John D. Franco3510 E Broadway # 701Pearland, Texas 77581 Phone: 281-.485.7185Cell: 832.567.2966

OBJECTIVE: To pursue a career as an inspector for pressure vessels and process piping in the chemical and refinery industry

EDUCATION1980 Galena Park High School, Houston, Texas San Jacinto College North Houston Community College J & L Inspection Program Schindler & Associates Engineering and Testing

EXPERIENCE:

January 2005 – Present Catsi ( Premcor – Port Arthur , Texas) Turnaround 510 inspector on the hydrofluoric acid unit. Internal inspection on towers, drums and exchangers. HF inspection on flanges and small bore connections

September 2004 – January 2005 PetroSpect (Chocolate Bayou Alvin Texas)

Onstream inspection and pre- turnaround inspection on piping and pressure vessels. Orifice flange inspection.

March 2004 – February 2004 Collins and Associates Technical Services, Inc.

(Lion Oil – El Dorado, Arkansas) Turnaround 510 Inspector for the sulfur unit, amine unit and sour water stripper unit.

Inspection of internals on Towers and Drums.

February 2003-October 2003 Collins and Associates Technical Services,Inc Lion Oil – El Dorado, Arkansas

Onstream Inspection on process piping and pressure vessels. Update Inspection Isometric Drawings. Update Piping And Instrumentation Drawings.

John D. Franco3510 E. Broadway # 701Pearland, Texas 77581Home Phone: 281-485-7185Cell Phone: 832-567-2966

October 2002-February 2003 Taylor and Hill Engineering and Contractors.Inc BP Amoco – Texas City, Texas

Revalidate Isometric Drawings. Walkdown Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams. Create New Inspection Drawings. Update original Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams.

March 2002- October 2002 Sinclair Oil Corporation (Sinclair, Wyoming)

Project Coordinator overseeing Inspection Dept. and the Isometric Drawing and P&ID’s Groups.

Onstream Inspection on Process Piping and Pressure Vessels. Revalidate Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams Create new Isometric Inspection Drawings

February 2002 – March 2002 Collins and Associates Technical Services Inc. Lion Oil – El Dorado, Arkansas

Onstream inspection on Process Piping and Pressure Vessels. Update Inspection Isometric Drawings.

May 2001- November 2001 GP-Amerispect, LTD. (Sinclair Oil) Sinclair, Wyoming NDE Technician

Coordinate and document inspection drawings.Revalidate piping and instrumentation diagrams.Perform ultrasonic testing on piping and equipment.

1999-2001 Spectrum Design Services, (Valero Energy Refinery) Houston, Texas.Knowledge on piping Designing.Isometric Drawing.Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams.P & IDs, walk downs & Inspection of Isometric Drawings.Knowledge in electrical one liners, documentation and identification of Lighting control panels. Walk down of Conduit piping.

John D. Franco3510 E. Broadway # 701Pearland, Texas 77581Home Phone: 281-485-7185Cell Phone: 832-567-2966

1993-1999 Rex Technical Services, (Valero Energy Refinery) Houston,Texas.Level II Certificate in NDE Ultrasonic Testing with Panoramic 26 DL,26 DL Plus, DMS, Visual Evaluation.Drafting of inspection Isometric Drawing, Piping & Instrumentation

Diagrams.Supervisory Experience in the inspection Group & Drafting Group,

Coordinate allaspects in each group. Document and maintain files for ISO 9000.

1992-1993 Raytheon, (Valero Energy Refinery) Houston, Texas. (Shell Oil Refinery)

Deer Park, Texas. (Enterprise Refinery) Baytown, TexasNDE Radiographer Technician Level I with Irium-192, Cobalt 60. On different type of structures as in chemical and refineries, pipeline, and fab shops.Safety Certificate in radiation safety.Knowledge of film interpretation and film developing procedure.

1980-1992 Cactus Pipe & Supply Inc. Houston, TexasAssistant Quality Control Manager.Knowledge on casing and tubing, thread protection and thread inspection in

Compliance with API specifications STD 5B, 5CT, RP5B1, and RP5A5.Perform duties as third party inspector off shore. Purchaser of casing &

tubing piping. Installing floating equipment on protective coating on pipe and inspection of pipe Coating thickness. Perform daily production audits on all inspectors. Perform annually plant audit.

Reference available upon request