Metallurgist/Quality Manager

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Joel Sprague Metallurgist/Quality Specialist

Safety, Quality and Performance do not just happen...they are inherent in an exceptional design and realized by planning and team work.

Joel Sprague, 11802 Buls Rd, East Bernard TX 77435, 281-***-**** Sept 2017 ****.*******@******.***

Mr. Sprague has more than thirty five years of experience in the oil and gas industry, specializing in manufacturing of engineered equipment and construction of pipeline, refinery and petro-chemical facilities. Areas of expertise include metallurgical engineering, engineering design, manufacturing processes, materials engineering, welding engineering, procurement, quality assurance/quality control, fabrication, and nondestructive testing. EDUCATION

BSME, Specializing in Materials Engineering, The University Of Texas, 1980 Lead Quality Assessor training, Det Norske Veritas INDUSTRY/COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Teaching welding, metallurgy and QA/QC for continuing education courses at local community colleges.

• A past voting member of the API 1104 Committee on pipelines and related facilities, serving the sub-committees on mechanized welding and fracture mechanics.

• Has served as a member of the API 6A task group on materials and welding for wellhead equipment

• Has served as a presenter for local professional societies, such as AWS and ASNT, with presentations on welding engineering, quality management and failure analysis.

• Mr. Sprague has also participated as a featured speaker on “welding for corrosive environments” at Houston chapter NACE conferences. PARTIAL PROJECT LIST – 1980 TO PRESENT

Conoco Heidrun TLP wellheads, Shell Oil Auger TLP wellheads, Shell Oil Deepwater GoM wellheads, Enron India Tapti Platform, Nautilus Pipeline and Facilities, Marathon New Orleans Refinery Upgrade, BP Mardi Gras Pipeline and steel catenary risers (SCRs), Shell Oil Habenero import pipeline and SCRs, Shell Oil Llano import Pipeline and SCRs, ExxonMobil Baytown refinery upgrade, Shell Libya HPHT Exploration Drilling campaign, Shell Deepwater GoM drilling campaigns, ExxonMobil Hebron Topsides Project and the Sasol Ethylene Cracker Mega Project.

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Joel Sprague

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SPECIFIC TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

• Preparation and qualification of welding procedure specifications for welding in accordance with ASME section ix, API standard 1104 and AWS structural welding codes.

• Preparation of material and equipment specifications, and procedures for controlling processes – shop and field assembly/installation, preservation and coating.

• Metallurgical and welding engineering for manufacturing ASME/API equipment and field installation of fixed equipment and piping systems; extensive experience with carbon and alloy steels; stainless steels (austenitic, martensitic and duplex); Nickel-based alloys

• Forging, heat treatment and manufacture of alloy steels for piping and pressure vessel components.

• Troubleshooting operations, manufacturing, welding and materials issues and risk assessment to determine fitness-for-purpose.

• Use and interpretation of codes and standards utilized in E&P, particularly those related to welding, NDE, equipment and materials for sour service, e.g., ASME Sections V, VIII and IX, API 5CT/5L, 6A/17D, 14A/14D, ASNT NDT standards, ASTM material standards and NACE MR0175 / ISO 15156.

• Metallurgical laboratory analysis and root cause analysis techniques for determining equipment failure modes and material/weld properties.

• Identifying corrosion and environmental cracking failure mechanisms.

• Conducting laboratory corrosion tests for carbon and alloy steels, stainless steels and Nickel-based alloys.

• A thorough, working understanding of engineering design methodologies and application to drawings and specifications, design reviews and risk assessment.

• A thorough, working understanding of inherently safe design concepts and practices, and the importance of assurance in the design review, HAZOP and HAZID processes.

• A thorough understanding of planning for drilling, completions and subsea operations and the importance of planning exercises with drilling/installation contractors.

• Project manager/field engineer for refinery unit preparatory work, including land clearing, underground piping installations, sub-grade foundation installations, paving, asphalt road installations, auxiliary buildings and facilities. Personnel Resumé

Joel Sprague

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Quality Management Capabilities

• Quality Lead for manufacturing of engineered equipment and field construction.

