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Larry has been in the Inspection/Nondestructive testing arena since 1979. His career path has resulted in an impressive array of experience spanning the greater part of the industrial spectrum including the Pipeline, Petro-Chemical, Pulp & Paper, Power-Generation, Lifting Device, Manufacturing and Railcar industries. Larry currently holds NDT Level III certifications through the ASNT in six methods: Radiography (RT), Ultrasonics (UT), Magnetic Particle (MT), Liquid Penetrant (PT), Visual (VT) and Leak Testing (LT). He also holds a current certification through the American Welding Society (AWS) as a Senior Certified Welding Inspector (SCWI) and NACE as a Coating Inspector. He is a NCCER Master Trainer and is qualified and previously held certifications as an API 653 Tank Inspector, API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector, Certified Overhead Crane Inspector, AWS - Certified Radiographic Interpreter (CRI) and NICET Soils/Civil Inspector. Larry’s background started in Operations as a technician and later Operations/Project Manager generating a well-founded, hands-on basis for his Level III certifications. He has extensive experience in radiographic film interpretation, conflict resolution, NDT project management, procedure preparation, quality program development/management, training/mentoring and auditing. Larry has served as the principal NDT Level III consultant for Alyeska Pipeline, which operates the Trans-Alaska pipeline, since 1998. He is the Level III of Record or Responsible level 3 for several companies and also serves on the ASME B31.3 Piping Code Committee, TG-E as the SME for nondestructive testing. He may be best known for his NDT training courses and his passion for bringing up future leaders. Larry served as Vice-President of Quality/Corporate NDT Level III for Hi-Tech Testing Service for 11 years prior to joining Crossbridge in 2015.