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Senior QA/QC Manager / Specialist

A seasoned, highly organized construction professional with over 39 years of heavy industry experience which includes both industrial construction sites and field/shop fabrication locations in the Pulp & Paper, Petro-Chemical, Government, Hydro Electric, Institutional, Mining, Nuclear and Wind Power industries throughout North America, Mexico and the Caribbean. An ethical decision-maker with a proven ability to excel in challenging and competitive environments. A demonstrated talent for analyzing problems and implementing innovative solutions. Accustomed to meeting deadlines within a team-oriented framework. Well versed in ASME, ASNT, AWS, CSA and CWB Codes, Jurisdictional requirements; conversant with WCB and OSHA safety requirements; and knowledgeable of TQM and ISO systems.

Key Proficiencies Include:

Quality Assurance Quality Control Expediting
Welding Inspection Project Coordination & Scheduling Project Management
Subcontract Coordination Manpower & Trades Supervision Specification Review
Boiler and Pressure Vessels Chemical and Refinery Piping Power Piping
Adaptability / Resilience Leadership / Influencing Planning / Organization

Professional Experience

Tuckwell & Associates Inc. - Delta, BC 1988 - Present

Founder & Principal - Coordinate and oversee all operations of this company which provides consulting, project management, QA/QC, expediting, inspection, contract negotiation and technical services to a wide array of clients and industries throughout North America and abroad. This includes all aspects of managing a financially successful company; its employees, projects and subcontracted personnel.

Recent Major Contracts & Assignments

Commonwealth Construction Canada Ltd. – Burnaby, BC, Canada 02/2008 - Ongoing
(a CH2MHill Company)

In-house Quality Consultant, assisting their Corporate QA Manager with day to day quality issues and requirements as they relate to major projects (+$500 million) they currently have under way in the Ft. McMurray, Alberta - Tar Sands area. Including, quality procedure development, welding procedure development and qualification review, along with addressing site inspection, quality and welding requirements, etc. as they are presented by both field personnel and customer representatives.

Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation – Chicago, IL, USA 03/2008 - Ongoing

Monthly, onsite project quality, inspection and expediting specialist for the shop fabrication of 200+ Wind Turbine Towers ($450 million) being manufactured in Mexico. Including material receiving, inspection, expediting and shipping of off-shore components to various fabrication facilities and fabricated components to field erection sites throughout the USA.

Commonwealth Construction Canada Ltd. – Burnaby, BC, Canada 05/2006 – 10/2007
(a VECO Corporation Company)

Onsite project QA Manager for a ($200 million) 1250 man maximum security prison for the Government of Barbados, WI.

Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation – Chicago, IL, USA 01/2006 – 04/2006

Onsite project quality, inspection and expediting specialist for the shop fabrication of 150+ Wind Turbine Towers ($200 million) manufactured in Texas, Washington and Minnesota. Including material receiving, inspection, expediting and shipping of off-shore components to various fabrication facilities and fabricated components to field erection sites throughout the USA.

Andritz Inc. – Alpharetta, GA, USA 11/2005 – 01/2006
(formerly Ahlstrom Inc., Kamyr Inc., Kamtech Services Inc., Kamyr Construction)

Onsite project quality, inspection and expediting specialist for the shop fabrication and shipping to site of recovery boiler components ($25 million) manufactured in Cadereyta, Mexico for delivery and installation at a Pulp Mill in Alabama.

Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation – Chicago, IL, USA 08/2005 – 11/2005

Onsite project quality, inspection and expediting specialist for the shop fabrication and shipping to site of 51 Wind Turbine Towers ($100 million) manufactured in Washington and Minnesota. Including material receiving, inspection, expediting and shipping of fabricated components to Texas and Minnesota for field erection.

