A Team Third Party

Robert W. VanKalsbeek

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

Coweta, Oklahoma 74429

Cell: 918-***-****; Email: ad5t5d@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Obtain an inspector position with an energy development company that I will be able to grow with and contribute to the success of its operations.

Summary

20+ years in the energy development and pipeline industry.

15+ years of experience as a third-party inspector.

Highly motivated, with strong leadership and organizational skills.

Flexible and can adapt to any work environment.

Willing to travel and relocate.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Able to work as a team member or independently without supervision.

Certifications

API 1169 # 89594

OSHA 30 Certification # 16-602******

OSHA 10 Certification # 36-005******

CPR Certificate

First aid Certificate

HAZWOPER # 41636

Operation Qualifications: ISNetworld (ISN-01771754)

TWIC Card,

PEC Safe Land USA; Class/Certification. # PEC100083813

Kinder Morgan 204 training.

Kinder Morgan computer-based training (Chief Inspector)

Work Experience:

Third Party Chief Inspector / WorkRise Inspection Service

(Enbridge)

10/2023 To Present

Venice Extension Project - Larose Compressor Station Expansion. Larose, Louisianna

Installation of a 2 acre, 20’ tall Waskey platform, 1 Solar Titan 250 Turbine, filter separators, Electrical Control Building, Office Warehouse Building, Gas Control Building, SEB building, Gas Coolers, Lube Oil Coolers, Fuel Gas Skid, Fuel Gas Heater, 36” Launcher and Receiver 36” Line Reversal Skid, Conduits, Cable Tray, and New CP system. 36” Piping System.

Demo of existing Turbine, piping, buildings, and concrete.

Third Party Chief Inspector / Cherokee Contractors Corporation

(Kinder Morgan)

4/2023 To 10/2023

Make Piggable and Valve Replacement 6” North Terrell Line. Americus, Georgia Installation of a launcher, receiver, and a mainline plug valve replacement. Three stopple locations and 2 hydro-tests. I built all Job books for the project. I had a team of 4 inspectors.

(FERC Project) MEGA Pressure-Test Oil Dri 2023. Ochlocknee, Georgia MEGA rule hydro-test of 2 miles of 4” pipe. I built all Job books for the project. I had a team of 2 Inspectors.

(FERC Project) SM2LL Line Replacement and SM3LL Hydro-Test. Meridian, Mississippi Take up and new lay of 26” pipeline, and hydro-test of an existing 36” pipeline. I built all Job books for the project. I have a team of 4 inspectors.

Third Party Chief Inspector / Cleveland Integrity Services

(Enbridge)

3/2022 To 1/2023

(FERC Project) Tiverton Meter, Regulator building and Heater Installation. Tiverton Rhode Island, Inspection for installation of new meter / regulator building, and new heater building, cathodic protection, along with hot tap, new piping, fence, retaining wall, and driveway. I worked with a team of 5 Inspectors.

(FERC Project) East Providence Heater replacement. East Providence, Rhode Island, Inspecting for the removal of existing heaters and piping, and the installation of new heaters, piping, Cathodic Protection, fencing and building a new parking lot. I worked with a team of 5 Inspectors.

(FERC Project) Hudson Auxiliary West 14A Tomkins Cove, New York, and East 14B Buchanan, New York. Chief inspector for rerouting of a 26” line to a 24” line under the Hudson River. Demolition of existing above and below ground piping and rectifier system. Installation of new above and below ground piping as well as rectifier system at each project site. Installation and maintenance of ECD’s for project duration. I worked with a team of 4 inspectors.

11/2021 To 2/2022

Third Party Chief Inspector / Cherokee Contractors Corporation (Tallgrass Energy)

Bertrand Bi-directional Piping – Loomis, Nebraska, Chief Inspector for Bertrand Compressor station, 42” Natural Gas line reversal for the Tallgrass REX line. This station was flowing natural gas from West to East. Now the station can receive and discharging gas Bi-directionally.

2/2021 To 11/2021

Third Party Chief Inspector / Cherokee Contractors Corporation (Kinder Morgan)

Main Pass Franklinton Loop Line Leak Repair and Spike Test – New Orleans, Louisiana Chief Inspector For 24” line leak repair in the marsh and spike test of 12 miles of pipeline.

Dalton Expansion Project – Heflin, Alabama – Chief Inspector For line replacement, replaced a 14” Natural Gas pipeline with a 20” Length of this project was approximately 1 mile, there was tree cutting and stumping to widen the right of way and stopple work.

