Quality Assurance Manager

Non-Destructive Testing Professional

ASNT Level III & CWI

Professional Summary

Aerospace experience began in 1978 performing maintenance, quality

control and quality assurance inspections on military aircraft

structural, mechanical and pneudraulic aircraft systems.

Non-Destructive Testing certified since 1982 in aircraft applications of

RT, UT, ET, MT, VT and PT methods. Aerospace Welder certified in 1988.

Heavy Industry, since 1995, (Railroad, Construction, Petrochemical, Power

Generation, Pipelines and Ships). CWI and NDE consulting and inspections

of full penetration welds, castings, extrusions, and forgings. Field

service testing for new construction and in-service process equipment.

Collected baseline data for corrosion/erosion trend rates for pressure

piping and vessels. Special inspections for fabrication shop assemblies,

beams, trusses, high strength bolting and steel erection.

Employment History

Operations Manager Non-Destructive Testing - Mistras Services- Seattle,

WA

2009-2010 ASNT Level III, CWI, RSO, & Instructor

Director of Non-Destructive Testing - Halo X-ray Testing & Consulting-

Las Vegas, NV

2004-2009 ASNT Level III, CWI, RSO & Instructor

Nuclear Plant, Level II, Lambert-MacGill-Thomas, Palo Verde AZ

Contract 2003

Nuclear Plant, QA/QC, NDT Level II - PCI Energy Services, Ulchin South

Korea

Contract 2001-2002

NDT Level III/Trainer (Inter-Company) and Mil-Std-2132 Examiner, MQS

Inspection, St. Louis, MO

1995-2001

QA Specialist, NDT Level II, Structural Modification Technician- Lockheed

Martin

Various contracts 1987-1995

Senior Chief Petty Officer- United States Navy- NDT Level II,

Structure/Hydraulic Technician

Active Duty 1977-1987 Reserves 1987-2005 Retired.

Selected Projects

. US Navy Base Construction Project: CWI and UT level III consultant on

critical structural welded assemblies. Discovery of substandard weld

quality and subsequent forensic evaluation for quantitative data for

the determination of repair and reinforcement requirements affecting

1200 feet of welded joints.

. Grand Canyon Sky Walk: RT level III consultant for litigation of

condition of welding for the primary structural support frame.

. City Center, Las Vegas: GPR, CWI and UT level III hired by MGM as

independent consultant for resolution of inspection deficiencies of

various special inspection agencies.

. Stratosphere, Las Vegas: Performed annual NDT of the amusement rides

on the top of the tower.

. Space Frame Failure (roof top structure): CWI and UT level III

consultant. Forensic evaluation after a collapse during construction.

. Six Flags, St. Louis MO. Performed UT, PT and MT inspections of

roller coasters on-site and of disassembled components in lab.

. Traveling carnival rides in Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois. Performed

UT, MT and PT of support pins, axles and supporting structures.

Discovered design deficiencies.

Selected Projects Continued

. Hitachi/Euclid. UT-Shear wave and MT of front suspension trailing arm

castings as well as the turrets, booms and buckets on the giant

backhoes, front loaders and 190 ton dump trucks used in pit mining.

. Non-Destructive Testing Services, Level III, MQS, Wood River, IL.

Responsible for all Level III services for a facility comprised of

over 50 level II technicians. Including procedure writing / approval,

teaching qualification classes and administering certification

examinations. Conducted certification classes for chemical and

manufacturing companies. Customized program instructions and

inspection procedures for client specific applications. Certified

more than 40 students for outside companies and was commissioned as

"third party" NDT Level III for several companies.

. Certified for Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program inspections per MIL-STD-

2132. This hard to obtain PT level III, Group I and V certification

was required for testing of high precision, sensitive inconel

components manufactured under government contract for submarine

nuclear reactors.

. Received commendation from the Navy for development of an

unconventional ET procedure for inspection of the J-57 jet engine.

Cracks discovered during a routing inspection lead to the grounding of

all aircraft using the J-57 in the Navy and Air Force. This ET

procedure was used to expedite the inspection of all engines and

return them to flying status.

. Military Contracts, Lockheed Martin, Arlington, TX. Performed

supervision and NDT Level III ET services on integral fuel cell

inspection using strip chart, rotating probe eddy current instruments.

Performed QA for depot level overhaul of ballistic egress and

ejection systems for the ES-3A.

. Automotive accident. Investigative testing to determine cause of

internal mechanical failure through non-destructive/non-invasive

methods and exemplar re-enactment.

. Hotel safety. Consulting and testing of plate glass shower door

design. Analyzed failure probability.

Education

. Non-Destructive Inspection, Chanute AFB, ILL, 421 hours

. Radiation Safety Officer (RSO), Nevada Technical Associates, 40 hours

. Advanced NDE Methods, Shell Oil Refinery, 40 hours

. IGSCC-UT-Flaw Sizing, Davis Inspection, 40 hours

. Welding, Navy Technical School, 320 hours

. Corrosion Control, Navy Technical School, 120 hours

. Structural Repair, Navy Technical School, 320 hours

. GPR, (Radar) Geophysical Survey Systems Inc., 24 hours

Acronyms

RT - Radiographic Test using Gamma Isotopes and X-ray Sources. UT -

Ultrasonic test, certified for Shear, Surface, Longitudinal, contact and

immersion. AUT -Automated UT. MT - Magnetic test with portable units and

bench machines. PT (FP or LP) - Penetrant test, fluorescent or liquid. ET

- Eddy-current Test. VT - Visual testing with optical and dimensional

devices. CWI - Certified Welding Inspector. GPR - Ground

Penetrating Radar

Specifications

ASNT SNT-TC-1A, NAS-410, ASTM, AISC, IBC/ICC, AWS D1.1/D15.1/D1.5/D1.8,

ASME Sections III/V/VIII/IX/B31.1/B31.3/B31.5, API 1104/653/570/510, MIL-

STD-2132.

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