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Résumé of William E. Blum
Summary of
Qualifications
27 years total NDT experience...16 years instructional experience for US and foreign
citizens...5.5 years in Saudi Arabia, 1 year in Indonesia...experience in petro-chemical, pressure
vessel, structural, nuclear and fossil power plant, and aerospace NDT
Education
- USAF - Over 800 hours of NDT training; over 500 hours of Technical Instruction training
- Fundamentals of Weld Inspection, 16 hrs, AWS, Oct 81
- Specialized NDT training from McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics
- Radiation Safety, Gulf X-Ray, 20 hrs, Gretna, LA, Sep 89
- Ultrasonic Detection of Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking, Electrical Power Research
Institute, Charlotte, NC, Aug 93
- Ultrasonic Sizing of IGSCC, EPRI, Charlotte, NC, Sep 93
- ASME Section XI, App. VIII, Performance Demonstration Initiative Qualification, Detection and
Through Wall Sizing, EPRI, Charlotte NC, Apr 94
- Visual Testing 1, 2, and 3, VCR, Aug 94
- Correspondence Course in Electronics, ICS, Jul 95
- Radiographic Film Interpretation, Saudi ARAMCO, Jan 96
- Radiation Safety, Saudi ARAMCO, Aug 97
Accreditations
- ASNT Certified NDT Level III, UT, RT, ET, MT, PT and VT, Certificate Number JM-1422.
- Louisiana Vocational, Technical, and Industrial Education Certificate, Number T-3536. (Expired)
- Texas Industrial Radiography Card, Number 05768, April 1993. (Expired)
- IGSCC Detection and Sizing, EPRI, August 1993.
- PDI Detection and Sizing, EPRI, April 1994.
- VT 1, 2, and 3, EPRI, August 1994.
- Saudi ARAMCO Radiographic Film Interpretation (RTFI) Certification (October 1996 Revision)
Work Experience
- MANAGING DIRECTOR (Sep 97 - Present) NDT
Consulting Group Inc. Texas, USA.
- NDT LEVEL III (Sep 95 - Sep 97) Tuboscope Vetco Saudi Arabia, LTD/Saudi Arabian Oil Company
(Saudi ARAMCO). Seconded to Saudi ARAMCO to provide NDT Level III services: Reviewed NDT procedures
submitted by outside vendors (conducted over 880 reviews on more than 465 individual procedures
submitted by 103 different organizations throughout the world); wrote NDT procedures for internal
use at Saudi Aramco; audited vendors and NDT vendor organizations; reviewed and analyzed NDT
reports; provided specialized technical support to autonomous units; consulted with field
supervisors and advised on implementation and use of various NDT methods; wrote, administered and
oversaw certification examinations; critiqued training courses; provided input on and justifications
for equipment purchases; interpreted codes and specifications; coordinated work assignments between
the NDT Labs and customers; interpreted radiographic film; performed specialized UT, e.g. depth
sizing; interfaced with contract companies and autonomous units as one of Saudi ARAMCO’s NDT Level
III Specialists. Member of Saudi ARAMCO NDT Advisory Committee.
- NDT INSTRUCTOR, NDT LEVEL III/TECHNICIAN (Jul 93 - Sept 95) Virginia Corporation of Richmond,
Richmond, VA. Researched, organized, developed, and wrote UT training materials and conducted UT
training in accordance with ASME Section XI, Appendix VII; performed NDT of nuclear and fossil power
plant components. Company certified to Level III in PT and MT. Certified to Level II UT in
accordance with ASME Section XI, Appendix VII. EPRI qualified for manual detection and sizing of
IGSCC. EPRI qualified Level I and II, Visual Examination. Qualified ASME Section VIII, PDI Detection
and Sizing, EPRI, April 1994.
- NDT CONSULTANT (Dec 92 - Jul 93) Provided consulting and training services to various companies
involved in the manufacture of pressure vessels, aircraft parts, etc.
- NDT TECHNICAL ADVISOR (Nov 91 - Dec 92) General Dynamics/Ft. Worth Division, Madiun, Indonesia.
Advised and trained Indonesian Air Force personnel in the theory and application of NDT methods and
procedures.
- NDT CONSULTANT (May 91 -Nov 91) Provided consulting and training services to various companies
involved in the manufacture of pressure vessels, aircraft parts, etc.
- NDT INSTRUCTOR (Sep 89 -Aug 90) New Orleans Regional Technical Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Trained students in the theory and application of NDT methods and procedures in accordance with
ASME, API, ASTM, ANSI, and ABS codes. Training included courses such as Level I and II for RT, UT,
MT, PT, and ET; Welding Processes; Radiation Safety; Radiographic Film Interpretation; Ultrasonic
Testing of Weldments; and Introduction to Certified Welding Inspector. State certified to conduct
Radiation Safety Training and to possess and use radioactive isotopes. Radiation Safety Officer.
- NDT TECHNICAL ADVISOR (Dec 86 -Jun 89) McDonnell Douglas Services, King Fahd Air Base, Khamis
Mushayt, Saudi Arabia. Advised and trained Royal Saudi Air Force personnel in the theory and
application of NDT methods.
- NDT TECHNICIAN, CIVIL SERVICE (Sep 85 -Dec 86) Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Performed NDT on
various military aircraft, engines, and parts. Conducted training.
- NDT TECHNICIAN/SHOP CHIEF (Aug 79 -Sep 85) Illinois Air National Guard, Peoria, Illinois.
Set up
the NDT lab as the ILANG converted to jet aircraft. Responsible for all aspects of the NDT shop
operation. Performed NDT.
- NDT INSTRUCTOR (Oct 77 -Aug 79) United States Air Force, Chanute AFB, Illinois. Conducted NDT
training for USAF personnel. Wrote training material.
- NDT TECHNICIAN (Aug 73 - Oct 77) United States Air Force, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. Trained in
and performed NDT of military aircraft, engines and parts.
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Professional Memberships
Publications/
Presentations
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Blum, William, Grybäck, Thomas, & Cheryl
Cowen-Lyman.
"NDT Resources on the WWW" presented at the 2001 ASNT Fall Conference
in Columbus, Ohio.
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Blum, William E. “Radiographic Film
Interpretation Inspectors: Why Are So Many Uncertified”. Inspection Trends. American Welding
Society. Fall 1999.
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Blum, William E. “Learning to Write NDE
Procedures” Inspection Trends. AWS. Summer 99
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O’Brien, John, and Blum, William E., “Successful
NDT Procedure Development”, Materials Evaluation, Vol.55, No.10, Oct. 1997, pp 1064-1068
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Blum, William E., and Robert L. Prince. “Radiographic
Film Interpretation at Saudi Aramco”, Presented by R.L. Prince at the May 1997 Inspection
Interface Meeting at Saudi Aramco
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