Finas W. Anderson
Lago Vista, Texas 78645
**************@*****.***
Introduction:
I have 35 years of certified structural welding, welding application and inspection experience including 24 years as an AWS CWI. Additionally, I am certifiable Level II in UT, RT, MT & PT.
Assignments have included the management and implementation of project specifications and personnel. Additional responsibilities have included fabrication, inspection, testing and documenting the assigned duties and the training and performance of the employees involved.
I have extensive knowledge working with customer specifications and requirements in Oil & Gas, Structural Steel, Pipelines, Bridges and Dam’s, as well as numerous codes including but not limited to; AWS, ABS, ASME, ANSI, API, AASHTO, RCSC, ICC and NACE coating standards. Additionally, I have extensive knowledge and experience in AISC/ISO implementation and certification processes and procedures.
Certifications:
AWS CWI - 21 Years, certification # 94060441
AWS CWI Recertification – Aug. 22’ – Aug.25’ Certification # 19082051
ASNT Level II in UT, RT, MT & PT.
Dimensional and Hardness
Hydro and Hydra Pressure Testing
Blast & Coating Application and Inspection.
FAT’s (Factory Acceptance Test’)
Professional Experience:
Patriot Erectors: 20’ – 20’
QA/QC Manager - Layed off due to Covid 19.
Responsible for all aspects of the QA/QC Department.
Responsible for preparing & maintaining procedural compliance & documentation in conformance with AISC requirements.
Responsible for all aspects of fabrication, welding, inspection & testing of bolted/welded structural steel members and assemblies.
Schedule, witness, verify & document all NDT.
Witness layout, fit-up, dimensional & welding operations.
Issue NCR’s as required, participate in MRB, ensure defect removal, repair & re-inspection to the original acceptance criteria.
Witness, test & inspect both visually & mechanically all tack welders, welders & welding operators.
Witness & document Pre-Installation Verification (PIV) and Rotational Capacity (Ro-Cap) in accordance with RCSC & ICC structural bolting requirements.
Perform & document final inspection, compile all documentation for submittal to the client.
Wyatt Resources Inc. 17’ – 19’
QA/QC Manager Responsible for all aspects of the QA/QC Department.
Responsible for preparing & maintaining procedural compliance & documentation in conformance with AISC requirements.
Responsible for all aspects of complex bridge fabrication, welding, inspection & testing of complex structural steel bridge spans for Union Pacific RR, BNSF & Kansas Railways.
Schedule, witness, verify & document all NDT on Fracture Critical Members (FCM’s)
Witness layout, fit-up, dimensional & welding operations.
Issue NCR’s as required, participate in MRB, ensure defect removal, repair & re-inspection to the original acceptance criteria.
Witness, test & inspect both visually & mechanically all tack welders, welders & welding operators.
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Witness & document Pre-Installation Verification (PIV) and Rotational Capacity (Ro-Cap) in accordance with RCSC & ICC structural bolting requirements.
Witness & document, environmental conditions, blasting & coating. Test to ensure the Wet Film Thickness (WFT) & Dry Film Thickness (DFT) are in accordance with the coating manufacturers recommendations.
Perform & document final inspection, compile all documentation for submittal to the client.
Engineering & Inspection Int: 15’ – 17’
Consultant/PM
Review & approve PQR’s & WPS’s prior to initiation of welding operations.
Perform JSA’s each morning prior to beginning of work.
Ensure all safety requirements are in place and followed.
Provide technical assistance for fitting & welding issues.
Witness, document and ensure safety measures are in place during hydro excavation of below grade piping.
Witness, verify & review documentation submitted by independent testing labs.
Loadmaster Universal Rigs: 14’- 15’
Senior Structural Steel CWI
Responsible for all aspects of fabrication, welding, inspection, coating & FAT’s for off-shore drilling rigs.
Witness, verify & review all contract inspection agencies procedures & reports.
Witness & document all lay-out, fit-up, dimensional, welding & final cleanup on each sub-assembly/ assembly.
Perform 100% visual weld inspection on all sub-assemblies/ assemblies.
Issue NCR’s as required, participate with the MRB for defect disposition, monitor & verify defect(s) complete removal & witness corrective action. Verify repair is in accordance with the original acceptance criteria.
Patterson Drilling UTI: 2014
Owners Rep. / 3rd Party
Meet each Monday morning w/ the owners rep from Canada, the engineers & shop foremen to discuss work as it is to date & the upcoming weeks schedule. Discuss/mitigate foreseeable issues that may cause delays.
Responsible for all aspects of fabrication, welding, inspection, coating & testing of (9) On-shore 750K Independent Drilling Rigs.
Witness & document all lay-outs, fit-ups, dimensional & welding of all sub-assemblies/ assemblies, both structural steel & piping.
Witness &ensure final clean-up is in accordance with the customer requirements and applicable code.
Ensure that all the environmental conditions are acceptable, blast profile is acceptable and coating applications meet the manufacturers & customer requirements.
Ensure that the final coating Dry Film Thickness (DFT) is acceptable and without holidays & defects.