12/2018 Through 2/2021

Third Party Chief Inspector / Vice President, Cherokee Contractors Corporation (Tallgrass Energy)

Tallgrass Energy / Cherokee Contractors Corporation:

Buckingham Expansion Project – New Raymer, Colorado – Chief Inspector for Terminal Expansion project of 2 – 250,000 Barrel oil tanks, 4 sample building, 4-meter skids 4 transfer pumps, all piping associated with this work, 1 PDC building as well as all electrical, cable tray’s and Fiber optics.

Tallgrass Energy / Cherokee Contractors Corporation:

Carpenter Lateral Project – Cheyenne, Wyoming to Hereford, Colorado - Chief Inspector for 25 miles of 12” oil pipeline, 25 Miles of Fiber optics cable and 62,800’ of AC Mitigation cable with DE couplers, Pedestals and Reference Cells, there were 2 HDD’s and 8 smaller bores, there was 1 MLV. I managed 17 Inspectors, worked with Tallgrass Project Managers and contractors.

Tallgrass Energy / Cherokee Contractors Corporation: October 2019-January 2020 (Chief Inspector)

Buchanan Meter Station, St. Joseph, Missouri, a 12” hot tap was performed on the 42” Tallgrass Rex line to supply natural gas to Southern Star Energy, equipment that was installed was 1 meter run, 1 hot cat heater, 1 control room and 2 flow control skids.

Tallgrass Energy / Cherokee Contractors Corporation (Chief Inspector):

Iron Horse Pipeline line relocation, From Guernsey, Wyoming to Douglas, Wyoming, switched a 20” natural gas line to a 20” oil line and transferred the natural gas services to another line in the area, there was a total of 43 locations where we transferred services, installed 4 new MLV’s, multiple farm and town taps, Hydro-tested 40 miles of 20” and 8 HDD’s with sizes ranging from 4000’ to 1000’, I had 14 Inspectors for this project. I managed 17 Inspectors.

Iron Horse Depth of cover project, From Guernsey, Wyoming to Douglas, Wyoming, worked on 60 locations to where I had to add material to make the depth of cover, or excavated cut and add pipe to reach acceptable depth of cover for the pipeline. I managed 17 Inspectors.

04/2016 – 12/2018

Third Party (Chief Inspector), Furmanite America.

PERFORMING LINE UPGRADES, HYDRO-TESTING AND METER INSTALLATIONS FOR KINDER MORGAN (GAS) IN ALABAMA, GEORGIA, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, FLORIDA, AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

Working with Engineer’s, Contractors, and inspection team.

Inspect welding, as built drawings, coating, hydro-testing, building of forms, pouring of. concrete, setting of bolts, excavations, backfill.

PROJECT LIST: Verify that all the environmental safety regulations are being met. Installation of silt fence, straw bales, and dulling drainage.

Compile reports of all data collected during inspections. Building job book

List of projects:

1.West Rock Meter Station Alabama - Hydrotest and meter installation. P.M. Michael Bowles.

2. Hokes Bluff, South Carolina - line hydro-test the P.M. Michael Bowles.

3.Leeds, Georgia – Hydro-test P.M. Michael Bowles

4. Oil Dry Hydro-test P.M. Michael Bowles.

5. SCE & G North Augusta, Georgia - meter station modification. P.M. Michael Bowles

6. Lexington, Mississippi - Lateral Hydrotest P.M. Michael Bowles

7. Riceboro, Georgia - Compressor Station expansion project P.M. Brandon Casebolt

01/2016 – 04/2016

Third Party (Chief Inspector), Furmanite America.

BUILDING AND SITE INSPECTION OF A GRASS ROOTS ELECTRIC PUMP STATION FOR: Kinder Morgan CO2. BLONCO, NEW MEXICO (BLANCO PUMP STATION)

Working with Engineer’s, Contractors, and inspection team.

Inspect welding, as built drawings, coating, the tying of rebar, building of forms, pouring of concrete, setting of bolts, excavations, backfill, stringing pipe and hot taps.

Inspect installation of metal buildings, electric pumps, pipe supports, and the building of roads.

Verify that all the environmental safety regulations are being met. Installation of silt fence, straw bales, and dulling drainage.

Compile reports of all data collected during inspections.

05/2015 – 01/2016

Third Party (Chief Inspector), Furmanite America.

BUILDING AND SITE INSPECTION OF A GRASS ROOTS ELECTRIC PUMP STATION FOR: Kinder Morgan CO2. PLEASANTVIEW COLORADO (HOVENWEEP PUMP STATION)

Working with Engineer’s, Contractors, and inspection team.

