Hello trogs109, if you have a specific geographical area in mind you might consider trying to contact the closest AWS section to that area. There are likely many different folks that you could contact that might be able to direct you to someone who is looking to hire an individual with your qualifications. Even if they don't know of anyone, they may be able to direct you to someone else who does have the necessary information to help you out. Most of the various sections have a very broad cross-section of members, ranging from welders, inspectors, and QC people, to owners, supervisors, and any number of other types of positioned individuals in the industry. I believe that if you get onto the main AWS site you will be able to make the necessary contacts to start conversations with these folks. Best regards, aevald