Ricky Johnson

Experience

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  James Machine Works

  Feb 1998 - Feb 2013

  Designer

  Drafted plans, ordered materials, inspect all tanks and vessels to insure finished product is to customer specifications.

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  Utilities inspections unlimited

  Feb 2013 - Feb 2014

  Welding inspector

  Review specifications and ensure all hydro-test, piping spools, welding and painting are completed to Crosstex satisfaction. Gather and record all heat and x-ray numbers. Revise drawings to as-built conditions.

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  Golden Field Services

  Feb 2014 - Jun 2014

  Inspector

  Inspecting all areas of pipeline work including welding repairs, tie-ins, lowering, coating, backfill, trenching, boring and hydrotesting for an Energy Transfer pipeline project.

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  STS Consulting Services

  Sept 2014 - Dec 2014

  Welding Inspector

  Worked on all phases of an Enlink pipeline project including clearing, grading, firing line, tie-ins, coating & backfilling.

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  Performance Pipeline Services, LLC

  Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

  Welding Inspector

  Inspected fabrication, mainline, bore pipe welding and tie-ins for Energy Transfer pipeline. Oversaw welding, coating and hydros for meter stations at each end of the line.

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  STS Consulting Services

  Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

  Chief Inspector

  Doing an addition at the Enlink plant in Eunice Louisiana. Check in materials, welding inspection, hydro test, coating inspection and preparing job books.

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  Furmanite

  Aug 2015 - Feb 2016

  Welding Inspector

  Oversee welding in fabrication yard and on mainline as needed for an Energy Transfer job with 3 lines connecting to the Reeves compressor station.

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  STS Consulting Services

  Mar 2016 - Dec 2016

  Oversee underground coating and above ground painting at the Tallgrass Chandlerville Compressor Station Oversee all phases including civil, electrical, welding, x-ray, coating and generation of job books for a propane railcar offloading project. Modifications were made to the propane loading stations and two new compressors with piping were installed.

  • Nace Coating Inspector

    May 2016 - Dec 2016

  • Chief Inspector

    Mar 2016 - May 2016
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  QPS Engineering, LLC

  May 2016 - Dec 2016

  Nace Inspector

  Oversee all underground coating and above ground painting at a Tallgrass compressor station

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  Cleveland Integrity Services, Inc.

  Dec 2016 - Aug 2017

  Oversee front end clearing, bridge building, burning and grinding on the Majorsville Lateral of the Rover pipeline. Overseeing all bolt up and torqueing at the Florida Southeast Connection M & R Station. Also overseeing civil inspection, utility inspection and above ground painting.

  • Utility Inspector

    May 2017 - Aug 2017

  • Mechanical /Nace /Utility Inspector

    Dec 2016 - May 2017
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  STS Consulting Services

  Aug 2017 - Feb 2018

  Welding Inspector

  Oversee shop fabrication including welding, hydro testing & painting for Enlink Hayes compressor station expansion.

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  Cleveland Integrity Services, Inc.

  Feb 2018 - Sept 2018

  Welding Inspector

  Oversee shop fabrication and field installation for Enlink Flare Modification

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  BWS Inspection Services

  Sept 2018 - Apr 2019

  Welding Inspector /Coating Inspector

  Oversee firing line, cutouts, repairs and tie-in welding on multiple ETC projects. Also inspecting mainline coating

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  Cleveland Integrity Services, Inc.

  Apr 2019 - Feb 2020

  Nace Coating Inspector

  Oversee coating on line crossing, creeks and tie-ins on the Cheniere Midship pipeline.

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  On & Offshore Quality Control Specialist, LLC. (QCS)

  Oct 2020 - Apr 2021

  Utility, Mechanical, Civil, Nace Inspector

  Working on multiple Florida Gas projects including 3 meter stations, pipeline class 3 upgrades, installation of mainline valves and hydrotesting existing lines. I did all utility inspection duties, civil inspection, coating and painting and all hydrotesting.

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  BWS Inspection Services LLC

  Apr 2021 - Jul 2022

  Welding/coating inspector

  Working on the Lowman pipeline project. My duties include inspection of clearing, grading, building roads, compaction testing, helical piling, concrete foundations, bolt torquing, underground coating, above ground painting and final grade on a compressor station and 3 meter stations. Oversee mainline, fabrication, tie-in and bore pipe welding.

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  On & Offshore Quality Control Specialist, LLC. (QCS)

  Jul 2022 - Oct 2023

  Chief Inspector

  Chief Inspector for Tallgrass steel & poly pipelines, meter stations, launchers, receivers and fabrication.

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  Frontier Integrity Solutions

  Oct 2023 - Dec 2023

  Welding Inspector

  Welding & coating inspector for an Enterprise pipeline reroute

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  CTL, CORP.

  Jan 2024 - Aug 2024

  Inspector

  Oversee building pad, ditching, coating, jeeping lowering in, backfill, setting equipment, painting, graveling and fence building on a Tallgrass meter station

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  On & Offshore Quality Control Specialist, LLC. (QCS)

  Aug 2024 - now

  Welding Inspector

  Welding inspector on multiple compressor stations