TERRY SHEPPARD
Spaniard's Bay,NL
Summary
Highly organized and detail-oriented Construction management, Quality Assurance and Turnover with over 25 years of experience in oil, gas, and mining industries. Proven expertise in documentation management, report preparation, building construction work packs (piping scopes), completions, and turnover. Skilled in sequencing installations to minimize project interference and ensure compliance with specifications and codes. Strong communicator with a rigorous approach to quality standards and a commitment to collaborative teamwork and timely project delivery
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Assurance Lead/ Turnover Completions Lead/Construction Coordinator
VALE
05.2024 - Current
- Company Overview: Thompson Mine expansion
- Ensure, Review and accept contractor and supplier quality programs, documentation, procedures, contract documents, Construction Scope packs, specifications, NDE reports, welder/inspector certifications, test reports, and ITP's for all disciplines from early works Civil and Structural to Piping Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation.
- Led quality assurance initiatives, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
- Review. ensuring quality requirements have been correctly translated and turnover process is as per VALE standard.
- Review contractor bids and rate them based on quality documents received during all stages of bidding process for all disciplines.
- Coordinate, conduct and report on QA surveillance, NCR's, QSR's etc.
- Witness hydro and pneumatic testing, concrete pours, proctor (ground compaction) testing, Fabrication and welding. Pre pour and post pour inspections, grouting, Rebar, mechanical, pump alignments, belt filter and conveyor alignment, and anything else performed during the construction, pre commissioning and commissioning phases.
- Participate in daily Construction, commissioning, Quality, Turnover, engineering and preservation meetings and give insight from a quality and turnover perspective.
- Organize and facilitate final walks between construction, commissioning and operations for subsystem turnover.
- Daily tasks as Hexagon Smart completions Administrator, adding removing and closing punches/QVD's. Importing assets and assigning asset types to them. Creating task models and implementing them into the construction program. Creating digital turnover packs, Certificates, Running reports, etc.
- Daily review of as builds submitted by commissioning and construction.
- Building turnover packs and RTO packs for subsystem walks and final turnover to operations.
- Daily use of PDF Exchanger, Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, Hexagon smart completions and HMS Web.
Completions Turnover Tech/Lead
VALE
01.2021 - 07.2024
- Company Overview: Voisey's Bay Expansion
- Coordinate daily with contractor(s), field engineering, Planners/Schedulers QA/QC, and commissioning to highlight critical requirements for subsystem completion and turnover.
- Review work scopes and project engineering lists/ schedules to create asset tags in Hexagon smart completions.
- Assigning those tags to a sub system and creating QVD's (check sheets) for construction, pre-comm and commissioning activities based on scoping drawings and asset 'types'.
- Continuously reviewing contractor's drawings, as-builds, Construction Work Packs (CWP'S)and other deliverables to ensure they are accurate, current and work was completed as per codes and site specs and design. Also ensuring RFI's, ECN's, Work Scopes and FWI's were all adhered to during construction.
- Building Walkdown packs and Turnover Packs including as build drawings, P&ID's, Vendor documents, asset lists, QVD status reports, Punch reports, and script sheets based on CWP's.
- Call and Facilitate Meetings, Final Walks and TCCC (transfer of custody) walks for subsystem turnover between Construction, Pre-com, Commissioning and Operations.
- Compile deficiency lists and create punches in smart completions based on findings from final walk.
- Monitor Punches, NCR's and QSR's throughout all stages of construction, Pre commissioning and commissioning.
- Daily use of Hexagon Smart completions including Creating Assets, QVD's (check sheets), Punches, Subsystem's, Certs, and piping test packs.
- Provide daily QVD and Punch status reports to all contractors, team leads, commissioning and construction managers.
- Upon acceptance by receiving group, I build turnover packs and distribute them around to dept managers and leads to sign mechanical completion certificates and final hand over certificates for the subsystem.
- Champion the Completions Management System and process and provide guidance in the use of the electronic completion system including Hexagon Smart completions, Ipas DM, Aconex, Power BI, and Microsoft Access.
- Daily use of Excel, Word, Ipas DS, Hexagon Smart completions (Ipas CS), Power BI, PDF exchanger, and Aconex.
- Building turnover packs to hand systems over to Operations.
Quality Assurance Advisor
VALE
06.2020 - 01.2021
- Company Overview: Voiseys Bay Mine Expansion
- Conduct shop surveillance and audits to various fabrication facilities throughout the province that were fabricating for the Voisey's Bay VBME project.
- Ensure contractors were fabricating to site specs/standards outlined by VALE and applicable welding codes.