Ensure that NCR’s generated throughout the fabrication/coating operations have all been cleared & documented acceptable after repair & re-inspection.
US Army Corp of Engineers: 2013 & 2014
Dam Gate CWI Inspector/Authorized Inspector(AI)
Garrison Dam, Garrison N. Dakota
Perform visual weld inspection on the Dam gates.
Witness & document all NDT, UT & MT inspections per AWS D1.5 using a modified acceptance criteria.
Document defects & missing weld on design drawings.
Ensure defects are repaired in accordance with the modified acceptance criteria.
Flour Daniels / Dow N. America: 2013
Authorized Inspector (AI)
Test & certify welders in accordance w/ Dow PQR’s & WPS’s.
Witness, verify & document all fit-up, welding & cleaning of welds in accordance w/ Dow specs. & code requirements.
Witness & document hydro testing.
Review & approve RT film & reports prior to submittal to Dow.
Witness & ensure all environmental conditions & coating application preparation.
Assemble Data Books for submittal to Dow.
Engineering & Inspection Int. 2012
Sunoco Logistics – Approved PM/Inspector
Coordinate all aspects of Sunoco’s pipeline, piping, pump station, tank & other new asset construction, maintenance & repairs.
Coordinate with subcontractors to ensure all safety requirements are followed.
Document all near misses, incidents & accidents.
Present incident cause(s) to subcontractors & crew during daily safety meeting for discussion.
Review subcontractors JSA’s & issue work permits.
Verify, witness & document all environmental, blasting & coating operations to ensure compliance with the manufacturers recommendations and customer specs.
Various Contract Projects: 2010 – 2012
Turbofab, NOV, SCR, D&C Insp.
Write, test & qualify WPS ’s
Test & document welder qualifications.
Generate PQR’s for welders qualified.
Witness, verify & document hydro/hydra testing.
Witness, verify & document FAT’s according to customer specifications.
Document all NCR’s & participate in MRB.
Ensure corrective action is implemented.
Ensure repairs are made in accordance w/the repair procedure,
re-inspected & acceptable.
Verify valve pre-assembly inspection, assembly & bench testing prior to installation.
Ensure proper valve orientation proper to installation and final testing.
Major Projects:
Numerous Complex Structural Steel Bridge Spans for UPRR, BNSF & KCRR.
Fabrication of (9) 750K Off-Shore Independent Drilling Rigs (IDR)
Garrison Dam, Garrison N. Dakota – 2013 & 2014
Provide Inspection, Repairs, NDT & Visual Inspection on Ships in the Port of Houston utilizing ABS Specifications/Standards.
Perform UT & Visual Inspection on Ships in the Port of New Orleans w/ABS Specifications & Standards.
Shell – Shale pipeline & piping project in W. Texas
COP/Petrostar & Exxon Mobile Modules & Skids
Angola Block 15 Gas Gathering System
Air Liquide Refinery Expansion – Freeport, Texas
Prudhoe Bay Pipeline, North Slope – Alaska
N. & S. Texas Gas Pipeline Network – EOG
Houston Texans NRG Stadium & George R. Brown Convention Center
Enron II 42 Story High Rise Office Building
Bay City Texas High School
Magnolia, Texas Elementary Schools # 6 & 7
Home Depot – (17) Store Locations
Best Buy – (23) Store Locations
Target Stores in Corpus Cristi, Texas, Louisiana & Las Vegas
Washington Mutual Bank (8) Branch Locations
GM Manufacturing Plant – Shreveport, Louisiana
Methanol Reformer – Le Metza Terme’, Italy
Bush Int. Airport – (3) Aircraft Fuel Storage Tanks & related piping
Continuing Education:
AWS CWI Recertification (21 Year, Certification # 19082051)
Rig Pass Training – Onshore
UC San Diego OSHA 30 (Construction)
AEEA Adult/Child/Infant CPR
AEEA Basic First Aid
AWS CWI 18 Year Renewal
REAL Educational Svcs. (80 Hrs.) CWI Seminar
AWS CWI 15 Year Renewal
AWS CWI 12 Renewal
REAL Educational Svcs. (80 Hrs.) CWI Seminar
AWS Hydrogen Cracking Seminar
AWS Visual Welding Insp. Seminar (Cert. of Achievement)
AWS Welding of Stainless Steels
AWS Metallurgy & Weldability of Carbon/Low Alloy Steels
AWS Origins & Associated Properties of Steels
AWS Basic Welding Metallurgy of Structural Steels
AWS CWI Certification (Certification # 94060441)
UT Practices of ASNT–TC-1A
N. Harris Comm. College – Welding Inspection (4.0 GPA)
AW#S FCAW Welding Seminar - (Cert. of Achievement)
Fundamentals of ASME Section IX & AWS D1.1
LPT Practices of ASNT–TC-1A
SGS Radiographic Film Interpretation – Weldments I & II
Radiographic Testing Practices of ASNT-T1A
MT Practices of ASNT-TC-1A
City College of Chicago – Forward Deployed w/US Navy