Michael Gillispie
Carthage,Texas
Summary
Dedicated welding professional bringing 30 years of experience in Rig Welding, Chief Inspector, Senior Welding Inspector, Lead Utility Inspector, HDD Inspector, Integrity Inspector, Poly Inspector, Welding Inspector, Utility Inspector, Environmental Inspector, Material Inspector and Safety Inspector. Successful at site inspections, specification preparation, and welder testing. Leveraging an in-depth understanding of pipelines (both natural gas and oil), distribution, poly lines (natural gas), hot taps, construction of pipelines, compressor stations, pump stations, gathering systems, meter stations, booster stations, anomaly digs, refinery turn-a-rounds, power plants, and paper mills. Expertise Chief Inspector, Senior Welding Inspector, Lead Utility Inspector, Welding Inspector, Utility Inspector and HDD Inspector. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Welding Inspector
Williams
2024.08 - Current
- Ensured safety compliance with regular audits of equipment and work areas.
- Optimized workflow efficiency by reviewing blueprints and ensuring alignment with project requirements before commencing work.
- Reviewed specifications in order to assess contractor compliance with design.
- Facilitated communication between production and quality departments to ensure timely resolution of issues affecting product quality or schedule.
- Conducted visual inspections of welds.
Welding/Mechanical Inspector III QA/QC
MPLX Preakness 2
2024.01 - 2024.08
- Inspect mechanical components, identifying defects, and ensuring compliance with industry standards
- Walking down packages with QC Department
- Approving and rejecting work quality
- Ensuring all work is acceptable to code and procedures
- Walking down P&ID's
- Assist in Problem Solutions.
Welding Inspector II
Northern Natural Gas
2023.08 - 2023.11
- Bluebeam Drawings, Visual Inspection of Welds, Material Mapping, Weld Mapping, Redlines, Inventory Material, Level II Excavation and Backfilling, Coating, Sand Blasting, Jeeping, Verified OQ Training, Wrote Hot Work and Damage Prevention Permits, Hydro Testing, Daily Welding Reports, 8335 A & B Reports, Upload Documents to Asite and Audits on Weld Mapping and Material Mapping
- Launching & Receiving PIGS
- Ensured Crew Remained Specification and Safety Compliant.
Welding Inspector II
Northern Natural Gas
2023.07 - 2023.08
- Bluebeam Drawings, Visual Inspection of Welds, Material Mapping, Weld Mapping, Inventory Material, Redlines, Hydro Vac, Level II Excavation and Backfilling, Coating, Sand Blasting, Jeeping, Hydro Testing, Verified OQ Training, Wrote out Hot Work and Damage Prevention Permits, Daily Welding Reports, 8335 A & B Reports, Uploaded Documentation to Asite and Audits on Weld Mapping and Material Mapping
- HDD, Temporary By-Pass, Fabrication, Tie-Ins, Hot Tie-Ins, Stopples and Remove Old Pipe
- Ensured Crew Remained Specification and Safety Compliant.
Welding Inspector II
Northern Natural Gas
2023.06 - 2023.06
- Level II Excavation and Backfilling, Wrote Damage Prevention Hydro Vac, and Hot Work Permits, Visual Inspection of Welds, Redlines, Daily Welding Reports, 8335 A & B Reports, Material Mapping, Weld Mapping, Blue Beam Drawings, Sand Blasting, Coating, Jeeping and Uploading Documentation to Asite
- Fabrication, Tie-Ins
- Ensured Crew remained Specification and Safety Compliant.
Welding Inspector II
Northern Natural Gas
2023.05 - 2023.06
- Level II excavation and backfilling
- Wrote Damage Prevention and Hot Work Permits
- Observed crew putting on boot and wrapping the casing
- Installed wax in the casing
- Daily Reports on Asite HydroVac
- Ensured Crew Remained Specification and Safety Compliant.
Welding Inspector
Kinder Morgan-Fort Stockton
2023.03 - 2023.05
- Go Forms Weld Tracking on 15 Miles of 42 Pipeline SMAW and FCAW
- Visual Inspection
- Welding Tracking, Construction Progress & WPS Compliance Reports
- Firing Line, Tie ins, Lowering In, Road Bore, Observed Putting on Rock Shield, Jeeping, Coating and Installing Test Leads on Pipe
- Kept Track of Station Numbers and GPS Location.
Welding Inspector 2
Northern Natural Gas
2022.08 - 2022.12
- Visual inspection of welds during fabrication and tie-in
- Weld mapping and redlines
- Completed daily weld logs and daily reports
- Issued hot work and damage prevention permits
- Level II observation of excavation and backfill.
Welding Inspector 2
Northern Natural Gas
2022.05 - 2022.08
- Visual inspection of welds during fabrication and tie-in
- Weld mapping and redlines
- Completed daily weld logs and daily reports
- Monitored pressure tests
- Issued hot work and damage prevention permits
- Level II observation of excavation and backfill.
