David L Dooley
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Prior Certifications/Licenses:
AWS Certified Welding Inspector
AWS Certified Welding Educator
ASNT Level II Certified Visual Testing
ASNT Level II Certified Magnetic Particle Testing
ASNT Level II Certified Liquid Penetrant Dye Testing Summary: Over 35 years of welding and quality assurance experience in boiler, pressure vessel, piping, heat exchanger, shipyard, aerospace, field erected tanks and fabrication industries. Proficiency in development of welding programs, development of quality assurance and quality control programs, development of insulation installation procedures, development of welding procedures, automated solutions for welding applications, qualification of weld procedures and welders, development of quality control procedures, development of NDE procedures, qualification of NDE personnel, development of coating inspection procedures. Experienced in ASME, AWS, API, ISO, MIL-STD, NACE, NAVSEA, ABS codes for materials, fabrication and inspection.
Specific Experience:
Senior Technical Specialist – Welding US Department of Energy Fluor Strategic Petroleum Reserve
12/2019 – 9/2020 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Fluor Federal Petroleum Operations LLC’s scope at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) includes operating and maintaining each of the storage sites and all the related equipment, as well as ensuring cavern integrity to maintain operational readiness. Provide technical support to various engineering disciplines, review vendor welding, heat treatment, NDE and PMI documentation to confirm compliance with P.O. requirements. Resolve welding metallurgy, welding design, shop and field fabrication, and heat treatment issues relating to piping and equipment for any process or design.
Acted as discipline specialist for the discipline audit of the mechanical engineering department for Strategic Petroleum Reserve LE-2 project.
Senior Technical Specialist - Welding LYONDELL CHEMICAL CO Fluor PO/TBA Project FEED + Limited E
10/2018 – 12/2019 Channelview/Pasadena, Texas, United States Fluor is proving front end engineering design (FEED) and limited detail engineering services for a world-scale Propylene Oxide (PO) and Tertiary Butyl Alcohol (TBA) plant with an annual capacity of approximately 900 million pounds of PO and 2.3 million pounds of TBA and its derivatives. Provided technical support to various engineering disciplines, review vendor welding, heat treatment, NDE and PMI documentation to confirm compliance with P.O. requirements. Resolve welding metallurgy, welding design, shop and field fabrication, and heat treatment issues relating to piping and equipment for any process or design.
Senior Technical Specialist - Welding Tengizchevroil (TCO) Fluor Future Growth Project & Wellhead Pressure
Management Project (FGP - WPMP)
10/2017 - 04/2019 Tengiz, Kazakhstan
The project entails the design and construction of a major expansion of Tengizchevroil (TCO) existing facilities in Tengiz, Atyrau Oblast, Republic of Kazakhstan. The new facilities will provide an additional capacity of 12 MMTY of stabilised crude and 960 MMSCFD of dehydrated gas for re-injection through the sour gas injection facilities.
Provide technical support to various engineering disciplines, review vendor welding, heat treatment, NDE and PMI documentation to confirm compliance with P.O. requirements. Resolve welding metallurgy, welding design, shop and field fabrication, and heat treatment issues relating to piping and equipment for any process or design.
Senior Technical Specialist - Welding Sasol Chemicals (USA) LLC Fluor Sasol LCCP 1Q 2016 Incr
2/2015 - 11/2017 Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States Provide technical support to various engineering disciplines, review vendor welding, heat treatment, NDE and PMI documentation to confirm compliance with P.O. requirements. Resolve welding metallurgy, welding design, shop and field fabrication, and heat treatment issues relating to piping and equipment for any process or design.
Corporate Quality Assurance Manager
Corporate Welding Engineer
Interim Quality Manager Pearland Facility
Brask Inc.,
2012 - 2015 Pearland, Texas, Texas, United States
Administration of all aspects of quality assurance and quality control for an ASME code manufacturer. Projects included: development of new and redevelopment of existing quality procedures as required for market changes, development of standard operating procedures, development of real time electronic documentation of inspection reports, development of computer automated inspection document generation. Development of new and redevelopment of existing weld procedures as required for code & market changes. Interpretation of customer specifications/comments and issuance/ revision to weld procedures as required. Standardization of welding commodities and filler metals. Senior Corporate Welding Engineer
Ohmstede Ltd.
2008 - 2012 Beaumont, Texas, United States
Development of new and redevelopment of existing weld procedures as required for code & market changes. Interpretation of customer specifications/comments and issuance/ revision to weld procedures as required. Projects included: development of in-house welding research and metallurgical laboratory. Quality Assurance Manager
Koch Heat Transfer Co. Inc.
2005 - 2008 Houston, Texas, United States
Administration of all aspects of quality assurance and quality control for an ASME code manufacturer. Projects included: development of new and redevelopment of existing quality procedures as required for market changes, development and qualification of welding procedures, development of computer automated inspection document generation.
