DEN GIRARD

Site 2, Box 4, RR3, Lacombe AB T4L 2N3 • Phone: 403-782-5626 • Cell: 403-872-8627
Web: www.DenGirard.com E-Mail: girardholdingsinc@gmail.com

Credentials
• Level 2 Welding Inspector – Certification to CSA Standard W178.2-2001, written to code B31.3
o ASME member affiliate
o AWS student member
• 4TH Class Power Engineer
• Certified Journeyman Welder, Inter-Provincial
• “B” Pressure Welder Certification

Work History
Kinetic Projects Inc. Interim QC Coordinator/Manager
Contractor August 2008 - Present

CNRL – Primrose Weapons Range, Cold Lake QA/QC WeldingSupervisor

Contractor for AIL Construction April 2008 – July 2008

Enbridge, Edmonton Lead QC Welding Inspector

Contractor for Triton Projects October 2007 – March 2008

CNRL – Horizon Project Q.A. / Welding Inspector

Contractor for Technip Italy S.p.A. January 2007- October 2007

Husky Tucker Lake Lead QC Inspector

Contractor for Triton Construction January 2006 – May 2006

Agrium Nitrogen Operations, Carseland AB Lead QC Assistant

Contractor for Triton/Milestone Construction December 2005

Syncrude Canada Ltd. UE3, Ft. McMurray AB Welding Inspector

Contractor for KBR (Kellogg, Brown & Root) August 2005 – November 2005

Various Projects and Shutdowns for Encana, Agrium, Canadian Fertilizers Welding/QC Inspector
Contractor for Triton Fabrication & Triton Construction December 2004 – July 2005

EPCOR Plant, Genesee, AB Welding/QC Inspector

Contractor for Canadian Hitachi Plant Construction Co. Ltd. October 2003 – November 2004

Crane Supply, Calgary AB Operator in Pipe Yard

December 2002 - April 2003

Canspec Group Inc., Edmonton AB Visual Inspector

May 2002 – June 2002

Suncor Area 55, Ft. McMurray, AB Welding Inspector

Contractor for Millennium Construction Contractors (MCC) July 2001 – October 2001

Flashpoint Industries, Calgary AB Owner/Operator – Welder

July 1999 – March 2002

IWR Technologies Ltd., Calgary AB Journeyman and Apprentice Welder

July 1998 to February 1999 and September 1996 to February 1998

Crown Industries, Calgary, AB Journeyman Welder

April 1998 – June 1998

Evans Consoles Inc., Calgary AB Apprentice Welder

May 1994 – October 1995
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 DEN GIRARD
Site 2, Box 4, RR3, Lacombe AB T4L 2N3 • Phone: 403-782-5626 • Cell: 403-872-8627
Web: www.DenGirard.com E-Mail: girardholdingsinc@gmail.com
Experience
Lead-Supervisor QC / QA Welding Inspector Experience:
• Inspected manufacturing process of 5 OTSG’s (Once Through Steam Generators)
• Followed ASME Section VIII and B31-1
• Monitor sub-contractors (PCL) welding activities as per project specifications and procedures
• Review of sub-contractors weekly weld reports and NDE requirements
• Review and monitor RT film and reports
• NCR development and subsequent disposition
• Review of Job Scope
• Developing ITP’s (Inspection Test Plans)
• Development of Hydro Test Packages
• Document and Materials Control
• Development and implementation of Inspection Program
• Development and maintenance of Welder Log, Welding Log, NCR Logs
• Liaison with the Client and Sub-Contractor
• Review and approval of X-ray film, review NDE reports
• Maintaining records of instrument calibration
• Completion of Government documents AB-83, AB-40, AB-8
• Creation of detailed turnover packages

General QC Inspector Experience:

• UE3 Revamps & Tie-ins
• Welding inspector responsible for field inspections
• Report directly to KBR QC Supervisor
• Standard processing protocol of site test packs for entire plant
• Including but not limited to: NDE, ITP’s, Hydro-Testing
• Various contracting work, including contract at Triton Fabrication shop in Lamont AB
• Lead Inspector during contract work for Agrium in Caresland AB, Encana in Strathmore AB, Canadian
Fertilizers Ltd. in Medicine Hat AB
• Create and assemble all components of Client Turn Over Packages
• Actively participated in scheduling meetings
• Followed scope of work laid out in ITP’s (Inspection Test Plans)
• Weld mapping and weld logging
• Material receiving and verification (MTR’s)
• Tracked and monitored Welder’s Weld Joint Percentages
• Visual inspection of in progress and completed welds
• Flag and request NDE (Non-destructive examination) on inspected welds
• Flag and request PWHT (Post weld heat treatment)
• Develop and monitor Hydro Testing criteria
• Completion of AB-81, AB-83 reports
• Structural steel inspections to CSA W59
• Piping inspections to ASME B31.3 and B31.1
• Completion of inspection and audit reports
• Walk down lines and execute punch list for pre and post hydro testing
• Act as liaison between Hitachi and the customer for hydrostatic testing
• Contract for Syncrude shutdown, Ft. McMurray, AB
• Obtained certification in Construction Safety Training System – CSTS
• Conducted Audits on job scope
• Participated in daily meetings with general superintendents, General Foreman, Shutdown Planner and
Engineers

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Site 2, Box 4, RR3, Lacombe AB T4L 2N3 • Phone: 403-782-5626 • Cell: 403-872-8627
Web: www.DenGirard.com E-Mail: girardholdingsinc@gmail.com

Related Experience:
• All documentation and reporting compiled in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word
• Light industrial projects related to demolition, fabrication and maintenance
• Conducted project evaluations, cost estimating
• Preplanning and layout of projects, delegating of daily workload
• Solicited new business and received referrals from repeat customers
• Skid building and layout, jig building and fit up
• Repair and maintenance on shop machinery tools
• Worked as welder in shop environment
• Fabrication and repair using all welding processes including TIG
• Light machining and tool preparation
• Gained experience with sheet metal finishing, MIG & TIG welding, and extensive product layout

Additional Areas of Recognition:

• During contract for Suncor Shutdown, Ft. McMurray, AB, became the assistant for Area
Welding Superintendent (AWS) 1 month into contract
• Successfully operated a Mobile Welding Services Business
• Safety coordinator, monthly safety meetings, monitoring safety practices within the shop
• Areas of strength as sited by Karen Shuett, General Manager IWR; “He is reliable, conscientious,
pleasant attitude and easy to communicate.”
• Meets and exceeds expectations based upon comment in performance appraisal.
• Areas of strength as sited by Rob Baily, Supervisor; “Very quick and willing to learn, very adaptable,
always tries to maintain high standards and very willing to offer new ideas.”

Education
Working towards Welding Examiner Certification

Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB), Calgary AB Level 2 – Welding Inspector

April 2007

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary AB 4th Class Power Engineer

Completed: Part A, Part B and Power Lab (6 month equivalent in field) September 2002 – August 2003

Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB), Calgary AB Level 1 – Welding Inspector

December 2001

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary AB B Pressure Ticket

Completed: Training and Certification March 2000

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary AB Journeyman Welder

Completed: 3 year Journeyman Program 1995 – 1998

References

Jim Coard Ken MacDonald Dave Marr Orville Williams

780-718-5402 780-267-9549 780-485-6715 780-468-2016
QA Manager QA Specialist QA Manager QC Supervisor
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