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Twenty-five years later, I’ve learned that coatings are not simply layers of paint; they are engineered barriers that stand between structure and failure, investment and loss, safety and risk. But even more importantly — I’ve learned that craftsmanship, compliance, and continuous learning are what transform coating from a trade into a lifelong profession.

In every major energy project — whether a massive LNG terminal, an offshore platform, or a pipeline running for hundreds of kilometers — there are visible heroes: the designers, the project managers, the construction teams. But there’s another group whose success is measured not in visibility, but in absence — the absence of failure, of corrosion, of rework, of downtime. These are the guardians of durability  — the men and women in Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC

In the world of oil & gas, energy, and heavy infrastructure, we often celebrate the visible achievements — massive platforms, intricate pipelines, or gleaming tanks that symbolize engineering excellence. Yet, the true guardians of these assets lie not in their size, but in the thin, precisely applied layers that protect them from nature’s most relentless adversary — corrosion. For over two decades in coating inspection, QA/QC, and asset integrity, I’ve seen firsthand how coat