Richard Watts, Operations and Maintenance Technician

Richard Watts

Operations and Maintenance Technician

Sun Group

Location
United Kingdom
Education
High school or equivalent, Mechanical Engineering
Experience
19 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 3 Months

Operations and Maintenance Technician at Sun Group
  • India
  • My current job since September 2015

Worked in Denmark on Siemens - Amrunbank project, inspection performed on turbine
lifting points - eyebolts, ladders, hook on points, beams and first aid equipment.
* Assisted with Quality matters at 3Sun house, Great Yarmouth with regards to Talisman -
Oil and Gas Draw Module, FAT witness in-house with comments and improvements to
current performance.
* Assisted in writing procedures for lifeboat inspection and NDT of drilling tools
* Raised Purchase Orders upon request.
* Quality checks performed on motion software system. Updates and improvements
implemented and changed where necessary.

Richard V. Watts QA/QC Engineer at Sun Group
  • United Kingdom
  • August 2015 to September 2015
Senior QA/QC Engineer at Catalys
  • United Kingdom
  • December 2014 to August 2015

Catalyst Assurance Services provide suitably qualified and experienced Quality
Assurance, Quality Control and Third Party Inspection personnel to work within the
Supply Chain of Operator Well teams to assure that equipment is delivered to schedule
in a condition ʻFit for Intended Useʼ and is fully compliant with applicable standards and
regulations.
* Working primarily with (but not restricted to) the following suppliers: Drilling
contractors, Service suppliers and rental companies, Specialist equipment
companies (DD, LWD, MWD, Wireline etc), Coil tubing units, Lifting and handling
gear companies, Casing and tubing service suppliers and OCTG stock. Carrying out
various checks including witnessing assembly of equipment, pressure testing, tool
makeups and final inspection of both equipment and documentation.
* Working in Egypt, maintaining processes and schedules. Witness testing, assembly
and traceability. Working with various size drillpipe and verifying documentation
and witnessing NDT/Dimension inspection as per Customer ITP.
* Working in manufacturing mills in Vallorec, France. Witness and responsible for
expediting, documentation review and following process and drill pipe and
accessories (Couplings, Pup Joints, etc). Witness of material testing and NDT
(MPI, DP, UT, ET etc).
* Working in Nigeria assessing vendors and surveillance of vendors to implement
safety and quality systems, expediting of materials.

Onshore QA/QC Engineer at Stork Technical Services
  • Qatar
  • April 2014 to August 2015

Stork Technical Services are contracted by various clients in the oil and gas industry to
provide technical assurance and quality in regards to expediting, inspection, witness and
documentation verification.
* Working in Hertfordshire at Cortland Fibor, witnessing Umbilical Jumper FAT,
documentation verification, dimensional checks as per FAT and expediting.
* Working in Great Yarmouth at SPS to perform FAT on concrete mattresses.
* Working in Tyco Integrated Solutions for Dana Petroleum performing FAT on Chemical
Injection Packages, Pressure testing, Flow readings and measurements. P&ID checks.
Working with ATEX and PED requirements. Packing and Marking with final inspection
performed.
* Inspection at RP Valves, Thetford, UK. Release of Various valves for required client.
Documentation package and visual inspection performed.

Richard V. Watts QA/QC Engineer at Curriculum Vitae Catalyst Assurance Services LTD
  • United Kingdom
  • June 2014 to September 2014

QA/QC Supply Chain
Inspection Services
• Supply Chain &
Auditing Services

Senior QA/QC Engineer at SPD Ltd
  • November 2011 to April 2014

QA/QC representative at the contractors premises for all matters relating to Vendor
selection, sub-contractor selection, QA/QC plans and procedures, Inspection & test plans
and procedures
* Works with the contractors procurement group to ensure that the purchase orders
contain the QA/QC and inspection requirements for material and equipment
commensurate with the criticality and level of inspection required
* Participates with the contractor specialist personnel at the vendors pre-award/pre-
inspection meetings
* Advises on matters relating to QA/QC and inspection methods
* Working with SPD Subsea Team on QC inspection matters relating to vendors on all
Subsea tree and tree related items. Stab Plates, ROV, Umbilical's inspected
independently and at tree FAT/SIT.
* Witness FAT/SIT. Witness pressure testing and verification with sign off points

Richard V. Watts QA/QC Engineer at Curriculum Vitae Catalyst Assurance Services LTD
  • United Kingdom
  • June 2007 to November 2010

QA/QC Supply Chain
Inspection Services
• Supply Chain &
Auditing Services

QA/QC Engineer at Fearnley Procter
  • United Kingdom
  • January 2007 to June 2007

The final inspection and release of components and paperwork specifying the
correct inspection procedure and the way it is conducted to prevent equipment
failures, working on overseas contracts and projects concerning the
implementation of NS-1 & NS-2 Standards.

