George Butler has over 23 years of experience in quality assurance, quality control, mechanical inspection, welding inspection, and non-destructive testing in the oil and gas industry. He has worked for major companies like Saudi Aramco, Murray & Roberts, and Alstom. Butler has extensive experience managing QA/QC teams and ensuring compliance with industry standards on large projects involving piping systems, power plants, and pipelines. He holds several international certifications in welding inspection and non-destructive testing.

1. 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.)
ContactDetails:
E-Mail: georgebtlr@gmail.com
Mobile: +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 including
Destructive 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

2.  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:
SaudiAramco (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:

3.  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 PowerStation
Transport Manager
Inspection & NDT Inspector
Matimba Power Station (Economiser change project.)
Involved in all aspects of this project as follows:
Duties:
Pre-Fabrication Planning
Drawing up of QCP’s
Welder Qualifications
NDE requirements
Removal of the existing Economiser
Installation of new Economiser.
Inspections
Data Packages
Pressure Testing
Final Inspections and release

4.  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 Inspection
Dye Penetrant Inspection
Radiographic Testing
Hardness Testing
Isometric Completion
Punching of Completed Lines
Witnessing of Pressure Tests
Genrec/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:
ENGEN
Sappi Saiccor
SAP Ref
GEN Ref
SASOL 2
SASAL 3

5. 1994-1996 Raysonics (Contract-NDT Technician)
Duties:
Magnetic Particle Inspection
Dye Penetrant Inspection
Radiographic Testing
Hardness Testing
Isometric Completion
Document Control
Punching of Completed Lines
Witnessing of Pressure Tests
Positive Material Identification
1993-1994 Barron Inspection Services (contract)
Fiz Breaker Project
Frazer’s & Chalmers – Engen
(NDT Technician)
Duties:
Magnetic Particle Inspection
Dye Penetrant Inspection
Radiographic Testing
Hardness Testing
Isometric Completion
Document Control
Punching of Completed Lines
Witnessing of Pressure Tests
1992-1993 Metsite (contract)
(NDT Technician)
Duties:
Magnetic Particle Inspection
Dye Penetrant Inspection
Radiographic Testing
Hardness Testing
1992-1993 Steinmuller Africa
(NDT Trainee & QA Technician)
Duties:
Magnetic particle Inspection
Dye Penetrant Inspection
Radiographic Testing
Hardness Testing
Isometric Completion
Document Control
Punching of completed lines