Richard Poutra, Houston, TX.

AWS-CWI (20+ yrs Experience)

AWS-CERTIFIED WELDING INSPECTOR ASSIGNMENTS: 1991 Present (20 years)

2006 - 2010
[Temporary/As Needed] Sr. Chief Insp.
Bureau Veritas U.S - Petrobras Cascade; Chinook, Production and Flowline Jumper
Fabrication & Testing
Dow Chemical, (Various Temp. assignments)
PetroSpect Insp. Svr. - BP, Tx City, Tx Refinery (Ultracracker) Turnaround (T
emp. 10/5/09 - completed 11/1/09)
DTI Diversitech, PV Inspection, PM Senior Chief Inspector - FMC Vendor Source In
spection - Sub-Sea Equipment (Manifold Structures, Piping Pre-fabrication & Inte
gration, Jumper Fabrication, FAT, Document Review, Maintenance & Final Reviews,
Welder Qualifications & Reviews, MTR Approval Reviews & several other duties as
required). Interface with Vendor, Clients, and End Users during all phases of m
anufacturing & testing.
FMC Projects: Anadarko Jubilee, K2
PV Inspection, Senior Chief Inspector - FMC Projects: Shell Petronius, Murphy Az
urite, Petrobras Cascade; Chinook, BP Thunder Horse
Trinidad National Oil & Gas/Lloyds of London High Pressure Vessel Inspection
Various 3rd Pty Vendor Surveillance / Expediting Assignments, Qualcon: SNC-Laval
in
(Temp 3 month assignment extended to 2 years)
QC Manager, Sea-Fab/Flexible Lifeline Systems; [Temporary]
QA/QC Night Supervisor, Lyondell CVO-S Turn-around construction StarCon, Inter
national; [Temporary]
QC Tower Modification, Repairs & Turn-Around construction BASF T/A Sulzer/Cana
-Tex; [Temporary]
2000 thru 2005 (3rd Party Contract Chief Inspector Positions) [Temporary]
Various Independent 3rd Pty Vendor Surveillance / Expediting Assignments
Qualcon, Bureau Veritas U.S., Stolt Offshore, Inc., Steel Pipe & Tube, Inc., OIS
- Fisher, Inc., Velosi USA, D&C Inspection Services, Inc., Systems Conformance,
Inc., MEI, Trispec Offshore Corp, Durhams Inspection Services, Inc., Hudson Gl
obal Resources
Clients: BP, DUCO, SNC-Lavalin, Mitsui Tubular, Total Fina Elf, Qatar Petroleum
Development, PEMEX, ONGC, Stewart & Stevenson, ADMA-OPCO / BV Abu Dhabi, Siemens
/Westinghouse
***QA/QC Night QC Supervisor, Lyondell Rohm & Hass Fluor Daniels, Jacobs
1995 thru 1/2000 (3rd Party Contract Chief Inspector Positions) [Temporary]
Various Independent 3rd Pty Vendor Surveillance / Expediting Assignments
CBS Services, Inc., Durhams Inspection Services, Inc., OMC, Inc, Base Line Data
Clients: Pacific Gas Pipelines, ARCO, Texaco-China, Sun Oil, Shell Offshore, PE
MEX
Field NDT Inspector, MacGregor - Criner, Inc., [Temporary]
Welding Insp / Delayed Coker Project Unit (New Construction) / S&B Engineering &
Constructors, Inc.
QC Manager / Fabrication and Mfg of piping and compressor equipment / Fisher Ind
ustries, Inc.
Welding Administrator / Hwy Bridge Const. / Bridge Fab / Trinity Ind / Tx, La, a
nd Ok D.O.T. Trinity Ind., Inc.
QC Manager \ Code Fab \ Welder Schedule A, Inc.
1992-1994 (3rd Party Contract Chief Inspector Positions) [Temporary]
3rd Pty Cont. Chief Insp./Expediter - Power Boiler Retrofit / Str Steel Fab and
equip mfg for Boeing 777 Expansion / Civic Center Expansion Project Professiona
l Service Industries, Inc.
Clients: International Paper, Boeing Aerospace, Orange County, Fl.
1991-1992 (3rd Party Contract Chief Inspector Positions) [Temporary]
Various Independent 3rd Pty Vendor Surveillance / Expediting Assignments
Assistant Inspections Supervisor, H.O.V.I.C. Piping Safety Audit, EBASCO Service
s, Inc.
V.I.E.W., Inc.: Chief Inspector
Clients: Pennzoil - POGO & PLATO Offshore Pipelines, Shell Offshore - Shell Aug
er Pressure Vessel Fabrication & Testing
Combination Pipe Welder/Shop Inspector, O.P.I., Inc.

FURTHER BACKGROUND EXPERIENCE & TRAINING CONSIDERATIONS: 1973 1991

Boilermaker / Shipfitter Mechanics Classification with Local 583 (1973-1974)
Journeyman Welders Classification with Pipe Fitters Local 195 (1974-1975).
Prior to entering QA/QC the inspector had 21 years of Code-fabrication and weldi
ng experience in both Union & Non-Union / Shop & Field environments, This includ
es over 10 years Offshore Pipeline, Offshore Top Side Skid Fabrication Experienc
e of Production Equipment, Hookup & Production Field Maintenance.