Inspect welding, as built drawings, coating, the tying of rebar, building of forms, pouring of concrete, setting of bolts, excavations, backfill, stringing pipe and hot taps.

Inspect installation of metal buildings, electric pumps, pipe supports, and the building of roads.

Verify that all the environmental safety regulations are being met. Installation of silt fence, straw bales, and dulling drainage.

Compile reports of all data collected during inspections.

03/2015 - 05/2015

Third Party Welding and Utility Inspector, Gulf Interstate Field Services.

ANOMALIE DIGS, SMART PIGGING AND RECLIMATION: Enable Midstream.

Monitored anomaly digs on 12” gas line including: excavation around piping, abatement of pipe, and removal of anomalies.

Inspected work on welding, as built drawings, jeeping, coating of welds, backfilling, replacement of valves on compressor station, and reclamation of locations.

05/2011 – 03/2015,

Third party (Chief Inspector / Construction Manager), Furmanite America.

WELL, CONNECT’S, MAINTENANCE ON COMPRESSOR STATIONS AND GATHERING LINES FOR: Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.

Chief inspector over multiple projects concurrently.

Trained and managed other onsite inspectors.

Revamped and upgraded the entire gathering system.

Inspected welds and tested welders (Company certified welding inspector), certified for poly, fiber glass piping, well connects, pipeline extractions and backfilling, abatement on asbestos coated piping, fabrication and installation of launchers and receivers, meter removals, cad welding, and hydro and nitrogen testing.

Ordered all materials and lined up all contractors for projects.

Monitored environmental cleanup and reclamation of locations.

03/2011 – 05/2011

Third Party Utility Inspector, Gulf Interstate Field Services.

INSPECTOR ON GRASS ROOTS COMPRESSOR STATION FOR: El Paso gas Company.

Monitored the clearing and excavation for roads, compressor pad, and final grading.

Inspected the pouring of concrete, building of detention ponds, installation of metal buildings, coating, jeeping, sand blasting, and hydro testing.

09/2010 – 12/2010, Third Party Civil and Utility Inspector, Gulf Interstate Field Services.

(CHIEF INSPECTOR) ON EOG ARBALEST/EOG CROSSBOW GATHERING FOR: Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.

Handled all as-built drawings, Installation of steel and poly pipe.

Inspected welding, excavating, lowering in, backfilling, road bores, sandblasting, coating, jeeping, clearing, fusing poly gas lines, pouring of concrete, rebar, sonotubes, cad welding, sleepers, installation of line markers and reclamation.

06/2010 – 09/2010,

Third Party Utility Inspector, Gulf Interstate Field Services.

FORT UNION RECLAMATION PROJECT FOR: Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.

Managed three crew performing ROW reclamation for 101 miles of failed zones such as sink holes and settlement areas.

Inspected grading, reseeding, fertilizing, placing, and replacing pipeline markers, and retrieval of debris left behind construction crews.

08/2007 – 10/2008,

Third Party Civil, Utility and coating Inspector EnGlobal Inspection Services.

COMPRESSOR STATION EXPANSION PROJECT FOR: Spectra Energy and Algonquin Gas Transmission Oxford CT. and Southeast, New York.

Inspected clearing, building roads, pouring of concrete, rebar, installation of metal buildings, installation of Solar turbines, lowering, backfilling, grading, coatings, jeeping, sandblasting, road boring, building detention ponds, pump and treat systems.

Performed coating measurement readings of blast mils, wet mils, cross hatch adhesion and dry mils.

02/1995 through 2/2011

Owner/President, Expert Systems, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Manage all business operations including sales, purchasing, advertising, accounting, and hiring and training employees.

Supervised and motivated all employees on the installation of drainage systems, retaining walls, rebar, concrete, and fill.

Highly successful in new sales, securing 90% of prospective projects.

Military Experience

1986 – 1990, US Navy, aboard USS Nassau, Norfolk, Virginia.

ELECTRICIAN MATE

Conveyor system.

Diesel powered monorails.

Shipboard electrician.

ELECTRICIAN

BEE School.

Hydraulic School which included: cargo weapons, elevators, stern gate, doors.

Fireman training.

College credits were obtained.

Received two Sea-Service and two Battle “E” ribbons.

Education

1990 – 1992, Quality Control, Spartan School of Aeronautics, Tulsa Oklahoma.

COURSES: Physics 1 and 2, English, Math 1 and 2, Eddy Current, Ultrasonic, Radiation Safety.

1982 - 1986, High School Diploma, Broken Arrow High School, Broken Arrow Oklahoma.

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