Andritz Inc. – Alpharetta, GA, USA 06/2005 – 08/2005
(formerly Ahlstrom Inc., Kamyr Inc., Kamtech Services Inc., Kamyr Construction)
Onsite project quality, inspection and expediting specialist for the shop fabrication and shipping to site of recovery boiler components ($15 million) manufactured in Monterrey, Mexico for delivery and installation at a Pulp Mill in Oregon.

Commonwealth Construction Canada Ltd. – Burnaby, BC, Canada 11/2004 – 06/2005
(a VECO Corporation Company)

Onsite project QA Manager for 15 miles of 3 new 10" product pipelines, new fuel storage terminal, 10 storage tanks, booster pumping station and approximately 2 miles of offshore piping launched into the Caribbean Sea and connected to 3 new 55 ton mooring buoys for Barbados National Terminal Ltd., Barbados, WI. ($100 million)

Kamtech Construction Inc. – Delta, BC, Canada 06/2004 – 11/2004
(formerly Kamyr Construction)

Onsite project QA/QC Manager for a ($22 million) Recovery Boiler retro-fit/upgrade in a Pulp Mill in northern British Columbia.

Kamtech Construction Inc. – Delta, BC, Canada 10/2002 – 05/2004
(formerly Kamyr Construction)

Onsite project QA/QC Manager for a ($380 million) new Recovery Boiler, Concentrator Plant and Precipitator installation in a Pulp Mill in northern Ontario, Canada.

Employment Positions prior to forming Tuckwell & Associates Inc.

Andritz Inc. - Delta, BC (formerly Ahlstrom Inc., Kamyr Inc., Kamtech Services Inc., Kamyr Construction) 1981 – 1988

QA/QC Manager - Team Leader - responsible for development and implementation of the Company's' quality program all across Canada and many areas of the USA.
Special Projects Manager - Team Leader - responsible for development, field implementation and supervision of the Company's specialized welding and construction processes all across Canada and many areas of the USA.
Both of these positions required considerable project management efforts, contract management and personnel / trades supervision skills.

Babcock Wilcox Ltd. – Richmond, BC, Canada 1980 – 1981

Field QA/QC Supervisor - Team Leader - responsible for development and implementation of the Company's' quality program in western Canada.

SMW & Associates Ltd. – Toronto, ON, Canada 1979 – 1980

Senior QA/QC Inspector – Team Leader - responsible for the inspection of shop fabrications, expediting, subcontractor coordination/supervision and field installations during a major expansion at the Irving Oil Ltd. – Refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick. Also acted as a replacement in plant/service equipment inspector during the illness of one of their full time senior plant inspectors.

CE Lummus Canada Ltd., Willowdale, ON, Canada 1975 – 1979

Senior QA/QC, NDE Inspector & Coordinator – Assistant Team Leader - responsible for project expediting, inspection, and supervising of subcontracted NDE of all piping systems, pressure vessels and welding at the Bruce Heavy Water Plant project site for Ontario Hydro.

Chemical Valley Inspection Ltd., Sarnia, ON, Canada 1973 – 1975

Senior Radiographer / NDE Inspector – Team Leader – responsible for supervision, scheduling and conducting inspections / NDE at chemical plants, refineries, hydro electric plants and fabricators throughout Ontario, including over 1 year at the Bruce Nuclear Power Development (CANDU Nuclear Reactors) project site for Ontario Hydro.

Sarnia Inspection Company Ltd. – Sarnia, ON, Canada 1969 – 1973

Junior Radiographer / NDE Inspector – Assistant Team Leader – responsible for supervising, scheduling and conducting inspections / NDE at chemical plants, refineries, hydro electric plants and fabricators throughout Ontario.

Duties and responsibilities on all of the assignments and projects noted above included, but were not limited to, development, expediting, material receiving both from offshore and onshore sources, implementation, review and supervision of all inspections of civil, structural steel, mechanical, piping, boilers, HVAC, instrumentation, NDE, PWHT and welding, etc. not only for our direct work activities and labour forces but also those of all of our subcontractors. Further, these positions required liaison with the Jurisdiction authorities for Boiler & Pressure Vessel inspections, client's insurance underwriter and all client representatives.