• Preparing and implementing ISO 9001 quality management systems, execution plans, quality plans, procedures and inspection/test plans to manage the engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and inspection/testing of materials and engineered equipment.

• Authorship and implementation of training programs for quality, manufacturing, sales and service personnel.

• Conducting and managing quality audits, with DNV training as a Lead Assessor. O Internal quality audits to identify nonconformances in processes, and to ensure the effectiveness of quality management systems.

O Supplier quality audits to verify manufacturing in accordance with supplier requirements, customer specifications and industry standards. O Third party quality audits conducted by customers and certifying authorities. O Contractor quality audits to verify compliance to customer specifications and industry standards.

• Managing product/service nonconformance control programs, with a focus on analyzing causes of nonconformances to facilitate improvement via robust corrective action programs.

• Managing corrective/preventive action programs to resolve identified product nonconformance trends and resolve internal/external audit findings, as well as customer complaints.

• Using lean six sigma tools to lead quality improvement teams typically associated with process improvements and corrective actions.

• Managing, coordinating and performing shop and construction site inspections – welding, equipment installation and coating.

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Joel Sprague

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Advanced Containment Systems March 2017 to Present Welding Engineer/lead Quality Auditor for a manufacturer of military containment systems used for rapid deployment of expeditionary equipment and mobile warehousing of materials, equipment, weapons, communications/command centers and maintenance packages. AWS Welding Codes are used to fabricate ABS-certified container and storage modules manufactured in accordance with an ISO 9001 registered quality management system. WorleyParsons June 2012 to Sept 2016

Metallurgist/Welding Engineer, on the Sasol Ethylene Cracker Mega Project – representing Sasol to ensure suitable material selection and application of welding, NDT, coating and inspection technology for a petro-chem complex. Prior to January 2015, Mr. Sprague performed a similar role with the Engineering contractor for the ExxonMobil Hebron topsides project. The role includes support for piping, mechanical, structural and quality engineering teams on welding and materials, including review and approval of engineering contractor and supplier documents. Both roles included quality audits of supplier facilities and liaison with the quality team to resolve nonconformance and quality issues related to design and manufacture of engineered equipment.

Chevron Feb 2012 to June 2012

QA Manager for a brownfield offshore platform project; managing an integrated quality team for an EPC contract for multiple platform modifications to reduce flare gas. The assignment includes managing project QA during engineering, procurement and fabrication, including review and approval of contractor welding and NDT documents. Shell E&P, GoM April 2011 to Feb 2012

Senior Quality Management Engineer, assigned to improve GoM service contractor quality at the district level. This assignment involves quality audits and implementation of quality plans to facilitate quality improvement. Evaluation of NPT data and failure investigations were used to facilitate performance improvement. Primary responsibility included Halliburton completions equipment and services for deepwater GoM.

Shell Libya Sept 2009 to Feb 2011

Quality Assurance Lead for HPHT and MPD Desert Drilling Operations. The role involved preparation and execution of Campaign quality plans and contractor quality plans for long-lead procurement, rental equipment and drilling services. A robust contractor audit program was implemented to verify compliance to ISO 9001 requirements and contractor quality management systems. Direct supervision of well control, drilling and completions equipment inspection and operations at rigsite.

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Joel Sprague

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BHP Billiton Petroleum September 2007 to September 2009 Quality Assurance Manager for Global Drilling operations. The position includes managing an internal, ISO 9001-based quality management system, managing the QA/QC process for procurement and rental of drilling and completions equipment, and managing an aggressive contractor quality audit and performance improvement program to support deepwater GoM drilling operations. Contractor manufacturing/shore base quality data, along with rig NPT data was used to improve equipment performance and reduce rig NPT. Conducted DWOP and CWOP exercises with drilling/completions teams and contractors. BP America Production Company August 2005 to September 2007 Quality Assurance Lead for GoM Deepwater drilling including exploration, field development and production business units. The position included responsibility for quality across multi- discipline teams, including drilling, operations, major projects and pipelines, with a primary focus on D&C. The position included preparing, implementing and managing an ISO 9001- based quality management system; providing QA and technical support to D&C teams; conducting failure analysis; and supervising eight direct subordinates supported by a team of 50 to 55 inspectors.

