Blake Binford

I’m a Director of Quality specializing in midstream pipeline and facility construction, focused on turning field-driven quality into a strategic lever for operations, cost, and risk. Over the last 15+ years, I’ve led quality programs across complex pipeline and facility projects from compressor stations and direct pipe installations to integrity, replacement-in-kind, and cathodic protection programs. My work spans QA/QC program design, inspection and welding standards, fabrication oversight, document control, and root cause analysis but my true value is connecting all of that to business outcomes. I build quality operating systems that reduce rework, protect capital, and give leadership real visibility into risk and performance. That includes authoring corporate quality manuals, standardizing procedures across divisions, training third-party inspectors, leading root cause investigations, and using data to drive continuous improvement across programs and portfolios.