John W. Olson, P.Eng.

mailto:jack.olson@pow.ca

RANGE OF EXPERIENCE:

1990-Present: Welding Engineer, Manager of Welding Engineering Services, Pow Technologies, Division of PPA Engineering Technologies Inc.

· Responsible for managing team of Welding Engineering Technologists in the Welding Engineering Group

· Retained Welding Engineer for Welding Procedures and Practice and Welding Design for approximately 125 CWB Certified fabricators located throughout South-Western Ontario and the USA. The companies are certified to CSA W47.1, CSA W47.2, and CSA W186 (Steel, Aluminum, Reinforcing Bar).

· Level III Welding Inspector responsible for company certification to CSA W178.1 “Certification of Inspection Companies”.

1987-1990: Applications Engineer, Lincoln Electric Company of Canada Ltd.

· Technical welding applications including procedures, consumable selection and testing, machine recommendations.

TYPICAL PROJECTS:

Welding Procedure Development

· GMAW, SMAW, FCAW, MCAW, SAW, GTAW, ESW

· Manual, Semi-Automatic, Machine, Automatic and Robotic Applications

· Carbon Steels, Stainless Steels, Aluminum, Nickel Alloys, HSLA, Cast Materials, etc.

· Material Thickness 22 ga. to 12”

Welding Certifications:

· CSA W47.1, Division 2.1, Certification of Companies for Fusion Welding of Steel Structures

· CSA W47.2, Division 2.1, Certification of Companies for Fusion Welding of Aluminum

· CSA W186, Welding of Reinforcing Bars in Reinforced Concrete Construction

· AWS D1.1, AWS D1.2, AWS D1.3, AWS D1.6, etc.

· Procedures and Quality Assurance Manuals to meet the requirements of ASME (TSSA)

Other Welding Expertise:

· Fatigue Failures of Welds, Connection Design, Welding Joint Recommendation, Material Recommendation

· Hands-On Welder Training

· Cost Analysis and Reduction, Machine/Process Troubleshooting, Process Optimization

· Welding Software Development

Quality Assurance:

· ISO 9000 Quality Assurance Programs

Inspection:

· Level III Certified Welding Inspector to CSA W178.2, “Certification of Welding Inspectors”

Extensive Knowledge of Codes and Standards:

· CSA W47.1, CSA W47.1S1, CSA W47.2, CSA W186, CSA W59, CSA W59S1, CSA W59.2, CSA W55.3, CSA W48-01, CSA W117.2, CSA W178.1, CSA W178.2, CAN/CSA S16.1, CSA Z662, others

· AWS D1.1, D1.2, D1.3, D1.5, D1.6, D14.3, D14.4, others

· ASME Section II, V, VIII, IX

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL STATUS:

· B.Sc. Eng., University of Manitoba, 1987

· Professional Engineers Ontario, Member Since 1988

· CSA W178.2 Certified Welding Inspector, Level III

· American Welding Society

References: Supplied on request

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