Power Plant Welding Inspector
Resume:
Erik Petersen, CWI
Chico, CA 95928
AWS Certified Welding Inspector, ASNT Level II UT, MT, PT, VT
TWIC Certified
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Employment
Aug 2019- Jan 2020 Total Western, Inc. Benecia, CA
Supervisors: Tony Baxter (Foreman) 530-***-****
Ken Whistler (Project Manager) 925-***-****
Welding Inspector at Calplant, Willows, CA
New construction of a mill that converts rice straw into medium density fiberboard sheets
●Weld supervision, inspection, tracking of work on power piping systems
●Welder testing, continuity tracking, weld mapping
●Direction of RT and all NDE technicians
●Control of filler materials, systems hardware, and documents
●Strict adherence to ASME Section I, B 31.3
July-Oct 2018 Northbay Inspection Napa, CA
Immediate Supervisor Chris Petrakis 707-***-****.
QC imbedded with Harder Constructors, Chevron Oil, Richmond, CA
●Walkdown of piping packages for QA dept. Final acceptance.
●Weld inspection of old to new tie in welds in various refinery systems
●Witnessing and inspection of Poly pipe and fiberglass pipe welding
●Field inspections often in high elevation, hot, or hazardous operating units
Mar-Apr 2016 Aerotek Bellevue, WA
QC imbedded with Diamond B Constructors, Tesoro, Anacortes, WA
●Bolt torque inspection, materials certification
●Weld inspection of high pressure, high temp piping systems
●Witnessing of welding processes, procedure enforcement
This work was on high pressure piping systems and refinery equipment with some structural welding.
Jun-Dec 2014 Northbay Inspection Napa, CA
QC imbedded with Performance Mechanical
●Inspected welding to ASME sec. 1, B31.1 and AWS D1.1 specifications
●Interfaced with county building inspectors, and 3rd party engineering oversight
●Certified bolt stress testing, bolt torque testing, and foundation rebar examination
●Managed paperwork for concrete pours, welding rod slips, MTRs, and test reports from subcontracted NDE
●Requested all NDE, selected all work to be tested, and kept tracking in Excel format
This work was primarily on pipe racks and supports, pipe bridges, and associated petrochemical piping in tank farm reconstructions at Shell Oil in Martinez, CA, and Chevron Oil Refinery, in Richmond, CA.
My immediate superior at Performance Mechanical was Dale Englehart, ph.916-***-****. My H.R. boss was Chris Petrakis, North Bay Inspection, 707-***-****.
Apr-May 2014 Northbay Inspection Napa, CA
Welding QC, ABIENSA Solar, Bakersfield, CA
QC over forty welders for a solar array installation project
Mar-Apr 2014 Total Western Paramount, CA
Contact: Ladon Gilbert, 562-***-****
Welding QC, Springerville Power Plant, Springerville, AZ
QC for night shift over 25 welders
Apr-Jun 2013 Northbay Inspection Napa, CA
Welding QA/PMI Specialist, Molycorp Mining, Mountain Pass, CA
Field inspection and gathering of PMI data in the salinization plant and electrolyzer units.
Jan-Feb 2013 QualSpec (formerly IESCO) Torrance, CA
Welding QA, FCC Turnaround, Chevron El Segundo, CA
Oversight of welding quality in the FCC catalyst regenerator project
Oct-Nov 2012 TQS Inspection St. Charles, MO
Contact: Matt McCoy, 221-***-****
FRP Tank Installation QA, Molycorp Mining, Mountain Pass, CA
Oversight of QC and technicians installing attachments to fiberglass tanks and witnessing Kynar piping fabrication
Mar-May 2012 Northbay Inspection Napa, CA
Welding QA, Molycorp Mining, Mountain Pass, CA
Oversight of QC practices of several constructors involved in excavation
and fusion of poly pipe, steel pipe, and cathodic installations
Jan 2012 Total Western, Inc. Paramount, CA
Welding QC, NV Energy, Higgins Plant, Primm, NV
QC over welding and stress relieving of 9Cr SHT tube and heavy wall
Steam piping repairs in HRSG Combined cycle Generation plant
Oct-Nov 2011 Total Western, Inc. Paramount, CA
Welding QC, PacifiCorp Energy, Huntington UT
Major rebuild of a power boiler, tested and qualified welders and evaluated
hundreds of welds
Jul-Nov 2010 Northbay Inspection __Napa, CA
Contact Chris Petrakis 707-***-****
SQS Special Inspector, Metalset, San Pablo, CA
Under Hurley Technical Services supervision, performed QA per San
Francisco Public Utilities Commission requirements on tubular steel beams and associated welding
Mar - Apr 2010 I.E.S.C.O. Inspection Torrance, CA
FCC Turnaround, Exxon Mobil Refinery, Torrance, CA
QA for Exxon Mobil over process piping in the FCC
Oct.- Nov. 2009 I.E.S.C.O. Inspection Torrance, CA
Isomax Outage, Chevron Refinery, El Segundo, CA
Third-party QA weld inspection at the Isomax. Performed materials verification and hardness testing of pressure containing welds.
