Senior API Inspector with 15+ Years Experience

RICHARD ODIKA

Phone: 713-***-****

Email: ************@*******.***

OBJECTIVE:

Experienced and self-motivated professional seeking employment. I am a highly skilled inspector with over 15 years of valuable experience in the inspection industry, skilled in interpreting inspection data, analyzing findings and generating detailed reports. I intend to make a career out of this opportunity and become a valuable asset to the company. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION:

: API 570 (63093)

: API 510 (74010)

: CAWI (25080524)

: The University of Houston Downtown 2010

WORK EXPERIENCE

PEMEX Deer Park TX. September 2025

• Performed API 510 inspection on critical path equipment (coke drums) and followed up on the necessary repairs. Performed QA on pipe packages ensuring appropriate test plans were conducted to owner user specification.

PBF Torrance Refinery. Torrance CA. July 2025

• Performed API 510 visual inspection Pressure vessels. Chevron Phillips Chemical. Port Arthur TX. March 2025

• Performed QA on inspection piping packages ensuring appropriate test plans were conducted to owner user specification.

BASF Corporation. Geismar, LA. and Freeport TX September 2024

• Performed API 510/ 570 Visual Inspections on pressure vessels. Sasol Lake Charles Chemical Complex, Westlake LA. January 2024

• Conducted On-stream CUI inspections and CML allocations on Dead leg, Mixed point, injection point and soil to air piping system in accordance with API 570 standards. Formosa Plastics Corporation, Point Comfort TX. September 2023

• Performed API 570 visual inspection and allocated thickness measurement locations on anticipated corrosion points, dead legs and injection points to assess the integrity of the piping.

Advario Texas City LP, Texas City TX. May 2023

• Conducted visual inspections on piping systems according to API 570 standard. Field sketched undocumented piping located on company P&ID to be CAD drawn and added into company database.

Diamond Ethanol plant, Levelland TX. March 2023

• Conducted comprehensive inspections on pressure vessel equipment and piping systems according to API 510 and API 570 standards. Followed up on repairs assuring quality of equipment prior to equipment start up.

Hartree Refining, Channelview TX. October 2022

• Performed visual inspections according to API 570 standard and company procedures. Field sketched undocumented piping not located on company P&ID to be CAD drawn and added into company database. Assisted in the circuitization and classification of documented piping on the P&ID and allocated the CMLs used to establish a baseline for the corrosion rates.

Marathon Oil Refinery, Carson CA. September 2022

• Performed internal and external visual inspection on pressure vessels and exchangers. Closed out turnaround packages and provided damage analysis with repair recommendations.

Chevron Richmond Refinery, Richmond CA. June 2022

• Performed internal visual inspection on exchanger components using API 510 guidelines. Closed out turnaround inspection packages, provided damage analysis and inspection recommendations.

Formosa Plastics Corporation, Point Comfort TX September 2020

• Performed CUI inspection on pressure vessel and associated piping, Performed dead leg and injection point inspection throughout the site and assigned CMLs per client procedure.

Chevron Phillips Chemical, Baytown TX April 2020

• Performed equipment inspection in accordance with API 510 guidelines during scheduled turnaround.

Formosa Plastics Corporation, Point Comfort TX January 2020

• Performed internal and external visual inspections on pressure vessels and exchanger components during the scheduled PVC/VCM unit turnaround. Valero Bill Greehey Refinery, Corpus Christi TX October 2019

• Performed internal and external visual inspection on pressure vessels and exchangers during the scheduled turnaround. Closed out turnaround packages and provided damage analysis with repair recommendations.

Arlanxeo Performers Elastomers, Beaumont TX September 2019

• Performed internal and external visual inspection on pressure vessels and piping during the schedule shutdown.

Marathon Refining, Gallup NM September 2019

• Performed API 570 visual inspection on pipe flange connections during the scheduled shutdown. Performed QA on pipe packages ensuring appropriate test plans were conducted to owner user specification.

Formosa Plastics Corporation, Point Comfort TX. March 2019

● Performed API 510 visual inspection on the pressure vessels and exchanger components at the scheduled unit shutdown.

Magellan Midstream Partners, Corpus Christi TX February 2019

● Performed API 510 visual inspection on pressure vessel and exchanger components in the condensate splitter unit turnaround. Closed out turnaround inspection packages, provided damage analysis and repair recommendation.

Phillip 66, Sweeny TX January 2019

● Performed API 510 visual inspection on pressure vessel and exchanger components during the unit scheduled shutdown.

Chevron-Phillips Chemical, Baytown TX Nov. 2018

● Performed visual inspection on mechanical equipment and on-stream piping site wide. Evaluated structural integrity of support structures and grating platform. Holly Frontier, El Dorado KS October 2018

● Performed internal and external visual inspection of pressure vessels and exchanger components in the scheduled unit turnaround. Performed QA on inspection packages in compliance with owner user requirements.

Hudson Products Corporation, September 2018.

● Performed vendor surveillance on fin fan cooling exchangers, and heat exchanger components prior to shipping.

Shell Deer Park Refinery, Deer Park TX May 2017.

● Team lead in CUI project performing API 570 external inspections on piping critical to the LOPC of product in the Outside Battery Limits area. Tasked in navigating drawing database, red lining P&IDs and isometric sketch of undocumented piping (gap closure). Marathon GBR Texas City, TX April 2017

● Performed API 570 external visual inspection on process piping. Chevron Pascagoula MS Sept. 2015

● Performed API 570 visual inspection on newly constructed piping and witnessed hydrostatic test on pressure vessel associated piping. NDE EXPERIENCE:

Marathon GBR, Texas City TX Jan. 2010

● Performed routine maintenance and turnaround inspections on vessels, exchangers and piping using NDE testing methods MT, PT, UTT and RT. REFERENCES:

• References are available upon request.

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