- Perform checks and inspections on pipe spools, supports, and structural components being fabricated.
- Daily use of smart completions to create and close punches where applicable including NCR and QSR punches. I would ensure Asset Tags were created and QVD's assigned to appropriate subsystems and piping packs. I would sign off QVD's and close them out when piping systems were tested.
- Ensure that all NDE has been performed as per spec, percentages met, and logs are maintained and accurate, welders were certified.
- Conduct regular review and signoff of contractor's fabrication, turnover books/MRB's, CWP's, ITP's shop drawings, as builds, GA's, P&ID's, ISO's, Dossier's, QVD's (check sheets), RFI's, ECN's and progress reports.
- Review, approve and release all test packs and meet with services NL to witness all registered and non-registered testing performed by the contractor on various piping systems. Eventually I was approved as an Owners inspector and could witness registered testing in the absence of SNL (gov agency).
- Daily completion of reports for submittal to the client based on findings of site visits and reviews. This would include my Shop Visit Report, QSR's and NCR's. I would report the status of fabrication, status of their turnover binders to myself, Issues or concerns found, etc.
- Daily use of Bluebeam, Outlook, word, PDF exchanger, Excel and Hexagon Smart Completions.
Quality Assurance Advisor
SDP
07.2019 - 07.2020
- Company Overview: Third Party Inspector - Newfoundland and Labrador
- Conduct shop surveillance and audits during fabrication to ensure contractors are building as per design, site specs/standards outlined by Husky and associated welding codes.
- Closely monitor their ITP's and ensure steps are followed and Hold points are met.
- Conduct Shop fabrication checks to verify spools, parts, and supports are fabricated as per ISO's, GA's, P&ID's etc. And ensure any deviations have been approved by engineering in the form of RFI's, FWI's etc.
- Review and signoff of sub-contractor's turnover process and documentation.
- Responsible to ensure proper welding procedures were approved and followed, welder certifications were current, fabrication dimensions etc. were correct, heat numbers and MTRs were acceptable and traceable and all applicable NDE requirements were met and acceptable.
- Compiling and submitting daily reports to the client showing progression and quality of ongoing fabrication.
- Daily use of Bluebeam, Outlook, Hexagon smart completions word, PDF exchanger and excel.
CWB Level II Quality Control Advisor
Rothlochston
09.2018 - 07.2019
- Company Overview: Voisey's Bay, Newfoundland
- Monitored the Hexagon smart completions system for applicable asset tags, QVD's and punches that pertain to our subsystems. I would generate status reports daily for the project manager and construction supervision based on subsystem. This would give them progress insight of each subsystem and ultimately a work to go based on outstanding QVD's.
- Participated in daily and weekly progress meetings with the client and regular safety meetings.
- Responsible for all quality control, Inspection, and document turnover of all disciplines including Civil, Structural, Architectural, Piping, Electrical, Instrumentation and Mechanical.
- Responsible for SNL permits, surveillance, field Inspections in all above disciplines, registered piping, non-registered piping, registered hydro tests and service tests, grout pours, concrete pours, ensure proper materials and mixtures used for grout and concrete pours and all parameters of the pour were followed including surface prep and temps, NACE (coating) inspections structural steel inspections, weld inspections and monitoring, electrical inspections, MTRs, and turnover for all.
- Ensuring that the ITP was followed on all work fronts and testing was completed.
- Responsible for coordinating NDE and ensuring all requirements were met as per code and specs.
- Build and complete Construction work packs for our construction team and turnover packs for the client including ITP's and, generating as builds based on field fabrication and following the turnover pack through to client acceptance.
- Review and approve subcontractor ITPs and MRB's and determine if they have followed the proper procedures and meet all applicable requirements as per code and spec.
- Daily use of Outlook, Bluebeam, Hexagon smart completions, Excel, PDF Exchanger and Word.
- Voisey's Bay, Newfoundland
Level II Quality Assurance Advisor
SDP Partnership
10.2018 - 02.2019
- Company Overview: Newfoundland
- While working at Voisey's Bay (Rothlochston) I was on a 2-week rotation schedule and would work on this project with SDP when I was off shift.
- My Contracts included surveillance of various local fabrication shops and MRB/FRB/Dossier review for turnover of two rebar fabrication facilities for Husky and SDP fabricating for the west white Rose project and three fabrication facilities building various components for the project. I also performed inspection activities on the West White Rose site, attended meetings and reviewed documentation.
- Conducted shop surveillance and monitoring, Reporting, MRB and dossier review/sign off, ITP review and progressive sign off, QSR's, NCR's.
