Tommy Taylor

• Complete all corrosion tasks to ensure compliance with relevant 49 CFR part 192 regulations.
• Participated in multiple DOT/PHMSA compliance audits, both field and records review.
• Manage third party contractors during pipeline repairs, recoat, and cathodic install or improvements of new and existing appurtenances.
• Familiar with all forms of NDT, Non destructive testing on pipelines, including ultra sound, radiography, magnetic particle testing.
• Initiate and participate in job bidding, kick off and safety meetings.
• Perform pre and post construction monitoring and site visits.
• Proficient RCA, root cause analysis along with chain of custody.
• Selected member of Southern Star's O&M review team.
• Selected member of Southern Star's coatings team.
• Maintain impeccable corrosion database and viewed as SME with in Southern Star.
• Familiar with gas chromatography and their operations.
• Competent in EAM "enterprise asset management."
• Familiar with some areas Oracle, SharePoint, Power BI.
• Review project designs, scopes, bids and report issues to project engineering in a timely fashion on all projects in area of responsibility.
• Analyze collected data for deficiencies, then design, monitor, mitigate all needed corrective action with in allowed time.
• Capture and collect data needed for FERC and regulatory approvals as well as monitor for AFE and AFW
• Performed structure gathering with ESRI mapping data for HCA or class location determinations.
• Veriforce trainer and OQ qualifier and hold nearly 40 OQs
• Performed and proficient in all types of cathodic protections surveys and understand and analyze data. CIS, DCVG,ACVG
• Participate in incident investigation and understand importance of documentation chain of command and root cause analysis.
• Proficient with Trimble GPS units and software.
• Proficient in B31G, KAPA and Pipeline Toolbox.
• Facilitate and design PowerPoint lunch and learns to promote and educate the importance of accurate data acquisition and how it helps protect the company and establish accurate risk model
• Firm understanding of factors that affect pipeline risk assessments and class locations. HCA, MCA and purposed Mega Rule changes.
• Completion of Southern Gas Associations pipeline repair program.
• Familiar with multiple types of ILI smart tools "PIGS" and types of data they capture.
• Familiar with non destructive testing field techniques involved with direct assessments. Examples: ultra sound, magnetic particle, X-ray.
• Familiar with both destructive and non-destructive testing of coatings and the different coatings systems
• Provided accurate, detailed review of project drawings and technical specifications meter settings, ground-bed design, and coating specs.
• Firm understanding of pipe data, construction repair practices, weld types, heat codes, and purchase orders.
• Perform inspections and assessments of atmospheric coatings and needed remediation.
• Company representative of large recoat projects and all testing and documentation.
• Perform both low voltage and high volt holiday testing. Jeep testing.

• Recorded operating data such as pressures, maximum operating pressures on line segments, flows and flow direction.
• Trained new workers on safety procedures and protocols and enforced implementation throughout workdays to prevent injuries or downtime incidents.
• Adapted daily tasks to match staff ability and weather conditions, consistently maintaining safety and efficiency standards.
• Completed detailed tool and equipment inspections both in field and in shops to identify and address malfunctions and performance concerns.
• Participated in pipeline safety outreach meetings to educate stake holders and maintain public awareness.
• Operation and maintain ball valves, plug valves, and rise and stem valves.
• Treat ALL gas operations with a level of urgency and safety with an obsessive nature.
• Fervently work to educate the general public and company stakeholders in their commitment to delivery safe reliable service.
• Monitored pipelines during encroachments.
• Gather all data needed for blasting calculation during blasting near pipelines.
• Performed all operations during start up and shut down of compressor stations with both, turbines and reciprocating engines.

Participate in all areas of internal and external pipeline improvements and construction projects.

• Assessed employee work and improved performance with guidance and using situational leadership approach.
• Enhanced customer satisfaction ratings by motivating team members to strengthen quality and increase productivity.
• Shrunk knowledge gaps with ongoing training and close employee mentoring for new and less experienced team members.
• Monitored safety compliance to maintain strict standards and protect team members from harm.
• Managed efficient teams of up to 11 employees.
• Developed and implemented employee incentive programs to promote top performance.
• Worked to develop detailed careers goals for all employees. We would meet every six months to discuss and measure their goal progressions.