1994-1997 American Welding Society Miami, FL. Certified Welding Inspector 940407812003

American Welding Society Miami, FL Certified Welding Inspector 03805612006

American Welding Society Miami, FL Certified Welding Supervisor – 0603020S2003-2006

AmericanSociety of Nondestructed Testing
ACCP VT Level 2-1552992002- 2005

American Society of Nondestructed Testing ASNT- SNT-TC-1A Level 2- VT, PT, MT2003-2004

U.S. Department of Labor Certificate of Training for Mine Safety and health Administration.2003-2004

American Red Cross Adult CPR2003

ABC Safety & Skill Center Course – BSAComputer Skills – Microsoft Excel, Word, Power point, Access and Auto CAD 2002

American Welding Society, American Society of Nondestruted Testing

·1979-1983 Tate High School Cantonment, FL.1986

City College of Chicago· Principal of Manager -3Credit Hours1994

Alabama Industrial Development Training· Welding Inspection-44 hour prep course2002

Pensacola Testing Laboratories, Inc.· Liquid Penetrant-40 hour course· Magnetic Particle-40 hour course·Visual Inspection-40 hour course2003 Smith, Pensacola Florida·

Welding Inspection-40 hour prep course Feb-2004

AWS D1.1 Code Week 2004

Iowa Community College Online· Safety Director Program (OSHA Emphasis) April 2005

Georgia Tech.· OSHA Course # 500 Outreach Trainer Construction

· Oct 2007 – Present CREATIVE METAL WORKS Gulf Breeze, FloridaVP Production / Quality Control and Safety Director· Creative Metals Works was an ornamental, art welding shop. My duties were managing the shop and it employees. Ordering material and supplies. Training and testing welders. Working with customers to bring their ideas to life. I wrote the Quality Control Manual, work instruction and QC procedures. As Safety Director my duties were to write the Safety Manual, company policies and procedures, performed safety training to all employees OSHA 500, weekly safety meetings. I perform all duties necessary to maintain, operate a fabrication, welding shop.·

Aug 2005 – Oct 2007 BELL STEEL Pensacola, FloridaQuality Control and Purchasing Manager · As Quality control manager I was responsible for all aspect of an AISC Structure Steel Shop, including rewriting the Quality Control Manual more on the lines of with ISO and AISC new guidelines. My duties included 3 full time floor inspector, performing UT, PT, MT and visual. Welding test, WPS, WPQ. I perform jobsite inspections of weldments from our subs. My Duties as Purchasing Manager included the over sight of all purchasing, Steel, supplies, equipment. Purchasing Steel from services centers, Mills and mini Mills. I was responsible for shipping both truck and train. I was responsible for safety training of new employees and the continuous training of all employees ·

January 17,2005 – Aug 2005
ADVANCED VESSEL & ALLOY Valdosta, GA.Director of Safety, Health and Quality§
Quality Control Manager I wrote welding procedures inspected products- Tanks under ASME Section VIII. API 650. Boiler and Heat exchangers- ASME I. Pipe ASME B31.1 Structural steel under AWS D1.1 and the National Board Standards. Also performing onsite inspection of tanks for customer. Work with our AI, Hartford Steam Boiler. Tested and qualified welders and procedures. Keep up with all code work and check for compliances, ran pressure vessel calculation using Advanced Pressure Vessel 9.0. As Safety Director- OSHA Outreach Trainer Construction 10 hour and 30 hour courses and MSHA training of employees. Performs weekly job site visit, safety audits, interfacing with plants safety director at plants govern by OSHA and MSHA. Wrote company safety policies and procedures (Hazards communication, Confine Space, Lockout Tagout, ect..) keeping company in compliances with OSHA and other standards . Held weekly safety meetings, started safety committee and charted progress of the over all safety program.·

1998 – January 17, 2005 ENTECH A DIVISION OF HAMON RESEARCH-COTTRELL Pensacola, FL.Manufacturer

Manager/Quality Assurance Manager§
The daily operation management of a fabrication shop to design, supply, production, repair and maintenance of dry and wet electrostatic precipitation. Employees, Equipment and the purchasing of raw materials. Project Management, bid jobs, material takeoffs and worked on proposal. As Quality Manager and the ISO Coordinator, I wrote the quality manual, Quality control procedure, Work procedure and Operator work Instruction and set up a quality assurance program received ISO certification from Perry Johnson April 2004. Wrote welding procedure, test welders under AWS D1.1, ASME section 9 and API 1104 Inspected supplier’s product and performed location inspection. Performed VT welding inspection under D1.1, ASNT MT and PT on field jobs at Paper Mills, Power Plants and Concert plants. Inspected under AWS D1.1 and API 510. Supervisor 3 CWI performing visual inspection at the manufacturing facility and on jobsites.

Team Leader/Welder1997-1998 Florida Drum Pensacola, FL. Responsibilities- AI (Authorized Inspector), Team leader insuring that our department welding was running proficiently. Keeping communication between other departs open for a more proficient flow of product. Over saw all welding performed. ISO auditor. Inspected received products. Qualified welders, welding procedures, NDT and Destructed testing of product.

1990-1997
Daws Manufacturing
Pensacola, FL.Foreman/ Welding Inspector Responsibilities – Foreman-To produce 800 toolboxes per day utilizing employees and equipment proficiently. Scheduling product flow through the shop. In 1990 we produce 75 tool boxes per day by 1996 we were producing 800 per day becoming the largest producer of aluminum tool boxes in the country. AWS CWI-Trained welders wrote welding procedure and inspected welds under AWS codes. Worked with Quality Control Manager to receive ISO certification. Set 3 satellite fabrication shop, train weld, test and qualified welders. Inspected supplier’s location and product.

1988-1989 Farm Hill Utilities Cantonment, FLOperator/ Welder Responsibilities- Certificated pipe welder, testing water quality, repairs leaks.

1987-1988 Ponderosa Bait and Tackle Cantonment, FL. Store Manager Responsibilities- Manage employees, payroll, order all supplies need. Customer services. 1983-


1987 USMC Cherry Point, NC.Stringer/ Gunner E-4 Corporal Squad leader Stringer gunner. NATO secret clearance. Awards- Good Conduct Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Other training: SEAR school, water survival instruction, Marine NCO, math for marines, counteraction, and defense driving.