QA\Project Manager Positions

ROBERT “CHRIS” KINCHELOE

**** ******** **, ***********, ** 93307 Mobile 661-***-**** ***********@***.***

QA\QC SENIOR INSPECTOR – CONSULTANT

SUBSTRATES SURFACE PREPARATIONS & TESTING, MIXING, APPLICATIONS & TESTING OF COATINGS, FAILURE & COATING SYSTEMS ACCESSMENTS, OPERATIONS OVERSIGHT, LEAD REMOVAL PROCEDURES, SPECIFICATIONS\REVIEW,

BUSINESS DEVELOPEMENT

TASKS PERFORMED

QA Manager on Golden Gate Bridge North Approach Retrofit, in Mill Valley, CA for the Golden Gate Bridge Transportation District during the shop work and field work at the bridge from1995 to 2000. Monitored all QC testing of substrate blast media cleanliness prior to surface preparations, reclassification cleanliness of recycled abrasives, measuring surface profiles and MBR “Magnetic Base Readings”. Sending of coating samples for testing, observing all material mixing, applications with wet film thicknesses, assuring adequate cure of coating applications prior to DFT “Dry Film Thickness” testing and recoating of material(s). Witnessed and performed ASTM D 4541 Adhesion tests at specified periods, as per specifications. Monitored QC reports, kept inventories of materials delivered, prepared and shipped to bridge site from shop. At bridge site, monitored installations of prepared struts, girders, chords, laterals and channels, and alterations required in the field. Performed air monitoring, monitoring of air cleanliness in containments when Pb “lead” was removed. QC inspector on the Yaquina Bridge, in Newport, Ore. For the State of Oregon, Dept of Transportation during the field work on bridge. Performed all QC testing on substrate, blast media cleanliness prior to surface preparations, reclassification cleanliness of recycled abrasives, measuring surface profiles and MBR “Magnetic Base Readings” on all aspects of surface preparations, hand tooling, power tooling and open air abrasive blasting processes. Observed all material mixing, applications with wet film thicknesses, verifying adequate cure of coating applications prior to DFT “Dry Film Thickness” testing and recoating of material(s). Performed ASTM D 4541 Adhesion tests at specified periods of specifications. Kept inventories of materials delivered to shops and sites. Monitored all alterations required in the field.

Performed coatings failure analysis and assessments and coating systems surveys for power generating and

co-gen power plants at numerous facilities across the United States for Calpine energy, Chevron-Texaco, Shell Oil, Navajo Generating Power Plant. Projects information available upon request.

QA inspector on the I-95 Clifford Street Bridge for the State of Rhode Island Dept. of Transportation performed in shop.

Monitored all QC testing of substrate blast media cleanliness prior to surface preparations, and reclassification cleanliness of recycled abrasives,surface profiles and MBR “Magnetic Base Readings”, correct applications of TAS “Thermal Arc Spray” Metalizing applications. Projects information available upon request. ________________________________________________________________________________________

CERTIFICATIONS

NACE Certificated # 5457, SSPC C3 Supervisor /Competent Person for Deleading of Industrial Structures, OSHA Safety Certified, NCCER certified for pipelines. certifications are current and up to date.

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EXPERIENCE

April, 1982 to September 1991 Journeyman Sandblaster & Coater with West Coast Industrial Coatings, Paso Robles, CA

September1991 to November 2007 KTA-Tator, Inc. Senior Inspector, Business Development Specialist

115 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15275 Main Office 1-800-***-****

June 2007 to March 2009 as an independent Inspector; Robert “Chris” Kincheloe Inspection Services.

March 2009 to June 2009 Quality Assurance for State of Rhode Island New I-95 Clifford St. Bridge for Robert A. Hunt III Project Manager Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. 2350 Noblestown Road Pittsburgh, PA 15220-4148 Main Office: 412-***-**** Direct: 412-***-**** Fax: 412-***-**** Mobile: 412-***-****

June 2009 to September 2009 Cisco LTD Inspections (self employed projects) Consulting & Inspection Engineers 2403 Lake Village Dr. Kingwood, TX 77339 713-***-**** Quality Assurance for the US Army Corps of Engineers, remedial repairing of petroleum storage tanks for the US Air Force: at Ellsworth, McGuire & Wright-Patterson bases. The Corps of Engineers at Ft. Irwin – US Army. Projects information available upon request.

From September 2009 to March 2010 GREENHORNE & O'MARA Consulting Engineers 6110 Frost Place, Laurel, Maryland 20707 301-***-**** -Main Office QA Inspector, PennDOT Approved Sheep Bridge Rd project.

From March 2010 to June 2011 Greenmen- Pedersen, Inc. 80 Wolf Rd Suite #300 Albany, NY 12205 518-***-****

Sr. QA Inspector, NYSDOT Approved 13 Bridge projects in 2010.

TASKS

Coatings Inspections, Safety and Project Management, Failure Analysis, Testing, Nondestructive & Destructive Testing performed, Lead Removal \ Environmental Oversight, Materials, Fabrication & Inventory Compliance Monitoring, Water \ Petroleum Storage Tanks, Waste Water Treatment & Sewage Facilities, Power Generating Projects, Ships, Pipelines and Bridges, Misc. Corrosion project and analysis studies.

MATERIALS EXPERIENCE ON ALL PROJECTS

Epoxies, Phenolics, Modified Phenolics,Modified Epoxies, Patching Compounds Vinyl, Vinyl Esters, Organic & Inorganic Zincs, Urethanes, Polyurethanes, Polyureas, Polypropylene Liners, Alkyds, Silicone Alkyds, Enamels, Fiberglass, Lacquers,Latex, Thermal Arc Spray (Metalizing) 100% Solids \ Plural Component Pump Operations.

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