Cover Letter

Coating Inspector

Contact Info. : Wade Morehead

*** ******** ****

Kinder, La. 70648

Home 337-***-****

Cell/337-***-****

Email/ac2gkq@r.postjobfree.com

Email/ac2gkq@r.postjobfree.com

I am a NACE Coating Inspector level 2 (Certification #8169.) Administrative skills are a requirement to perform, this profession. I’ve also completed a written examination, from the NCCER’s National Registry (Industry–recognized Card #17414172.) My objective through-out an assigned project is adhering, to referenced established standards. I consult with managerial or supervisory personnel, involved with the project. I remain aware of the estimated time needed, for my assigned projects. Waste disposal procedures are followed. I maintain my personal work instruments and intervene, if daily used contractor's equipment is not in compliance. I'm capable of maintaining daily logs/records (e. g., Microsoft excel/word, Spreadsheets, Blueprint reading), for current coatings supply inventories, and other pertinent job related information. I Mark visually deficient work; identify the acceptance work, as being, in accordance with agreed specifications. I'm also qualified to perform required testing, which can be achieved, with traceable certification paperwork, to accommodate the up to date coating inspection instrumentation (Sling/Digital hygrometer, PTC contactor thermometer, Voltage Holiday Detector, 456 Elcometer dry film thickness gauge I record the results, procedures, or inspection data, as per agreed upon referenced established specific guidelines. I insure work areas, are properly masked to protect customer equipment, prior to any actual blasting, or painting. I visually observe the helper paint mixing the desired coating applications, as per the data product specifications. I record images daily, to assist documentation.

I would like to thank you, for your time, in considering me, as a candidate, to the position. I’m available, for any follow-up.

Wade J. Morehead

Resume

NATIONALITY: U.S. Citizen

LOCATION: 427 Morehead Loop, Kinder, La.70648 337-***-****/Cell: 884-7696)

TECHNICAL

EDUCATION: NACE 2 Coatings Inspection Technician (July 2014)

-Advance Corrosion -Environmental Controls

-Advance Environmental Testing Instr. -Centrifugal Blasting

-Coating Concrete & Inspection -Safety Awareness

-Advance Non-Destructive Test Instr. -Lining & Special Coatings

-Thick Barrier Linings -Non-Liquid Coatings

-Advance Standards & Resources -Coating Surveys

-Test Instr. For Coating Concrete -Destructive Instr. & Tests

-Pipeline Mainline & Field Joint Coatings -Maintenance Coating Ops.

-Surface Prep., Coating & Inspections -Specialized Test & Test

Of Special Substrates Equipment

-Coating Types, Failure Modes, & -Interpersonal Relationship

Inspection Criteria Dynamic in Work Places

NACE 1 Coatings Inspection Technician (December 2001)

-Corrosion & Corrosion Controls -Inspection Procedures

-Coatings Introduction -Documentations

-Coatings & the Inspector -Environmental Test Instr.

-Non-Destructive Test Instruments -Coatings Failures

-MSDS & Product Data Sheets -Curing Mechanisms

D.A. Police Officer-Graduate of Fort Polk, La. Police Academy (Aug. 2004)

-I Performed Law Enforcement Duties.

FORMAL

EDUCATION: I Maintained Full Employment, & Attended Solano College, in Suisun,

California. I Obtained College Credits Equivalent to an Associate of Arts, &

Science Degree, in Liberal Arts (Note: Transcript Available Upon Request.)

MILITARY: United States Air Force (May 1974-1978)

-I Performed Law Enforcement Duties.

