JAMES PERKINS104 Stafford Street

Savannah, GA 31410(912) 675-0670

jamespcwi@gmail.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:Consistent industry work history, experienced in both outage and daily call out work. Certified Welding Inspector and an API Inspector for 25 years, specializing in ASME repair work in the power generation and pulp & paper industry and refineries. Third-party inspector for the past 15 years, with emphasis in new construction and rebuilds of boilers, high-pressure plant process and steam piping, and pipelines. Experience provides a strong background in many fields of inspection, including refining, marine, and petro-chemical, power generation, cross country pipeline, bridge, oil field, and metal building industries. Extensive overseas experience both as an inspector and inspection manager. Physically fit and able to work in confined spaces and at high elevations.

TWIC Certified / Current U.S. Passport

CERTIFICATIONS:American Welding Society (AWS) Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) #88040221American Petroleum Institute (API) Piping Inspector (API-570) # 51711

PREVIOUS/EXPIRED CERTIFICATIONS:American Petroleum Institute (API) Pressure Vessel Inspector (API-510)American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) Level III MT, PT, & RT #50956

EXPERIENCE:January 2015 to March 2015 QualSpecAPI-570 and CWI performing 3rd Party Inspection on Delek Refinery Tyler Texas

September 26, 2014 to November 10, 2014 Quality Assurance @ Marathon GBRMonitored and performed duties of a QA Inspector on all welding, repairs, and reviewed all NDE Request and Code Packages

July 2014 to Present Engineering Service Group for Kinder Morgan API 570 Inspection of Plant Wide Piping @ Carteret New Jersey (DOT ATM Corrosion –Piping Repair Project)

April 2014 to July 2014; QualSpec InspectionQA/QC @ Chevron El Segundo California Coker Drum Replacement and LSFO Major TurnaroundMonitored and performed duties of a QA Inspector on all welding, repairs, and reviewed all NDE Request and Code Packages.

March 2104 to April 2014; Altar Strickland Construction

QA/QC @ Valero Texas City LRU #2 Reformers Monitor and perform duties of a quality inspector on all welding, repairs and mechanical make-up.

January 2014 to March 2014; Baumgardner Welding and InspectionQA/QC on West Deptford Co-Generation Power Plant ProjectQA/CWI on welding of P1 P5,P6 and P-91 material and P8 material 316L and 347 small diameter also review of all radiographs ; monitor post-weld heat treatment (PWHT) and in-process functions; inspect P-8 piping systems and associated equipment.

December 2012 to October 2013; Pressure Parts Vendor Inspection Vendor Inspector for Southern Companies Perform visual inspections, review radiographs and other inspections, ensure adherence to Southern Companies Pressure Parts Procedures, review all documentation to code related procedures and issues, perform vendor audits for quality and new vendor audits for future contracts, and review Inspection and Test Plans and Repair Plans.

September to December 2012; Contract CWI InspectorFlint Hill Resources; Port Arthur, TX; Olefins Unit T/A; Piping QA (Plant Representative)

March 2001 to June 2012; Acuren (Longview) Inspection; Savannah, GeorgiaDivision Manager – Managed all operation and inspection activities for division. Began with an office that was started from scratch, and built it into a profit center with gross annual sales of $8 million, and a profit margin of 25%-plus. Perform multiple roles including: inspection scheduling, billing, payroll, job bids/quotes, RSO, and safety. Also ran the region Advanced Service Group Iris/Near Drum/ EMAT/Phased Array.

March 1984 to March 2001; LAW Engineering; Savannah, GeorgiaOperations Manager (last position held, Jan 1996- Mar 2001) – Managed a profit center and ran day-to-day operations and outages in power, pulp & paper oil, natural gas, and chemical sectors and oil and gas industries. Performed third-party

inspections on boiler and pressure vessel rebuilds in the shop and in the field. Performed project reviews to ensure work could be done on time and on schedule.

Field Technician, March 1984-Jan 1996 – Multi-discipline NDE technician in UTSW, UTT, MT, PT, & RT working in all industries on a wide variety of equipment.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS: 15 years of experience in Ultrasonic Shear Wave and Radiography Writing and qualifying welding procedures Writing inspection and test plans for tanks, pressure vessels, boilers, and

piping 15 years of project management with many projects exceeding $2.5 million Vast experience with all ASME, ANSI, and API codes Excellent at building customer relationships Strong third-party inspection skills

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS: Proficient with Microsoft operating systems Excellent Microsoft Office product skills

EDUCATION: AAS – Spartan School of Aeronautics; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Non- Destructive

Testing; 1983

REFERENCES: Excellent industry references available upon request.