Roy Delgatty

Experience

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  Combustion Engineering NATCO

  Jul 1981 - Aug 1984

  Welding and QA Supervisor

  Supervisor over shop and field personnel supporting oil and gas steam generation, pressure vessels new (ASME U Stamp) and repair (ASME R stamp) and oil field construction operations. Provided facility and employee leadership ensuring inspection and welding processes compliance. Developed NDE and Welding process supporting procedure qualifications at midsized ASME and API facility setting up new equipment and supporting maintenance operations. Developed and initiated certification programs for plant and oil field contractor welders and inspection personnel. Also as developed ASME/AWS welding procedures and provided customer and AI third party interface. Show less

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  Lockheed Martin MIssles and Space

  Aug 1984 - Jul 1994

  Primary Quality Engineer - Process and Quality Material Specialist

  Lockheed Missiles Space Shuttle New Facility Build - Vandenberg Airforce Base, Vandenberg CA.NDT Process Control NDT Laboratory with RT X-Ray and gamma ray facilities, space shuttle launch site NDT hands on inspections and project WE/QE for Lockheed Missiles and Space. Direct application of RT/UT/PT/MT launch site NDT and oversight of welding contractors for three years.Transferred to Lockheed Austin division working on space shuttle support structures, NDT inspection of electronic components, tubular control assemblies, and aerospace equipment supporting aerospace and defense applications. Direct supervision and training/testing/certification responsibilities for inspector, welders, and QE's at Lockheed Austin Division for seven years. Selected and trained as a Six Sigma Subject Matter Expert and also achieved Embry Riddle Masters Degree in Total Quality Management. Certified to Mil Std 410 and ASNT as the site Lvl III in RT/PT/UT/& MT. Lockheed certified Auditor duties from California to Florida providing site and process audits supporting the Space Shuttle program. Show less

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  Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.

  Jul 1994 - Jul 1997

  Senior Systems Engineer

  Senior Integrity Engineering Lead over NDE and Welding on Iroquois Gas Transmission's 375 mile pipeline combining API 1104 criteria with DOT/FERC regulations in place. As part of the pipeline project provided primary contractor oversight for 15+ distribution loops, four compressor stations, and underwater Long Island sound pipe line lay barge operations. Developed welded steel encased clam shell epoxy grout system for selected critical welds. Also worked with cathodic protection system protecting critical cross over and in ground pipe surfaces from internal and external corrosion. Worked with state and federal professionals, engineers, inspectors and Department of Transportation (DOT) regulatory groups on this multi-million dollar high pressure gas transmission system pumping natural gas from Canada to Long Island and New York City.Three year member of the American Gas Association supporting advanced research and development. Show less

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  Hawn and Clay

  Jul 1997 - Jul 1998

  Manager, Quality and Welding

  Provided working management for ASME Div. VIII pressure vessel fabrication and associated structural support for Oil and Gas companies worldwide. Customers included Fluor, Parsons, KTI, KBR, Bechtel, and direct Oil and Gas companies including Exxon and BP. Hawn and Clay Specialty products included advanced coking system and layered vessels for extreme corrosive environments. Developed an effective ASME and ISO quality control system, provided weld procedure development and implementation, trained and certified NDE inspectors and welding personnel. Acted as Hahn & Clays’ primary manufacturing liaison with oil and gas related fabrication and supply groups. Show less

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  Halliburton KBR

  Jul 1998 - Jul 2003

  QC Superviosr, QA/QC Specialist

  Provided quality supervision for Refinery and Power Generation Facilities including three years on the Exxon Baytown Hercules project reviewing and testing carbon, SS, DSS, and corrosion resistant alloy steel WPS/PQRs procedures for customers and sub contractors. internal and external to KBR. Provided direct inspector oversight, welding and NDT training and certification, and application of NDT required to support refinery repair and new facility construction. Primary responsibilities included welding over sight, contract welder qualification, mechanical testing, quality control, NDE applications and direct Welding Engineering material and procedure qualification to customer and code requirements. Supplier functional and process audits, supplier system and personnel validations, and specific project liaison with KB&R and client engineering, management, and QA/QC field supervisors were provided. Developed, mechanically tested, and implemented welding procedures per Section IX, AWS D1.1, and API 1104 . Strong emphasis on refinery facility HSE. Show less

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  GE Power & Water Vetco OIl and Gas

  Jul 2003 - Nov 2008

  Global NDE Level III, Quality Technical Advisor 5

  Corporate Global ASNT NDE Lvl III in Radiographic Testing (RT), Ultrasonic Testing (UT), Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT), Penetrant Testing (PT), Magnetic Particle Testing (MT), and Senior Certified Welding Inspector (SCWI). Project support for Customers including Exxon, Transocean, Shell, and BP. Primary site management and welding engineering project and facility support included supervision and NDE cross region oversight. Contract development and tender support, direct customer failure analysis liaison, quality control and engineering fabrication NDE process development. Functional duties also included development of NDE and dimensional Company training program development, technician training and certification, internal supplier audit, facility six sigma process implementation, and welding procedure review / approval. Primary hands on implementation of advanced procedure development, training, and process controls for NDE processes including implementation support for PAUT automatic UT systems with encoding and Tomoview. Extensive core analysis including POD studies (Vetco Internal, Chevron, Exxon, and DNV) and presentations to Oil and Gas representatives enabling replacing radiographic inspection with AUT and PA/AUT for tubular product volumetric inspection. Direct interface as welding engineer with engineering design groups to aid in determining weld process application and related drawing engineering designs. Actively participated in high strength alloy welds, carbon steel welding, SS welding, Duplex SS, and corrosion resistant alloy overlay. Wrote, signed off, and controlled as corporate Level III all construction and fabrication related NDT procedures for the inspection of forgings, base materials, forgings, piping, and structural fabrication applications for GE Vetco Gray. Also certified as GE Level II Auditor. Show less

