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NAME: Christopher InesonADDRESS: 22, Glenlow Road, Hanging Heaton, Dewsbury, West Yorks, WF12 7EJTEL (mobile): 07815105662Email (personal): chrisineson@hotmail.comDRIVING LICENCE: Full clean

Qualifications: CSWIP 3.1 Welding Inspector PCN Level II – Radiographic Interpretation Level 4 NVQ Internal Verification (V1) qualification NVQ Level 4 in Co-ordination of Learning and Development Provision NVQ Level 3 in Direct Training & Support NVQ Level 3 in Assessing candidates using a range of methods (A1) City & Guilds 7331 Training Qualification Certified Job Skills Instructor for Saudi Aramco City & Guilds certificate in Environmental Technologies Qualified welding examiner and tester for Summit Skills Full Secondary Education Complete 4 year apprenticeship to City & Guilds in Fabrication, Welding & Joining Trade

Principles IOSH Managing Safely qualification

PERSONAL PROFILECompleted my 4-year apprenticeship in welding and fabrication joining trade principles at Procor UK in 1982.I am a highly skilled welding, pipe and fabrication specialist with extensive experience in the steel, oil & gas and petro-chemical industries in various locations including, Europe, and the Middle East. An experienced welder, welding inspector, welding co-ordinator and welding trainer/assessor who takes responsibility and control for problem solving and meeting set targets within strict time scales using safe working practices and within demanding environments. Works well both individually or as part of a team. I have a history of reliability, trustworthiness and adaptability. Always willing to undertake and put in 100% to achieve further career qualifications.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY & EXPERIENCE

May 2014 – PresentEmployer: Newburgh PrecisionRole: Welding Project Engineer / Welding Co-ordinatorDuties & Responsibilities:

Development and Qualification of Welding Procedure Specifications to ASME IX, BS EN ISO 15614-1:2004+A2:2012, BS EN ISO 15614-7:2007.

Qualification of welders to ASME IX, BS EN ISO 9606-1:2012, BS EN ISO 14732:2013. Maintaining qualified WPQR, WPS and prolonging welder qualification certificates. Training and supporting the Welding Team. Welding process improvement with responsibility for reviewing and updating company welding

processes, reducing product costs and process cycles. Liaising closely with colleagues from Sales/Estimating, Engineering, Production and Quality

Assurance Departments. Liaising with suppliers and customers over technical material & consumable requirements. Development work towards attaining BS EN ISO 3834-2 (Quality Requirements for Fusion

Welding of Metallic Materials – Comprehensive Level). Development work towards the implementation of a ‘specific’ Welding Cell dedicated to

corrosion resistant overlay clad welding of oil & gas sub-sea components using Inconel 625 consumable and Fronius ETR-S cladding rig.

Updating and re-writing the company ‘Welding Quality Management System’. Development of forms, spreadsheets, check-lists, weld maps etc… for ‘Welding Quality

Management System’. Putting in place a temperature/humidity controlled welding consumable store to satisfy BS EN

ISO 3834-2. Liaising with the relevant NOBO, NDT and accredited Test Houses. Holding regular scheduled welding cell ‘Tool-box’ talks. Performing scheduled Welder Audits and Welding Inspection surveillance checks.

May 2013 – May 2014

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Employer: AJ FabtechRole: Welding Engineer/Responsible Welding Coordinator/InspectorDuties & Responsibilities:

Maintain all existing weld procedure/welder qualifications and prolongation. Liaise with Sales/Estimators to ensure that weld procedures are in place for new projects. Prepare & qualify new weld procedures and welder qualifications. To BSEN 15614-1 & BSEN

287-1, ASME IX using Carbon Manganese (≤ S355N/mm²), Austenitic Stainless steels, Chrome-Moly steels and various dissimilar materials.

Interface with both client & third party inspectors. Prepare & manage project specific weld matrixes. Trained in the use of TWI weld spec and weld qual software Organise all external NDT services & Mechanical weld testing. Review radiographs. Visual weld inspection on all welding. Undertake verification, availability of suitable WPS & WPQR and verify correct consumables

are used. Preparing & issuing weld procedures to contract managers. Ensuring that welders are working within parameters of weld procedures. Welder training & welder toolbox talks. Conducting welder audits and tracking welder progress from NCR’s. Calibration & Maintenance of existing welding plant & procurement of new plant. Purchasing and control of welding consumables. Appointed person for all dealings with TWI. Undertake pre weld, during weld and post weld inspections. Complete relevant quality plans & inspection reports. Goods inward inspection to check against relevant Purchase orders/specifications. Internal & external project specific audits and contract reviews. Visit suppliers & carry out inspections. Engaged in development work to achieve EN 1090 and ISO 3834 for AJ Fabtech.

