1. Proven professional in Nondestructive Testing (NDT) Quality Control, Quality Assurance and Process
Safety Management. Background in supporting ISO 9000, ISO 13680, API 5CT, API 1104, DOT 192 & 195
Codes, Well Drill String and Drill Rig Evaluation Codes and ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel code
requirements. Performed clients and supplier PSM surveys and audits to include refineries, on-shore
drilling rigs and drill strings, chemical plants, pulp & paper mills and power plants. Compose, review,
approve, and implement NDT procedures to meet multiple customer requirements on a variety of product
lines. Possess extensive history in conducting nondestructive testing of tanks, piping and pressure
vessels. Experience includes performing ultrasonic (UT), penetrant (PT), magnetic particle (MT), acoustic
emission (AE) and visual testing (VT). Proficient in Microsoft Office Products. One year experience in
laboratory assisting in performing metallurgical testing of raw materials for DOD contractors and private
industry aerospace contractors. Proven safety professional with current OSHA Card and Certified
CPR/Safety Instructor by American Red Cross.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Completed steel making and billet prep of Alloy 028 material QC requirements for TENARIS TPOC
Project.
• Completed 5.5 in Alloy G3 pipe and coupling production QC Support for ExxonMobil’s Labarge
project.
• CRA pipe production plant QA/QC Inspector on $440M+ dollar contract for TENARIS to provide
CRA OCTG pipe to natural gas fields in Abu Dhabi & Africa as well as providing pipe to Saudi
Aramco.
• In June 2011, attended TH Hill’s 4 week QA/QC training course for requalification of Drill Strings.
• ASNT Level II Certification in 1994.
• Certified Pipe Weld Inspector (CPWI)Reg # 63765261
• Obtained Level II Certification in Acoustic Emission Testing.
• Accountable for assisting DuPont’s Belle, WV Plant Engineering Department by managing the
Accelerated Inspection Program to bring plant into compliance regarding inspection and
maintenance of equipment.
• Responsible for structural safety analysis of more than 20 drilling rigs in the WV/PA/OH area.
• Senior Inspector for multiple drill strings including mud motors, HWDP etc.
• Graduate of Dale Carnegie Institute.
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Currently 3rd
Party QC Inspector at QAE for Spectra Energy for manufacturing of meter runs and
turn key projects including shelters, analyzers and sampling systems.
• Inspection & qualification of Royal Dutch SHELL tensioner bearing housing packages for Malikai
Platform- Malaysia via QIC, Houston, TX.
• QC Inspector for ADMAs production parts for the new offshore platforms Abu Dhabi via QIC RINA.
• Currently contracted to QIC for 3rd
party verifications of offshore platform TSJs, etc. including
steel making, forging etc for HESS Stampede Offshore Platform GOM
• 3rd
party surveillance to include: VFDs, skid mounted gas production units, meters, pumps,
valves, fire suppression equipment, air filtration units, forging operations, extrusion operations,
threading operations, BHA, pipe inspections, drilling equipment, fans, bearings, tensioner
housings, turbines and blades, analyzer buildings and equipment, generators, cyclones, tanks,
pressure vessels, boilers, gear boxes, welding, heat treating, FATs (factory acceptance tests),
hydrostatic testing, weld inspection, offshore equipment such as Titanium Stress Joints,
tensioner assemblies, air handling units, trayed columns, heat exchangers, high nickel alloy
production piping, forgings and castings, steam coils and preheaters, regulation meter skids,
internal & external coatings of equipment, vacuum pumps and cylinders, LAB testing to include
hardness, tensile, SSRT, yield, CHARPY, chemical etching, chemical analysis, chem composition,
standard testing and UT lab witnessing.
• Currently hold contracts with: Bureau Veritas, DNV GL, QAE, QIC-RINA, Qualispect, Applus
Velosi, TENARIS, PCC Energy, TEIC and several other agencies.
Michael A. Keeney, Sr.
9254 Charleston Road, Walton, WV 25286(304) 382-1640 mkeeneyspencer@gmail.com
2. Third Party QA/QC Inspector for TENARIS Production of Corrosion Resistant Alloy 028 Billets at Special
Metals Corporation Huntington, WV Production Facility For the TPOC Project for TENARIS.
• Procedure review for quality conformance of each heat lot.
• ESR remelt review and observation.
• Maintain traceability at all times.
• Monitoring of manufacturing processes to ensure final product meets Master Quality Plan as per
TENARIS and TPOC requirements as well as ISO 13680 requirements.
