Miltmon
Executive Consultant | Practical Expertise. Executive Clarity.
With four decades of hands-on experience—from the shop floor to the inspection stand—I provide strategic advisory services to help organizations translate complex regulatory code, mitigate operational risk, and establish effective certification pathways.
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Part 1: The Beginning
Welder | Learning the Trade
Key Lessons:
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Welders are responsible for quality, not inspectors.
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Code requirements are mandatory and based on necessity.
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Field workers need practical, not abstract, guidance.
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Part 2: The Transition
As a CWI since 2025, I offer a dual perspective, combining shop floor experience with practical code application.
Key lessons: sound judgment requires field experience; code interpretation needs both technical knowledge and practical wisdom; and compliance must balance rigor and reality.
Part 3: Quality Management
Highly effective Quality Manager specializing in manufacturing and contracting environments.
Proven ability to establish and optimize comprehensive QA/QC frameworks, resulting in successful compliance with standards including AWS D1.1, ASME Section IX, and API 1104.
I drive a hands-on safety first, quality-first culture, emphasizing practical field documentation and empowering teams (drawing on experience as former welders/inspectors) to exceed mere compliance.
Part 4: Training & Education
Trainer | Sharing Knowledge
Key Lessons:
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Field-focused training is vital.
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Former practitioners are the best instructors.
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Graduates need measurable competency, not just certificates.
Part 5: AI Innovation
Consultant & Innovator | Built ClauseBot AI
In 2020, I leveraged 40 years of field experience to create ClauseBot AI, a compliance intelligence platform for quick code searches (AWS D1.1, ASME Section IX, pipe codes).
This AI tool assists inspectors, quality managers, and CWI candidates. I now consult full-time, solving compliance issues and developing certification pathways.
Key Lessons:
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Technology supports, but doesn't replace, the field worker.
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AI speeds up code interpretation; judgment needs experience.
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The future of welding compliance is human expertise plus AI.