Karen Ashley

Experience

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  Verve Energy

  Feb 2006 - Mar 2013

  Materials Engineer

  - Developing inspection and non-destructive testing scopes of work/workpacks for pressure equipment, piping and other power generation equipment- Performing statutory inspections of boilers, pressure equipment and piping as an AICIP in-service inspector- Performing remaining life and Fitness for Service (FFS) calculations- Leading RBI workshops for power station pressure vessels and piping systems- Developing RBI for new and existing plant- Performing metallurgical/materials related root cause failure analyses 收起

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  Applus+

  Mar 2013 - Nov 2021

  - MC&I facility engineer for CPF Topsides, managing all inspection strategies for static pressure equipment on the Central Processing Facility. Role is full time, embedded in the INPEX Materials, Corrosion and Inspection team.- Prioritisation, & rationalisation of scope to fit within planned inspection campaign windows and revisions, while meeting requirements described in RBI program, including compliance with AS/NZS 3788 inspection requirements and IC work order dates.- Providing justification for SAP deferral processes for IC and non-IC equipment and SAP controlled data change requests for inspection plans when modification is required.- Review and approval of inspection findings, including notifications for corrective maintenance and additional inspection requirements.- Responding to failures with appropriate inspection plans, including NDT, raising deviations in the MOC system for acceptance if fit for service or for temporary repairs, arranging failure analysis and raising notifications for repair or maintenance if required.- Provide technical support for materials, corrosion and inspection issues for root cause failure analysis, risk assessment, reliability issues and management of change (MOC) 收起 INPEX – Ichthys Project – Asset Integrity EngineerFull time role within the INPEX MC&I team• Facilitated RBI (Risk Based Inspection) workshops, including initial information collection, degradation mechanism identification, workshop facilitation, analysis using Meridium APM software, development of inspection plans and possible mitigation strategies, and reporting, for onshore and offshore production and utility systems. • Developed inspection work scopes for vessels, corrosion loops and packaged equipment to meet regulatory compliance and RBI assessment results. Identified gaps and created missing scopes or eliminated unnecessary inspection work.• Completed checks of SAP maintenance build to ensure inspection plans were correctly built as specified in RBI reports and provided upload spreadsheets to master data team to rectify • Developed baseline inspection plans for piping on the FPSO and CPF prior to construction using drawings, 3D model, process descriptions and RBI outputs to determine high-risk locations to monitor for corrosion and erosion degradation in-service. • Maintaining pressure equipment registers and piping line lists for facilities, including verification of vendor supplied hazard levels to AS 4343. 收起 Working in the Asset Integrity Management Group to support the company’s major clients in the Oil & Gas, Mining and Process industries. The role involves assessment of plant integrity, inspection planning and review, including:- Planning AS/NZS 3788 compliant inspection plans for pressure vessels and piping - Risk Based Inspection (RBI) workshop facilitication and inspection planning- Planning baseline inspections for newly commissioned plant- Reviewing third party inspection reports on behalf of clients,- Fitness for service assessment - Performing in-service statutory inspection of pressure equipment to AS/NZS 3788 (AICIP) 收起

  • Materials, Corrosion & Inspection Engineer (INPEX)

    Nov 2017 - Nov 2021

  • Asset Integrity Engineer (INPEX)

    Sept 2014 - Nov 2017

  • Asset Integrity Engineer

    Mar 2013 - Sept 2014
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  INPEX

  Nov 2021 - now

  Senior Materials and Corrosion Engineer

  - MC&I facility engineer for CPF Topsides, managing all inspection strategies for static pressure equipment on the Central Processing Facility. - Prioritisation, & rationalisation of scope to fit within planned inspection campaign windows and revisions, while meeting requirements described in RBI program, including compliance with AS/NZS 3788 inspection requirements and IC work order dates.- Providing justification for SAP deferral processes for IC and non-IC equipment and SAP controlled data change requests for inspection plans when modification is required.- Review and approval of inspection findings, including notifications for corrective maintenance and additional inspection requirements.- Responding to failures with appropriate inspection plans, including NDT, raising deviations in the MOC system for acceptance if fit for service or for temporary repairs, arranging failure analysis and raising notifications for repair or maintenance if required.- Provide technical support for materials, corrosion and inspection issues for root cause failure analysis, risk assessment, reliability issues and management of change (MOC) 收起