MAX MILLICK
Summary
Accomplished QA-QC professional with extensive experience in large-scale refinery, power generation, and industrial construction projects. Expertise in driving process improvements and ensuring compliance with industry standards through comprehensive quality management methodologies. Proven ability to enhance product standards using advanced quality control techniques while fostering a collaborative team environment. Recognized for reliability, strong problem-solving skills, and effective communication, consistently delivering results in dynamic settings.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Site Quality Manager /Lead QC Inspector
Total Western
02.2023 - 06.2025
- Develop and oversee ASME Sec. 1 repair plans, "PP" stamped piping, NBIC R1 repairs, and R2 alterations.
- Responsible for RIRs, WPS approval, welder qualifications, managing all NDE, and pressure testing.
- Work with the client and subcontractor to manage the schedule pursuant to NDE, PWHT, and all subsequent testing.
- Promoted a proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement by encouraging open communication and collaboration among team members.
- Enhanced site quality by implementing and maintaining rigorous inspection protocols, and fostering a focus on quality with the craft workers.
Site Quality Manager /Lead QC Inspector
Performance Mechanical Inc.
01.2018 - 05.2024
- Put in charge of the Quality Department oversight of projects by the Corporate Quality Director.
- Develop and oversee ASME Sec. 1 repair plans, B31.1 "PP" stamped piping, NBIC R1 repairs, and R2 alterations.
- Create inspection test plans and obtain approvals by the client and authorized inspector.
- Generate and maintain all turnover documentation through commissioning approval.
- Responsible to the client and subcontractor to coordinate the NDE testing schedule.
- Mentored team members on quality standards and best practices for continuous improvement.
Quality Manager / Inspector – 5 projects
Total Western
01.2020 - 01.2023
- Various piping repairs and mods due to plant upset. 19 turnover packages, most with various grades of chrome. Responsible for RIR’s, WPS approval, welder quals, assign and track all NDE. Work with client and subcontractor to manage schedule pursuant to NDE and pre/maintenance/PWHT. Develop and oversee ASME Sec.1 repair plans. Other Projects – various locations in CA for emergency shutdown repairs. Comprehensive quality department oversight of these projects.
Quality Manager / Inspector
Piping and Boiler Specialists
03.2022 - 07.2022
- Various piping repairs and mods due to plant upset. 19 turnover packages, most with various grades of chrome. Responsible for RIR’s, WPS approval, welder quals, assign and track all NDE. Work with client and subcontractor to manage schedule pursuant to NDE and pre/maintenance/PWHT. Develop and oversee ASME Sec.1 repair plans. Other Projects – various locations in CA for emergency shutdown repairs. Comprehensive quality department oversight of these projects.
Owners Representative – Shop inspection and approval of Compressors Skids
Energy Engineering
08.2021 - 12.2021
- Perform all mechanical quality inspections. Document daily inspections. Initiate vendor repairs. Engage engineering department and company President for discrepancies found. Audit client work packs and turnover documentation. Sign off authority for all docs.
Quality Manager / Inspector
Performance Mech. Inc.
03.2021 - 06.2021
- Planned outage to support high-energy piping evaluation and discovery work. Responsible for all inspections and reporting thereof, coordination of heat treat/PWHT and assign/supervise daily activities of NDE support craft. Battle Mountain. Kemmerer WY
Quality Manager - New gas turbine installation and piping upgrades
Performance Mech. Inc.
03.2021 - 06.2021
- Perform all quality functions, departmental and inspection.
- Create and maintain work packages for turnover.
Quality Manager - Major TA for gas-fired heaters in 8 units, PRF Refinery
Performance Mechanical Inc.
01.2021 - 03.2021
- General contractor. Perform all quality functions, departmental and inspection. Worked 16-hour split-shift to insure attendance of witness and hold points for multiple NBIC R-1 repairs and R-2 alterations. Project completed with clean turnover.