PERSONAL

QUALITIES: -Detailed-Oriented -People-Oriented

-Responsible -Cooperative

-Conscientious -Hard Working

EXPERIENCE: Brand Infrastructure Construction Company Inc. (08-15-2016 to 03-17-2017)

(Coatings Inspection Technician)

I perform duties as a Quality Control Inspector, at the Sasol Construction

Complex Facility, currently being built, in Westlake, La. I insure that no

Sandblasting, or Painting begins, until ambient conditions, are verified to

Be favorable. Frequent ambient readings are taken. The primary inspection

Duties are, first to verify the piping line to be addressed, is cleared by Phase

UT Inspection, on field welds. I take before images. The blasted work on

Field welds & mechanical damage is inspected in accordance, with SSPC

SP-10. Anchor profile readings, are taken, and documented. A compatible

Solvent is used to clean the blasted field weld surface, & deficient spots.

Scotch kote 323 Applications, is applied, by brush, or sprayed. Dry film

Thickness readings are taken, to comply, with the excepted mileage required.

Power-tool cleaning in accordance, with SSPC SP-2, is the method use when

The field weld is addressed, inside of an excavation. A compatible solvent is

Used to clean the prepared surface. An adhesive (600 D) is applied by a hand

Roller. The field weld is then warped, on a 50/50 overlap, with 4 inch tape.

A holiday detector, set at 5.0 volts, for finished wraps, 2.5 volts for coated

Welds, and 1.8 volts, for damage to existing coating. A daily quality control

Report is written, on worked lines. An inspection request, quality control

Report, and a holiday (Spark) test form record, is submitted for the final jeep

Test to be performed. I conduct the final test, while Sasol Representatives

Are present to witness the final spark test. A holiday (Spark) test would be

The initial test taken on Fusion Bond Epoxy Coating, where ever it’s used.

All mainline piping on the Sasol Project, was coated, with Fusion Bond

Epoxy coating. At the same site, I performed Coatings QC duties, at an

Emergency fire water pumps unit. A Carboline product, Thermaline 4001

High Heat Coating was used to protect the stainless piping, prior to installing

Lagging insulation over the emergency fire pumps motor mufflers.

EXPERIENCE: Progressive Technical Services, Inc. (August 2015 to Jan. 2016)

JOB TITLE: (Coatings Inspection Technician)

The coatings project involved Ultrahigh-Pressure Water-jetting on a deep,

Water platform located inside the leg column ballast tanks. An emergency

Pulley system, was place over an Egress opening, and a personnel skid was

Also present. A dehumidifier unit, with vent ducting transferred adequate

Air to maintain favorable ambient conditions. Scaffolding was rigged up to

Address the overhead ceiling, and upper side wall structures. The referenced

Standard NACE No. 2/SSPC-SP 10 (WJ-2), was used, except that the tightly

Adherent coatings were allowed (DA Sanders were used to create anchor

Profiles, & correctly featured the existing good paint.) Smaller baffle tanks

(Voids), with access entry holes were behind walls, and through tank floors.

Some areas were inaccessible for the UHP barrel wands, or where proactive

Safety risk concerns were prevalent; these areas required Power-tool

Cleaning, in accordance with SSPC SP-3, & documented. When feasible, a

“Pineapple” (A 45 degree device designed to remove corrosion, from behind

Lips and tight, but accessible areas), was attached onto the UHP barrel wand.

After blasting, & free of deficient corroded spots, a chloride test was taken to

Determine, if present soluble salts contaminates left, were only <10 PPM.

Spent water was pumped, from bilges, to a discharge tank. Paint chips were

Removed, pulled-up, & placed inside a cutting box, for proper disposal. After

Adequate acceptable cleanliness, a lint free cloth is taken to insure, only the

Allowable tightly adherent light brownish color remains, on the bare metal.

Required testing, were conducted, with up to date inspection instrumentation,

e.g., a sling hygrometer, contact thermometer…Upon acceptable surface

Preparation, the primer-coat is sprayed onto the substrate. The stripe-coat is

Followed the next day, onto critical areas, with hand brushes, and rollers.

Previously applied coatings were visually inspected. Dry Film Thickness

Readings were taken, Averaged-out, to verify acceptable specified thickness.

