Joseph C. Ottaviani is the Vice President, Operations at Sooner and has more than 32 years of experience in tubular products. In his current position, he oversees the quality systems and all of Sooner’s operations and inventories, both domestic and international. His areas of expertise include quality control, quality assurance, inventory control, pipe maintenance and non-destructive testing. In addition, Ottaviani designed and patented the environmentally safe cleaning and coating units used at the ISO 9002-certified A-Z Terminal, Sooner’s 109-acre pipe storage, maintenance and threading facility in Crosby, Texas.

Ottaviani began his career at Babcock & Wilcox as an Inspection Supervisor, then worked as General Supervisor of Quality Control, before joining Sooner in 1989. He wrote and implemented the quality systems at A-Z Terminal and Sooner to specifications set by the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the ISO.

Ottaviani is a member of the American Society of Quality (ASQ), the American Society of Non-Destructive Testing (ASNT) and the International Pipe Inspectors Association (IPIA). He graduated from Saint Vincent’s Medical Center in Pennsylvania with a degree in radiologic technology.