Chad Omar Samskar
Kenai,AK
Summary
Find employment with a company that; supports personal growth and career development, reinvests in the local community, that appreciates and recognizes the greatest resource of a company’s success is their employees. “Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t have to.” – Richard Branson
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
API Inspector
Mistras
Kenai, AK
08.2023 - Current
- Perform field inspections & NDE on piping, pressure vessels, and storage tanks
API Inspector
Theta
Kenai, AK
01.2022 - 08.2023
- Manage clients inspection program and QA data entry
- Provide inspection packages for NDE technicians
API Inspector
Acuren
Kenai, AK
03.2021 - 12.2021
- Layout piping inspection plan for NDE crew
- Analyze thickness readings and calculate remaining life for piping circuits
API Inspector
Acuren
Kenai, AK
12.2018 - 03.2021
- Conduct field inspections in accordance with API 570; create, redline, update, and maintain inspection records in client’s mechanical integrity system (PCMS)
Piping Inspector
Acuren
Kenai, AK
02.2017 - 01.2019
- Conduct in-service piping inspection for process piping, create Iso’s and packages for non-destructive examination crews
Engineering Technician
Audubon Companies
Kenai, AK
02.2014 - 01.2017
- Gather equipment design, process, and configuration of relief systems for PSV audits
- Create / update mechanical drawings (P&ID, PFD’s, etc.) for client
- Document instrument readings and operational changes in logs.
Assistant Engineering / Construction Technician
Marathon Oil Company
Kenai, AK
11.2011 - 01.2014
- As-built facilities and establish baseline of technical documents and preventative maintenance
- Coordinate between project managers / operations / and global procurement
- Assist engineers with preliminary design / field data for projects
- Establish baseline reliability database / equipment inventory / UT readings
- Participate in PRA (Project Risk Assessment), PHA (Project Hazard Analysis)
CAD Operator
IISCO
Kenai, AK
11.2007 - 06.2012
- Design, bid, build, & commission Industrial Control Panels built to UL-508A
- Create, revise, maintain; Loop Diagrams, Point-to-Point, Panel Layout
- Operate and monitor production equipment to ensure safe and efficient performance.
- Perform routine maintenance including cleaning, lubricating, and replacing filters and gaskets.
Piping Drafter Level 2
CH2MHILL
Kenai, AK
07.2011 - 11.2011
- Maintain P&ID’s, PFD’s, Cause & Effects, Electric One Lines, and Wiring Schematics
Education
Industrial Electrician Technician Certificate -
AVTEC
Seward, AK05.2007
High School Diploma - undefined
Nikiski High School
Nikiski, AK05.2005
Skills
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Projects, Access, Visio, Outlook) & AutoCAD LT
- Proficient in managing production and operation with proven track record
Certification
- API-510 Vessel Inspector (Cert # 109957) – American Petroleum Institute, Anchorage, AK
- 2023-02
- API-570 Piping Inspector (Cert # 74166) – American Petroleum Institute, Anchorage, AK
- 2017-07
Timeline
API Inspector
Mistras
08.2023 - Current
API Inspector
Theta
01.2022 - 08.2023
API Inspector
Acuren
03.2021 - 12.2021
API Inspector
Acuren
12.2018 - 03.2021
Piping Inspector
Acuren
02.2017 - 01.2019
Engineering Technician
Audubon Companies
02.2014 - 01.2017
Assistant Engineering / Construction Technician
Marathon Oil Company
11.2011 - 01.2014
Piping Drafter Level 2
CH2MHILL
07.2011 - 11.2011
CAD Operator
IISCO
11.2007 - 06.2012
High School Diploma - undefined
Nikiski High School
Industrial Electrician Technician Certificate -
AVTEC
Experience Summary
- Inspection – 7 years
- Perform field inspections of piping systems in accordance with API 570. Draw isometrics for piping configuration. Compile NDE package and coordinate crew logistics with operations. Review NDE results to ensure integrity of piping system is sufficient for continued services. Submit de-rate proposals to engineering and operations for consideration when remaining thickness is inadequate. Coordinate repairs with operations. Assist NDE technicians with UT, MT, VT, MFE support to accrue hours toward attaining NDE certifications. Maintain client’s mechanical integrity database. Review historic inspection reports, enter recent NDE results, and verify component design. Inventory pressure vessels and tanks.
- Construction – 3 years
- Establish the foundation P&ID’s for several remote well sites and tank batteries while the company secured leases in the Eagle Ford Assets. Inventoried existing equipment and collaborated with engineering to determine adequate sizing of separation, compression, and flare for forecasted rates as the company ramped up production to 200,000bpd within a year of acquisition.
- Engineering – 2 years
- Collect nameplate data for valves, pumps, and compressors for relief capacity study and calculations. Measure piping distances and configuration for Process Engineers running HYSIS program. Track costs and attend budget meetings to discuss project prioritization and proposals for upcoming year.
- Operation – 1 year
- Assist operations with MOC close-out once project implementation was complete. Work closely with Operations Training Coordinator to establish revised operating procedures. Revised the P&ID’s and PFD’s annually, and provided a hardcopy set to the field to ensure operations had the most recent drawings available.
- Maintenance – 2 years
- Gather manuals for new rotating equipment, valves, and instrumentation. Coordinate inspection and preventative maintenance schedules with the MOC Coordinator to extend run-time and compliance with safety equipment.
- Safety – 6 months
- Present technical drawings and spreadsheets during HAZAN review while capturing meeting notes and topics requiring follow-up from the review panel. Gather information for Title V emission permits, update area classification drawings for new construction projects, build PLC and Fire & Gas Panels.
Qualification Statement
I have continuously worked in the Oil and Gas industry for over 15 years while providing support to several departments, including: Inspections, Engineering, Construction, Maintenance, Operations, and Safety. I understand the importance of ensuring the mechanical integrity of processing equipment is safe for continued service, proper planning and project execution is required to minimize production impacts, and communication is key to a successful operation. Ensuring public safety and environmental stewardship are my top concerns.
Training
- API 510 Training (80hr) – Codewest, Houston, TX
- 2023-01
- API 570 Training (80hr) – Codewest, Katy, TX
- 2017-06
- PO-3 Surface Production & Operations (40hr) – Petroskills, Midland, TX
- 2013-11
- G-2 Gas Processing Overview (24hr) – Petroskills, Katy, TX
- 2013-08
- HUET Cold Water Survival (8hr) – Coldwater Survival Egress Training, Kenai, AK
- 2012-05
- Hazwoper / Health & Safety (8hr) – Arctic Safety Training, Kenai, AK
- 2011-01
- North Slope Training Co-operative (8hr) – Arctic Safety Training, Kenai, AK
- Advanced Driving Traffic Safety Seminar (8hr) – Smith System, Kenai, AK
- 2010-06
- Glycol Dehydration Training (8hr) – Univar Technical Resources, Kenai, AK
- 2008-11