Education

1971 to 1972 Lambton College of Applied Arts & Technology, Chemical Technology major

1965 to 1969 Sarnia Collegiate Institute & Technical School,Industrial Chemistry major

Training

Welding Institute of Canada (WIC) – Weld Quality Control & Inspection
American Welding Society (AWS) – Certified Welding Inspector Course
American Welding Society (AWS) – D1.1 Steel Code Clinic
Center for Professional Advancement – Pressure Vessel Design and Analysis per ASME Section VIII, Division 1
Canadian Society for Nondestructive Testing (CSNDT) – Level II Liquid Penetrant & Magnetic Particle Course
Non-Commissioned Officer – Canadian Militia Reserve – Armored Division – 1967
Loader / Radio Operator – Canadian Militia Reserve – Armored Division – 1966
Basic Training – Canadian Militia Reserve– Armored Division - 1966

Certifications

American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) – Reg. # 140265; Certified Level II Boiler & Pressure Vessel - Visual Inspector - current
American Welding Society (AWS) – Reg. # 86020067; Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) - current
Canadian Government Standards Board (CGSB) – Reg. # 1447; Level II Radiography (RT), Level II Magnetic Particle (MT) and Level II Liquid Penetrant (PT) - expired
Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) – Reg. # 609; Level III Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) per CSA W47.1/W59 (Structural Steel); ASME Section VIII & IX (Pressure Vessels & Welding); ASME B31.1 (Power Piping); CSA Z662 (Oil & Gas Pipelines) - current
Registered Pressure Welder – in both Ontario and British Columbia to SMAW, GTAW & FCAW/GMAW procedures - expired.

Professional Associations and Memberships

Welder Trade Advisory Committee (WTAC); Member of the Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission (ITAC) for the Province of British Columbia; 2000 to present
Welding Trade Advisory Committee (WTAC); Member of the Welding Apprenticeship Board for the Province of British Columbia; 1987 to 2000
Canadian Society for Nondestructive Testing (CSNDT), British Columbia (BC) Chapter, past founder and Chairman
Welding Institute of Canada (WIC), Vancouver, BC Chapter
American Society for Quality Control (ASQC); Vancouver, BC Chapter
Quality Control Council of Canada (QCC); Vancouver, BC Chapter
American Welding Society (AWS); Vancouver, BC Chapter

Software Skills

Proficient with all MS Office 2003 Professional programs, which include Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, etc. Medium proficiency with MS Project; Primavera ShureTrack; AutoCad LT; Visio; QuickBooks; etc. General internet and computer network understanding and troubleshooting skills.

Personal Skills

Accomplished and experienced in personnel supervision, public speaking, running meetings, formal presentations, accounting, finance, negotiating and a very hardworking, resourceful, results driven, goal oriented team player and self starter who loves a challenge.

Personal Information
Date of Birth: May 23, 1951

Nationality: Canadian – with Valid Passport until 2013
I have also been approved and accepted for employment in USA and held a valid VISA until 2007
I have also been approved and accepted for employment in India and held a valid VISA until 2007

Availability: Single, able and willing to travel on short notice for most project durations locally; within North America and/or Globally

Languages: English, some Spanish and eager to learn other language(s) as may be required

Community Activities & Club Memberships

Delta Assist - Food Bank Volunteer

Master Mason – Tsawwassen Lodge 185, Delta, BC

Master Mason (affiliate) – Lodge St. John 1062, Barbados, WI

32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason – Valley of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC

Shriner – Gizeh Temple – Vancouver, BC

Interests and Activities

World travel, computers, golf, boating & navigation, woodworking, hiking, and gourmet cooking.

Awards Received

1967 - Government of Canada - Centennial Medal of Honor for Valuable Service to the Nation

References

Excellent personal and business references will gladly be provided upon request.

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