J P Kenny, Inc. May 2005 to July 2005

Project Engineer assigned to ExxonMobil for the Janz Pipeline Project, offshore Australia. The assignment included the preparation of FEED specifications for line pipe, coating, valves, fittings, welding, design and related installation specifications. Universal Ensco, Inc. November 2004 to May 2005

Project Manager assigned to Duke Energy, including the design and construction of a new gas compressor train at their Port Arthur Gas Plant. Approval of construction drawings and direct supervision of both WPS and welder qualification, and field welding were included in the role. J. Ray McDermott, Inc. August 2003 to October 2004 Sr. Welding Engineer for Automatic Welding Systems assigned to Gulf of Mexico pipeline J-Lay and S-Lay pipeline installation projects. Responsibilities include planning and executing the qualification of welding procedure specifications; preparing welding documents; preparation of alternate acceptance criteria for pipeline and steel catenary risers (SCR) welds utilizing API 1104 and ECA results; planning and executing fatigue testing programs; interface with internal engineering and production personnel, NDT subcontractors, testing laboratories and client representatives; and supporting installation welding activities. ExxonMobil May 2002 to July 2003

Quality Advisor to the Sakhalin 1 Drilling Project on Sakhalin Island, Russian Federation. The role included support to the Drilling Engineering Team with quality assurance in procurement, contracting, logistics and operations. An ISO 9001-based quality management system, project quality plans, procedures and inspection/test plans were utilized to achieve team quality objectives.

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Joel Sprague

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INTEC Engineering 2001 to March 2002

Project Quality Assurance Manager, Mardi Gras Transportation System Project – pipelines and related equipment for deep water, Gulf of Mexico installation. Provide materials and welding engineering support to the Technology Development Group for pipeline design and procurement of line pipe, subsea ball valves, pipeline end terminations (PLETs), subsea connectors, quad jointing and fabrication, as well as liaison on installation welding activities. The position also included performing supplier quality audits in Mexico, India and Argentina. An ISO 9001-based quality management system was prepared and utilized for project activities. Marathon Oil Co. 1997 to 2001

Metallurgist/Quality Manager for the corporate Engineering & Technology Group, consulting with both upstream and downstream project teams on equipment failures, quality assurance, welding and materials issues. Project assignments included the following:

• Nautilus Pipeline Project, Garden City, LA - Metallurgist and Quality Assurance Manager for the construction of a gas processing plant, including gas metering and liquid separation facilities, as well as a 5,000 bbl harp-type slug catcher.

• Marathon Refinery, New Orleans, LA – Metallurgist and Quality Assurance Manager for the Propylene Project and the Delayed Coker Project. During EPC activities, the assignment included verification of engineering contractor material selection and application of welding technology.

Metallurgical Consultants, Inc. 1992 to 1997 and 1981 to 1984 Metallurgist - providing metallurgical and welding engineering support to the major oil and gas companies in the construction of pipelines and related facilities, including the preparation of pipeline welding procedure specifications and supervision of field construction. Mastery metallurgical skills were developed by performing a wide variety of material studies and metallurgical failure analysis involving the corrosion and failure of piping, welds, pressure vessels, heat exchangers and rotating equipment.

Dril-Quip, Inc. 1988 to 1992

Quality Systems Manager and Metallurgical/Welding Engineer – providing management and technical support for an international subsea wellhead manufacturer. Responsibilities included authorship, implementation, registration and management of the company’s ISO 9001 quality management system. The role also provided engineering support for material selection and welding technology, as well as technical support to manufacturing for materials research and qualification testing.

1980 to 1988, Mr. Sprague completed assignments for H.B. Zachry Co. (downstream construction); Camco, Inc. (downhole tools); Fish Engineering (downstream construction); Double – E, Inc. (surface wellhead tools) and Metallurgical Consultants, Inc. in various capacities, including metallurgist, mechanical engineer, welding engineer, quality assurance supervisor and quality assurance manager.

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