Joe Mackin, ASNT Level III
Technical Consultant
Joe brings over thirty years of experience training and
testing OCTG inspectors, both as an employee of OCTG inspection companies and
with the International Pipe Inspectors Association. Joe has also been heavily involved with the
organizations the provide standards for general industry and OCTG specific
industries, The American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), American
Petroleum Institute (API) and The American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM).
Joe has been a ASNT Level III for over 25 years and
served 6 years on the ASNT Certification Council assisting in the development
and review of the ASNT certification exams. January 2016, Joe was elected to
another 3 year term on the ASNT Certification Council
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS
Masters of
Business Administration – University of Houston, Clear Lake 1989
Bachelors of
Business Administration – GonzagaUniversity, 1969
ASNT Level III
Certification in Magnetic Particle, Liquid Penetrant, Ultrasonic, Eddy Current,
Magnetic Flux Leakage and Visual Testing (Certification Number 51292)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
ASNT – Chairman of
Board 2004- 2005
ASNT) – President 2003-
2004
API Project Leader ISO
Work Group Developing ISO Standard 10407-2 (API RP 7G – 2)
API Project Leader for
Rewrite of API RP 5A5
ASNT –Technical& Education
Council Methods Chair (2005 – 2013) and (2013 to 2016)
ASNT Certification
Management Council (CMC) – Member (1995-2001)
ASNT Houston Section - Chairman (1997-1998)
API Committee 7 -
Member (1995 – Present)
API Resource Group on
Threading and Gauging – Member (2002 – Present)
Chairman of ASNT
Education and Qualification Council (1996-1997)
Member of ASTM International MT/PT and UT NDT committees