Gastien Ndoumbe

NACE/SSPC Painting & Blasting Inspector & CA/QC Inspector with 15 years of Painting or casework in Heavy-Duty Corrosion treatment in Cameroon. Highly proficient in high performance liquid coating applications using Advanced and conventional spray systems, amongst the inspecting/QA on FPWS Company and SAIPEM SD standards. NACE/SSPC standards holder for minimizing project and time and reducing costs relating due to rework.

Painting & Blasting Supervisor / Senior Painter & Quality Inspector - Lee FOPD - Douala, Limbe

(2022-06 - 2024-07)

Managed a crew of 8 painters for the paint and blasting operations on LNG infrastructure and Usuals Support infrastructure (over 23 marine boasts)

• Supervised crews of between 15-30 marine painters on heavy marine coatings on FPWS Company weighbridge systems according to test cert. (sectional)
• Quality Assurance: Conducted and validated thickness of adhesion tests, achieving successful closure of all client punch list items with all internal site operations & inspections
• Fresh coat workshop downtime by 25% reducing expensive projects scheduling and rigorous daily maintenance of all spray-up units
• Achieved a 100% WPS compliance, eliminating zero cold Time incidents (ITI) over a 8-year period

Industrial Painter / Team Leader (Small Projects) - Lee FOPD - Douala

(2020-12 - 2022-06)

Executed industrial coating inspection procedures for more than all heavy (roof) structures and industrial site projects

• Performed all surface preparation on dry-dock full marine insurance on 2 commercial fishing vessels with anti-fouling systems, ensuring tests passed all inspections
• Managed abrasive inventory and SSPC standards

Industrial Painter & Decorator - Lee FOPD - Cameroon

(2021-03 - 2021-04)

• Executed extensive interior renovation projects in professional refurbishing remodels in 70+ commercial vessels at the Tiko/support
• Exposed high-risk painters to preliminary surface preparation, maintaining operational efficiency and workshop schedules

Marine Painting Team Leader & Painter - Cameron-Shipping - Cameroon

(2000-08 - 2008-08)

Supervised and worked with crews of 23 marine painters on Dredge, and other associated vessels, managing major maritime assets, Towing all barges, tugboats, ferries and offshore platforms

• Applied high-build primary-prepared, and antifouling marine systems, servicing biofouled zones, anti-PSPC regulations
• Quality & Inspection: Led Internal, Ultrasonic quality inspections during inspection and coordinated field local teams/works strictly with third-party QA/QC in the evaluation box do inspections
• Managed safety risks for 5 organizational activities with managing/scheduling information written in client case quares

O-Level - 1989 - GDFC (O-Level)

Certified - Painting, Art Logics - St Hessite Hs Jr. Certified

Certification - Inspector Level Received - NACE/SSPC Certification