AMPP CIP Level 3 Senior certified oversight for bridges, oil refineries, wastewater facilities, pipelines, tanks and marine structures — plus commercial and multi-family painting projects — inspected and documented in strict conformance with AMPP, ASTM International, ISO and ICRI standards.
Industrial Coating Consultants LLC (ICC) is a Bay Area, California-based coating consulting firm providing independent quality assurance and quality control services across a broad spectrum of industrial coating applications. Founded on a commitment to technical excellence and regulatory conformance, ICC serves coating contractors, facility owners and project managers requiring qualified, unbiased third-party oversight.
All ICC services are performed in strict conformance with governing standards established by AMPP, ASTM International, ISO and ICRI. Every engagement is documented to a traceable, auditable standard — surface preparation verification, ambient and dew point readings, film thickness, adhesion and holiday testing, punch lists and owner-ready closeout files.
Field inspection, documentation and program development — delivered by a single accountable, multi-specialty principal.
Field inspection and documentation per AMPP, ASTM D4417, D7091 and D3359 — surface preparation, application monitoring, film thickness, adhesion and final hold points.
Development and execution of Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs) with hold points, witness schedules and acceptance criteria mapped to project QA/QC requirements.
Planning and oversight of lead-containing coating removal per OSHA 29 CFR 1926.62, EPA regulations and AMPP/SSPC C-3 standards, including containment and worker protection review.
Root-cause investigation per ASTM and AMPP methodologies — delamination, blistering, premature corrosion and corrosion under insulation — with written technical reports and remediation guidance.
QP1, QP2, QP3, QP5, QP8 and QS1 gap analysis, documentation development and audit preparation for coating contractors pursuing or renewing accreditation.
Project-specific and company-wide quality manuals structured per AMPP quality program and ISO 9001 requirements.
Site-specific safety plans addressing hazardous materials, confined space entry, abrasive blast operations and OSHA compliance.
Protective coating system selection, specification development and constructability review for new construction and maintenance repaint work, backed by AMPP PCS credentials.
Professional archival of daily field reports, inspection logs and non-conformance records — traceable, auditable, owner-ready closeout packages.
Hands-on QC crew training on DFT gauges, holiday detectors, adhesion testers, psychrometers and surface profile measurement per ASTM standards.
Commercial and multi-family exterior repaint work — color and product selection, surface preparation and masking standards, stucco patching and elastomeric systems, phasing around occupied units, and walk-through punch lists at completion. The same documentation discipline ICC applies on industrial projects, scaled to property managers, HOAs and commercial owners.
Coating quality is decided long before the topcoat goes on. ICC establishes hold points at each stage so non-conformances are caught while they are still inexpensive to correct.
Substrate condition, soluble salt and chloride testing, abrasive cleanliness, surface profile per ASTM D4417, and ambient conditions verified against the specification before any coating is applied.
Mixing, thinning and pot-life verification, wet and dry film thickness per ASTM D7091, recoat windows, stripe coating and repair of pinholes and runs documented coat by coat.
Holiday detection, adhesion testing per ASTM D3359, cure verification, punch list resolution and a traceable closeout package the owner can file and audit years later.
Each sector presents unique substrate conditions, exposure classifications and specification requirements. ICC is credentialed and experienced to navigate them all.
Immersion-service lining inspection, secondary containment and concrete protection for digesters, clarifiers, basins and water tanks — including confined space entry.
Structural steel coating inspection for highway and transit bridges, including lead containment, road closure and heavy equipment operations oversight.
High-temperature coatings, intumescent and cementitious fireproofing, and corrosion-under-insulation inspection in live process environments.
Anti-corrosion coating inspection for wharves, marine piping, dry dock work and splash-zone steel across marine exposure zones.
External and internal coating inspection for water, gas and wastewater transmission pipelines, including coating repair and rehabilitation programs.
Specialty coatings inspection including thermal insulation systems and protective coatings for government-owned structures, dry docks and installations.
Commercial buildings, townhome and apartment communities, and architectural finishes — exterior repaint programs run with industrial-grade documentation: written scope, masking and surface preparation standards, product data conformance, phasing around occupied units and a final walk-through punch list.
Consulted with the coating contractor on this landmark structural steel project — advising on surface preparation and application issues in the field, coating system conformance, and the inspection documentation carried through each stage of the work.
Marine piping coating inspection and documentation for splash-zone and high-temperature service, conducted per ISO 12944, AMPP SP0108 and applicable ASTM standards.
Structural steel coating oversight and daily documentation through lead paint removal, containment and recoat phases, including road closure and heavy equipment operations.
Interior confined space coating inspection across a municipal digester rehabilitation program — surface profile, holiday detection and immersion-service cure verification.
Exterior shell surface preparation and coating inspection on a potable water storage tank — spot repair of failed coating, stripe coating and full-shell recoat verified for film thickness and adhesion.
Storage tank shell and roof coating inspection in a live refinery environment — high-temperature and immersion-service systems, containment compliance and corrosion-under-insulation review.
Retained by the HOA as their owner's representative on a townhome community repaint — verifying the contracted scope was actually performed, identifying deficiencies as the work progressed, and advising the board on corrections before each building was accepted and paid.
SELECTED QA/QC INSPECTION ENGAGEMENTS — PRINCIPAL'S CAREER RECORD
This is a partial list. A full project record — including references, scope summaries and sector-specific experience — is available on request for qualification packages and bid submittals.
REQUEST FULL PROJECT LIST →Dave Porter has worked in the industrial coatings industry for over 20 years, specializing in the quality assurance segment and serving as a principal consultant for the last decade. He has spent years performing failure analysis on projects requiring forensic investigation and root-cause identification.
He also brings deep experience obtaining and auditing contractor accreditations for AMPP QP1, QP2, QP3, QP5, QP8 and QS1 programs.
An independent coating inspector verifies that surface preparation, application conditions, film thickness and cure meet the project specification — documenting each hold point so the owner has objective, auditable proof the coating system was installed as specified.
Yes. NACE and SSPC merged to form AMPP, and the former NACE CIP credential is now the AMPP CIP program. ICC's principal holds AMPP CIP Level 3 Senior certification with Pipeline, Bridge and Fireproofing specialties.
ICC is based in San Ramon and serves the entire San Francisco Bay Area — Oakland, Richmond, San Francisco, Concord, Martinez, Benicia, Vallejo, San Jose and surrounding counties — with statewide travel available by request.
Yes. ICC performs gap analysis, develops the required documentation and prepares contractors for QP1, QP2, QP3, QP5, QP8 and QS1 audits, including mock audits before the certifying body arrives.
Yes — digesters, clarifiers, water tanks and interior linings are a core sector. Inspection covers surface profile, holiday detection, adhesion and immersion-service cure verification under confined space entry protocols.
Premature failures usually trace back to surface preparation, contamination, application conditions or an unsuitable system for the exposure. ICC performs forensic failure analysis per ASTM and AMPP methods and delivers a written root-cause report with remediation guidance.
ICC maintains a proprietary Quality Assurance Manual governing all inspection and consulting activities. Structured in alignment with ISO 9001 and AMPP quality program requirements, it ensures consistent, traceable and auditable deliverables on every engagement.