DONALD N. CAUDILL
Pass Christian
Summary
9+ years Oil and Gas Welding / Fabrication, 15+ years Aerospace Welding / Fabrication, 12+ years Aerospace Welding Foreman, 12+ years as a Certified Welding Inspector and 4 years NQA-1 Quality Assurance / Quality Control Inspection, currently as a BASTION Technologies Safety Engineer / API 510/570 in support of NASA’s Safety and Mission Assurance Pressure Vessel Group.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
Work History
Safety Engineer/AWS/Certified Welding Inspector/ API Inspector/QA Inspection
Bastion Technologies Inc.
Bay St Louis
03.2019 - Current
- Perform internal and external inspections in accordance with API 510 Pressure Vessel and API 570 Piping standards on equipment for purposes of recommending and approving inspections, repair, or certifying compliance.
- Monitored and performed internal and external inspections on fixed equipment at scheduled intervals, ensuring mechanical integrity and compliance with safety standards.
- Provide technical advice and support for PVS of welding and mechanical integrity issues.
- Provided QA oversight on cryogenic fuel transfers, documenting onsite and offsite contractor activities in STAR to support NASA's E-Complex and RS-25 Engine testing for Manned Space Flight.
- Assisted in internal audits, surveys, and assessments, including external audits by third parties to evaluate and enhance the SSC safety program's effectiveness.
- (NASA’s SMA and Pressure Vessel Group.)
QA/QC Inspector
Chicago Bridge and Iron
Aiken
08.2015 - 02.2019
- Nuclear Certifications until Sept. 2021 of ANSI N45.2.6/NQA-1 in M-350, M-330, S-561, S-562 and S-562-2 Special Processes.
- Verify each fabrication package for engineering and craft daily updates and signatures before proceeding with any inspections.
- Verified work package and drawing numbers against daily updated engineering compare report to ensure compliance with ECRs, FCRs, and AWSs.
- Verify all fabrication materials size, type, quality level, heat number and material transfer record to drawing specific material orders.
- Accepted or rejected materials, cleanliness, assembly configuration, and welding during inspections.
- Daily access QA/QC documentation for updates or changes to inspection criteria and requirements in all fabrication process.
- Accessed quality process procedure data to write inspection reports, condition reports, non-conformance reports, and walk down reports for compliance documentation.
- Record all daily satisfactory and unsatisfactory inspections on excel spreadsheet and weekly inspection log for QA analyst.
- Supported quality assurance activities for the MOX Project, contributing to adherence to industry standards and project quality objectives.
Test Complex Weld Shop Foreman / CWI
Jacobs Technology
Bay St Louis
06.2007 - 05.2015
- Assigned weld crews to fabrication and maintenance projects, ensuring all required documents, materials, equipment, and support craft were on site.
- Verified fabrication materials for size, type, quality level, heat number, and material transfer records against drawing-specific material orders.
- Verified each fabrication package for engineering and safety updates before proceeding with fabrication and maintenance tasks.
- Accept or reject materials, cleanliness, assembly configuration, welding, (tacks, filler, and finals) and document.
- Estimate welding and support craft hours prior to job funding and interface with material expediters before implementation.
- Maintain welder’s certifications and documentation per job specific procedures, and set up their weld testing, including nondestructive testing.
- (NASA’s Engine Testing Complex)
Test Complex Weld Shop Foreman
Mississippi Space Services Division of C.S.C.
Bay St Louis
08.2001 - 06.2007
- Assigned weld crews to fabrication and maintenance projects, ensuring all required documents, materials, equipment, and support craft were on site.
- Verify each fabrication package for engineering and safety updates before proceeding with any fabrication / maintenance assignments.
- Verify all fabrication materials per size, type, quality level, heat number and material transfer records to drawing specific material orders.
- Verify materials, cleanliness, assembly configuration, welding, (tacks, filler, and finals) and document.
- Estimated welding and support craft hours prior to job funding and coordinated with material expediters for timely implementation.
- Collaborated with QA/QC to maintain welder certifications for job-specific procedures.
- (NASA’s Engine Testing Complex)
Test Complex Weld Shop Lead 1
Johnson Controls
Bay St Louis
05.1994 - 06.2001
- Supported test complex weld shop foreman with crew assignments and assumed foreman duties during absences to ensure operational continuity.
- Verify all fabrication materials size, type, quality level, heat number and material transfer record to drawing specific material order.
- Verify each fabrication package for engineering and safety updates before proceeding with fabrication.
