MATTHEW OWENS
Richmond Hill,GA
Summary
Supervisor with expertise prioritizing projects, planning workflow and managing employees to achieve operational goals. Resourceful individual with 14+ years of active experience managing efforts within deadline-driven environments. Diplomatic individual with strong leadership and decision-making skills.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Specialist
Corrosion Probe, Inc.
11.2024 - Current
- Drove change through quality-oriented strategies to help operations accomplish ambitious short- and long-term goals.
- Identified areas in need of critical improvement and implemented strategies to achieve targets.
- Managed complex projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery and client satisfaction.
- Supported department leadership in implementing new policies, procedures and controls.
- Maintained database systems to track and analyze operational data.
- Frequently inspected production area to verify proper equipment operation.
- Created and managed project plans, timelines and budgets.
- Generated reports detailing findings and recommendations.
Fixed Equipment Leader
Georgia Pacific
09.2023 - 10.2024
- Identified team weak points and implemented corrective actions to resolve concerns.
- Trained employees on Product or Service and assigned duties.
- Oversaw day-to-day activities of Number employees in Type establishment, fostering inspiring atmosphere to optimize employee experiences.
- Led cross-functional teams to achieve company-wide goals, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.
- Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and enforcement of safety procedures.
Site Supervisor
Acuren
01.2022 - Current
- Resident Inspector and Tank SME for Mill's T&PV program.
- Developed repair scopes per applicable codes & standards or recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices.
- Worked directly with Capital Engineers to provide QA support during repairs of high density stock tanks, liquor clarifiers, and blow tanks.
- Provided API 620 calculations for cone bottom tanks.
- Digitized engineering files to create an equipment database.
- Set inspection intervals per API codes and utilized liquor corrosion data tables to decrease frequency for equipment in heavy black liquor service.
Consultant Engineer
Applied Technical Services
12.2019 - 01.2022
- Resident SME and Inspection Coordinator for the Mill's PV&T program.
- Chaired OSHA PSM and Department of Homeland Security audits, achieving top performance scores throughout enterprise.
- Inspected equipment per 9VAC25 for oil discharge & contingency plans required by the state of Virginia.
- Annual outage planning and coordinating for required API & NDE Inspections.
- Recommended repairs based on requirements of regulatory codes and standards.
- Reviewed specifications and technical manuals for compliance with ongoing operational goals and conformity to applicable regulations.
- Consulted with Reliability Engineers to resolve technical issues that arose during production.
Asset Integrity SME & 3rd Party QA
Integrity Consulting Services
02.2017 - 10.2019
- Educated employees on specific QA standards and confirmed maintenance of standards.
- Analyzed quality and performance data to support operational decision-making.
- Provided 3rd party QA for ATBS unit expansion.
- Inspected items and compared against standards to meet regulatory requirements.
- Completed deviation forms and recorded findings of inspection process, collaborating with quality team members and department managers to implement procedural remedies.
- Identified mechanical problems and determined best solutions for correction.
Plant Inspector Vinyl Chloride
Turner Specialty Services
04.2016 - 02.2017
- Upheld codes and regulations governing materials, processes, and procedures.
- Improved quality assurance procedures to minimize errors and increase effectiveness of inspections.
- Prepared reports detailing findings of inspections, investigations, and tests.
- Identified discrepancies between use and management directives by evaluating historical documents and current reports.
- Prepared correspondence, reports of inspections or investigations and recommendations for action.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
Mechanical Integrity Inspector
Turner Specialty Services
12.2014 - 04.2016
- Maintained up-to-date inspection and audit records for improved reporting and analysis.
- Identified repair and upgrade requirements needed to meet safety and quality standards.
- Communicated with production team members about quality issues.
- Inspected process piping, pressure vessels, and above ground storage tanks with accuracy, reporting problems or defects quickly.
NDE Technician
Turner Specialty Services
05.2011 - 12.2014
- Performed ultrasonic thickness testing on piping, tanks, and vessels..
- Visually examined materials, structures and components for signs of corrosion, metal fatigue and cracks.
- Drafted isometric inspection drawings.
- Conducted liquid penetrant tests to locate surface cracks by coating objects with fluorescent dyes, cleaning excess penetrants and applying developers.
- Prepared reports on non-destructive testing results.
Education
High School Diploma -
Macon East Academy
Cecil, AL05.2006
Skills
- API 510 No68630
- API 570 No64832
- API 653 No87407
- STI SP001 No AC 44570
- FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot No4774902
- OSHA 30 certified and adamant of safety requirements
- Attended International Paper's Storage Tank Coordinators conference
- Technical knowledge of Microsoft Software and working knowledge of SAP
- Proficient in outage planning and industrial regulatory requirements
- Ability to develop and maintain site 5-year plan for fixed equipment
- Experienced with relief devices and CUI and programs
- Senior level knowledge of writing repair scopes and overseeing repairs for process piping, storage tanks, and pressure vessels
- X-Ray film interpretation
- Drafting, CAD, P&ID review/redline, and asset monitoring software experience
Timeline
Senior Specialist
Corrosion Probe, Inc.
11.2024 - Current
Fixed Equipment Leader
Georgia Pacific
09.2023 - 10.2024
Site Supervisor
Acuren
01.2022 - Current
Consultant Engineer
Applied Technical Services
12.2019 - 01.2022
Asset Integrity SME & 3rd Party QA
Integrity Consulting Services
02.2017 - 10.2019
Plant Inspector Vinyl Chloride
Turner Specialty Services
04.2016 - 02.2017
Mechanical Integrity Inspector
Turner Specialty Services
12.2014 - 04.2016
NDE Technician
Turner Specialty Services
05.2011 - 12.2014
High School Diploma -
Macon East Academy
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