Frac Heater Operator
Hellian Energy Services
2022.02 - 2022.05
- Started up Frac Heater when temperatures were below freezing
- Observed gauges and made sure Frac Heaters were always operating
- Took temperature and psi readings hourly
- Reported back to the Owner of the Company Daily
- Made sure everyone was wearing their proper PPE and working safely.
Senior Lead Inspector
Northern Natural Gas
2021.09 - 2021.12
- Compiled Job Books, problem solving and decision making
- Performed visual inspection on FRP Pads and Jack Stands
- Overseen the installed FRP Pads, Jack Stands, and reinstalled insulation on 52 well sites
- Ensured Crew remained specification compliant
- Lead JSA meetings and wrote out Hot Work Permits
- Tallied up progress at the end of the day and reported back to the Construction Manager.
Welding Inspector
WBI
2021.08 - 2021.09
- Performed visual inspection on Tie-ins & HDD crews, during welding and boring
- Ensured all contractors adhered to company specifications & policies
- Completed daily construction/inspection reports for client
- Utilized electronic GoFormz Reports via computer.
Chief Inspector
Williams Gas
2021.06 - 2021.08
- Compiled job books, problem solving and decision making
- Overseen inspectors, crew, and overall project construction
- Completed daily construction/inspection reports for client
- Ensured crew remained specification compliant
- Lead JSA morning meetings with contractor and inspectors
- Verification adherence to NEC, verification of correct instrumentations
- Keep up with ISO welds
- Read P&ID Blueprints
- Wrote Hot Work permits when needed for welding
- Reported all activities back to the Chief Inspector at the end of each day.
Welding Inspector
Ameren
2021.03 - 2021.05
- Compiled Job Books, Problem solving and decision making
- Weld mapping, Visual Inspection of all welds
- Daily and weekly reports
- Jeepe, Lowering In, Back Filled, HDD and Tie-Ins
- Checked voltage, amps and IPM's on welder's machines
- Made sure all welds were made in accordance with API 1104 and Company Standards
- Worked on front end through the firing line and tie-ins
- Document and Report back to The Chief Inspector at the end of the day.
Lead Craft Inspector
OneOk West Texas Expansion
2020.07 - 2021.03
- Clearing, Stringing, Lowering In, Coating, Backfilling, Bore Sections, Foreign Line Crossings, Mulching, Seeding, HDD, Jeeped and Checked Bell Holes for Proper Sloping or Shoring
- Daily Reports, Picture Reports, filled out Hot Work Permits and Ground Disturbance Permits
- Monitored ECD'S
- Silt Fences and Socks and made sure they were up to FERC and The State of Minnesota Standards
- Also installed water bars.
Utility Inspector III
Energy Transfer Corp.
2018.11 - 2020.07
- Sandblast and paint launchers and receivers
- Ensured Crew Remained Specification and Safety Compliant
- Report back to Chief Inspector of progress and daily reports.
Welding Inspector
Kinder Morgan (PHP 36” Pipeline)
2018.06 - 2018.11
- Visual Inspection of all welds on fabrication, Mainline Pipe Gang (front end) and Mini Gang (SMAW, GMAW & FCAW), Tie-in, Testing Welders, Creek, and Wet Land crossings
- Repaired defects in the welds
- Documentation of the total weld count kept a running tab on weld repair totals
- To uphold the Contractor to The Scope of Work and Plains Specifications
- Ensured all work performed throughout the day was conducted as safely as possible
- Reported and documented all discrepancies to the Senior Welding Inspector
- Sent in Daily Reports and Picture Reports to the Senior Welding Inspector.
Chief Welding Inspector
Kinder Morgan (Benedium Booster Station)
2018.04 - 2018.06
- Installation of (2) Waukesha 70044/Arial reciprocating compressors with associated equipment
- (2) Gas Coolers with fall off material
- (1) PLC Building
- (1) Fabricated Fuel Gas meter-regulator system
- (1) Atmospheric Condensate Double Wall Tank
- (1) Oil Tank (1) Slop Tank and (2) Elevated Oil and Coolant tanks
- Reviewed Scope of Work
- Compiled Job Books and Hydro Test Packages, Piping, Valves and Fittings
- Assisted Company with Start Up and Commissioning up to and including In-Service, As-Builts & Testing Welders.
Welding Inspector
Williams Gas (Atlantic Sunrise 42”)
- 2018.04
- Followed Company Standards pertaining to the Pipeline Specifications
- Tested Welders, Tie-ins Foreign Line crossings, Ditching, Padding and Backfill
- Overseen the front end and responsible for keeping up footage
- Inspected each joint of pipe for defects, made sure the front end didn't break internal clamps before 90% of the bead was in, preheat was kept 200+ degrees, alignment was within code and made sure welders were welding within the Welder Specifications
- Over hot pass, and two sets of hot fillers
- Took amp, volts and travel speed readings and reported back to Senior Welding Inspector
- Daily Reports consisted of using Go-Formz.
