Project Description: Coatings and Welding Inspector Coatings Inspector / West Virginia Capitol Dome Restoration, Charleston, WV

5 million dollar renovation project of a historical landmark of national significance is the capitol dome featuring alternating gold leaf patterns on its ribs and a gray or lead color on its panels. The gilding process is the application of actual gold leafing brushed on to chemical adhesive coated portion of the very ornamental design inspired by the military museum National des Invalides in Paris. Scaffolding completely covered the dome and white plastic wrapped the dome to protect it from the elements. In addition structural repairs were made to the copper roofing. West Virginia’s Governor Manchin and other state official participated in various aspects of the design and construction. John Wiseman was the general contractor and John Canning Studios of Connecticut was the architectural designers with KTA-Tator as Inspection/Construction Management.

Coatings Inspector / Marathon Ashland Refinery, Cincinnati, OH

1.5 million dollar restoration of tank and dock facilities. Checked specification and service environment for the appropriate coating system. Maintained proper surface preparations. Implemented designed quality assurance program. Basic coating inspection of structural steel using non-destructive techniques and instrumentation under the supervision of a NACE Certified Coatings Inspector Level 3. My duties were to check material certification of coatings. Check the blasting operation the most acceptable surface profile for coatings adherence. Inspect the mill thickness of courses of coatings and documents. Assure whether ambient conditions were applicable to standards specifications for this application. Document daily activities and checkpoints accurately and objectively by preparing detailed reports, entering data and completing field inspection diaries. Report and manage non-conformance issues.

Project Description: Concrete Inspector Heavy Highway Construction TCI Level II /Carr Concrete Products, Waverly, WV.

An inspector contracted through the West Virginia DOT for the purpose of monitoring the fabrication of a Bebo precast arch structure with wingwalls, spandrels. These arches were segmented into half arch sections of 1 foot thickness and 6 foot widths and a rise of 28 feet in the middle. These arches were placed side to side to make a tunnel 150 ft long, totaling 50 segments. The segments, spandrels and wingwalls were fabricated at Carr Concrete and transported to the job site and erected. A quality assurance plan was established to ensure final product satisfied requirements for quality and intended function. This was accomplished with certifying materials, sampling and testing the concrete at required intervals, establishing consistent record keeping through pre-pour and post pour inspections. The inspections had checkpoints for dimension checks corresponding with the shop drawings, embedded items check, wire mesh and steel placement and spacing. Concrete testing for the Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC) consisted of a VSI test, air content temperature and cylinder strength test. The post-pour inspection recorded accurate section identification checking dimensions to drawings and check for visual cracks and honeycombing and various other defects. The plan also

included a repair plan. My immediate supervisor was the Regional Project Manager, Dick Hanlon of KTA-Tator.