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  Cameron Subsea

  Nov 2008 - Aug 2012

  Advanced Engineer and Global ASNT Lvl III

  Advanced Engineer and Global Level III directly reporting to Cameron SubSea Global Director of Engineering. Primary responsibility to provide Welding Engineering, Quality Assurance and Quality Control, and cross region NDT system development for the advancement and support of Cameron projects such as BP Angola, BP GOM, Husky Liwan, Chevron JSM, Noble, etc. Duties performed include but are not limited to internal and external contract support from project tender through weld application and related NDE surface and volumetric procedure technology implementation and management oversight. The work at Cameron focused primary from an Engineering accent on materials combining welding applications with NDT to minimize labor and enhance schedules. In the position of Advanced Engineer the cross discipline communication Subsea and Surface regional applications of welding engineering and weld quality are combined. From hands on facility process application through management level interaction the goal to improve weld single pass yields and validate the welding process and enhancing advanced NDT was very successful.Some of the primary advanced NDT system first time implementations at Cameron include Phased Array Automatic Ultrasonic Testing (PA/AUT) on alloy steel and bi-metal nickel based (Inconel 625) welds, Computed Digital Radiography (CR), SafeRad with gamma block in situ low radiation system, heat resistant remote visual testing (VT), and digitization of conventional film. Additional core cross region global Cameron division and corporate responsibilities include fabrication facility welding WPS/PQR and NDT application review, manufacturing facility audits, interface with quality and engineering groups on contract tenders, weld method/NDT development, review of code/Customer specifications, implementation of code required changes, and ECA/failure analysis. Show less

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  OSG Materials Consultants

  Aug 2012 - Dec 2013

  OSG Materials Consultants Williams KCC GOM Project Lead Welding Engineer and NDT Lvl III

  As a contractor working through OSG Material Consultants I provided subsea lay project Lead Welding Engineering technical support, NDT (inc. AUT validation and application), CWI, and QAQC. Project Lead - Welding Engineer, overseas supervising engineer, and NDT/AUT Level III reporting directly to the Project Manager. Responsible as the Welding Engineer and NDT specialist for providing technical interface, drawing and contract specification review, and RFI/NCR disposition. Oversight of new and advanced procedures for welding, NDT (AUT), and fabrication including advanced Saipem DSAW and Auto GMAW narrow groove mainline weld operations. Complete monitoring from Ringmill steel mill forgings and materials through pWPS development and application including all related metallurgical and CTOD mechanical testing.As Project Lead Level III responsible for review and approval of all contractor NDT procedures related to subsea component fabrication in Europe and the USA. Hands on NDT activities included validation and certification, procedure review, seeded defect verification, application and compliance. Direct regional oversight of inspectors and KCC related welding and NDT project requisite activities in Italy for ~ nine months. Stateside interface activities related to the KCC project providing welding development supporting structural and mainline system construction including ILV, ILS, PLET, and PLEMs. Provided welding and NDT Level III oversight of direct and sub-contractors related to welding procedure development and procedure qualifications of applicable GTAW, GMAW, SAW, FCAW, and SMAW methods.NDT Level III activities support including a full ApplusRTD AUT/ToFD system validation by seeded defect POD analysis. NDT Level III review and approval of all NDT procedures. Direct interface with multiple level Contractor personnel with close working relationships with management, engineering, welders, and QA/QC inspectors. Show less

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  Shell ApplusVelosi

  Jun 2014 - Oct 2015

  Shell Appomattox + SFE/MMI DAWG Weld Engineer, Shell New Orleans

  Appomattox + SFFE/MMI DAWG Weld Engineer, Shell New Orleans As SFE/MMI specialist provide Welding Engineer and NDT Lvl III provide project design fabricatability review, material selection, weld procedure review, and non-destructive evaluation method analysis and support for Appomatox and other ongoing projects. Scope of assignments includes multiple surface, topside, and subsea engineering specification/procedure reviews under direction of TA’s within the Shell envelope. Duties currently include a primary emphasis on Welding Procedure Specification development and approval with additional emphasis on NDT as the NOLA ASNT certified multidiscipline Lvl III. Applus Velosi – Houston Texas CB&I Lake Charles Quality Manager January 2014 through May 2014Provided QC Management and direct hands on procedure development for the facility. Duties under the direction of CBI management included NDT Lvl III development of MUT, PAUT, Digital X-Ray, MT, PT, VT, and Standard QC/QA work practices for the Lake Charles CB&I Nuclear facilities. Full NRC review of procedures and protocols as Lake Charles moved out from under a stop work edict was very successful with start work being achieved on time as scheduled by CBI corporate. Lutech Personnel Resources – Houston Texas Show less

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  Union Tank Car Company - UTLX

  Oct 2015 - now

  Welding Engineering Manager

  My current position is ‘Welding Engineering Manager’ for UTLX. I have direct leadership and oversight of site selected Welding Co-coordinators and facility welding operations in Texas and Louisiana. My duties include developing/approving weld procedures, ensuring welding procedure are properly applied to shop work, selection of welding equipment and consumables (SMAW, SAW, FCAW, GMAW), yearly administration of budget, and development of welder certification programs. Welding and fabrication in accordance with DOT, AAR, AWS, ASME, ASTM, and company requisite standards/procedures are the foundation of the work here at UTLX. Show less