Flynn Painter

Experience

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  ICON Health and Fitness

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1996

  Welder
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  Baer Welding Co

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2001

  Welder
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  Spectrum Mfg.

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Welder
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  Centennial Welding

  May 2003 - Dec 2004

  Welder
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  Petersen Inc.

  Dec 2004 - Dec 2005

  Welder
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  BMWC Constructors

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Quality Welding Engineer
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  BMWC Constructors

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2016

  -Corporate Quality Leader of approximately 140 departmental employees during a multi-billion dollar expansion at the BP Whiting, IN Refinery.-Worked in the Power Utility Generation sector with NIPSCO, Indianapolis Power & Light, Duke, Citizens Energy, and AES.-Oil Refining sector experience with firms such as BP, Exxon, Citgo, and Marathon.-Leadership and facilitation duties for an Internal steering committee to aid Quality’s support of continuous improvement and implementation of best practices.-Developed a Microsoft Access welding management database that effectively tracked and documented over 500 million dollars of construction welding work a year, which increased reporting capabilities and reduced inspector work management. Show less

  • Corporate Quality Manager & Welding Engineer

    Jan 2012 - Jan 2016

  • Branch Quality Manager & Welding Engineer

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2012
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  Springs Fabrication, Inc.

  Jul 2016 - Sept 2019

  Senior Welding Engineer

  -Management of the welding program, supporting all welding activities and the welding department.-Customer submittals for welding documentation (PQR, WPS & WPQ), including other quality docs.-Author and developer of PQR / WPS documents as required to support the in house projects-Proctor of welder performance testing and write up of WPQ’s (Welder qualification paperwork).-Compilation of project specifications and code review for welding and NDE requirements (Non-destructive Examinations) to ensure conformance to customer requirements on projects.-Chair of the continuous improvement group, which led to a measurable reduction in errors and an increase in ownership by department/employees.-Compilation of PWHT requirement specifications for internal and subcontractor entities, with documentation review to confirm conformance to specifications and codes.-ASME U & R stamp program support.-Internal ISO 9001 Audits, and active promotion and support of the program-Source inspector support and interface-ASME certified in GMAW / FCAW 6G pipe. Show less

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  Fassen

  Sept 2019 - Jul 2021

  Senior Welding Engineer

  - Contract work for welding procedures, welding documentation, quality programs, quality manuals, procedures, forms, and miscellaneous documentation- Welding software development support

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  Air Products

  Jul 2021 - now

  Senior Welding Engineer

  - Oversee the contractor welding program for project delivery in the Americas region- Ensure compliance of contractor welding documentation through reviews of submittals- Document reviews include PQR/WPS, WPQ, NDE Procedures, Quality Procedures, and ITP's- Support and active engagement of welding & quality related RFI's, NCR's, & Bid Clarifications- Surveillance audits of contractor and fabricators quality and welding programs- Cross functional teamwork and communication across engineering, procurement, and construction- Actively working with compressed gases, hydrogen, ammonia, and other industrial process services- ASME, AWS, API applicable to piping, vessels, structural, pipelines and tanks- GTAW, SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, and SAW welding processes- MS Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint- Participation in weld specification development and refinement Show less