Welding Inspector
Energy Transfer (Rover Project 36" Pipeline)
2017.07 - 2017.12
- Assisted Chief Inspector with As-built, weld mapping, visual inspection, and testing welders
- Oversee ECD's and verified that it meets FERC standards
- Hydro-Excavation of Station Piping, Sand Blasting, obtain Anchor Profiles for Coating Inspection Reports
- Verified and Documented Ambient Conditions with Manufacture Specifications and Company Policies prior to Painting
- Holiday detection of below grade piping components
- Verified Batch Mix Designs on concrete in accordance with ACI Standards
- Verified Compaction Test to Meet Company requirements after Densities have been met
- Verified Civil Drawings with Material Received for Foundations
- Verified and Documented Slump Test, Air Content and Fly Ash with Company Standards and Specifications
- Ensured silt fences and/or socks and filter bags are keeping silt from getting through
- Inspected Backfilling, ditching, lowering-in, jeeping pipe and stringing pipe
- Daily Reports on utility, coating, and welding.
Welding Inspector
Kinder Morgan (Anomaly Digs)
2016.12 - 2017.07
- Assisted Chief Welding Inspector with ditching, shoring, sloping, backfill, compaction and locating the anomalies so that NDE can UT the anomaly and determine if we had to place a sleeve on it or cut out a section of the pipe
- Filled out proper paperwork and made one calls
- After the sleeve was installed or the pipe was cut out and replaced it was my job to VT the welds and turn in a daily report and picture reports
- Sandblasting, jeeping, and coating the pipe after it was repaired
- Backfill and compaction
- Weld mapping, testing welders and reading blueprints.
Welding Inspector
Energy Transfer (DAPL Express 30" Pipeline)
2016.07 - 2016.12
- Overseen Automatic Welders (GMAW), End Facing for Automatic Welder (SMAW), Tie-Ins, Pipe Gang, Firing Line, Testing welders, Repair Inspector, ROW Clearing, Bores, Lowering In, Backfill, Foreign Line Crossings, Jeeping, Coating, Hydro-Testing, Commissioning, Daily reports, Tie-In reports, Picture Reports, Visual Reports.
Lead Material Inspector
Energy Transfer (DAPL Express 30" Pipeline)
2016.04 - 2016.07
- Received material, checking BOM's to IFC's, Verification of MTRs to Company Standards & Specifications
- Verified COC Packages on Valve's received are complete and tagged accordingly
- Compiled POs with MTRs to list on Material Maps supporting As-builts
- Assisted CWI with As-builts
- Reported progress or potential schedule impacts daily to Chief Inspector.
Utility Inspector
Energy Transfer (Lonestar Express Station)
2016.02 - 2016.04
- Hydro-Excavation of Station Piping, Sand Blasting, obtain Anchor Profiles for Coating Inspection Reports
- Verified and Document Ambient Conditions with Manufacture Specifications and Company Policies prior to Painting
- Holiday detection of below grade piping components
- Verified Batch Mix Designs on concrete in accordance with ACI Standards
- Verified Compaction Test and Meet Company requirements after Densities have been met
- Verified Civil Drawings with Material Received for Foundations
- Verified and Document Slump Test, Air Content and Fly Ash with Company Standards and Specifications.
Lead Material/Utility Inspector
Energy Transfer (Epps Pump Station)
2015.04 - 2016.02
- Received material, checking BOM's to IFC's, Verification of MTRs to Company Standards & Specification
- Verified COC Packages on Valve's received are complete and tagged accordingly
- Compile POs with MTRs to list on Material Maps supporting As-builts
- Assisted CWI with assembly of Hydro-Test Packages and Redline Drawings
- Filled in as needed as Utility-Mechanical Inspector
- Inspected Hydro Excavation of Station Piping
- Sand Blasting, obtaining Anchor Profiles for Coating Inspection Reports
- Verify and Document Ambient Conditions with Manufacture Specifications and Company Policies prior to Painting
- Holiday detection of below grade piping components
- Verify Batch Mix Designs on concrete in accordance with ACI Standards
- Verify Compaction Test and Meet Company requirements after Densities have been met
- Verify Civil Drawings with Material Received for Foundations
- Verify and Document Slump Test, Air Content and Fly Ash with Company Standards and Specifications
- Installation of (2) 600 HP Skid Mounted Pumps; and all ancillary equipment necessary for the complete installation of the Pump Station, which includes, piping, valves, Sump Tank, Serge Tank, PCR Building, with fully installed variable frequency drive “VFD's”, MV Switchgear, MCC, UPS & Control Panels
- Procured & inspected installation of a Fully enclosed pump House Building
- Procured surge tank, pipe, valves & fittings Hydro-Vac existing utilities
- All associated environmental, civil, Structural and Mechanical, which includes Foundations & piers, Piping per IFC drawings in accordance with ASME B 31.4 & API 1104, Walkways & Ladders OSHA compliant, Instrumentation & Electrical
- Overseen CWI's testing welders, Fabrication of piping components, NDT personnel, Compile As-built Weld & Material Mapping for Test packages, Bolt Up, Torque Records, Hydro-Testing of both ANSI 600 & ANSI 150 systems
- Complete Job Books to ETCOP specs, Assist PHMSA with Audits, No violations.
