Overview
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Kwame Kodie

Calgary,Alberta

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

In-service-Inspector-2023 Turnaround

Nortech Advance NDT
12.2018 - 06.2022
  • Visually inspected various wear tiles in Surge bins & pump boxes; made up of AR300, AR400 AR450, Domite, and T171 materials for severe wear, spalls, cracks or evidence for erosion
  • Carried out in service inspection pressure piping such as rubber lined, CWI lined, CCO lined and bare surfaces and assessed the condition as per API 571 damage mechanisms
  • Monitored valve replacement and conducted valve inspection as required
  • Visually verified the pop test results on PSV's and carried out PSV installation at different locations as per the CNRL standard
  • Carried out corrosion rate and remaining life calculations to determine the integrity of in-service pressure piping
  • Carried out external in-service inspection accompanied by the NDE techs on pressure equipment's such as Air Dryer, Air Receiver and API 650 water tanks and prepared reports as per CNRL standard

Offshore Inspection Engineer

Modec Production services
12.2018 - 06.2022
  • Provide specialist support on topsides pressure systems and marine inspection activities ensuring industry standards and best practice are applied appropriately
  • Execution - ensure all inspection reports are fully reviewed for accuracy and clarity and track progress of inspections against plan
  • Carry out when required visual inspection of pressure equipment and structural items and ensure prompt notification of Onshore Integrity Team of any significant integrity concerns resulting from inspections
  • Manage the offshore planning, coordination, execution and supervision of asset integrity inspections and remedial work
  • Coordination - act as a point of contact and liaison between offshore operations, Inspection Teams, FM Team and Onshore integrity
  • Carried out Positive Material Identification on plant and equipment as well new material inventory
  • Establish and maintain strong safety culture in line with company values
  • Also responsible for ensuring offshore teams comply with HSE legislation, company standards and procedures under area of responsibility to ensure safety, legislative compliance, and a responsible environmental attitude

Inspection Engineer

Tema Oil Refinery
09.2004 - 12.2018
  • Diagnose and prescribe methods of combating and controlling corrosion in the Oil refinery operations for Fixed and Rotating equipment
  • Evaluate, measure, and analyze equipment reliability using industry best practices, techniques (NDTs), and standards for Storage Tanks, Pipelines, Vessels, Heat exchangers, Furnaces, and Boilers etc
  • Thickness gauging of dry paint film on newly painted pipeline, tanks etc
  • Carry out Positive Material Identification on plant equipment
  • Carry out Infrared thermograph on running Boilers, Furnaces, Rotating equipment, Safety Relieve Valve (PSV), Reactor and Regenerator in Residual Fluid Catalytic Converter (RFCC) Unit, Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) and Power Generation Unit

Timeline

In-service-Inspector-2023 Turnaround

Nortech Advance NDT
12.2018 - 06.2022

Offshore Inspection Engineer

Modec Production services
12.2018 - 06.2022

Inspection Engineer

Tema Oil Refinery
09.2004 - 12.2018
Kwame Kodie