Bruce Bentley

Experience

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  Raytheon Engineers & Constructors

  Jan 1986 - Sept 2004

  Welding Engineer/Piping Supervisor

  Supervised tested and qualified all welders per ASME Sec. IX, AWS D1.1. Maintained all documentation pertaining to welder’s performance qualifications, monitored field welding activities, filler material storage and control areas, trained personnel to issue and control filler material. Supervised pipefitters assigned to fabrication shop.

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  AREVA

  Sept 2003 - Jun 2011

  Weld Shop Supervisor

  WELD SHOP SUPERVISORDuties included supervision of all shop welding related activities including welder certifications and welder/operator training in accordance with ASME Sec. IX and AWS D1.1. Conducted welder/operator training programs. Responsible for executing R&D, and fabrication projects, ordering of ASME II code and non code filler material and verifying all welding filler materials are stored and controlled as required. Coordinated all QC, NDE, and ANI activities associated with code work. Some of the work included; Pressurizer Heaters, Pressurizer Level Sensing Valves and Piping, ASME Code N Stamp renewal at three locations. Weld Overlay using GTAW machine process of 52M Inconel and Dimetrics Gold Track V Machines. Supervised Met Lab activities Experienced in welding of carbon, low alloy, stainless and nickel based materials. Familiar with GTAW, SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, machine welding. Responsible for safety, budget and scheduling of the weld shop. Show less

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  The Shaw Group

  Jun 2011 - Oct 2012

  Welding Engineer

  PROJECT ENGINEERResponsible for overseeing the fabrication of mechanical modular components for 4 new nuclear power plants. These are the AP1000 Westinghouse design.

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  Lockheed Martin

  Jul 2012 - Apr 2014

  Welding Engineer

  WELDING ENGINEERWorking on the THAAD Project. Assigning WPS’s to work instructions for the Manufacturing Engineers. Sequencing welding to minimize distortion. Qualifying welders, PQR’s and WPS’s.

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  URS Energy & Construction

  Apr 2014 - Jan 2015

  Senior Welding Engineer

  Working on a (new build) anhydrous ammonia plant. Qualifying welders, PQR's and WPS's. Reviewing work packages and weld data cards. Overseeing manual GTAW, SMAW and Orbital GTAW welding. Monitoring pre heat and Post weld heat operations.

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  Emerson

  Jan 2015 - now

  Welding Engineer

  Former Pentair Valves and Controls 1/2015 to 4/2017 Qualifying PQR’s, WPS’s. Qualifying welders to the following processes: GTAW. GMAW, FCAW and SMAW per ASME Section IX, PED and IBR. Working closely with Product Engineers to ensure that the proper WPS is assigned to the Production Work Order. Monitor the repairs in accordance with ASME section VIII Div. 1, on valves and ensuring PWHT procedures are adhered to. Purchase welding consumables and filler materials, and maintaining control of filler materials. Show less