• Visit 3rd
party vendors that will assist in trepanning operations.
• Weekly reporting including spread sheets, chemistry analysis, production report and Non
Conformance Reports (NCR) as well as root cause and corrective action plans.
Third Party QA/QC Inspector for EXXONMOBIL Production of Corrosion Resistant Alloy G3 Pipe and
Coupling at Special Metals Corporation Huntington, WV Production Facility.
• Procedure review for quality conformance of extruded tubeshells for pipe, coupling and casing.
• Inspection of process equipment and machinery.
• Monitoring of manufacturing processes to ensure final product meets Master Quality Plan as per
EXXONMOBIL requirements as well as ISO 13680 requirements.
• Maintain traceability by monitoring sample taking for chemistry analysis, microstructure tests,
numbering system and all final dimensional tests.
• Maintain customer specifications at all times.
• Weekly reporting including spread sheets, chemistry analysis, production report and Non
Conformance Reports (NCR) as well as root cause and corrective action plans.
Third Party QA/QC Inspector for TENARIS Production of Corrosion Resistant Alloy 825 and 028 5.5 inch
and 7 inch Pipe and Coupling at Special Metals Corporation Huntington, WV Production Facility For the
gas fields in Abu Dhabi (ADNOC) Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.
• Procedure review for quality conformance of extruded tubeshells for pipe, coupling and casing.
• Inspection of process equipment and machinery.
• Monitoring of manufacturing processes to ensure final product meets Master Quality Plan as per
TENARIS and ADNOC requirements as well as ISO 13680 requirements.
• Maintain traceability by monitoring sample taking for chemistry analysis, microstructure tests,
numbering system and all final dimensional tests.
• Maintain customer specifications at all times.
• Weekly reporting including spread sheets, chemistry analysis, production report and Non
Conformance Reports (NCR) as well as root cause and corrective action plans.
Senior Inspector at DEVON Energy’s Beaver Creek Natural Gas Plant in Riverton, Wyoming—Jan-March
2012
• Senior Inspector for 1st
inspection of 4 year old natural gas plant in Riverton, Wyoming for DEVON
Energy.
• Performed corrosion/erosion analysis of a 17 well tie in Header.
• Inspected all process piping, test separators, main separators and compressor holding vessels
for entire plant.
Drilling Rig Inspector & Quality Assurance Supervisor 2007 to Present
• Managed the Quality Program for a few small
ASME Code welding shops in WV as well as
consult/inspect Drilling Rigs and components for
3. various drillers in WV/PA/OH on a contract basis.
• Performed drill pipe and BHA inspections.
Manager of Accelerated Inspection Program for
DuPont in Belle, WV.
2009 to 2010
• Performed PSM inspections of all plant
production equipment that included UT, VT, MT
& PT.
• Performed corrosion/erosion analysis of tanks,
piping and vessels.
General Manager of ASME Code Welding Shop Reedy,
WV.
2007 to 2009
• Day to day operations including all weld
inspections utilizing MT, VT & PT.
• Construction of AASHTO approved portable
timber bridges rated at 80,000 lbs.
Traveling Contractor 2000 to 2007
• Contracted to various companies to perform
NDT during scheduled shut downs and
outages.
• 2002 Began inspecting drilling rigs, derricks
etc.
Metallurgical Lab Technician for US Inspection Service,
Twinsburg, Ohio
1999 to 2000
• Performed CHARPY impact tests of
materials to ascertain if they met customer
requirements prior to purchase.
• Performed bend tests and hardness tests to
include Rockwell and Brinell tests.
• Utilized stress and strain gauges and tensile
test machines.
NDT Level II/ Inspector for Spencer Testing Services,
Spencer, WV
1992 to 1998
• Scheduled and performed tank, piping and
pressure vessels inspections.
• Performed analysis of field data to
determine plan of corrective action.
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
Obtained Level II Certification in UT/PT/MT/VT from Staveley Schools for NDT in Columbus, Ohio.
Dale Carnegie Institute Graduate.
Physical Acoustics Level I obtained in Princeton, NJ.
Physical Acoustics/Monsanto Level II Certification in St. Louis, MO.
Inspecting & Evaluating Petrochemical facilities by Meley Engineering.
Lab safety and utilization by US Inspection Services.
Successfully completed TH Hill’s 4 week comprehensive course for the QA/QC evaluation of used drill
strings for requalification.
Certified Pipe Weld Inspector Reg #63765261
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
4. American Society for Nondestructive Testing
American Gas Association
Compressed Gas Association
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