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DOMINIC NEFF

Canonsburg,PA

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Multi Cert Inspector (Coating/Environmental)

MDM Solutions/EQT
03.2024 - Current

1. Inspected Clearing operations from start to finish.

2. Inspected installation of ECD's Per E&S plans prior to the grading process.

3. Inspected and documented the coating of girth welds, holiday detection, painting of above ground sites, and installation of all test stations throughout the project, along with capturing all photos with theodolite of coated welds prior to backfill operations.

4. Inspected the installation of all slide mitigation items such as highwall revetments, 4" daylight drains, 2" passthroughs, ETC.

5. Inspected pigging operations, and testing operations from taking thermistor readings to making sure we had our -40 dew point, ETC.

6. Inspected padding and backfilling operations throughout projects.

Assistant Chief/Lead Coating Inspector

System One/DT Midstream
02.2023 - 03.2024
  • Managed a team of 18 inspectors and placed each individual on crews to cover each task as needed on 20 miles of 20" pipe.
  • Put together job books that included coating forms, final jeep forms, and painting forms for the whole project.
  • Overlooked each individual inspectors report to ensure that everything was good and all footages aligned with there foreman's reports.
  • Inspected and documented the coating of multiple girth welds on tie-in and mainline crews, along with painting and the installation of type 2 and type 4 test stations throughout the project.
  • Oversaw each crews daily tasks to ensure all aspects of construction went smoothly and stayed in communication with the chief and construction supervisor as needed.

Coating/Utility Inspector

Mountain Valley Pipeline
01.2022 - 09.2022
  • Inspected slip areas with the installation of multiple drains within bonding benches, engineered fill on our bonding benches, toe keys, surface rock lined swales, rip rap underdrains, and also ECD’s throughout the project.
  • Inspected Soil nail wall installations such as buried mesh wall systems, and exposed mesh wall systems with GSI on the project.
  • Documented all daily operations using the Goformz APP.

Coating/Utility Inspector

Mountain Valley Pipeline
05.2020 - 12.2021
  • Inspected Multiple Soil nail wall installations such as buried mesh wall systems, and exposed mesh wall systems with GSI on the project.
  • Inspected the installation of shotcrete soil nail walls within our ROW, along with micropile caps on the project to protect the pipeline.
  • Inspected slip areas with the installation of multiple drains within bonding benches, engineered fill on our bonding benches, toe keys, surface rock lined swales, rip rap underdrains, and also ECD’s throughout the project.

Coating/Utility Inspector

Mountain Valley Pipeline
04.2019 - 12.2019
  • Inspected trenching, lowering-in, and backfilling processes on a tie-in crew.
  • Inspected environmental and reclamation crews progress throughout the work day.
  • Helped Tetra Tech with Slip Mitigation controls (4” drain breakers/2”passthrough breakers ETC).
  • Recorded all daily progress and data using the Goformz app.
  • Inspected the installation of ECD’s throughout the ROW.

Coating/Utility Inspector

Mountain Valley Pipeline
04.2018 - 12.2018
  • Inspected Coating of welds and took Dew point, DFT, SHORE D hardness, and surface profile readings during the coating process, along with the documentation of it all.
  • Inspected the installation of test stations and jeeping of line pipe and welds, along with the documentation of it all.
  • Inspected ditching, lowering-in, and backfill.
  • Inspected the contractor splicing the wiring and hooking up for the completion of test station heads, along with the documentation of it all.
  • Completed test station drawings for gas company's documentation.

Coating/Utility Inspector

Dominator To Smash (Rice Energy)
07.2017 - 12.2017
  • Inspected Clearing, Grading, Trenching, Lowering-in, and Backfill processes.
  • Inspected Coating of welds and took Dew point, DFT, and surface profile readings during the coating process.
  • Inspected the installation of test stations and jeeping of line pipe and welds, along with the documentation of it all.
  • Inspected Stringing and bending of the mainline pipe to make sure no pipe was defective or buckled before it was strung throughout the ROW.
  • Inspected conventional bores throughout the project.
  • Completed test station and anode bed installation drawings per the gas company's requirement.

Coating/Utility Inspector

Hot Sauce Hustle, RICE ENERGY
06.2017 - 07.2017
  • Inspected Clearing of trees and the staking of ROW with a survey crew.
  • Inspected the Stringing and bending of the mainline pipe to make sure none was defective or buckled before hitting the ROW.
  • Documented all daily Operations.

