Quality Engineering

MIKE CALDER IENG, IWS, WET

QA/QC PROFESSIONAL / WELDING SPECIALIST

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SUMMARY

A versatile professional with 30 years of experience in various manufacturing roles and Supplier Quality Surveillance and Quality Assurance within engineering and owner environments. Working for 15 years in direct welding related capacities including supervisory positions in piping, vessels, heat exchangers, OTSG’s, specialty weld overlay and exotic material applications followed by 15 additional years in an EPCM and Owner environment as a Quality and Welding Specialist being involved in facility and pipeline projects from FEED through Procurement, Construction and Commissioning. Extensive experience in ASME, API, AWS, ANSI, ABSA, CSA, NACE Standards and ISO 9001 Quality Systems. Has domestic and international industry experience and utilizes higher methods of performance promoting efficiency. STRENGTHS

• Extensive knowledge in weld procedure development and applications

• Conduct formal reviews of weld procedures and inspection and test plans

• Proficiency in pipeline design and construction standards and regulations

• Leadership with tenacity and decisive decision making

• Budgetary development and control (Inspection Planning)

• Planning and leading pre-inspection meetings

• Creative and motivational skills

• Team building and management skills and expertise

• Extensive quality management proficiency

• Source Inspection evaluation, auditing and commissioning skills

• Extensive source inspection experience

• Facilitation of formal inspection plans and systems

• Coordinated supplier and sub-contractor inspection interfaces and controls

• Development of source inspection reporting platforms and metrics

• Accomplished in resource management

• Coordinate inspection activities with third party inspection agencies PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Joining Program Lead – Pipelines

UNIVERSAL PEGASUS INT. (UPI) JUNE 2020 – PRESENT

• Supervise field specialists performing the quality assurance activities associated on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP).

• Travel to pipeline spreads and monitor quality of welding operations and execution of quality assurance

• Monitor and adjust staffing levels to address welding and NDE QA requirements

• Daily review of inspection reports, audits and assessments

• Review of all general contractor welding related documentation

• Verify contractor is performing work in accordance with Universal Pegasus Joining Program

• Verify welding practices are in accordance to approved welding procedures and associated datasheets

• Witness the performance of welder qualification testing

• Witness additional welding procedure qualification testing

• Provide technical support to general contractor and upi specialist on QA Lead Advisor - Oil Sands Engineering and Construction CNOOC INT. (NEXEN ENERGY) 2014 - 2020

• Create and maintain Quality Management System (QMS) documentation and exercise technical authority to determine, adjudicate or otherwise settle Quality Management issues as identified or requested by Major Projects

• Designated as Project Quality Manager for Alberta based pipe in pipe pipeline project. Acting as Quality and Welding specialist managing quality of procured goods and contractor services

• Act as owner’s site quality representative for the monitoring and witness requirements for contractor performed work.

• Manage processes, procedures, process flowchart, quality guidelines and requirements to support the QMS and facilitate quality management implementation

• Assure ongoing major projects are adequately staffed with Quality personnel at the appropriate skill levels

• Develop a project specific quality plan for every major project

• Implement an effective audit program for major projects

• Manage Supplier Quality Surveillance group

• Perform external and internal quality audits and assessments for compliance and verification on major projects

• Ensure product shipped to site or Modularization facilities conforms to agreed requirements

• Maintain awareness of industry and various global quality associations, communicates key factors of current and new techniques and trends of Quality Management

• Develop and manage team strategies, continuous employee development Chief Inspector – Supplier Quality Surveillance

NEXEN ENERGY 2008 - 2014

• Overseeing all project quality surveillance functions, management of all in-house quality control personnel

• Led quality control reviews of procurement and engineering requisitions (RFQ) and ensuring applicable inspection requirements are reflected

• Ensuring drawings, specifications and inspection requirements are properly transmitted to suppliers at all tiers of order placement (PO)

• Reviewing requirements of applicable project standards and procedures containing quality requirements and ensuring inclusion in Inspection & Test Plan (ITP)

• Conduct assessment and issue approval of welding procedures associated with equipment, piping and pipelines

• Create quality surveillance inspection man-hour budgets

• Issue inspection assignment packages to applicable 3rd party inspection agencies

• Evaluated technical engineering issues related to client specifications and ensuring all NCRs were resolved in compliance with the client’s requirements, engineering authorizations and applicable codes

• Conducting new supplier Audits for supplier pre-qualification, evaluation of supplier’s capabilities to meet the technical and quality requirements of Nexen

• Managing relationships with clients, vendors, suppliers and interfacing with all project engineering disciplines

• Conducting pre-fabrication meetings (PFM) and attending project kick-off meetings, creating meeting agenda and issuing reports

• Perform final review and approval of all compiled manufacturers record books in accordance with the client’s contract requirements

Lead Quality Coordinator

COLT Engineering (Worley Parsons) 2006 - 2008

• Assess welding procedures and assure all work is executed using the appropriate welding procedure

• Review all manufacturers "Inspection Test Plans" and associated manufacturing and test procedures

• Monitor welding activities and quality performance to assure an acceptable standard of quality is achieved

• Verify welder testing and qualifications

• Review incoming vendor drawings to ensure compliance with Client Standards and Applicable Codes

• Witnessed pressure testing and ensured approved procedures were followed

• Document, report and initiate "Non-Conformance Reports" for any non-conforming items

• Coordinate with Client and/or Authorized Inspector on all requested inspection activities

• Verify all materials purchased and installed are to ASME Code and Client specifications

• Created SQS Document Package for assigned inspectors

• Conducted reviews of Inspection Reports before submitting to Chief Inspector

• Created and distributed monthly Source Inspection Performance Metrics Specialty Welding Supervisor

Opsco Manufacturing Inc Calgary 2004 - 2006

• Directed the startup and management of new overlay and specialty welding division Welding Foreman

TIW Western Calgary 2003 - 2004

• Managed and supervised welders and related trades during the construction of OTSG's and shell and tube heat exchangers

Shop Superintendent

Capitan Overlay Technologies Calgary 2000 - 2003

• Held overall shop production responsibilities, management of multi trade team on all production shifts

• Application of alloy overlays on piping and vessel components Welder, Welding Foreman, Millwright, Maintenance Foreman Standens Limited 1990 - 2000

EDUCATION

• International Welding Technologist, IWT. TWI, Cambridge 2020

• Incorporated Engineer (IEng), Engineering Council UK 2016, #630602

• Certified API 1169 Pipeline Inspector, API 2019, #88339

• Welding Engineering Technologist, SAIT 1990

• ISO Lead Auditor, RABQSA 2013

• Certified Welding Examiner, ABSA 2006, #E-00290

• Pressure Welder Certification, ABSA 1993, #W-13937

• Journeyman Welder Certification 1992

TRAINING COURSES

• ASME B&PV Sec II, Sec V, Sec VIII, Sec IX,

• ASME B31.3.

• CSA Z245.1, CSA Z245.11. CSA Z662

• API 610, API 620, API 650, API 660, API 661, API RP 934, API 1169

• NACE MR 0103. NACE MR 0175/ ISO 15156

• ABSA PESR, PESL and code update

• Weld Overlay/Specialty Welding

• Engineering specification reviews

VOLUNTEER WORK

• Drop-in Center Society

• Basketball Coach – Calwest Community

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