STEPHEN G. PROVOST

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BOGALUSA, LOUISANA

HM- 985-***-**** CELL-985-***-****

E-Mail abi9vk@r.postjobfree.com

NACE CERTIFIED # 827

OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE COATINGS and WELDING INDUSTRY

Experienced in all phases of surface preparation and coating of tanks,vessels

offshore platforms,petrochemical plants,pipelines,and offshore production equipment.

Experienced with installation and Inspection of Cathodic Protection systems.

Experienced with Hydro Testing of high pressure vessels in-service and new fabrication.

Experienced with laboratory testing of coatings,cathodic disbondment,interface contamination

adhesion testing,flexability testing,moisture permeation test,compression strength test.

Hardness test.

Experienced with Logistical duties of shipping and recieving materials,supplies,and

equipment.

Experienced with various types of coatings including Powder coatings,Thermal Spray

coatings,Epoxies,Urethanes,Zinc,Mastics,Polypropylyne,Multilayer,Vinylester,

Glass Filled Epoxies,Waterbased Epoxies,Zinc Rich Epoxies,Baked on Enamels and

Rubber Linnings.

Experienced with all field Inspection tools Wet film thickness,Dry film thickness,Holiday

Detection{high voltage and low voltage}Tooke Guage,Eddy Current,Surface Micrometer,

T-Mikes,Barko hardness,Sling slycrometer,Surface Tempartures.

Experience with performing Coating Failure Analysis.

Experienced in all phases of Coating Surveys and Estimating (labor,equipment,and materials)

Experienced with all types of Blasting and Painting equipment/rigging

Completed 10 Hour OSHA Training

Completed Competent Person Training for Supervisors

Completed Advanced Safety Audit Training for Supervisors

Experienced with Steel surveys and Ultra-Sonic measurements

Experienced with visual Inspection of Structual and Piping welds.

Positions Held:

Project Manager

Project Coordinator

Chief Coating Inspector

Lead Coating Inspector

Line Inspector

Logistics Coordinator

Onshore Paint Superintendent

Offshore Paint Superintendent

Onshore and Offshore Paint Foreman

2010- Present Aker Philadelphia Shipyard

Coatings Manager

Managed all coating process and coating Quality Control through out

Shipyard for all new build bulk carrier Ships.

Selected and managed Paint contractors,Set schedules,and budgets,

Managed all paint waste containment and disposal.

2008- 2010 STEPHEN PROVOST LLC.

Provided Inspection Services and Consultant Services for

Coating Projects through out R&R Marine Fabrication Shipyard

Updated and Recorded Data concering Enviromental reports at

All of R&R Marine Facilities

Provided Consultant and Inspection services to American Heavy

Lift shipbuilding program.Performed Inspections throughout

Various shipyards as well as consultant services to owners.

Documented and Recorded all technical data,compiled and

Filed reports/Technical data for Coating Technical File of

Seawater ballast tanks.

2005-2008

WILLIAMS INSPECTION SERVICES

Performed all Coating Inspection of ENSCO RIG 76

ENSCO RIG 86,ENSCO RIG 69,ENSCO RIG 83,

HERCULES RIG 15,HERCULES RIG 26

Performed Surface Preparation Inspection

Coating Application Inspection and Final Inspection of

Zinc Rich Epoxies,Intermiedeate Epoxies,and Urethane

Finishes.

Performed Visual Welding Inspection

Consultant for all coating Projects Performed at

R&R Marine Fabrication and Drydock,Port Aurther,TX.

KTA TATOR INC.

Performed Inspection of surface preparation and application of

Two-coat Epoxy system applied to 350,000 gal.fuel oil storage

Tank bottom,for Palmark Inc.at Brooklyn,New York Navy Yard

Performed Inspection of Surface Preparation and application of

Epoxy / Urethane Paint System

TESTEX INSPECTION

Performed Inspection of Surface Preparation and Coating

Of Internal Jet Fuel Storage Tank For Holloman Air Force Base

Alamogorda,New Mexico.Monitored ambient conditions.recorded

Surface profile measurements,Wet Film and Dry Film Thickness

Measurements,Performed Holiday Detection.

2002- 2005 TRINITY INSPECTION SERVICES LLC

Chief Inspector///Project Coordinator for B.P. Mardi Gras Pipeline Project

Supervised 12 man inspection team, monitored/performed all lab test for fusion bond epoxy coating, concrete weight coating, three layer polyethelyne coating, internal water based flow efficiency coating. Supervised and coordinated receiving, coating, and shipping of over 3,000,000 feet of pipe

2000-2002 NDE QUALITY SYSTEMS

B.P. Bombax Pipeline Project

Shell Brutus Pipeline Project

T&P Enterprise -B.P. Horn Mountain Pipeline project lead inspector on all three projects. Coordinated coating inspectors monitored/ performed all lab test for fusion bond epoxy coating, concrete weight coating.

1993-2000 PROGESSIVE TECHNICAL SERVICES-TEXACO E&P

Offshore Process Services-Texaco E&P

PTX Consultants- Texaco E&P.

Chief coating inspector for offshore maintenance painting projects.. Managed paint crews, coordinated inspectors, performed logistics duties performed yearly surveys of offshore facilities.

1989-1993 ENGINEERING TESTING AND INSPECTION SERVICES

Exxon Company U S A- mobile bay pipeline project

Coating inspector at fusion bond epoxy plant, concrete weight coating plant, anode/flotec installation facility.

1977-1989

PAL SERVICES INC. Offshore/Onshore coating supervisor

Experienced with wide variety of single and multi component liquid coatings, powder coatings, thermal spray coatings, multi layer coatings, concrete weight coatings,

Clients&Projects BP AMACO

Mardi Gras Transportation System

Bombax Pipeline Project

Horn Mountain Pipeline Project

Endymion Pipeline Project

Cannonball Pipeline Project

Noel Pipeline Project

Shell Deepwater Development E&P

Brutus Pipeline Project

Crosby Pipeline Project

Hickory-Manteray Pipeline Project

Serrano-Oregano Pipeline Project

Texaco E&P

Barite South Platform Fabrication Project

Osprey Platform Fabrication Project

Petronius Platform Installation Project

Chief Coating Inspector for Numerous Offshore Platforms

Painting Projects

Exxon Mobil

Mobile Bay Pipeline Project

Provided Inspection for Numerous Offshore Platform

Painting Projects.

Marathon Oil

Inspection of Internal Linings in Newly Fabricated

Oil Storage Tanks.

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