Coating/Utility Inspector

Belmont Bypass, RICE ENERGY
04.2017 - 06.2017
  • Inspected Blasting, Grading, Trenching, Lowering-in, and Backfill processes.
  • Inspected Coating of welds and took Dew point, DFT, and surface profile readings during the coating process.
  • Inspected the installation of test stations and jeeping of line pipe and Welds.
  • Sat on HDD bores throughout the project, along with conventional.
  • Completed Test station and anode bed drawing per gas company requirement.
  • Completed daily coating forms.

Coating Inspector/Utility Inspector

Krupa, Dillies Bottom, RICE, ENERGY
03.2017 - 04.2017
  • Inspected clearing of trees and the staking of ROW with a survey crew.
  • Completed daily reports for documentation purposes.

Utility Inspector

Eisenbarth, Eureka Hunter
10.2016 - 12.2016
  • Inspected Trenching, lowering-in, and backfill on multiple tie-in crews throughout the project.
  • Completed daily forms for documentation purposes.

Utility Inspector

Mountain Valley Pipeline
07.2016 - 10.2016
  • Tallied Pipe with inspectors for multiple pipe yards.
  • Consisted of measuring every joint, writing the heat number, grade, wall thickness, size, and length at either end as they were unloaded off of the trucks.
  • Also inspected each joint for any visual holiday that could be repaired.


Utility Inspector

Ritchie South Phase 3 And Dietrich To Crescent
08.2015 - 03.2016

● Captured weld information (joint numbers, heat numbers, welder identification, size, grade, and wall thickness and filled out a pipeline construction record for Dietrich to Crescent Project).

● Captured and recorded points on a geographic information system unit (trimble).

● Inspected clearing, grading, trenching, and backfilling operations.

Line Locator

Ritchie South Phase 3 (Eureka Hunter)
08.2015 - 08.2015

● Line walker-Located and marked Ritchie South Phase II project (37 miles).

  • Used the trimble unit to map out and flag the line for the gas company's purposes.

Education

Qualified Visual Site Inspector Training Program
10-2024

Nace International Institute (AMPP)
CIP LVL 2
01.2023

NACE International Institute (AMPP)
CIP LVL 1
02.2017

Certified To Apply Denso Protal Liquid Coating(certified By Jim Utley) -

Trinity High School
2015

Skills

  • Training and Development
  • Critical Thinking
  • Attention to Detail
  • Planning and Coordination
  • [Type] Software Proficiency
  • Problem-Solving
  • Analytical and Critical Thinking
  • Excellent Communication
  • MS Office
  • PPE Compliance
  • Decision-Making
  • Smart sheets

References

● Melissa Fontane- Equitrans Midstream:412-463-6054

●Tara Killen-Project Coordinator for Equitrans Midstream:724-531-3867

● Mike Rutchi- Project Coordinator for Equitrans Midstream:740-707-6887

● Todd Carroll- Project Manager for Equitrans Midstream: 412-478-9727 

● Rick Cox- Assistant Chief for Team Environmental: 724-255-5159
● Tim Crebs- Lead welding inspector for Rice Energy: 740-391-2042

Timeline

Multi Cert Inspector (Coating/Environmental)

MDM Solutions/EQT
03.2024 - Current

Assistant Chief/Lead Coating Inspector

System One/DT Midstream
02.2023 - 03.2024

Coating/Utility Inspector

Mountain Valley Pipeline
01.2022 - 09.2022

Coating/Utility Inspector

Mountain Valley Pipeline
05.2020 - 12.2021

Coating/Utility Inspector

Mountain Valley Pipeline
04.2019 - 12.2019

Coating/Utility Inspector

Mountain Valley Pipeline
04.2018 - 12.2018

Coating/Utility Inspector

Dominator To Smash (Rice Energy)
07.2017 - 12.2017

Coating/Utility Inspector

Hot Sauce Hustle, RICE ENERGY
06.2017 - 07.2017

Coating/Utility Inspector

Belmont Bypass, RICE ENERGY
04.2017 - 06.2017

Coating Inspector/Utility Inspector

Krupa, Dillies Bottom, RICE, ENERGY
03.2017 - 04.2017

Utility Inspector

Eisenbarth, Eureka Hunter
10.2016 - 12.2016

Utility Inspector

Mountain Valley Pipeline
07.2016 - 10.2016

Utility Inspector

Ritchie South Phase 3 And Dietrich To Crescent
08.2015 - 03.2016

Line Locator

Ritchie South Phase 3 (Eureka Hunter)
08.2015 - 08.2015

Qualified Visual Site Inspector Training Program

Nace International Institute (AMPP)

NACE International Institute (AMPP)

Certified To Apply Denso Protal Liquid Coating(certified By Jim Utley) -

Trinity High School
DOMINIC NEFF