- Monitored equipment and procedure adherence after multiple NCR's issued on the bending and fabricated rebar to these facilities.
- Conducted audits throughout and completed daily reports for the client.
- Daily use of Bluebeam, outlook, word, PDF and excel.
- Newfoundland
Level II Welding Inspector/Quality Control Inspector
APTIM CANADA
04.2018 - 09.2018
- Company Overview: Maintenance shutdown Contractor
- Carried out various visual inspections throughout the plant 5 turnaround including but not limited to witnessing torques, bolt ups, closure welds, flange face inspection, weld inspection, audits etc.
- Ensured ITP was followed on all work fronts all disciplines, and followed up with NCR, s and QSR,s if applicable.
- Built and completed turnover packs and worked with the QA department to get everything signed off and completed for final turnover to the client.
Level II Welding Inspector/Quality Control Inspector
Team Industrial Services
09.2017 - 04.2018
- Company Overview: NDE/Quality Control contractor for the Hebron Offshore Oil Platform
- Monitored, audited, and inspected welds/welders throughout the job.
- Conducted welder testing and closure welds on a regular basis.
- Completed surveillance reports on a regular basis and weld inspections on piping and structural. Above activities were carried out on a large variety of exotic metals including but not limited to Titanium, Alloy 59, carbon, and chrome.
- Conducted pipe system walkdown, to verify the work was completed in accordance with the pertaining work pack and piping design.
Level II Welding Inspector
DFB DRIVER
08.2016 - 09.2017
- Company Overview: New Construction in Long Harbor Processing Plant
- Built CWP's for Construction in the beginning Phases for Early Works, Civil, Structural, Piping and Mechanical and Instrumentation Disciplines. Built Turnover packs for final subsystem turnover to the client (ITP, s, weld maps, as-builds, heat maps, etc.). I followed each pack through all stages of construction and ultimately turned them over to the client.
- Worked closely with the planning department and played that role in the beginning stages of our contract.
- Conducted Pipe Weld inspections, FRP Bonding inspections, Audits, Building work packs for turnover (ITP, s, weld maps, as-builds, heat maps, etc.).
- Completed Pressure Tests (hydro, service, registered, non-registered), structural weld inspections, monitored and aided with FRP pipe installation/fabrication and witnessed a variety of torques, flange face inspections.
- Worked closely with construction and client to meet turnover dates.
- Involved in the implementation of the QVD system on the contractor side.
- I was the assigned representative from DFB Driver to coordinate complete and submit the QVDS through VALE's system that were completed by our team of inspectors.
- Utilized programs such as MS Word, Outlook, Excel, Bluebeam, and Primavera daily.
Level II Welding Inspector/Quality Control Inspector
DFB Driver
03.2014 - 05.2016
- Company Overview: Long Harbor, NL
- DFB Drivers contract on this site was for commissioning and project work (new construction).
- I was involved in all disciplines but most prominently Piping, Mechanical, and Civil.
- Coordinated NDE for work packs based online class and line spec.
- Communicated with Services Newfoundland regarding registered piping systems, PTRs, Hydro tests, procurement, and conducted VTs on all types of welds on various metals.
- Witnessing Hydro Tests, Monitoring oxygen line Prep and installation, grout pours, concrete pours, ensure proper materials and mixtures used for grout and concrete pours and all parameters of the pour were followed including surface prep and temps.
- Built turnover work packs for final turnover to the client (ITP, s, weld maps, as-builds, heat maps, etc.). I followed each pack through all stages of construction and ultimately turned them over to the client.
- Overseeing the inspection, storage, handling, and installation of FRP piping. Daily use of MS Word, Outlook, Excel, blue beam and following Primavera schedules.
- Long Harbor, NL
Level I Welding Inspector/Quality Control Inspect
KBAC
01.2012 - 03.2014
- Company Overview: Long Harbor, NL
- Built turnover work packs for final turnover to the client (ITP, s, weld maps, as-builds, heat maps, etc.). I followed each pack through all stages of construction and ultimately turned them over to the client.
- Monitoring and signing off critical torques, expansion joints, hydro tests, pneumatic test, air blow downs, oxygen purges, etc.
- Performing audits, surveillance reports, QSRs, etc.
- Inspection and surveillance of grout pours, concrete pours, ensure proper materials and mixtures used for grout and concrete pours and all parameters of the pour were followed including surface prep and temps. Follow up on acceptable break tests, 3-, 10- and 28-day breaks.
- Performing visual inspections on all weld/bond types on long harbour site including various materials such as Titanium, FRP bonds (barcol tests), Alloy 59, HDPE pipe, PFA lined, rubber lined, Stainless and most schedules of Carbon Steel. Daily use of MS Word, Outlook, Excel and following Primavera schedules.
