a separate business as a sculpture artist
with exhibition at the Mac Worthington Gallery in Columbus,
OH
* Golf is my 2nd passion, and I always carry a bag full of
balls - because I usually need them!
REFERENCES
* References are provided upon request.