George Matthew Butler – CV

Profile 23 years of experience in the Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Mechanical Inspection, Welding

Inspection and Non-Destructive Testing fields in the Oil & Gas industry. 6 years of experience in the capacity of QA/QC Manager with Murray & Roberts and Saudi Aramco Leadership skills of multi-discipline inspection engineers (civil, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation,

plumbing, HVAC and telecommunication). Experience with major Oil & Gas projects including piping systems, power plants, pipelines and bulk

plants Achieved several international certifications (CSWIP, AWS, ASNT…) Fluent with MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint...etc.)

Contact Details:

E-Mail: georgebtlr@gmail.comMobile: +27 (0)82 903 1746 / +966 (0)56 523 7000

Qualifications:

CSWIP Senior Welding Inspector – 3.2.1 (Level 3), Cert. no. 1MBT/626801 IIW International Welding Inspector Auditor/Lead Auditor ISO 9001:2000 Training Course ASNT NDT Level II in Magnetic Particle Testing ASNT NDT Level II in Dye Penetrant Testing South African Institute of Welding, Welding/Fabrication Inspector (SAIW) – Level 1 Non-Destructive Testing / Radiographic Testing

Education:

1989 Middleburg Technical High School

Nature of Work and Responsibility:

Reviewing PQP, QCP, ITP, Method statement & other work procedures.

Inspecting the materials for traceability, physical condition and drawing requirements.

Reviewing WPS /PQR / Welder Qualification records.

Review and approve all project quality documents submitted by contractor

Witnessing Welding Procedure and Welder Qualification Tests includingDestructive tests

Review welder/welding operator certifications and issuance of JCC

Witnessing the NDT methods

Review, interpretation, evaluation of radiographs and coordinating with NDT crews

Review of radiographic films, PMI reports and hardness test reports

Witnessing Post Weld Heat Treatments and review of Charts

Preparing monthly / weekly progress report for onward submission to client & consultant. Raising and resolving Non–Conformity reports

Thoroughly exposed in welding works involving SMAW, GTAW. Tie-in works and plant shutdown works

Review of hydrostatic test procedure and packages.

Witnessing of the hydro and pneumatic test

Daily co-ordination with project quality inspectors, contractors and sub-contractors

Coordinate with other discipline inspectors for the ongoing activities on daily basis

Coordinate with coating inspector for coating requirements

Blasting & coating inspection, holiday inspection for the underground and aboveground pipelines and piping systems.

Test Packs Line Walk Down, Punch listing and clearance for testing

Coordination with the client during quality walkthrough.

Work Experience:

Saudi Aramco (PID) from December 2013 – Current.

Engineer II, Senior Inspector - Mechanical & Welding

Quality monitoring & Approval for all stages of construction and pre-commissioning up to final acceptance, to ensure compliance with applicable standards and project specifications

Performing daily basis follow-up on all outstanding issue of project progress, safety, materials, submittals, queries, quality, and punch list items

Conduct mechanical QA/QC inspection activities on pipes and equipment during, material verification at vendor, fabrication shops and at construction site. This includes piping, welding NDT, Hydro tests, Hot-taps, and Tie-ins

Conducting interviews for Contractors’ QA/QC mechanical inspectors Reviewing technical quality procedures for all the required project activities Conduct punch listing on the finished lines/segments and all related documents Conducting and generating project exception items list Review project specifications for welding processes, base metals, filler metals, heat treatment, and NDE

requirements Select appropriate WPS, and if required, qualify a new WPS/PQR Review order packages and advise the Quality Manager of potential materials, welding, heat treatment, or

NDE concerns Witness/verify the welders’ qualification tests Periodic reviews of Company welding practices, as related to codes, standards, and local regulations Projects include – Refinery, Pipelines and API Tanks. 3 Pipe Line projects

01/09/2010 – 30/11/2013. Murray and Roberts Projects – Kusile Power Project.

Appointed as the Quality Control Manager for the fabrication and erection of 6 x 850MW Super Critical Coal Fire Units at the Kusile Boiler Project.SA

Key Responsibilities:

Manage all QC activities Manage all QC Personnel Adhere to all procedures and specifications at all times Training and guidance Have total quality support and through put on the product delivered to the client. Communication with top management Capture of Welding Statistics Reports on Welding and Line-up failures Be familiar with the tools and equipment, and proficient in their use. Ensure condition and calibration status of measuring equipment. Ensure proper reporting of inspections to defined acceptance criteria. Ensure timely and progressive compilation of quality dossier/data books.

