Sr. WELDING & INSPECTION MANAGER
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Added: 5/8/2010
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State:
TX Texas
Country:
United States
Status:
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Certifications
Welding Contractor License - # C60-800476
AWS.QC.1 Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) - # 01121511
Los Angeles Welding License (LAC) - # P005724
AWS - Structural Steel Certified - Manual & Semi-automatic Process
AWS - Light Gauge Certified – Manual Process
ASME - Pressure Vessel Certified - Mild Steel / Stainless
ASME - High Pressure Pipe Certified
License CDL - # C6674867
Construction Management Essentials Course (CME) – Fluor Management Training
OSHA Certified - 30 Hour Construction Health & Safety - 002459242
AWS.QC.1 Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) - # 01121511
Los Angeles Welding License (LAC) - # P005724
AWS - Structural Steel Certified - Manual & Semi-automatic Process
AWS - Light Gauge Certified – Manual Process
ASME - Pressure Vessel Certified - Mild Steel / Stainless
ASME - High Pressure Pipe Certified
License CDL - # C6674867
Construction Management Essentials Course (CME) – Fluor Management Training
OSHA Certified - 30 Hour Construction Health & Safety - 002459242
Education
University of Idaho - Studied Architecture
Fullerton College - Studied Welding Technology
Fullerton College - Studied Welding Technology
Experience
Senior welding & inspection manager; working on both international and domestic projects. Industrial experience includes: structural steel, pipe fitting, pipe welding, mechanical and miscellaneous weldment fabrication. Owned and operated a welding contracting business specializing in plant shutdown, retrofits, and new construction. Licensed Welding Inspector qualified to teach welding technology, write and design welding procedures, quality control plans, certify welders and manage all aspects of welding operations.
Fluor Intercontinental
Operations Manager / Area Lead / Site Manager / Sr. Welding Manager
Operations Manager GRD LSS – Construction-Operations-Maintenance / Baghdad, Iraq
Managed a life support services contract that provided; labor, equipment, engineering, technical, logistical, maintenance, property control, and support services to the Army Corps of Engineers. Facilitated policy and managed day to day operations of both material and human resources such as personnel, purchasing and administrative services. Managed a staff level of 40 direct report personnel; prepared schedules, delegated duties, reviewed performance data and measured achievement of organizational goals. Negotiated project cost, construction deadlines and scope of work strategies with contractors and local venders for procuring supplies, equipment and construction contracts.
Area Lead GRD LSS – Construction-Operations-Maintenance / Tikrit, Iraq
Prepared project execution documents which included: scopes, schedules, diagrams/drawings, man power and material for construction site managers to ensure projects were performed as stated in the initial proposal. Executed work strategies to address safety risks, financial risks and productivity within each project. Area lead over five separate O&M sites throughout northern Iraq; ensuring work was performed safely, efficiently and delivered within requirements of the scope. Construction projects included: man camps, force protection, vehicle service centers, and O&M trade shops, fuel distribution system and communication towers.
Site Manager CETAC II – Task Order 17 – Construction-Operations-Maintenance / Babylon, Iraq
Operations and Maintenance responsibilities included: supervised and monitored daily operations of site activities, assigned job activities and O&M tasks, submitted daily, weekly and monthly reports regarding, manpower, P.M.’s, QA/QC, property, power generation, petty cash, schedules and other pertinent issues. Managed material/supplies inventory and maintained levels based on usage rates. Conducted and scheduled preventative maintenance measures.
Sr. Welding Manager (ICP-Reva III Armored Vehicles) / Rustamiyah, Iraq
Designed and implemented QA/QC documentation and procedures per required specifications for welding, fabrication, testing and material control. Documentation was gathered in accordance with engineering design and ISO, AWS/ANSID1.1 Mill-STD 1941 and Mill-1261 for Up Armored Vehicles. Became the liaison between contractor and supplier insuring time lines and quality was met. Onsite audits were conducted at the manufacturing facility, documenting trends in welding procedures and fabrication techniques. Compilation of the data received from these audits, were presented in a power point presentation to the Army Corps of Engineers on a weekly basis.
