Chief Inspector, experienced in project management support.

Summary:

With years of experience in multiple aspects of Station Installations and Steel and PE Petroleum Pipelines, Farmer operates as a project-to-project contractor. Core competencies- Implementation of QMS, Safety & Security Compliance, CFR 192, Best Management Practices. Proven track record to build teams with diverse personnel- different nationalities/ educational backgrounds- in the execution of projects.

Certifications:

NACE Coating Inspector- Level 3, Certification #24250 (AMPP, ID# 276980)

Senior Certified Coatings Inspector, Certification #24250 (AMPP, ID# 276980)

Certified Pipeline Welding Inspector (CPWI+V, ID# 63730874)

API 1169 Certified (ID#150265)

(Energy World Net) Operator’s Qualifications:

Field / Cold Bends

Cased Crossings - Casing Vents and Seals

Pipeline Clearing, Environmental, Stringing, and Bending

Expansion Joints, Anchor Maintenance- Exposed Pipeline, Segment Removal, Leak Clamps, and Sleeves

Leak Tests, Strength Testing- Steel, Polyethylene

Corrosion Monitoring & Control

Service Lines, Mains, Transmission Lines, Inspection

In-Line Inspection, Pigging, NDE Methods for Corrosion and Mechanical Damage

Above- & Below-Ground Coatings: Hot- and Cold-Applied

Cathodic Protection Systems

Installation of Steel Pipe- Repair of Imperfections and Damage, and Support

Leak & Strength Hydro- & Nitrogen Tests, Purging Natural Gas Pipelines

Locating Pipelines; Gas Detection and Alarm System Maintenance

Directional Bores/ Drills

Mechanical Joints, Leakage Survey, Distribution, Transmission

Hot-Tapping & Stoppling- Installation & Safety

Construction Projects/ 100% Completed to Operational Success:

Quality Manager, Mastec Engineering, MVP Project ($3B), 7/2023 – 3/2024

Managed compliance for Precision Pipeline’s construction’s inspection teams during the new-lay of the multi-state Mountain Valley’s 42” Natural Gas Pipeline.

Assistant Chief Inspector, NiSource Gas Major Projects ($500M), 10/2022 – 6/2023

Managed all cross-functional inspection teams for the Norfolk Navy Shipyard modernization project that involved CP & AC mitigation work, multiple directional bores and station builds during the new lay of a high-pressure steel natural gas pipeline.

Quality Manager, Barnhart- Capital Projects ($50M+), 4/2022 – 10/2022

Created a Quality Management System from the ground up for Barnhart for the construction of (100+) General Electric wind-turbine (WTG) towers.

Chief Inspector, TC Energy, 12/2020 – 10/2021

Created and led multiple, multi-state integrity and modernization projects for TC Energy, specializing in CP & AC mitigation upgrades, installations. Specialties in NDE, failure-analysis and corrective actions with rapid, intelligent solutions.

Senior NACE/ Utility Inspector, DTE (Detroit Energy), 2/2020 – 10-2020

Managed multiple integrity projects of existing high-pressure gas pipelines. Coordinated with high-performing teams of engineers, construction managers, and inspection teams, utilizing LI data, multiple NDE approaches (phased-array, closed-interval surveys, magnetic particle, automated UT, X-ray), along with welding, coating, cathodic-protection upgrades & SSD installs.

Chief Inspector, Trans-Canada, Gulf Interstate Field Services, ($200M), 7/2018 – 10/2019

Developed, coached, and mentored high-performing inspection teams to accomplish the assessment and remediation of all 36” HSAW steel petroleum pipes at multiple state project sites- Louisiana, Montana, North Dakota – on the Keystone XL Project.

Senior NACE/ Utility/ Civil Inspector, Cleveland Integrity, 11/2017 – 6/2018

Responsible for achieving quality solutions and workmanship for the client on the Atlantic Sunrise- Spr 1 Project in NE Pennsylvania, with focus on tie-ins, corrosion mitigation, meter station builds.

General Foreman, Dominion-Leidy South Compressor Station, Cleveland Integrity, 6/2017 – 11/2017

Responsible for all project’s final tie-ins, EV watersheds, maintenance coatings.

Senior NACE/ Utility/ Civil Inspector, NextEra, 5/2016 – 6/2017

Upheld top-notch quality, safety, and environmental standards during the new-lay construction of NextEra’s 136-mile transmission pipeline (77 miles of 30” OD & 59 miles of 36” OD) pipe of the Florida Southeast Transmission Pipeline Project in Florida, focused on valve installs and corrosion mitigation program – CP & coatings.

Senior NACE Coating Inspector, Targa Resources, 12/2015 – 4/2016

Ensured compliance in contractor’s work- coating application, CP installs- for the Antelope Pipeline Project in northwest North Dakota.

Senior NACE Coating Inspector, Western Refining, 4/2015 – 10/2015

Coached the pipeline mainline coating crew to excellence in both quality and coating production- 100+ girth welds coated/ day on the steel petroleum Bobcat Pipeline Project in West Texas.

Chief Inspector, Access Midstream, 5/2013 – 3/2015

Responsible for excellence in quality of workmanship and safety during the CP installation and coating application on multiple gathering lines and laterals in the Marcellus- North Shale area in northeast Pennsylvania.

Senior NACE and Utility Pipeline Inspector, PCS Inspection, 12/2012 – 3/2013

Managed coating application towards excellence in both safety and quality for the North Dakota Bakken-Link Project.

Senior Quality Supervisor, Welspun Tubular, LLC-USA, 11/2009 – 10/2012

Led and mentored a cross-functional team to evaluate the production of large diameter petroleum HSAW pipes. Traveled independently, reporting to the Senior Vice President of Corporate Quality. Also co-authored the Coating Inspection Manual for FBE and Linings.

Stateside Pipeline Inspections: For Welspun, traveled independently to perform chloride testing procedures on steel petroleum pipes on shipping vessels at ports in Louisiana and inventory & comprehensive quality inspections at rail sites & inventory yards in multiple states.

International Pipeline Inspections: For Welspun, designed from the ground-up and implemented a complete quality assurance program of inspection and remediation for a project of 3-LPP coated pipes at the Port of Arica in Chile, South America. Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

Foreman, Straw Boss, Laborer, Associated, Sheehan, Precision Pipeline, 6/2006 – 11/2009

On the contractor’s side, labored & bossed for multiple large-diameter transmission gas pipelines as a proud member of the Pipeliner’s Laborers’ Union- Local 692 & the Union of Operating Engineers- Local 546

Education:

PhD Studies, Literature

Temple University- Philadelphia, PA: Adjunct Professor

Master of Arts, Literature

University of Hawaii- Manoa

Double Major in Bachelor of Science, Business Management & Biblical Studies

BIOLA University- Los Angeles, CA

Additional Training, Affiliations:

International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) (Local 546)

Pipeliner’s Laborers’ Union (Local 692)

PHMSA/ Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Supervisor Awareness Training, DOT Drug and Alcohol Awareness 49 CFR Part 199

OSHA/ Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P

NCCER/ National Center for Construction Education and Research

Welspun Pipes, USA, Annual Management Seminar- Leadership: Coaching, Counseling, and Mentoring Training

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