Daily job task activities, new pertinent information, expenses, & man hours

Were documented. Weekly needed supplies were ordered, and shipped-out

By marine vessel. .

Century Technical Services (April 2015 to June 2015.)

JOB TITLE: (Coating Inspection Technician)

Attended safety meeting, and held job plan discussion, sharing pertinent input.

A Chevron weekly conference call took place to report crew’s progress status.

Coatings Consultants were assigned to three projects, for quality assurance.

Several days would be spent, at a location, before moving to the next facility.

Worked off of jack-up rigs, to accommodate the work projects associated with

Satellite platforms. Recorded daily pertinent activities, & ordered needed

Supplies, for the Coatings projects (Also Jack-up rigs Water fuel.) Safety

Requirements were followed, or a stop work called, and reported. I performed

Required referenced established standard testing, with up to date inspection

Instrumentation. Images were taken to aid accepted visual documented proof,

Of each phase, as the coating project progressed. All sandblasting and painting

Was monitored, to be performed in compliance, with Best Management

Plan (BMP.) Hazardous waste associated, with waste paint, and spent abrasive

Would be disposed, of in accordance, with the Occupational Safety, and Health

Administration (OSHA), referenced standard, for hazardous waste disposal.

Progressive Technical Services, Inc. (August 2014 to April 2015.)

JOB TITLE: (Coating Inspection Technician)

My duties at Field wood Energy, began with a daily morning safety meeting.

I participated, by contributing with safety, and job related input. Prior

To daily blasting, or painting, I verified, that all critical production equipment

Was adequately protected. Emergency equipment would be uncovered, after

Work hours. Photo images were taken to have visual documented proof of the

Coating’s project quality assurance work, as the job progressed. A non-ionic

Detergent was applied to the surface, then pressure-washed, with the 3000 psi

Water pressure to remove contaminants. The surface dried with compressed

Blotter tested air, before cleanliness was verified. Ambient readings are

Taken, to monitor dew point conditions. After blasted areas are free of all

Corroded spots, chloride tests were taken to determine, possible Soluble Salts

Contaminants were <10 PPM. Anchor profile readings were taken, averaged

Out, and documented. Each batch of paint, being mix was monitored.

The temperature of the mix paint cans were taken, Along with the frequently

Ambient readings, and steel temperature; this is to make sure proper curing

Time takes place. Wet film thickness gauges are used by the applicators. I

Performed required tests, with up to date inspection instrumentation

(e.g., Sling hygrometer, holiday detector, DFT gauge…) I visually

Inspected previously applied coatings. All daily pertinent activities were

Documented, also needed weekly supplies were ordered, to shipped-out on

The designated marine vessel.

PREVIOUS: Intertek Technical Inspection Services (Nov. 2009 to Aug. 2014.)

JOB TITLE: (Coating Inspection Technician)

My duties were on offshore projects, as a coatings inspector on various oil

Company Facilities: Shell, Chevron, Murphy, & Enbridge (Pipeline systems,

Which contained, either oil, or natural gas; these gas pipeline systems was

Subject to sweating, therefore required close communication with the facility)

Morning safety meeting, with JSAs, & job plan discussion. I visually observed

To verify job site cleanliness. All critical production equipment was protected.

(Safety equipment uncovered at shift’s end.) Some Projects involved ultra-high

Pressure water-jetting (NACE 2/SSPC-SP 10, WJ-2.) Tightly adherent coatings

Would be DA Sanded to create an anchor profile, rather than just the 5% stains,

Which is allowed to remain on a SSPC SP-10 prepared substrate. When some

Areas were inaccessible to UHP barrel wands, or where safety concerns

Existed, power-tool cleaning, in accordance with SSPC SP-3 (Needle-gun/DA

Sander), were used, & documented. Safety requirements were monitored, and

Intervention took place to, discontinue unsafe acts, or a stop work was called.