August 2012 – May 2013Employer: Ardeth Engineering: Role: Welding Engineer/Inspector/Welding co-ordinatorDuties & Responsibilities:

Selecting weld procedures and developing weld procedures to meet the requirements of ASME IX and EN 15614-1, ASME VIII, PD5500 with materials such as, Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel, Nickel Alloys, Monel & Duplex & Super Duplex up to 100mm thickness.

Compiling welding matrixes. Conducting welder qualification and procedure tests and prolongation of welder qualifications. Interpreting specifications, setting up and qualifying new welding procedures and qualifications,

including liaising with testing labs and notified bodies. Provision of specialist knowledge and expertise to the organisation including reviewing welding

and materials procedures in relation to customer requirements. Problem solving to provide solutions to the organisation in relation to welding and materials. Ensuring technical compliance/quality is maintained in the work being conducted. Reviewing welding procedures for contractors and site divisions. Ensure company is up to date with all new welding techniques and joint technology, ensuring

continuous improvement of current procedures and processes. Carrying out inspection activities as a QC inspector in a workshop environment to relevant

QCP’s & ITP’s... Liaison with client and inspection verification bodies and technical authorities. Reviewing, sentencing and signing off radiographs to required specifications.

Nov 2005 – Aug 2012Employer: NG Bailey Engineering AcademyRole: Welding Trainer/Assessor/Internal VerifierDuties & Responsibilities: Delivering MMA and TIG welding instruction on Carbon and Austenitic Stainless steels to company apprentices so they can be placed on-site in the construction of complex plant rooms/chiller systems or within our fabrication facility. Implement and track good health & safety practice, develop theoretical and practical lessons and learning materials, assess candidate’s performance both at the Academy and on their allocated sites, conduct welder approval and qualification tests and monitor qualification records for welders throughout the business, conduct internal verifications. Liaise with sites and fabrication facility on welding related issues and inspection issues.

Aug 1997 to Oct 2005Employer: Saudi Aramco

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Role: Job Skills Instructor (Welding)Duties & Responsibilities: To monitor and implement good health & safety practice during theoretical and workshop practice instruction in plate and pipe welding and automatic and manual oxy-acetylene cutting. Teaching both apprentices and regular employees in MMA, TIG, MIG, and FCAW, pipe sizes ranging from 12mm NB up to 300mm NB – SCH 40 to SCH 140 wall thickness. Responsible for the running of speciality courses in the welding of chrome moly steels and low alloys, austenitic steels and small bore pipework. Fully conversant with the preparation of knowledge enhancing quizzes and tests, and trainee improvement materials. Preparation and ordering of materials for cutting and welding practice. Keeping stock and track of all welding consumables. In depth involvement with evaluation and post phase follow ups of trainee’s. Also experienced with the teaching and instruction of pipefitting and mechanical engineering (Precision bench work). Conducting welder approval and procedure tests and inspection of Class ‘A’ pipe welding to relevant international and Saudi Aramco standards. Also involved with development of new welding curriculum and technical writing for course upgrades.

Further Work ExperienceCoded welder for various pipe-work installation companies involved in the welding and installation of furnace related pipe-work, process pipe-work, petro-chemical pipe-work and pipe-work for large plants like British Steel and British Leyland...Coded welder on boiler/economiser/heat exchanger construction. Worked on Class ‘A’ pressure vessels, pipe-work (Large & Small bore, STD to XXS wall, Austenitic, Martensitic, Chrome Alloys, Carbon Steels, Exotic materials), for customers such as BP, Conoco, Total Oil, Chevron, B.N.F.LWorked on railway rolling stock of all descriptions, including passenger train construction and locomotive construction in Carbon Manganese steels and Aluminium.

Hobbies & InterestsMuay Thai boxing, boxing, reading, listening to music and bearded dragons

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