David Lee
Maryville,TN
Summary
Certified Welding Inspector
CWI Certification No. 13011841
API 1169 Certification No. 83710
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
NDE
Murphy to Belfield gathering lines for MPLX
North Dakota
10.2025 - Current
- I covered all welding, Weld mapping, Weld logs and scheduled NDE.
Professional Construction Services (PCS)
Mount Alto, WV
10.2025 - 10.2025
- Constructing a new Titanium Plant for Timet Industries.
- I am responsible for the Mechanical QA role over multiple Subcontractors.
- I made sure the contractors were building the Plant to Timet specs.
- I oversaw pressure testing of pipe and pressure vessels, Weld mapping, Structural steel, concrete, NDE.
Applied Consultants
03.2024 - 10.2025
- Cleveland Inspection sold out to Allied still working for Enbridge.
- All through out CT, NY, NJ, RI.
- Anomaly digs, replacing Filter/Separators, Security updates, Reverse flow operations, testing welders, As Builds, NDE.
Cleveland Inspection Services
03.2020 - 03.2024
- Complex Anomaly Digs.
- G2 HDD replacement.
- Welding and Utility for Westbrook Compressor Station Reverse flow in Westbrook, Maine for Enbridge.
- Welding and Utility Inspection for new Compressor Station in Westbrook, ME.
- Welding inspector for multiple Enbridge projects in Richmond, ME, Elliot, ME, Weymouth, MA and Methuen, MA.
- Covered Utility Inspection for Enbridge Anomaly digs in New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
- For these projects I covered Hydro testing, Weld mapping, Material tracking, Daily reports, Excavations, torquing, Safety, transitions and anything else required of me.
- Anomaly digs all over the North East.
- Install of a Recompression skid in Weymouth Compressor station.
Welding Inspector
Inspection Management Group
Watford City, ND
08.2019 - 12.2019
- Welding Inspector for Caliber gathering lines.
- API 104, Fabrication, Tie ins, Excavations, Backfilling, Blowing pigs, Hydro testing, Turn over Package, Mainline welding.
EIS
11.2018 - 07.2019
- Western Gas Project
- Gathering Lines for the Loving Connect in NM
- API 1104, Hydro Testing, Mainline, Fabrication
- Utilities, As Builds, scheduled X-ray, Valve Stations
- Meter Stations, Hot Taps.
Quality Integrity Services
08.2018 - 11.2018
- Trans Canada Mountaineer Express Project
- Tie Ins, As Builds, Compliance on welders, Visuals, anomaly digs
- I made sure all welds in my presence were made to Trans Canada specifications and API 1104
Midstream Consulting LLC
Tiffin, OH
04.2018 - 08.2018
- Columbia Gas
- Assisting with the install of Distribution lines for NiSource
- I visually inspect welds after completion to API 1104 code and NiSource
- Welding standards along with the following:
- Pressure Testing:
- Tie Ins, lowering in, visuals, NDE, Testing welders, As Builds, Compliance, Safety, and Utilities
- API 1104, B31.3
CIS
03.2017 - 04.2018
- 3rd party inspection for the Mariner East 2 line for Sunoco
- Watched over welding operations in the field
- Tie ins
- Watched anomaly digs
- Pipe Gang/Firing line
- Test Welders
- HDD’s
- As Builds
- Compliance
- Fabrication
- API 1104
Oversight Inspector
Spectra Energy
07.2016 - 03.2017
- Oversight Inspector on Multiple Projects in New Jersey, Massachusetts and Rhode Island for Spectra Energy/Enbridge
- I over saw multiple Hot Taps
- Oversight Mechanical inspector for the Compressor and Meter stations
- Tie ins
- Soft digs
- Geotechnical Drilling
- Core samples
- Observed anomaly digs all over the North East.
- Weld mapping
- NDE
- I made sure the Contractors welded to the code and the Welding procedure
- API 1104, B31.1, B31.3, B31.8
- I made sure all of Spectra’s standards were meet by the contractors
- Documented daily progress and costs information.