- Long Harbor, NL
Piping Superintendent / General Foreman/Planner/Scheduler
Edmonton Exchanger
01.2006 - 01.2012
- Company Overview: Various Shutdown and New Construction contracts at the Albian Sands Site
- During my time here I worked many roles depending on the size of the job and workforce availability.
- Plan, schedule and execute time Critical maintenance shutdowns.
- Built FIWP's for construction
- Organize cranes, scaffold builds, Instrumentation, fab shop, etc.
- Led safety training sessions to enhance team awareness of hazards and foster a culture of safety first.
- Organize manpower of up to 200 trades people in a very fast paced environment.
- Complete safety audits and walk downs.
- Set up temporary fab shops and oversee the day-to-day operations to maintain budgets and scheduling.
- Extensive rigging in the field and fabrication in a fab shop environment.
- Supervised piping installation and maintenance, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and industry standards.
- Coordinated project schedules and resource allocation to optimize workflow efficiency and meet deadlines.
Piping Superintendent
Jacobs Industrial
02.2010 - 12.2010
- Company Overview: Maintenance Contractor with Contracts to upgrade Come By Chance oil refinery.
- Worked with Planners to ensure ITP's and relevant quality plans were considered on construction and installation work packs.
- Oversight during the removal, installation, recalibration of over 400 PSV valves throughout the refinery.
- Supervised installation and maintenance of piping systems, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.
- Organized blinding and deblinding throughout crew foremen and their crews.
- Organized Scott air jobs throughout site and completed safety audits/walks daily.
- Blinding/deblinding process consisted of over 3000 blinds during 3-month duration.
- Organized and planned cranes and lifts for crews.
- Reported all progress, issues etc. to Managers and client daily.
- Come by Chance, NL
- Coordinated project schedules and resource allocation to optimize workflow efficiency across multiple teams.
Education
Level 2 Welding Inspector - undefined
CWB Group
Dartmouth, NS02.2014
Level 1 Welding Inspector - undefined
CWB Group
Dartmouth, NS02.2010
Journeyman Steamfitter - undefined
College of The North Atlantic
Clarenville, NL04.2005
Skills
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Hexagon Smart Completions Administrator
- Commissioning Support
- Specification and Blueprint Interpretation
- Project Planning
- Database Management
- Quality Control/Assurance
- Microsoft Office
- Piping Systems Fabrication and Installation
- Building Piping Work packs as per project scopes
- Early works Civil/Structural
- Cost Savings
- Quality Control Programs
- Onshore/Offshore Oil and Gas Operations
- Mining
- Maintenance/Operations
- Multi Discipline Planning and Coordinating
Certification
- Level 2 Welding Inspector
- Codes/Endorsements: B31.3, W47.1-09/W59-13, Z662
- Zero Energy Training
- Intergraph Hexagon Smart Completions Administrator
- WHIMIS
- Cultural Awareness
- Self-Rescuer (M20.3)
- Tommy Knocker
- Confined Space Entry/Monitor
- Fall Protection
- Emergency First Aid/CPR A/AED
- H2S Alive
- BSTS with HUET-HUEBA
Timeline
Quality Assurance Lead/ Turnover Completions Lead/Construction Coordinator
VALE
05.2024 - Current
Completions Turnover Tech/Lead
VALE
01.2021 - 07.2024
Quality Assurance Advisor
VALE
06.2020 - 01.2021
Quality Assurance Advisor
SDP
07.2019 - 07.2020
Level II Quality Assurance Advisor
SDP Partnership
10.2018 - 02.2019
CWB Level II Quality Control Advisor
Rothlochston
09.2018 - 07.2019
Level II Welding Inspector/Quality Control Inspector
APTIM CANADA
04.2018 - 09.2018
Level II Welding Inspector/Quality Control Inspector
Team Industrial Services
09.2017 - 04.2018
Level II Welding Inspector
DFB DRIVER
08.2016 - 09.2017
Level II Welding Inspector/Quality Control Inspector
DFB Driver
03.2014 - 05.2016
Level I Welding Inspector/Quality Control Inspect
KBAC
01.2012 - 03.2014
Piping Superintendent
Jacobs Industrial
02.2010 - 12.2010
Piping Superintendent / General Foreman/Planner/Scheduler
Edmonton Exchanger
01.2006 - 01.2012
Level 2 Welding Inspector - undefined
CWB Group
Level 1 Welding Inspector - undefined
CWB Group
Journeyman Steamfitter - undefined
College of The North Atlantic