Pacific Welding & Inspection Incorporated / Anaheim, California
Owner
Owned and operated a fabrication and welding inspection Company. The company specialized in design build projects that supported the oil gas industry (drilling structures, land rig rebuilds, refineries, oil field support equipment) and building construction (structural steel, light gauge, and pipe fabrication, and installation). Designed quality programs and provided expertise in welding and bonding of metal components utilizing the most traditional and contemporary processes, i.e., manual, semi-Auto, MIG, and TIG processes. Developed new weld techniques and processes, particularly with regards to 304 / 308 piping. Advised prime contractors on metallurgical issues when material welding, bonding, or fusion is of issue (ductile iron, metal casting). Teamed with prime contractors and provided input on welding industry standards: AWS, ABS, NACE, API, ISO, ASTM, and ASME. Worked with engineering and design teams to optimize structural and pipe welding and fit-up. Assisted in failure analysis and applied expertise to recommend and evaluate specific tests required to fully understand failure issues. Developed and implemented quality control plans and guidelines produced welding procedures per project code requirements and standards, provided on-site visual inspection with level II testing (UT, RT, PT), and conducted welder qualification practical exams. Consulting services provided before, during and after projects to anticipate and identify issues, and guided our clients to be proactive in detecting future concerns. Estimated time and analyzed cost for the customer according to the project needs. Negotiated and coordinated supplies with vendors to ensure material was available and delivered to limit project downtime.
Pacific Welding - Notable Projects
Land Rig Commissioning (British Petroleum) Houston, Texas
Structural Inspector Consultant / Auditor, Applicable codes – API, ABS, AWSD1.1, ASTI and IACS
Audited land rigs for British Petroleum, assessing the drilling contractor’s maintenance systems. Ensured maintenance activities and associated records complied with specified code requirements. Completed a full structural survey within the Derrick, substructure and inspected the critical load path of the drill rig. Visually inspected and assessed all drilling support equipment to ensure the quality of equipment coordinated with the maintenance activity that was documented. Compiled and completed comprehensive reports and audits, identifying specific patterns for each geographical area.
Contact: Wayne Mayo, Operation Manager
Jack-up barge, Skate III (Sea Core) Anchorage, Alaska
Fabrication Commissioning Lead Contractor / Welding Inspection Lead, codes – API, ABS
Contact: Dan Meyer, W/ Gregg Drilling and Testing
Land Rig Refurbishment (Beylik Drilling) Kona, Hawaii
Fabrication Commissioning Lead Contractor / Welding Inspection Lead, codes – API, AWSD1.1
Contact: Bill Godwin, VP. Beylik Drilling
Land Rig Rebuild (Layne Christensen) Fontana, California
Fabrication Lead Contractor / Welding Inspection Lead, codes – API, AWSD1.1
Contact: Jerry Zyex, Contract Engineer
Land Rig Refurbishment (Best Well and Pump) Fontana, California
Fabrication Lead Contractor / Design Lead / Welding Inspection Lead, codes – API, AWSD1.1
Contact: Mark Best, President
Water Main Extension (San Bernardino Water district) San Bernardino, California
Installation & Welding Contractor – codes used - API
Contact: Craig Quinn, Project Engineer
Sanitary Waste Removal Rehabilitation (Riverside County) Riverside, California
Storage Tanks & Re-piping Shut-Down/Piping & Structural Lead Contractor – codes AWSD1.1
Contact: Bob Hendrickson, Project Engineer (Griffith Company)
Venoco Oil distribution Center Shut-Down (Venoco Inc.) Beverly Hills, California
Welding / Piping Lead Contractor, code – API / AWSD1.1
Contact: Sally English, Operations Supervisor
Storm Water Treatment (Caltrans Project) Los Angeles, California
Welding Inspection Lead Contractor, code - API
Contact: Kevin McGillicuddy, Director of Operation (Roscoe Moss Company)
Storm Water Treatment, (Caltrans Project) San Diego, California
Welding Inspection Lead Contractor, code – AWSD1.1
Contact: Brian Elliot, Steel Fabrication Manager
Santa Ana Pipeline Refurbish (Buso Constructors, Inc.) San Bernardino, California
Welding Inspection, Piping Lead Contractor, code – AWSD1.1
Contact: Greg Buchanan, President
Other Significant Experience
AC Machining Inc. / Pico Rivera, California Welding Foreman / Welder / Machinist
Welding foremen duties included, ensuring quality and performance according to job specifications and scope. Estimated projects; analyzing time requirements and resources needed for successful completion. Procured office, shop and tooling supplies maintaining inventory stock levels. Machinist duties included, operated and maintained boring and impression mills, engine lathes and drill presses per project scope, ensuring job completion according to client’s standards, specifications and time line.
