Christopher Powell
Athens
Summary
Oil and Gas professional with over 24 years of experience, who has demonstrable experience with all levels of Construction Management, inspection, and contractor based activities with an extensive mechanical capacity, meticulous innovation and planning abilities, and incomparable assimilation of building and maintaining successful, productive working relationships with coworkers, clientele, and contractors alike.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chief Inspector
Envision Inspection
04.2025 - Current
- Assessed performance of employees and recommended methods to improve task completion.
- Delegated work tasks to employees based on levels of knowledge and experience.
- Trained employees in safety procedures and protocols as directed by company regulations.
- Oversaw inspection staff in $[Amount] annual revenue-producing organization.
- Inspected pig tool runs on multiple pipeline for Kinder Morgan
- executed anomaly digs on multiple pipeline for Kinder Morgan.
- Completed thorough written descriptions and took photographs to document conditions.
- Drafted detailed reports on findings of inspections.
- Operated and maintained testing equipment.
- Updated quality control records and reports.
- Examined relevant documents prior to inspections in order to become acquainted with property features.
- Inspected A-sleeve removal program and regraded the defected area and made necessary repairs.
Senior inspector/Certified Welding Inspector/Construction Manager
3 international inspection (3i), LLC
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Managed construction for Petrol Valve replacement project.
- Managed construction crew and inspection of the in-ground and above ground petrol valves replacement.
- Made sure daily documents, and pictures were uploaded into box for the project
- Generated daily E- permits for daily work.
- Inspection of coating of in-ground petrol valves with proper documentation.
- Oversight for valve removal and wafer removal.
- Oversight for torque of new valves and spacers
- Managed the backfill of the in-ground valves with proper compaction
- Colonial Pipeline
Construction Manager/Chief Inspector/Senior Pipeline Inspector/Certified Welding Inspector
Integrity Inspection Services, LLC
09.2020 - 06.2024
- Managed construction for compressor station upgrades in North Dakota.
- Managed air-to-soil transitions for 25 different block valves from Illinois to North Dakota.
- Managed construction crews and inspectors in Aux Sable LNG plant for piping repairs and upgrades.
- Managed anomaly dig programs for Pembina for the start of the packages; includes but not limited to access routes, surveys, 4-way sweeps, and coordinating with PM to make sure one calls were in place.
- Monthly accruals.
- Monthly forecasting for budget.
- Reviewing the GIS system to make sure the survey and 4-way sweeps didn’t miss any foreign utilities.
- Managed the crews on all projects including 3 other inspectors.
- Generated the access routes to all anomaly digs.
- Negotiated with landowners to gain access.
- Made sure daily documents, and pictures were uploaded properly in ShareFile and Sharepoint from inspectors.
- Maintained budget for the projects to ensure we stay on budget.
- Pembina Pipeline Projects
Wyatt Construction • Troy Construction • Benton-Georgia
03.2000 - 09.2020
- Weld boss over fabrication and main line projects for both 192 and 195 lines.
- Complete anomaly pig digs and measure anomaly call outs for various clients.
- Welder on distribution, transmission, and main lines (42” to ¾”).
- Fabricate block valves and install meter runs, including methane gas lines from wells and sources to the station.
- Appropriate welding joint designs and joint preparations for compliance with drawings.
- Cut and weld sleeve materials for specified call outs.
- Clear understanding of ISOs, P&IDs, blueprint drawings, etc.
- Assure the product conformity to drawings of welding consumables.
- Verify compliance of base metals with qualified procedures.
- Provide company with all information related to the project upon request.
- Ensure that coworkers have the knowledge and equipment to safely complete assigned tasks.
- Obtain and review necessary permits for job completion.
- Contractor Management
Education
Associate of Science - Business Management
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL04-2029
Skills
- Project Management
- Compliance and Safety
- Team Leadership
- Scheduling
- ASME & API Codes
- Facility and Pipeline
- Coating Inspections
- Weld Inspections
- Landowner Negotiations
- Computer literate
- Risk Mitigation
- Audit Support
- Collaboration
- Team Training
- Deadline Adherence
- EPC and EPCM Contracts
- Commissioning
- LOTO
- Electrical Inspections
- Planning and Testing
- Documentation
- NDE
- Public Speaking
- Civil and Structural Inspections
- HDD
- Investigative skills
- Conflict management
- Policy enforcement
- Staff oversight and motivation
- Team management
- Employee performance monitoring
- Effective team building
- Safety regulations
- Testing procedures
Certification
- American Welding Society, Certified Welding Inspector #21020341
- Renew by February 2024
- OSHA 30 General Industry Certification
- January 2021
- TWIC Cardholder
- Renew by May 2025
- First Aid/CPR/BBP Certification
- HAZWOPER 40 Hour Supervisor Training Certification/8 Hour Refresher
- January 2022
- Energy WorldNet API 1169 Inspector Training
- December 2020
- SoCal Gas Welding Inspector Elements Certification Training Certification
- May 2021
- Pembina Construction Supervisor Training
- October 2021
- Various Operator Qualification Evaluations and Trainings (Veriforce)
- Various Safety Council Courses
- Certified welding inspector #21020341
- Certified NACE CIP 1 inspector #105997
Timeline
Chief Inspector
Envision Inspection
04.2025 - Current
Senior inspector/Certified Welding Inspector/Construction Manager
3 international inspection (3i), LLC
06.2024 - 08.2024
Construction Manager/Chief Inspector/Senior Pipeline Inspector/Certified Welding Inspector
Integrity Inspection Services, LLC
09.2020 - 06.2024
Wyatt Construction • Troy Construction • Benton-Georgia
03.2000 - 09.2020
Associate of Science - Business Management
Columbia Southern University