ALAN T. LUCE

Alan T. Luce is a QA/QC and vendor surveillance professional with 36 years of experience in the energy industry. He has evaluated engineered equipment including ASME pressure vessels, rotating equipment, compressors, valves, fabricated pressure piping, modular process plants, gear boxes, pumps, and skid-fabricated packages. His experience includes more than 150 API 613 gear box mechanical run tests witnessed at Lufkin Industries over the past 25 years, together with extensive welding, NDT evaluation, inspection, expediting, and code-compliance experience. He has managed quality control for ASME-coded air-cooled heat exchangers and led inspection programs involving drawings, welding procedures, NDE, hydrostatic testing, audits, data reports, and ASME accreditation reviews. He is a certified QA/QC and inspection professional serving energy-industry projects.

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2000 – Present TPI AGENCY

Quality Assurance Representative

Responsible for the evaluation of engineered equipment built and supplied to the energy industries.
Evaluated compliance with approved drawings, welding procedures, applicable codes, and specifications.

⚠ Review: dates overlap with Alan Luce Inspection, Inc.

2000 – Present TPI AGENCY

Contract Vendor Surveillance/Inspector

Conducted inspections and evaluations on fabricated, mechanical, and rotating equipment utilized in the oil and gas industries.
Performed vendor surveillance contract inspection for clients including Aramco, Modec, Chevron, Petrofac, Solar Turbines, ExxonMobil, Petrobras, Pemex, Technip, McDermott, BP, Intertek, Worley, Saipem, Enbridge, Total, and other listed clients.
Received approval for vendor surveillance contract inspection from ExxonMobil, ARAMCO, Wood, and Chevron.
Witnessed over 150 API 613 gear box mechanical run tests at Lufkin Industries during the past 25 years.
Evaluated equipment in both shop and field environments.

⚠ Review: dates overlap with Alan Luce Inspection, Inc.

1989 – 2000 Amercool Manufacturing Inc

Quality Control Manager

Managed the company quality control program and directed inspection of ASME-coded air-cooled heat exchangers.
Maintained welding procedures and welder qualifications and monitored plant welding for compliance with approved procedures.
Inspected incoming material and reviewed material test reports for compliance with ASME code and customer specifications.
Reviewed and accepted subcontractor procedures and personnel qualifications.
Scheduled outside third-party and customer inspection visits and conducted internal and subcontractor quality audits.
Prepared ASME code data reports for review and sign-off by the Authorized Inspector.
Reviewed NDE requirements and results, heat-treatment charts, shop revisions, and code requirements.
Witnessed hydrostatic testing on each heat exchanger.
Supervised floor inspectors and directed plant inspections.
Issued non-conformance reports when required and maintained the Quality Control Manual.
Participated in customer audits and maintained ASME code accreditation, including four joint reviews with the State of Texas Department of Licensing; all reviews passed and the State recommended reissue of the ASME code stamp.

1987 – 1989 Brown & Root

First Class Pipe Welder and Fitter

Performed welding and layout of high-pressure B.31.3 Code piping at the Texas Eastman Plant in Longview, Texas.

⚠ Review: dates overlap with Delhi Gas Pipeline Corp.; dates overlap with Howe Baker Engineers

1987 – 1989 Delhi Gas Pipeline Corp.

First Class Pipe Welder and Fitter

Performed welding and fabrication of company gas process piping, including compressor stations, meter run installations, hot pipeline tie-in work, existing gas plant additions, and pipeline installation.

⚠ Review: dates overlap with Brown & Root; dates overlap with Howe Baker Engineers

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