A challenging and rewarding job as a mechanical engineer, quality assurance professional and/or welding quality assurance professional.
RANDY S. CRACROFT, P.E.
339 Mountain View Ave. Home: 208-547-0213
Soda Springs, ID 83276 Work: 208-547-4381
email: gourdfan[at]msn.com Cell: 208-390-0654
SPECIALTY SKILLS
I have extensive knowledge and hands-on experience with codes and standards for pressure-retaining equipment such as ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code, API tank standards, AWS Structural Code, and National Board Inspection Code. Also welding design, qualification and inspection. And steel and alloy materials of construction and related corrosion issues. Also project management of plant improvement projects.
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Mechanical Integrity Engineer, Agrium US Inc., Soda Springs, Idaho
• Manage the mechanical integrity program for approximately 800 plant fixed (static) equipment items, including boilers, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, tanks, piping, relief valves, bins and hoppers. Including equipment for PSM service anhydrous ammonia.
• Manage contractor inspection and nondestructive testing resources
• Interact with plant leadership, maintenance, operations, MM and contractor personnel
• Specify equipment repairs and alterations, including welding and inspection requirements
• Forecast equipment replacements or major repairs and submit cost estimates to budgets
• Submit Action Requests and MOC's for plant improvements
• Provide materials selection for corrosive services, including exotic alloys
• Manage the plant welding program, including welding procedures and welder qualifications
• Provide technical services at other plant sites within Agrium Wholesale
• Perform QC inspection and nondestructive testing of CPO plant process equipment
• Develop QC plans, and QC inspection of fabricated equipment at vendor shops
CERTIFICATIONS & ASSOCIATIONS
Licensed Professional Engineer, Mechanical, Georgia No. 19987
Senior Certified Welding Inspector (SCWI), Certificate No. 06090018
National Board Owner-User Inspector, Commission No. OU-506
Special Inspector Owner-User, State of Washington, Certificate No. 506W
API-570 Piping Inspector, Certification No. 25006
API-653 Aboveground Storage Tank Authorized Inspector, Certification No. 1362
Member of ASME and AWS
RANDY S. CRACROFT, P.E.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
Reliability Engineering Group Leader, Monsanto Co., Soda Springs, Idaho
• Supervised two direct reports (Reliability Engineers). Managed the project workload for the group. Supervised contractor inspection resources
• Managed plant reliability improvement projects
• Tank & Vessel Integrity Program Administrator. Re-designed the Program to function effectively in the plant’s new organization. Other initiatives included the Pressure Relief Device, Piping Inspection and Plant Welding programs.
• Developed a Plant Welding Program to qualify procedures and welders to ASME Code Section IX requirements, and use only qualified welders on process equipment fabrication or repairs.
Sr. Maintenance Engineer, Augusta Service Company Inc., Augusta, Georgia
• Major Projects:
1992 revamp ammonia plant primary reformer $2.0 MM
1992 revamp two (2) hydrogen plant primary reformers, $1.5 MM
• Repair/alteration design work on ASME B&PV Code pressure vessels, boilers and piping systems, and API 620, 650 and 653 above ground storage tanks
Product Engineer, E.L. Wiegand Div., Emerson Electric Co., Ogden, Utah
• Designed industrial circulation heaters and flanged immersion heaters
• Pressure vessel design in accordance with ASME B&PV Code Section VIII Div. 1.
• Designed electrical heating elements and wiring configurations
• Reviewed materials selection for service compatibility
• Selection of proper ASME Section IX welding procedures for vessel fabrication
CONTINUING EDUCATION
2009 Sulfuric Acid Producers maintenance roundtable
2008 AWS Conference on the Explosion of New Welding Processes
2007 ASNT Nondestructive Testing Conference
2006 Reliability-Centered Maintenance
2005 NACE pipeline inspection symposium
COMPUTER SKILLS
SAP, DMAPS inspection tracking software, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, AutoCAD, Welding Pro-Write, COMPRESS pressure vessel design, Algor PipePlus piping analysis
REFERENCES
Doug Graunke, Agrium U.S. Inc., Soda Springs, ID. Phone 208-547-4381 ext. 413
Don Clegg, Monsanto Co., Soda Springs, ID. Phone 208-547-1432
Jack Husbands, Augusta Service Co., Augusta, GA. Phone 706-860-6000
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