Quality Assurance Inspector
Cascade General Ship Repair Yard
2004 - 2005 Portland, Oregon, United States
Insure compliance of all aspects of repair & fabrication to all applicable codes, standards, and specifications. Interpretation and application of internal and customer procedures and specifications. Development of welding & quality procedures, work instructions and visual aids. Qualification of welders. Certified ASNT-SNT-TC-1A level II Visual Testing.
Quality Assurance Inspector
Celerity / Spherion
2003 - 2004 Tualatin, Oregon, United States
Insured compliance of welded fabrications and assemblies to all applicable codes, standards, and specifications. Interpretation and application of internal and customer procedures and specifications. Developed quality procedures, work instructions and visual aids. Quality Assurance Manager
Industrial Alloy Fabricators, Inc.
2002 - 2003 Forest Grove, Oregon, United States
Administration of all aspects of quality assurance and quality control for an ASME code manufacturer. Projects included: development of new and redevelopment of existing quality procedures as required for market changes, development and qualification of welding procedures, development of computer automated inspection document generation.
Quality Assurance Manager
US Stone
2001 - 2002 Houston, Texas, United States
Development of quality system for composite stone counter top manufacturer Quality Assurance Manager
Texas Systems & Controls, Inc.,
2000 - 2001 Houston, Texas, United States
Administration of all aspects of corporate quality. Supervision of the quality control department including direction of the Quality Control Manager and Quality Inspectors. Projects included: redevelopment of corporate quality procedures manual to emulate ISO and China’s Safety & Quality License requirements, revision of ASME quality assurance manual, development of computer automated inspection document generation and a vendor quality auditing system.
Quality Assurance Manager
MAC Equipment Inc.
1997 - 2000 Houston, Texas, United States
Administration of all aspects of quality assurance and quality control for MAC Equipment Gulf Coast Operations. Complete revision of existing ASME quality manual. Developed corporate quality control procedures manual. Assumed the responsibilities of the former Corporate Quality Assurance Director. Other duties included Safety Advisor, Water Well Controller, Environmental / HAZMAT Controller. Quality Assurance / Quality Control Inspector
Titan Contracting & Leasing Co., Inc. and
Titan Fabricators Inc.
1995 - 1997 Owensboro, Kentucky, United States
Insured compliance of welded fabrication, pressure vessels and tanks to all applicable codes, standards, and specifications. Interpretation and application of ASME Sec. I, Sec. II part A, B, C, Sec. V, Sec. VIII, Sec. IX, API 650 and NACE. Inspection of insulation installation and coating systems for anchor profile, wet and dry film thickness. Certified ASNT Level II in Magnetic Particle & Liquid Penetrant Dye inspection. Scheduled third party & contracted non-destructive examinations. Developed quality procedures. Adjunct Faculty / Welding Instructor
Oakland City University at Indiana Dept. of Correction Branchville Training Center
1994 - 1995 Branchville, Indiana, United States
Instructed offenders in a welding technology associates degree program. Relevant coursework included welding theory, manual welding skills, practical mathematics, and blueprint interpretation. AWS Certified Welding Educator.
Aerospace Welder
Stewart Warner / Southwind Corporation
1989 - 1994 Troy, Indiana, United States
Gas tungsten arc welder involved in the fabrication of heat exchange products for aerospace and military applications. Collaborated with engineering staff on new product prototypes. Upgraded and designed welding fixtures. AWS Certified Welding Inspector. Trained in arc and resistance welding, manual brazing, blueprint interpretation, and statistical process control. Purchasing Manager
Big River Rubber & Gasket
1979 - 1988 Owensboro, Kentucky, United States
Managed the purchasing department for an industrial supply company specializing in hose, hose couplings & fittings, gaskets, packing, belting, O-rings, rubber and plastic sheet goods, adhesives, gauges, hydraulics, lubricants, cleaners, valves and safety gear. Training:
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Section IX Welding and Brazing Qualifications Training Course American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Houston, Texas Welding Technology Certificate Program
Indiana Vocational Technical College, Tell City, Indiana ASNT Level II Magnetic Particle Inspector Certification Training Titan Contracting & Leasing Co., Owensboro, Kentucky ASNT Level II Liquid Penetrant Dye Inspector Certification Training Titan Contracting & Leasing Co., Owensboro, Kentucky ASNT Level II Visual Testing Inspector Certification NPI Quality Consultants, Portland, Oregon
CWI Certification Preparation
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology, Troy, Ohio Aluminum Welding Seminar
Miller Electric Co. / Welding Equip. Div., Larwenceville, Georgia Duplex Stainless Steel Welding Seminar
Euroweld, Houston, Texas
Maintenance Welding Seminar
M G Industries / Acetylene Gas Corporation, Henderson, Kentucky Oxy/Fuel Heating and Cutting Seminar
Victor Technologies, Houston, Texas
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Equipment Seminar
C-K Worldwide, Houston, Texas