I performed required testing, with up to date inspection instrumentation, as per

Referenced established standards. Assigned job task activities were performed,

In accordance, with the Best Management Plan (BMP.) Also, all hazardous

Waste paint, & spent abrasive, would be disposed, of in accordance, with the

Occupational Safety, and Health Administration (OSHA), guidelines.

Progressive Technical Services, Inc. (Feb. 2006 to Oct. 2009.)

JOB TITLE: (Coating Inspection Technician)

(Note: See Above Experience Stated, For Progressive Services, Inc. Begin

Assigned to Apache off-shore facilities.) At the Enterprise off-shore facilities,

Were pipeline systems, which contained natural gas; these gas pipeline systems

Contained condensation, which required close communication with the facility,

To coordinate actual times when sand blasting, and painting could take place.

Waveland Services, Inc. (Eunice, La.) (Apr. 2005 to Feb. 2006.)

JOB TITLE: (Sandblaster/Painter/Foreman)

I was a sandblaster, painter, & foreman, when assigned. The assigned surface

To be addressed was pressure-washed with an applied non-ionic detergent,

To establish adequate surface preparation. Equipment protection was placed, on

All critical production equipment. Safety equipment would be uncovered, at the

End of the worked shift. Both sandblasting and painting took place, with the

Referenced established standards. Sandblasting took place to remove deficient

Corrosion, from the substrate. Spent abrasive would be cleaned up, for proper

Disposal. The substrate was tested, to insure soluble salts contaminates, were

Less than 10 PPM. Acceptable surface preparation and equipment protection

Would be documented, prior to any painting taking place. The proper set-up is

Placed in the spray gun prior to spray painting. A wet film thickness gauge is

Is used to insure the proper wet film thickness is being applied, while the

Application is being sprayed, a cross-hatched, or the 50/50 pass pattern was

Used to avoid holidays, light mils, runs…The proper PPE must be worn.

The following day a stripe-coat is applied with hand brushes, and rollers to

Critical areas, such as welds, edges, nuts, bolts, seams, and flanges. When

Requested, I operated spiders, to work overhead areas. Sometime work projects

Had areas which required Insulation blankets & lagging materials to be removed

Before addressing the deficient corroded piping. The insulation materials were

Re-installed upon completion. As a pedestal crane operator, I remained

Cognizance of potential hazards, associated with all crane lifts. As a crew

Member, I worked in confined space work areas, where entry permission

Was granted, subsequent to LEL Limits, being achieved & monitored to comply

With BESE standards. Documentations were recorded, and maintained, in

Accordance, with referenced established company policies.

D.A. (Department of the Army) Police Officer (Mar. 2004 to Apr. 2005.)

JOB TITLE: (Department of Defense Federal Police Officer)

My law enforcement duties consisted, of patrolling, responding to domestic

Disputes, completing traffic accident reports, investigating criminal reports,

Responding to building alarms & money escorts. I also guarded access control

Points, which were designated, as being essential to the National Security.

Waveland Services, Inc. (Eunice, La.) (Jul. 2001 to Mar. 2004.)

JOB TITLE: (Note: Same as Above Mentioned Experience for Waveland Services)

L & L Sandblasting (May 1991 to Jul. 2001)

JOB TITLE: (Helper/Blaster/Painter/Relief Foreman)

(Note: My Duties were the same, as the above mentioned Waveland Services

Responsibilities; However, earlier I performed duties, as a sandblaster,

And painter, for this L&L Company.) Sand blasting & painting took Place,

At Exxon Mobil off-shore/in-land facilities (Also at H2S facilities.) Also, my

Duties were, at Tennessee Gas off-shore/in-land natural gas pipeline systems.

Sweating piping occurred, and required close communication with the facility,

To coordinate actual times when sand blasting and painting could take place.

Insulation blankets, & lagging materials were removed to address the

Isolated insulated piping. The insulation materials were re-installed.