April – May 2009 Total Western Paramount, CA
Boiler Outage, Ray Nixon Power Plant, Colorado Springs
Supervised welding of ductwork of economizer outlet and fabrication of expansion joints. Qualified welders in method, inspected over 400 tube welds. Ensured that procedures were properly applied in the field per ASME Section I.
Feb. - April 2009 North Bay Inspection Napa, CA
Hydrocracker Outage, Conoco Phillips Refinery, Rodeo
Weld inspector and X-ray/NDE liaison.
Jan. – Feb. 2009 I.E.S.C.O. Inspection Torrance, CA
FCC Turnaround, Exxon-Mobil Refinery, Torrance
QA over heat treatment of welds affected by carbonate stress corrosion cracking and necessary repairs on a naptha cooler and fin fan headers
Sept.-Nov. 2008 I.E.S.C.O. Inspection Torrance, CA
Coker Maintenance Outage, Exxon-Mobil Refinery, Torrance
Quality Assurance over several contractor QCs for slurry and jet water piping. Qualified welders in method.
April-May 2008 Total Western, Inc. Paramount, CA
Spring power boiler outage programs in Carlos, TX, and Kemmerer, WY
Qualified welders, examined hundreds of tube and pipe welds, ordered and examined x-ray for high production welding crews.
Oct.-Dec. 2007 I.E.S.C.O. Inspection Torrance, CA
Coker Expansion Outage, Chevron Refinery, El Segundo, CA
Third-party QA/ QC, worked directly under Hector Bravo, Chevron Pressure Equipment Inspector. Witnessed and documented repairs of coke chutes that had been lined with stainless steel plate.
June-Sept. 2007 Total Western, Inc. Paramount, CA
Pre-Outage Turnaround, Chevron Refinery, El Segundo, CA
Supervised welding of field changes in structural steel beams and fit-up, bolt torque inspection, examined welds in high pressure piping, helped maintain records, selected x-ray locations, and reviewed film.
May 2007 CONAM Inspection Services, Inc. Benicia, CA
FCC Catalyst Recovery Unit Expansion Project, Shell Refinery, Wilmington, CA
Third party QA/QC, worked directly under the supervision of
David Dolder, Shell Pressure Equipment Supervisor. The project involved over 300 weld repairs on catalyst ductwork constructed from rolled plate. Witnessed workmanship by welders and qualified them in method.
Feb. 2007 CONAM Inspection Benicia, CA
Shell Tesoro Golden Eagle, Martinez, CA
Performed NDE and visual inspections as needed for an FCC Expansion Project.
Sept.-Nov. 2007 CONAM Inspection Benicia, CA
Thermal Power Generation, Clearlake, CA
Qualified welders, performed visual inspection of welds on steam piping and managed documentation.
Apr.’02 - June ’04 Longview Inspection Services Anaheim, CA
Worked as an NDE tech performing erosion/corrosion surveys using state-of-the-art B-Scan equipment, and MT on large rotating equipment. I made isometric drawings from P & IDs, working closely with the client or contact rep.
Aug.’01-Apr.’02 General Electric Inspection Services Rancho Dominguez, CA
Chevron Refinery in Richmond, CA
On-stream Inspection Crew and NDE hand for six consecutive outages.
Jan ’99 – Aug.’01 Longview Inspection Services Anaheim, CA
Received my UT, MT, PT and RT certification and training. Duties included erosion/corrosion surveys of power boilers, pressure vessels, and piping.
Inspected structural steel in a variety of applications, including roller coasters and oil platforms.
Inspection Training
American Welding Society CWI Certification, September 2003
American Society for Non-Destructive Testing CCCP Level II VT, September 2003
Hellier School of Non-Destructive Testing, Anaheim, CA: Level II Mag Particle 1999, Level II Liquid Penetrant 1999, Level II Ultrasonic 2000, Radiation Safety Training 2000
Graduated El Camino College, Torrance, CA 1986
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