Stephen Crowe
Tyler,TX
Summary
Coating inspector with 13 years in oil and gas industry, skilled in various coating materials, techniques, and equipment. Proven track record in conducting inspections across industries, ensuring quality control and compliance with standards. Expertise in risk identification and analytical problem-solving, complemented by effective communication for detailed reporting. Consistently delivered high-quality inspection results, enhancing asset safety and longevity.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Coating Inspector
Patriot Inspection/ ETC Hugh Brinson Project
11.2025 - Current
- Verified compliance with company, state and federal regulations
- Documented, filed and maintained proper inspection records and quality assurance records
- Comply and implement quality systems requirements while fulfilling inspection and test requirements during each phase of the project in accordance Quality Control Plan and contractual agreement
- Ensure safe work compliance in accordance to policy and procedures
- Ensure environmental procedures are followed in accordance with state/local environmental plans
- Oversaw Mainline coating to assure compliance with all company specifications.
Coating / Utility Inspector
Frontier Integrity Solutions/TC Energy WRP
06.2025 - 11.2025
- OQ verification of employees performing work
- Verified compliance with company, state and federal regulations
- Documented, filed and maintained proper inspections records and quality assurance records on TC Energy's 4D system
- Inspected contractors performance for compliance with quality requirements in addition to procedures and method statements are strictly adhered to during installation of pipeline
- Comply and implement quality systems requirements while fulfilling inspection and test requirements during each phase of the project in accordance Quality Control Plan and contractual agreement
- Ensure safe work compliance in accordance to policy and procedures
- Ensure environmental procedures are followed in accordance with state/local environmental plans
General pipeline construction
Duphil Inc
02.2021 - 06.2025
- Heavy equipment operator
- Excavated bellholes per soil classification to OSHA standards
- Excavated ditch for new pipeline
- Excavated existing pipelines
- Assisted in anomaly detection
- Assisted in welding and fabrication
- Removal of coating
- Abrasive blasting to sspc/sp 10 near white clean blast
- Apply sp-2888 per specifications
- Holiday detection
- Backfill to correct soil compaction
- Assisted in Hydro testing
- Assisted in pig running operations
- Preparing row for access
Independent insurance adjuster
Southwest adjusters
08.2021 - 10.2021
- Documenting and photographing storm damage to personal property
- Using Xactimate to prepare estimates for repair
- Filing photographs and damage report to insurance companies for approval
- Using Microsoft Xcel to submit final estimates
- Staying on schedule to get repair estimates completed as required by Texas state law
- Worked hurricane IDA
Bore assist and Tie-ins
Castle Construction
04.2021 - 06.2021
- Heavy Equipment operator
- Preparing row for access
- Excavating existing pipeline
- Excavating bellhole per soil classification to OSHA specifications
- Assisting boring crew
- Assisting welding and fabrication
- Assisting hydro testing and pig runs
- Assisting tie-in operations
- Backfilling with proper soil compaction
- Clean-up of row
Right of Way Crew
Primoris construction
08.2020 - 04.2021
- Heavy equipment operator
- Preparing row for access
- Unloading and stringing of pipe
- Assisting boring crew
- Removal and disposal of drilling mud
- Backfill to proper soil compaction
Tie-ins
Vector
02.2020 - 04.2020
- Heavy equipment operator
- Assisting boring crew
- Assist in fabrication and welding
- Excavate existing pipelines
- Excavating bellholes per soil classification to OSHA standards
- Clean-up row
Tie-ins
Larret
01.2020 - 02.2020
- Heavy equipment operator
- Excavate bellholes per soil classification to OSHA standards
- Excavating existing pipelines
- Assist in welding and fabrication
- Lowering in pipe under existing pipelines
- Backfilling to proper soil compaction
Ditch
WHC Construction
09.2019 - 12.2019
- Heavy equipment operator
- Excavated ditch for new pipeline construction
- Excavated bellholes per soil classifications to OSHA standards
Bore Assist and Tie-ins
Duphil Inc
02.2019 - 09.2019
- Heavy equipment operator
- Excavated bellholes per soil classification to OSHA standards
- Assisted boring crew
- Assisted fabrication and welding
- Lowering in pipe into ditch
- Assisted in pig running and hydro test
- Preparing row for access
- Clean-up or row
General Pipeline Construction
CCI Construction
05.2018 - 11.2018
- Heavy equipment operator
- Stringing pipe
- Excavating ditch for new pipeline
- Excavating existing pipelines
- Excavating bellholes per soil classification to OSHA standards
- Lowering in pipe
- Backfill to proper soil compaction.