01/08/2007 – 30/08/2010 Alstom John Thompson(QC/QA Manager - Projects)

Was promoted to QA manager at Komati Power Station on the return to service contract 1st August 2007. Appointed as the Alstom Senior Management’s Representative who had the responsibility and authority for the following:

Ensuring that processes needed for the quality management systems are established implemented and maintained.

Reporting to management on the performance of the quality management system and any need for improvement.

Ensuring the promotion of awareness of customer requirements throughout the division. Liaising with external parties on matters relating to the company’s quality management system. Authority to stop work where this is found in non-compliance with agreed codes, standard, procedures

and specifications.

1998-2007 Pro-Tec Boiler QA/QC Supervisor at Komati PowerStationTransport ManagerInspection & NDT Inspector

Matimba Power Station (Economiser change project.)Involved in all aspects of this project as follows:

Duties:Pre-Fabrication PlanningDrawing up of QCP’s Welder QualificationsNDE requirementsRemoval of the existing EconomiserInstallation of new Economiser.InspectionsData PackagesPressure TestingFinal Inspections and release

Fabrication of various pressure parts and vessels for various clients including Alstom Power. Maintenance and repair work on various boilers throughout South Africa. Inspections and detail surveys on boilers in Indonesia.

Komati Power Station - QA/QC Supervisor - 1st May 2006 Responsibilities:

Monitoring Welder performance and conducting visual inspections of welds and repairs of welds in accordance with company procedures and international codes of practice.

Check, inspect and test incoming welding materials. Interviewing and selecting welders and verifying qualifications of welders for project requirements. Coordinating with clients to undertake procedure qualification test and inspections of prepared test

specimens and witness destructive tests. Identifying and preparing welding procedure specification (WPS) & PQR for jobs as per project

specifications. Providing verification of electrodes baking and holding temperature including control and issue.

Undertaking workshop verification of welding machine and electrode baking and storage, to ensure equipment meets job requirement specifications. Providing technical guidance for welding sequence and distortion control.

Conducting fit up and dimension inspections as per inspection and test plan (I&TP) and review radiography test films.

Conducting training of welders for new techniques and additional processes as per job requirements.

1996-1998 Unit Inspection (contract)(NDT Technician / Welding Inspector)

Duties:Magnetic Particle InspectionDye Penetrant InspectionRadiographic TestingHardness TestingIsometric CompletionPunching of Completed LinesWitnessing of Pressure TestsGenrec/Afrox pipeline – 86 kilometres long. This pipeline consisted of two 256mm OD piping that were fabricated to ASME standards and carried Oxygen and Nitrogen respectively. I was completely involved on this project from material procurement, trench specifications and inspections, welding, NDT, internal and external protection and ground temperature recording, barometric pressure recording and final inspections with the client.I was also a member of the “Inspection and Pressure Testing Specialist” group on this pipeline project.

Sites:ENGENSappi SaiccorSAP RefGEN RefSASOL 2SASAL 3

1994-1996 Raysonics (Contract-NDT Technician)

Duties: Magnetic Particle InspectionDye Penetrant InspectionRadiographic TestingHardness TestingIsometric CompletionDocument ControlPunching of Completed LinesWitnessing of Pressure TestsPositive Material Identification

1993-1994 Barron Inspection Services (contract)Fiz Breaker ProjectFrazer’s & Chalmers – Engen(NDT Technician)

Duties:Magnetic Particle InspectionDye Penetrant InspectionRadiographic TestingHardness TestingIsometric CompletionDocument ControlPunching of Completed LinesWitnessing of Pressure Tests

1992-1993 Metsite (contract)(NDT Technician)

Duties:Magnetic Particle InspectionDye Penetrant InspectionRadiographic TestingHardness Testing

1992-1993 Steinmuller Africa(NDT Trainee & QA Technician)

Duties:Magnetic particle InspectionDye Penetrant InspectionRadiographic TestingHardness TestingIsometric CompletionDocument ControlPunching of completed lines