Jon Rupert

About Jon Rupert

Welding Engineer with 30+ years of experience in a variety of different manufacturing settings such as Oil and Gas, automotive, heavy fabrication, high speed manufacturing and automation including robotic welding. I have hands on experience with the following processes: Manual and automated Mig, Flux Core, Tig, Sub-arc, Sub-arc strip overlay, Projection welding, Friction Welding, Laser welding, Electron Beam welding, Manual and Automated Brazing, Induction brazing, Disassociated Ammonia Furnace brazing, Plasma welding and cutting, and Robotic welding programming. I have experience qualifying procedures to the following codes, AWS D1.1, ASME Section Section IX, DNV OS-F101, EEMUA-158, ABS, API 1104, API 617 7th Ed, NACE MR0103/SP0472, NACE MR0175, ASME B31.3. I have experience with welding a wide variety of materials such as 304, 316, 409, 410, CA6NM, superduplex and duplex stainless steels, chemistry controlled carbon steel casting, forgings, and plate, Inconel 625, alloy steels F22, 4330, 4130, 4140, 8620, EH36, 2H Gr 50, A514 as well as Aluminum alloys 6061T-6, 5052, 5083. I have been personally responsible for qualifying between 20-50 welding procedures per year in the last 5-6 years.Specialties: High speed automated welding equipment and tooling including robotics, qualification of welding procedures for ASME Section IX, AWS D1.1, Stainless and Inconel overlays, solving complex welding issuesCertification:AWS Senior Certified Welding Inspector (SCWI)#19••••38

Experience

1. Sr Welding Engineer - Global Materials and Welding Group

   Oil States

   Sep 2011 — Present

   Oil States - Global Materials and Welding Group - Jan 13 - PresentSr. Welding EngineerPrimary welding processes: GTAW, FCAW, SAWPrimary Alloys: Structural steels (2H Gr 50, A514), F22, 4130, 8630, X60-80, Inconel 625 overlays, Codes: ASME IX, NACE MR0175, AWS D1.1, DNV-OS-F101, API1104, API 6AResponsibilities: Welding Engineering Consulting to Divisions in Houston, Louisiana, Oklahoma, UK, Thailand, India, and Singapore, Weld Procedure Development, R & DAcute Technological Services (Division of Oil States)- Sept 11 - Jan 2013Welding Engineering Services CompanySr. Welding EngineerPrimary welding processes: tig, hot wire tig, sub-arc, 625 overlaysPrimary Alloys: duplex, superduplex, nitronic alloys, stainlessCodes: ASME IX, Div 1, B31.3, NACE MR0175, AWS D1.1Responsibilities: Welding Engineering Consulting, Weld Procedure Development, Special Welding Projects, Project Management

Education

• Messiah University

  B.S., Engineering

  1990 — 1992

• LeTourneau University

  B.S., Welding Engineering

  1993 — 1995

• Gardner-Webb University

  MBA, International Business

  1999 — 2002

Skills

• Certified Welding Inspector
• Welding Inspection
• Failure Analysis
• Refinery
• Manufacturing
• Robotics
• Corrosion
• Materials
• Asme
• Brazing
• Oil & Gas Industry
• Inspection
• Nace
• Apis
• Petroleum
• Steel
• Mig Welding
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Metals
• Heat Treatment
• Laser Welding
• Pipelines
• Codes
• Testing
• Lean Manufacturing
• Valves
• Oil & Gas
• Air Compressors
• Subsea Engineering
• Petrochemical
• Quality System
• Weld
• Machining
• Stainless Steel
• Aluminum
• American Welding Society (Aws)
• Welding
• Pressure Vessels
• Automation
• Iso