PAUL E.

HARTBOWER is presently employed as a Welding and NDT Level III Inspector

for the Department of Transportation, Office of Structures Maintenance and Inve
stigations, Specialty Investigations and Bridge Management Branch at 1801 30th S
treet, Sacramento, California.
Mr. Hartbower, born in Boston, Massachusetts, January 31, 1959 is a graduate of
Thomas Jefferson High School, Annandale, Virginia, June 1977, Northern Virginia
College in 1978, and has continued his education in the fields of welding, weldi
ng inspection (Quality Control / Quality Assurance) and Nondestructive Testing.

EXPERIENCE
HIGH STEEL STRUCTURES, July 1978 to June 1982
Trades Helper Finishing and Finisher Grinder July - December 1978
Welder - Arc and Magnetic Particle Tester Level II, December 1978 to Decemb
er 1979
Quality Control Technician Level I & II
Ultrasonic Inspection Technician Level I & II
Radiographic Inspection Technician Level I & II December 1979 to June 1
982
State of Maryland D.O.T. Certified UT - Level II
American Welding Society, Certified Welding Inspector, QCI-81 January- 82
Met Chem Engineering August 1982 to June 1983
NDT Technician RT, UT Level II
Lab Manager
Machinist
Mechanical Testing Technician
State of California, Department of Transportation, (Caltrans) June 1983 to
present
Structural Steel Inspector Rad, Welding and NDT Inspector Level II: UT, RT
,
VT, MT and PT. June 1983 to June 1984
Structural Steel Inspector NDT, Welding and NDT Inspector Level II & III:
UT,
RT, VT, MT,ET and PT. June 1984 to March 15, 1993
Lead Structural Steel Inspector NDT, Welding and NDT Inspector Level III:
UT, RT, VT, MT, ET and PT. March 16 1993 to present
State of California (Caltrans) NDT Inspection Level III RT, UT, MT, and PT
Qualified by The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection And Insurance Company by W
ritten
and Practicle Examination in accordance with ASNT- TC- 1A April 1986.
Fracture Critical Bridge Inspection: Assisted in developing Inspection Pro
gram
for Office of Structures Maintenance and Investigation using Nondestructive
testing.
Responsible for the inspection and testing of one thousand bridges on state
inventory.
June 1988.
Fracture Critical Inspection Team: Trained and supervise new technician in
inspection and nondestructive testing of steel structures November 1990
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Caltrans Dive Team: Underwater Bridge investigation, Inspection of substruc
ture
and supports of bridges using commercial diving equipment and techniques.
January 1991 to September 1995
Bridge Inspection Climbing Team: Assisted In the development and
implementation of:
Rope climbing techniques used for bridge inspection.
The training program and safety practices for climbing equipment and techni
ques used
by the Office of Structures Maintenance and Investigation for bridge inspec
tion.
July 1994
Quality Assurance Inspection: Audits and investigations of fabrication and
field welding
on state contracts and for seismic retrofit...
Oversight of Quality Control and Quality Assurance.
Quality Assurance of personnel performing Nondestructive testing to verify
code compliance.
Random Inspection of contractors Quality Control procedures and Personnel.
Review of plans and drawings for welding details and application.
Review of Nondestructive testing and welding procedures.
Review of certification and qualification of nondestructive testing and wel
ding
personnel. November 1995
American Society Nondestructive Testing NDT Level III Radiography
(Certification No. 73307) March -98 / ACCP 2013
American Welding Society, Certified Welding Inspector, QCI-96 February- 98
(Certification No. 98020721)

EDUCATION
Northern Virginia College, 1977-78 a two year program leading to Technical
Welding
Certificate on June 23, 1978.
Allis Chalmers 3-day course in Magnetic Particle Testing, March 7-9 1979. L
evel II
Technical Operations, Inc. 40-hr course in Radiation Safety Aspects of Isot
ope
Radiography, March 9-13, 1981. Level II
Nondestructive Testing Engineering Division of Hartford Steam Boiler Inspec
tion and
Insurance 40-hr course in Ultrasonic Testing - Level II, September 21-25, 1
981.
American Welding Society Course entitled "Review for AWS inspector Certific
ation
Course" 40-hrs (Saturday - 6 weeks).
Metals Engineering Institute 5.0 C.E.U. "Fundamentals of Nondestructive Tes
ting"
January, 1981
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 The Hartford Steam and Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company Level III Co
urses:
Basic, Radiography, Ultrasonic, Magnetic Particle, and Penetrants.
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, National
Highway Institute course (BRIDGE PAINTING INSPECTION) 24 hrs.
January 12-14, 1988.

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, National

Highway Institute course (Nondestructive Testing Methods for Steel Bridges)
24 hrs. March 1-3, 1988
The Research Diving Training Program of Scripps Institution of Oceanography
at
University of California, San Diego 100- hrs (Underwater Bridge Investigati
ons)
January 1991
State of California, Department of Personnel Administration (Technical Repo
rt
Writing) 24 hrs. October 15-17, 1991.
MQS Training Group (Eddy Current Inspection) level II 40 hrs September 20,
1991
State of California, Department of Personnel Administration.
Safety courses: Annual
Confined Spaces training 8 hrs
Respirator Training 8 hrs.
CPR and First Aid 4 hrs.
Defensive Driving 4 hrs.
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, National
Highway Institute course (Inspection Of Fracture Critical Bridge Members)
16 hrs May 18-19, 1993
University of Southern California, Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber course (Emer
gency
Diving Accident Management) 62 - hrs. March 6-11, 1994
University Of California, Davis Outdoor Adventures course (Advanced Safety
And
Rescue Methods For The Use Of Climbing Equipment And Techniques In
Bridge Inspection) 40 hrs. July 1994

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The American Society for Nondestructive Testing courses:
Basic Level III Refresher Course 2.3 CEUs May 5-7, 1997
Radiography Level III Refresher Course 2.3 CEUs May 19-21, 1997
Penetrant Level III Refresher Course 1.5 CEUs September 18-19, 1997
 Ultrasonic Level III Refresher Course 2.3 CEUs September 22-24, 1997
Magnetic Particle Level III Refresher Course 1.5 CEUs September 25-26, 19
97
American Welding Society Welding Inspection Seminar 4.0 CEUs
January 26-30, 1998
Hellier Technical Training & Consulting courses:
Ultrasonic Level III Refresher 40 hrs February 28, 1998
Radiography Level III Refresher 24 hrs March 4, 1998
State of California, Department of General Services, Office of Legal Servic
es
Contract Management April 1998
Federal Highways (NBIS) National Bridge Inspection Standards training and c
ertification.

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

American Welding Society
(AWS) Member
The American Society for Nondestructive Testing
(ASNT) Member
Federal Highways Administration (FHWA)
Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Technical Working Group
May 1994 to present
Federal Highways Administration (FHWA)
Industry Expert Panel April 19, 1998
American River College
Welding advisory committee.
Structural Engineering Institute of the ASCE
Fatique and Fracture Committee
Committee on Metals

Midwest Bridge Working Group

Kentucky Transportation Center (UK)