Career & CV
30 Years of Knowledge, Built Layer by Layer
From trade apprentice to European / International Welding Engineer. Every qualification earned and every workshop attended has added a layer to what Graham brings to each engagement today.
Work History
Career Positions
Technoweld Pty Ltd
Founded in 1996. Welding management consulting, inspection, procedure development, training and quality system implementation across Australia and internationally, spanning pressure vessels, high-pressure piping, structural steel, oil and gas, mining, chemical, infrastructure and food processing.
Australian Welding Institute
Founding Director of AWI, over a decade on the Federal Board including Technical Director, Director of Marketing and Chair of the Education Certification Committee, helping shape welding certification and standards across Australia.
TAFE SA
Over a decade lecturing welding supervision, inspection, senior fabrication inspection and welder certification. Training remains one of Graham`s genuine passions.
Pipetech Pty Ltd
Where it all began. Eight years fabricating pressure equipment and associated structures for the oil, gas, chemical and food industries. The hands-on foundation that informs every decision Graham makes today.
Qualifications & Professional Development
Credentials earned, layer by layer
- European / International Welding Engineer (IWE) + Incorporated Engineer
- European / International Welding Technologist (IWT)
- Diploma in Welding Engineering & Technology
- Advanced Diploma Engineering (Manufacturing) + TWI Welding Coordination
- AWI Welding Inspector, Serial No AWI/WI/001 + Cert IV Training & Assessment
- AWI Welding Supervisor, AS 1796 & AS 2214 (AWI Scheme)
- AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)
- CSWIP 3.2.2 Senior Welding Inspector (TWI/CSWIP UK)
- Keynote Speaker, Welding Technology Asia 2012
- CSWIP 3.1 & 3.2.1 Welding Inspectors (TWI/CSWIP UK)
- NACE Level 3 Senior Coating Inspector
- WTIA Senior Certified Welding Inspector
- B.Ed. (Adult & Vocational), Golden Key Society
- IIW International Welding Practitioner
- IIW International Welding Inspector (Comprehensive)
- Diploma in Engineering + IIW Inspector (Standard)
- IIW International Welding Specialist (IWS) + WTIA Senior Fabrication Inspector
- WTIA / Linde National Tradesperson of the Year + AS 2214 Supervisor
- WTIA Welding Inspector Certificate + AS 1796 Supervisor
- Certificate of Competency, Boilermaking & Welding 1st Class (ICTC SA)
- Certificate in Metal Fabrication (Dept. Employment & TAFE SA)
Alongside these, more than two decades of continuous professional development: IIW Annual Assemblies (Melbourne, Singapore, Slovakia, Indonesia), the Essen Welding Trade Shows in Germany and Shanghai, Fabtech Chicago, and numerous WTIA technical workshops on pressure equipment codes, fatigue in welded structures, coatings and inspection.
From inspection, procedure development and welder qualification through to failure investigation, expert witness work and quality system implementation, Graham brings every layer of nearly 40 years to the job.
Work with GrahamFor the policy-level view, read Graham’s Productivity Commission submission on Australian steel fabrication.