D.E. Page Construction (April 1990 to May 1991)

JOB TITLE: (Construction Laborer/Helper)

Perform duties as a Construction worker helper; I set up the needed equipment,

At the beginning of shifts, & through the day I kept the area clean. As requested,

I correctly measured, marked, squared the piece, with a speed square, and then

Used an electrical hand-held circular saw to cut the needed braces, plywood, as

Directed, and continued to help, by assisting in nailing to complete the needed

Concrete forms. Connected rebar with tie-wire. It reinforced future concrete,

To flow & cure inside the completed concrete form. Assisted work on concrete

Surfaces (Poured and Concrete Block.) Wet-cast concrete was done with

Favorable ambient conditions. I assisted the flowing wet-cast concrete, pulling

It into proper placement, in the concrete form. Vibration also helped alleviate

Difficulties (Done to remove air pockets), with flowing wet-cast issues. Assisted

To mitigate pinholes, rocks and air pockets, tie holes from tie wires, cavities,

Laitance, & other imperfections, with the use of steel troweling, wood floating,

Brooming, stoning, sacking… I also performed duties as an iron worker. I used

A cutting torch and grinder to cut and fabricate metal to complete the intended

Design. I’m a knowledgeable of blueprint reader. I performed rigging duties to

Off load iron, & lifts to the partially built racks. I transported I-beams, channel

Iron, piping, along with welding machines…, on a forklift, as needed to

Progress the Construction project. I also operated a flatbed truck, with a boom,

That contracted in, and extended out for metal lifts, as needed. I secured the

Equipment, at the end of the shift, and conducted general housekeeping.

Federal Employee (Depart. of Defense) Nuclear Shipyard (Feb.80 to Mar 90)

JOB TITLE: (Department of Defense Federal Rigger Helper Wage Grade Worker)

. Duties were working, within Radiological guidelines to complete assigned tasks

With radioactive materials, components… I transported these materials, when

Requested. Decontamination of items, took place inside a Controlled Surface

Contaminated area. Pre-job meetings always took place, before work began.

Procedure Compliance was followed to detail (All assignments were closely in

Accordance with Naval Nuclear Power Manuel Regulations.) The work centered

Inside Radiological Areas (Reactor Compartments), on Submarines, Aircraft

Carriers & Fast Attack Ships. I came to appreciate the Team Concept, as it

Relates to simultaneous operations and adhering to procedure compliance.

The correct dosimeter devices were always worn. When I was at my allowable

Radiological quarterly limits, I performed duties in the Rigger shop warehouse

By maintaining a safe and clean work environment, by keeping shelves, pallet

Areas, workstations neat, & maintaining clean shipping supply area. I

Completed reports by entering required information. I also worked as a rigger

Helper, for my Rigger shop department, at the shipyard dry dock areas, & piers.

Lifts were made by rail cranes, to off-load, or back-load, replaced components,

Associated with the submarine, obtaining repairs. Forklifts were used to

Transport needed equipment, to and from the assigned job-sites.

Federal Police Officer (Department of Defense.) (Nov.1978 to Feb.1980)

JOB TITLE: (Department of Defense Federal Police Officer)

My law enforcement duties consisted, of patrolling, responding to domestic

Disputes, completing traffic accident reports, investigating criminal reports,

Responding to building alarms & money escorts. I also guarded access control

Points, which were designated, as being essential to the National Security.

(Note :) References

1.)Intertek Industry Services Operational Manager, Carl Gros-985-***-****; Amelia, La.

2.)Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Supervisor, Jeremy Duplechin-337-***-****; Westlake, La.

3.)Waveland Services, Project Manager, Lonnie Winters-337-***-****; Eunice, La.

4.)Waveland Services, Project Manager, Jason Washington, 337-***-****; Eunice, La.

5.)Elva Walker, Assist Agency, Food Program Director, 337-***-****; Jennings, La.

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