Welding Inspector
Rose Rock Midstream (Meter Station)
2015.01 - 2015.04
Education
Baseline Data - CWI
Real Educational Services
Pascagoula, MississippiHigh School Diploma -
Carthage High School
Carthage, Texas01.1990
Skills
- Microsoft Office Outlook
- Word
- Excel
- Go-Formz
- Fulcrum
- Bluebeam
- Reading Isometric Drawings
- Reading P&ID’s
- Procore
- SMAW
- GMAW
- FCAW
- GTAW
- Interpretation of Blueprints
Certification
- CPWI, 63767118, 05/13/2027
- API 1169, #120812, 08/31/2027
- Williams CIOP & 1104 Certification for Welding/Coating/Utility, 03/2026
- Kinder Morgan’s CBT’s & 204 DP Chief, Assistant Chief, Welding & Utility, Current
- OneOk Welding Inspector, 7/23/24
- OSHA 10 Training
- OSHA 30 Training
- Northern Natural Gas Damage Prevention & 2023 Training Seminar
- Veriforce OQ's, Current
- ISN Network OQ's, Current
- HAZWOPER 8-HOUR COURSE
References
References upon request
Timeline
Welding Inspector
Williams
2024.08 - Current
Welding/Mechanical Inspector III QA/QC
MPLX Preakness 2
2024.01 - 2024.08
Welding Inspector II
Northern Natural Gas
2023.08 - 2023.11
Welding Inspector II
Northern Natural Gas
2023.07 - 2023.08
Welding Inspector II
Northern Natural Gas
2023.06 - 2023.06
Welding Inspector II
Northern Natural Gas
2023.05 - 2023.06
Welding Inspector
Kinder Morgan-Fort Stockton
2023.03 - 2023.05
Welding Inspector 2
Northern Natural Gas
2022.08 - 2022.12
Welding Inspector 2
Northern Natural Gas
2022.05 - 2022.08
Frac Heater Operator
Hellian Energy Services
2022.02 - 2022.05
Senior Lead Inspector
Northern Natural Gas
2021.09 - 2021.12
Welding Inspector
WBI
2021.08 - 2021.09
Chief Inspector
Williams Gas
2021.06 - 2021.08
Welding Inspector
Ameren
2021.03 - 2021.05
Lead Craft Inspector
OneOk West Texas Expansion
2020.07 - 2021.03
Utility Inspector III
Energy Transfer Corp.
2018.11 - 2020.07
Welding Inspector
Kinder Morgan (PHP 36” Pipeline)
2018.06 - 2018.11
Chief Welding Inspector
Kinder Morgan (Benedium Booster Station)
2018.04 - 2018.06
Welding Inspector
Energy Transfer (Rover Project 36" Pipeline)
2017.07 - 2017.12
Welding Inspector
Kinder Morgan (Anomaly Digs)
2016.12 - 2017.07
Welding Inspector
Energy Transfer (DAPL Express 30" Pipeline)
2016.07 - 2016.12
Lead Material Inspector
Energy Transfer (DAPL Express 30" Pipeline)
2016.04 - 2016.07
Utility Inspector
Energy Transfer (Lonestar Express Station)
2016.02 - 2016.04
Lead Material/Utility Inspector
Energy Transfer (Epps Pump Station)
2015.04 - 2016.02
Welding Inspector
Rose Rock Midstream (Meter Station)
2015.01 - 2015.04
Welding Inspector
Williams Gas (Atlantic Sunrise 42”)
- 2018.04
Baseline Data - CWI
Real Educational Services
High School Diploma -
Carthage High School
- CPWI, 63767118, 05/13/2027
- API 1169, #120812, 08/31/2027
- Williams CIOP & 1104 Certification for Welding/Coating/Utility, 03/2026
- Kinder Morgan’s CBT’s & 204 DP Chief, Assistant Chief, Welding & Utility, Current
- OneOk Welding Inspector, 7/23/24
- OSHA 10 Training
- OSHA 30 Training
- Northern Natural Gas Damage Prevention & 2023 Training Seminar
- Veriforce OQ's, Current
- ISN Network OQ's, Current
- HAZWOPER 8-HOUR COURSE
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