Quality Manager - Maintenance contract over entire refinery
Performance Mech. Inc. (PTS Advance Staffing)
05.2019 - 08.2019
- General contractor. Perform all quality functions, departmental and inspection. Attend client meetings. Schedule and coordinate State Deputy inspection for concrete, bolting and subgrade preparation. Engage NDE inspection pursuant to In House and Client quality programs. RFI generation and signoff. Liaise with client for package walkdown and signoff. Interpret contract and code requirements for various installations and perform direct inspection thereof for mechanical installations, concrete foundations, tank repair and other.
Quality Manager - Refinery
The New Generation Eng. Const. Inc.
01.2019 - 03.2019
- General contractor. Lead team of (3) inspectors for new mechanical installations, coordinate NDE techniques, enforce ITP adherence and track exchanges of contractors and heaters. Engage Client Representative for approval. Create and maintain piping and bolting packages for turnover. Work closely with Client Representative for approvals and package signoff.
Quality Manager – Power plant modification
Performance Mechanical Inc
01.2018 - 07.2018
- Perform all quality functions and inspections for piping capital project to include structural steel fabrication and erection, piping fabrication, shop-applied fusion bonded epoxy coatings. Assist in the generation of ITP’s, Perform fabrication shop audits for multiple suppliers.
Quality Manager
Kiewit (Power Constructors Co.)
04.2015 - 09.2017
- EPC contract for a 5.5-billion-dollar build – 110 miles of pipe, 296 equipment sets, and 9,000 valves.
- The largest of the three segments under my purview totals $3 billion.
- Supervise the daily duties for a team of 10 direct report inspection team members covering all disciplines.
- Educate the inspection team about the complexities of cryogenic installations.
- Audit subcontractors' activities, and lead improvement measures.
- Tasked with implementing and enforcing Quality Director initiatives.
- Engage the owners' representatives for approvals, concerns about current activities, and progress reports.
- Lead weekly combined field audits, assess field concerns, and then prepare reports outlining QIR disposition.
- Involve project managers and mid-level bosses to identify and resolve actual or potential construction concerns.
- Appointed by the Quality Director to manage two lengthy, critical-path turnarounds involving many hot taps.
- Regarded as a Subject Matter Expert in RMD welding, flange face grading, cryogenic insulation, HDPE fusion joining, and pneumatic testing. Engaged by upper-level managers and client representatives.
Quality Assurance Inspector
Tulsa Inspection Resources, LLC
01.2014 - 12.2014
- Inspected pipeline segments directed by the California Public Utilities Commission, Pipeline Safety Enhancement Program.
- Confirm valve installations to specifications.
- Follow through to completion the new pipeline installation.
- Executed detailed documentation of inspection results and non-conformities for tracking purposes.
QA/QC Owners Representative – New natural gas plant
Burns and McDonnell
01.2014 - 06.2014
- EPC contract. Interface daily with (7) subcontractor quality departments, direct-hire field supervision and craft and client management. Execute QA review of subcontractor quality program records on weekly basis, guide improvements and ensure compliance through field performance observation and auditing. Administer training of inspectors and craft through pre-activity meetings and special training.
Site Quality Manager /Lead QC Inspector
IRWIN Industries Inc.
06.2012 - 09.2013
- Manage a team of field inspectors, NDE personnel, deputy inspectors, and other work crews.
- Ensure compliance with site-specific QA manuals and client contract requirements in support of ASME Section 1 'A Stamp' and B31.1 'PP Stamp'.
- Perform direct inspections for mechanical, civil, and structural.
- Generate and maintain all turnover and inspection documents.
Site Quality Manager/Lead QC Inspector
Westcon Inc.
03.2011 - 05.2012
- Manage the Quality department for two projects running concurrently.
- Function as a Quality Engineer by converting orthographic renderings into isometrics, thereby maximizing efficiency and accuracy for field personnel.
- Assign and supervise the activities of six direct reports and other support staff.
- Greenfield project where I was tasked with site preparation from acceptance of DOT aggregates, soil grading classification, verifying proctors and compactions, and assigned as the site Stormwater remediation representative.
Site Quality Manager/ Lead QC Inspector
Matrix Service Company
09.2007 - 11.2010
- Entrusted with the company's higher-profile projects.
- Expert at coordinating hot-taps with the client and other support craft.