- Verified materials, cleanliness, and assembly configuration prior to welding and documented findings to facilitate quality control inspections.
- Contributed to operations at NASA’s Engine Testing Complex, enhancing team collaboration and project execution.
Certified Combination Welder/Fabricator
Pan Am World Services
Bay St Louis
01.1986 - 06.1994
- Assembled, fabricated, and welded according to process plan procedures outlined in documents and drawings.
- Verified materials, cleanliness, assembly configuration before welding (tacks, filler, and finals) and documented findings.
- Verify each fabrication package for engineering updates before proceeding with fabrication.
- Supported operations at NASA’s Engine Testing Complex, contributing to successful engine testing initiatives.
Education
API 510 Certification -
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
Metairie, La.01-2024
API 570 Certification -
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
Houston, TX.01-2021
Certified Welding Inspector Certificate -
AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY
Pascagoula, MS.01-2013
Welding and Terminology Certificate -
COMBUSTION ENGINEERING WELDING AND BLUEPRINT SCHOOL
Gulfport, Ms.01-1978
Welding Technology Certificate -
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Pascagoula, Ms.01-1977
Diploma -
GULFPORT HIGH SCHOOL
Gulfport, Ms.01-1976
Skills
- API
- ASME sec VIII
- B 313
- D11
- D 15
- D16
- D91
- NDT
- Inspection tools
- Gauges
- Borescopes
- Gas detection
- Fall protection
- ISO 9000
- ANSI NQA-1
- ASTM
- P&ID
- CAD
- Microsoft Excel
- GD&T
- NQC-1
Accomplishments
- Coordinated repairs and recertification’s of site Liq. Hydrogen and Oxygen Cryogenic Vessels per ASME 'R' stamp.
- Coordinated repairs and recertification of Stennis Space Centers Navigational Lock System per Army Corps of Engineers Code.
- Coordinated structural and piping modifications to NASA’s A-1 Test Stand from SSME to J-2X for testing and certification.
- Positive monetary negotiations with prime contractor of structural FCR’s to NASA’s A-3, Altitude Diffuser Test Stand.
- Received over 30 NASA Group Achievement awards and NASA’s Space Flight Awareness Award.
References
- Brennan Sanders, NASA Lead Engineer, Claude.B.Sanders@NASA.GOV, 1-228-688-3243, 1-228-860-5538
- David E. Olson, Safety Engineer / CWI / API 510/570, David.E.Olson@NASA.GOV, 1-228-688-2916, 1-985-807-4146
- James R. Meade, Savanna River Remediation QA Specialist, James.R.Meade@srs.com, 1-803-208-2426, 1-843-697-9445
- Bo Clifton Hall, Savanna River Remediation QA Engineer, Bo.Hall@srs.com, 1-803-208-2691, 1-239-314-9049
Current Certifications
- American Welding Society Certified Welding Inspector, # 14070631
- American Petroleum Institute API-570 Piping Inspector, #97984
- American Petroleum Institute API-510 Pressure Vessel Inspector, #123160
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration 30, (600076973)
- Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel (COPV) AFSPCMAN 91-710 Certificate, pass of practical and written test
- ASNT Level II Vt
Summary Of Work Experience
9+ years Oil and Gas Welding / Fabrication, 15+ years Aerospace Welding / Fabrication, 12+ years Aerospace Welding Foreman, 12+ years as a Certified Welding Inspector and 4 years NQA-1 Quality Assurance / Quality Control Inspection, currently as a BASTION Technologies Safety Engineer / API 510/570 in support of NASA’s Safety and Mission Assurance Pressure Vessel Group.
Timeline
Safety Engineer/AWS/Certified Welding Inspector/ API Inspector/QA Inspection
Bastion Technologies Inc.
03.2019 - Current
QA/QC Inspector
Chicago Bridge and Iron
08.2015 - 02.2019
Test Complex Weld Shop Foreman / CWI
Jacobs Technology
06.2007 - 05.2015
Test Complex Weld Shop Foreman
Mississippi Space Services Division of C.S.C.
08.2001 - 06.2007
Test Complex Weld Shop Lead 1
Johnson Controls
05.1994 - 06.2001
Certified Combination Welder/Fabricator
Pan Am World Services
01.1986 - 06.1994
API 510 Certification -
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
API 570 Certification -
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
Certified Welding Inspector Certificate -
AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY
Welding and Terminology Certificate -
COMBUSTION ENGINEERING WELDING AND BLUEPRINT SCHOOL
Welding Technology Certificate -
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Diploma -
GULFPORT HIGH SCHOOL