Chris Walpole

Structural Steel Manager, Chris Walpole offers over 18 years of experience in Inspection, non-destructive testing, fabricating and welding. Chris served as Lead Inspector and Structural Steel Manager for the Eugene and Corvallis office of FEI Testing and Inspection Corp. for over 13 years. In March of 2013 Chris became co-owner of WW NDT Services Inc.

Selected list of Chris’s work experience includes:

• Hoover Dam – Ultrasonic and Magnetic Particle Testing on shop-fabricated girders
• Good Samaritan Hospital – Continuous shop and field inspection on seismic moment structures and NDE(UT & MT)
• Lane County Armed Forces Reserve Center – continuous field Inspection on seismic moment structure and NDE (UT & MT)
• EWEB Roosevelt Operation Center – field and shop welding, high strength bolting and Non-Destructive Testing
• University of Oregon College of Education – continuous field inspections on seismic moment structures
• University of Oregon Autzen Stadium – continuous field inspections and seismic moment structures
• Lane Community College Health and Wellness Building – continuous field inspections on seismic moment structures NDE (UT & MT)
• University of Oregon Ford Alumni Center – field welding and high strength bolting inspections
• Cougar Reservoir – field welding and high strength bolting connections
• Oregon State University Reser Stadium Expansion – seismic moment connection brace frames and high strength bolting connections
• Oregon State University Linus Pauling Science Center – continuous field inspection and NDE on Seismic moment structures
• PK Baseball Park – continuous field/shop inspection & NDE testing
• Newport Bridge – continuous field/shop inspections and NDE testing

Certifications:

• ASNT Level II Ultrasonic Testing Technician
• ASNT Level II Magnetic Particle Testing
• AWS CWI Welding Inspector
• ASNT Level II Dye Penetrant
• ICC S1 Special Inspector
• ICC S2 Special Inspector