- Eager to help streamline operations for pressure vessels, tanks, piping systems, and equipment settings.
- Perform and evaluate all pressure testing.
- Optimized the company's capital by streamlining the sequencing of activities.
Skills
- In-depth knowledge of upstream and downstream petrochemical vocations
- Confirm to spec the installation and alignment of all refinery rotating/static process equipment
- Expertise in ASME/NBIC compliant pressure vessel fabrication
- Pipeline and facilities
- Civil and soil assessment skills
- Reinforced concrete construction
- Erection of steel structures
- WPS qualification expertise
- Analytical problem-solving
- Welding solutions
- Implementation of corrective actions
- Regulatory compliance oversight
- Internal audit expertise
Certification
- American Welding Society (AWS) Senior Certified Welding Inspector (SCWI), certification #16110028
- American Petroleum Institute (API) Certified (previous) API 570 – Piping Inspector, certification #875930 Certified (previous) API 510 – Pressure Vessel Inspector, certification #39599 Certified (previous) API 653 – Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector, certification #57344
- American Concrete Institute (ACI) Certified Concrete Field Testing Technician Grade 1, certification #01234793
- American Standard for Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Manager, Operational Excellence (working towards certification)
- State Technical Institute at Memphis Graduated Advanced and Intermediate Welding Techniques
- National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Accredited Pipefitter
Administrative Competencies
- Quality department leadership at project level
- Liaise with owner representatives daily and identify issues of non-conformance and coordinate resolution
- Review work packages with construction team to understand quality standards and inspection points
- Oversee subcontractor performance
- Generate and maintain all turnover packages for approvals and commissioning
- Initiate and conduct training sessions with inspectors and craft for various installations
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and project management software
- Create testing and turnover packages and lead testing efforts through to commissioning
- Customer-focused professional demeanor, maintain high visibility for Quality Department
- Foster positive relationships through team transparency and leveraging abilities of individuals
- Eager to optimize work sequencing to avoid wasted effort or delays to schedule
- Strategic quality planning to satisfy code requirements
- Strong research abilities to disseminate technical information and pass on to field managers
INSPECTION STANDARDS
- ASME
- NBIC
- ASTM
- AWS
- API
- NACE
- ACI
- AISC
- RCSC
- DOT
- NFPA
Timeline
Site Quality Manager /Lead QC Inspector
Total Western
02.2023 - 06.2025
Quality Manager / Inspector
Piping and Boiler Specialists
03.2022 - 07.2022
Owners Representative – Shop inspection and approval of Compressors Skids
Energy Engineering
08.2021 - 12.2021
Quality Manager / Inspector
Performance Mech. Inc.
03.2021 - 06.2021
Quality Manager - New gas turbine installation and piping upgrades
Performance Mech. Inc.
03.2021 - 06.2021
Quality Manager - Major TA for gas-fired heaters in 8 units, PRF Refinery
Performance Mechanical Inc.
01.2021 - 03.2021
Quality Manager / Inspector – 5 projects
Total Western
01.2020 - 01.2023
Quality Manager - Maintenance contract over entire refinery
Performance Mech. Inc. (PTS Advance Staffing)
05.2019 - 08.2019
Quality Manager - Refinery
The New Generation Eng. Const. Inc.
01.2019 - 03.2019
Site Quality Manager /Lead QC Inspector
Performance Mechanical Inc.
01.2018 - 05.2024
Quality Manager – Power plant modification
Performance Mechanical Inc
01.2018 - 07.2018
Quality Manager
Kiewit (Power Constructors Co.)
04.2015 - 09.2017
Quality Assurance Inspector
Tulsa Inspection Resources, LLC
01.2014 - 12.2014
QA/QC Owners Representative – New natural gas plant
Burns and McDonnell
01.2014 - 06.2014
Site Quality Manager /Lead QC Inspector
IRWIN Industries Inc.
06.2012 - 09.2013
Site Quality Manager/Lead QC Inspector
Westcon Inc.
03.2011 - 05.2012
Site Quality Manager/ Lead QC Inspector
Matrix Service Company
09.2007 - 11.2010