Thomas Leadbetter CV

• Visual Inspector for the Ørsted SIAW campaign under ST&I for their Offshore Wind Turbines.

• This involved travelling to various offshore locations around the UK and Europe to inspect specific areas of the WTG as per the client’s
requirements and specifications using a variety of NDT and Visual
techniques.
• Attendance of Microsoft Teams meeting to liaise with Senior
Management.
• During 2023 became a Team Lead, having to lead and supervise a given team.

• Formulating reports in high pressure situations.

• Working as part of the surface and visual inspection team for various Nuclear sites in and around the UK.

•Formatting handwritten reports as per the client's request.

•Attended and passed blind trials at Doosan Renfrew, to be able to carry out high-integrity inspections at Sizewell Power Station.

Part of the Night Shift Boiler Spine Recovery Project (Phase I) at Heysham 1 and Hartlepool Power Stations. Brought in to use my experience in NDT to assist with the visual inspection of the 16 Boiler Spines across the fleet.

• Using the results found during Phase I of the project we began implementing the recovery programme using a range of Remotely Operated engineering techniques.

I was then asked to come back for a small project in 2019 as part of a 2 man team at Dungeness power station, locating defects and removing them, all whilst monitoring the thickness of the parent material.

• Working for Applus as a contracted NDT Technician in the following energy sectors.

Oil and Gas, Nuclear, Coal Fuelled, and Petrochemical.

Gained experience in Corrosion Monitoring and weld examination. Formulating Reports. Weld scanning/testing. Thickness checks on Pressure Vessels and Piping.

Working at Fiddlers Ferry Power Station gaining experience in the following, weld scans of butt welds, bore scans, thickness monitoring, formulating reports, and defect chasing.

Europoort BV, Shell Pernis and Shell Moerdijk

Working as an assistant NDT Technician and after gaining experience and my PCNs I quickly gathered momentum, carrying out my own inspections and formulating reports for surface and UT inspections.

Eventually, I assisted in the coordination of multiple shutdowns at Shell Pernis.

Property development around Stockport from re-designing bathrooms to full house renovations. Insulating lofts, removing and rebuilding kitchens.
Demolition work consisted of rebuilding walls and foundations of houses along with boiler swaps. Performing gas tightness tests with the supervision of a qualified gas engineer.
Roof work and decorating.