QA/QC Engineer
  • Venezuela
  • January 2005 to November 2006

Worked in Venezuela and have carried out inspections for Statoil on various
service companies and the same service and information apply as below.

Trainee QA/QC Engineer at Catalyst Assurance Services LTD
  • February 2004 to December 2005

Fearnley Procter, Trinidad and Tobago

Richard V. Watts QA/QC Engineer at Services LTD
  • United Kingdom
  • to

QA/QC Supply Chain
Inspection Services
• Supply Chain &
Auditing Services

QA/QC Engineer
  • to
at Curriculum Vitae Catalyst Assurance Services LTD
  • to

QA/QC Supply Chain
Inspection Services
• Supply Chain &
Auditing Services

Inspection Technician at Renewable Energy
  • to

3Sun Group provides inspection and maintenance for Offshore Wind Farms.
* Working as an Inspection Technician performing inspection on various components on
Wind Turbines. Working at SSE - Greater Gabbard project in Lowestoft, UK.
* Applying Oxifree coating inside the Turbines for protection against corrosion after NDT
has been performed on welds.
* Assisting O&M (Operations and Maintenance) in installation of new Davet Cranes offshore.
* Assisting QHSE on Quality aspects based on previous experiences. Commenting on work
packs and Material Data Books and making recommendations/comments on improvements
for 3Sun going forward.

at ATB Lawrence
  • United Kingdom
  • to

Electrical Motor Partial Discharge tests. Tan Delta test also performed with
documentation review. QP reviewed and signed off along with results and review of
drawings.

Richard V. Watts QA/QC Engineer at Curriculum Vitae Catalyst Assurance Services LTD
  • United Kingdom
  • to

QA/QC Supply Chain
Inspection Services
• Supply Chain &
Auditing Services

Onshore QA/QC Engineer at CSS Inspection Services
  • to

CSS Inspection Services supply QA/QC Engineers to ensure equipment is safe and Fit-For-
Purpose in the Oil and Gas Industry.
* Worked in Vallourec Mill (France) expediting and inspecting various drill pipe, couplings
and accessories orders. Inspections included witnessing dimensional checks, NDT,
Drifting, Make-up and shipping and packaging. Mechanical Testing (Charpys, Tensile) also
witnessed (Dong Energy).
* Working in Esbjerg, Denmark to do pre-shipping checks on MPD Equipment. This included
GC Tracer Equipment, various valves, pups, crossovers, gauges, iron work and manifolds.
* Working in Italy, witness UT of Fastlock connector with mechanical testing (Dong Energy).
* Working to schedules and creating weekly reports to client regarding equipment status
and any outstanding items (Dong Energy).

QA/QC Engineer at Nexus
  • United Kingdom
  • to

Nexus provides assurance and risk mitigation services to the international Oil and Gas
industry, ensuring the technical, operational and commercial ʻfitness for purposeʼ of
products and services sourced from the global supply chain.
* Final Inspection implementing both DS-1 and NS-2 dependent on the client, also
witness testing, investigating failures and carrying out documentation checks and
visual inspections at supplier facilities.
* Worked in Germany (Düsseldorf) at Vallourec and Mannesmann plant facility on
various occasions witnessing threading, NDT, testing and final documentation review
on various OD pipe. (Inspections carried out as per ITP)
Curriculum Vitae

at Catalyst Assurance Services LTD
  • to

QA/QC Supply Chain
Inspection Services
• Supply Chain &
Auditing Services

Richard V. Watts QA/QC Engineer at FMC Sens
  • United Kingdom
  • to

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* Visited and worked in Italy (Tenaris Plant.Dalmine, Milan

Richard V. Watts QA/QC Engineer
  • United Kingdom
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BPTT. Once my inspection/job had been completed I had to provide a detailed report to
the oil company giving more information on the job I carried out.

Education

High school or equivalent, Mechanical Engineering

courses: Microsoft Access 2000 * Microsoft Access 2000 Expert * Microsoft Computer Repair and Maintenance Level One * Microsoft A+ Core * Microsoft Graphic Design * Microsoft A+ Operating Systems * Microsoft Web Page Design * ASNT Level One Ultrasonic * ASNT Level Two Ultrasonic * ASNT Level Two Magnetic Particle Inspection * ASNT Level Two Dye Penetrant Inspection * QMS Lead Auditor (ISO 9001:2000) * First Aider (HHSL Safety System Limited) * Cargo Carrying Units (BS7072, ENBS 12079, DNV2.7-1) * Varco Tuboscope Premium Thread Inspection Course * NS-2 Course

Specialties & Skills

AUDITING
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DOCUMENTATION
PERSONNEL
QUALITY
QUALITY CONTROL
SUPPLY CHAIN
TALISMAN