- Cleanup row
Lowering-in and Backfill
WHC Construction
06.2017 - 02.2018
- Heavy equipment operator
- Labor foreman
- Holiday detection and repair
- Abrasive blasting to near white finish
- Applying sp-2888 per specification
- Assisting in welding and fabrication
Take Out and Tie-ins
Duphil Inc
06.2016 - 05.2017
- Labor foreman
- Located existing pipeline with probing rods for dig up and removal
- Assist in wrapping pipe with shrink wrap for coating removal
- Stringing new pipe
- Four gas monitoring and cold cutting of pipe
- Completed excavation/bellhole reports before entry
- Assisting in welding and fabrication
- Abrasive blasting to near white finish
- Apply sp-2888 coating per specifications
Recoating existing pipelines
JD King
08.2014 - 04.2016
- Labor foreman
- Locating and marking existing pipeline with hand held line locator as well as probing rods
- Spotting for equipment upon excavation of pipe
- Abrasive blasting to near white finish
- Application of primer and RD6 per specifications
Tie-Ins
MG Dyess
07.2013 - 06.2014
- Labor foreman
- Assisting lowering in pipe
- Spotting for heavy equipment
- Assisting in welding and fabrication
- Holiday and detection before lowering in pipe
- Abrasive blasting
- Application of sp-2888 per specifications
- Complete excavation and bellhole inspections and reports before entry
Tie-Ins
Sunland Construction
06.2012 - 05.2013
- General laborer
- Spotting heavy equipment
- Flagging traffic
- Assisting in welding and fabrication operations
- Abrasive blasting to near white finish
- Application of sp-2888 per specifications
- Holiday detection and repair
- Cleanup of row
Education
High school degree -
Downsville High School
Downsville, LA01.2009
Some College (No Degree) - Business Administration
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LASkills
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Pipeline construction and detection
- Documentation and compliance management
- Visual inspection techniques
- Instrument operation expertise
- Communication skills
- Surface blasting and coating
- Computer proficiency
- Problem-solving abilities
- Non-destructive testing expertise
- Soil classification knowledge
- Heavy equipment operation
- Technical software experience
- Line drawing interpretation
- Schematic reading skills
- Attention to detail
- Deadline management skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Team collaboration
Certification
NACE CIP Level One (Cert #113013)
References
Available on request
Timeline
Coating Inspector
Patriot Inspection/ ETC Hugh Brinson Project
11.2025 - Current
Coating / Utility Inspector
Frontier Integrity Solutions/TC Energy WRP
06.2025 - 11.2025
Independent insurance adjuster
Southwest adjusters
08.2021 - 10.2021
Bore assist and Tie-ins
Castle Construction
04.2021 - 06.2021
General pipeline construction
Duphil Inc
02.2021 - 06.2025
Right of Way Crew
Primoris construction
08.2020 - 04.2021
Tie-ins
Vector
02.2020 - 04.2020
Tie-ins
Larret
01.2020 - 02.2020
Ditch
WHC Construction
09.2019 - 12.2019
Bore Assist and Tie-ins
Duphil Inc
02.2019 - 09.2019
General Pipeline Construction
CCI Construction
05.2018 - 11.2018
Lowering-in and Backfill
WHC Construction
06.2017 - 02.2018
Take Out and Tie-ins
Duphil Inc
06.2016 - 05.2017
Recoating existing pipelines
JD King
08.2014 - 04.2016
Tie-Ins
MG Dyess
07.2013 - 06.2014
Tie-Ins
Sunland Construction
06.2012 - 05.2013
High school degree -
Downsville High School
Some College (No Degree) - Business Administration
Louisiana Tech University