- Hydrostatic and Pneumatic testing
QA/QC Inspector
Thompson Construction Group
01.2016 - 07.2016
- Inspector for Thompson’s scope of work at Wacker Poly Silicon
- VT welds
- Weld Mapping, Hydro test, Pneumatic test
- Clean piping
- Walked packages
- B31.1 and B31.3
QA/QC
Yates Construction
07.2015 - 12.2015
- 3rd party inspection for the Wacker Poly Silicon project
- Gave directions to the contractors for inspecting welds and testing
- Hydro & Pneumatic testing
- Inspected Clean Piping
- Walked Packages
- Inspected welds to B31.1 & B31.3
QA/QC Manager
Robins & Morton
02.2015 - 07.2015
- 20,000ft of various diameters of pipe and materials
- Responsible for turnover packages
- NDE
- VT
- Meeting with Clients daily
- Weld Mapping
- Inspecting Pipe Deliveries
- Tracking
- Ordering all Welding Materials
- Testing Welders
- Using Codes B31.8 and B31.3
Carnage Superior Design
03.2014 - 12.2014
- Ethanol pipe line for Sunoco Gas
- Worked in compressor station at Mark Williams
- Tested Welders to Sunoco Specifications
- Inspected welds on the Firing line, Pipe gang and Tie crews
- Made sure Mistras kept up with NDE
- Observed and inspected Bending operation
- Weld mapping and all various sorts of documentation for Sunoco
- Made sure Environmental was up to par on the Right of Way
- Made sure crews were working safe
- Kept up with crews time
- Observed and recorded documentation for Hydro testing
Performance
03.2013 - 03.2014
- Chevron Plant- PBOT
- QA/QC
- NDE
- Visual Inspection
- Weld Mapping
- Weld Logging
- Insure pipe specifications were to specification with Engineering
- Hydro testing
- Power Hydro testing
Performance
01.2013 - 03.2013
- Chevron Plant- Coker Shutdown
- QA/QC
- NDE
- Visual Inspection
- Weld Mapping
- Weld Logging
- Insure pipe specifications were to specification with Engineering
- Hydro testing
- Power Hydro testing
Combo welder
Robins & Morton
06.2010 - 10.2012
- Combo welder for different pipe specs and pipe supports
- Quantity Tracker & Pipe Engineer
- Completed chemical plant for Olin
- Walked down Pipe Systems for Quality Control
- Inspected Welds
Combo welder
BE&K
11.2008 - 01.2010
- Combo welder for pipe and steel
- Completed Power plant for Progress energy
- Ensured all projects were completed on time and to specifications
Field Engineer and Assistant Superintendent
Capstone Building Corporation
06.2006 - 01.2008
- Managed over 500 subcontractors
- Schedule and managed future work on Primavera
- Ensured project was built to specification and on time
U.S. Navy
09.1999 - 03.2004
- GM2 and completed four successful deployments
Education
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Southern Union vocational welding school
08.2005
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Real Education
09.2011
Skills
Proficient in Reading any type of building plans
API 1104, B311, B313, B318
Proficient in Microsoft Programs
10 hour OSHA card
TWIC Card
OQ’s, NCCER # 7908984
Timeline
NDE
Murphy to Belfield gathering lines for MPLX
10.2025 - Current
Professional Construction Services (PCS)
10.2025 - 10.2025
Applied Consultants
03.2024 - 10.2025
Cleveland Inspection Services
03.2020 - 03.2024
Welding Inspector
Inspection Management Group
08.2019 - 12.2019
EIS
11.2018 - 07.2019
Quality Integrity Services
08.2018 - 11.2018
Midstream Consulting LLC
04.2018 - 08.2018
CIS
03.2017 - 04.2018
Oversight Inspector
Spectra Energy
07.2016 - 03.2017
QA/QC Inspector
Thompson Construction Group
01.2016 - 07.2016
QA/QC
Yates Construction
07.2015 - 12.2015
QA/QC Manager
Robins & Morton
02.2015 - 07.2015
Carnage Superior Design
03.2014 - 12.2014
Performance
03.2013 - 03.2014
Performance
01.2013 - 03.2013
Combo welder
Robins & Morton
06.2010 - 10.2012
Combo welder
BE&K
11.2008 - 01.2010
Field Engineer and Assistant Superintendent
Capstone Building Corporation
06.2006 - 01.2008
U.S. Navy
09.1999 - 03.2004
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Southern Union vocational welding school
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Real Education