Fluor Daniel / Chicago, Illinois
Construction Forman
Supervised thirty separate AT&T cellular construction sites throughout Chicago, verifying sub-contractors and field employees were performing responsibilities according to the engineering and construction design. Provided over site of the drilling contractors, iron workers and documented the results of concrete compaction tests and slump test. Surveyed potential cellular antenna sites; recommending construction procedures to correct issues relating to project location. Submitted daily reports summarizing activities, job progress, quality control issues and monitored the safety level to ensure employee and public safety.
Beylik Drilling Inc. / La Habra, California 1992-1997
Well Driller, Derrick Man, Roustabout
Successfully drilled and built over 100 municipal, industrial, agricultural, injection, and gas monitoring wells throughout the western United States. Trained and proficient in drilling methods that include; mud rotary, air casing hammer, diesel casing hammer, drive and drill, auger and air water injection. Responsibilities included: operate and maintain drilling equipment, supervise safety and motivation of drilling crew, coordinate daily activities with the onsite engineer, generate quality reports and data logs (daily construction report, time sheets, payroll, inventory charge outs), became the field liaison between client and company, maintaining a positive relationship and addressing needs and concerns. Trained to operate heavy equipment i.e., 5ton cranes, front-end loaders, excavators, scrapers, backhoes, forklifts.
Teaching Experience
Fullerton College / Fullerton, California
Welding Instructor
Educated students on the fundamentals of welding technology. Prepared lesson plans and lectures for both beginning and advanced welding and cutting procedures. Educated students on the most current safety practices, industry standards, specifications, and code requirements, per specific regions. Students learned the basics of metallurgy, the process of determining the correct filler metal for joining base metals, the elementary practices of structural and pipe lay-out, reading welding symbols and blue prints. The goal as a welding instructor was to prepare the students for a career in the welding, fabrication and steel industry.
Fluor Intercontinental
Operations Manager / Area Lead / Site Manager / Sr. Welding Manager
Operations Manager GRD LSS – Construction-Operations-Maintenance / Baghdad, Iraq
Managed a life support services contract that provided; labor, equipment, engineering, technical, logistical, maintenance, property control, and support services to the Army Corps of Engineers. Facilitated policy and managed day to day operations of both material and human resources such as personnel, purchasing and administrative services. Managed a staff level of 40 direct report personnel; prepared schedules, delegated duties, reviewed performance data and measured achievement of organizational goals. Negotiated project cost, construction deadlines and scope of work strategies with contractors and local venders for procuring supplies, equipment and construction contracts.
Area Lead GRD LSS – Construction-Operations-Maintenance / Tikrit, Iraq
Prepared project execution documents which included: scopes, schedules, diagrams/drawings, man power and material for construction site managers to ensure projects were performed as stated in the initial proposal. Executed work strategies to address safety risks, financial risks and productivity within each project. Area lead over five separate O&M sites throughout northern Iraq; ensuring work was performed safely, efficiently and delivered within requirements of the scope. Construction projects included: man camps, force protection, vehicle service centers, and O&M trade shops, fuel distribution system and communication towers.
Site Manager CETAC II – Task Order 17 – Construction-Operations-Maintenance / Babylon, Iraq
Operations and Maintenance responsibilities included: supervised and monitored daily operations of site activities, assigned job activities and O&M tasks, submitted daily, weekly and monthly reports regarding, manpower, P.M.’s, QA/QC, property, power generation, petty cash, schedules and other pertinent issues. Managed material/supplies inventory and maintained levels based on usage rates. Conducted and scheduled preventative maintenance measures.
Sr. Welding Manager (ICP-Reva III Armored Vehicles) / Rustamiyah, Iraq
Designed and implemented QA/QC documentation and procedures per required specifications for welding, fabrication, testing and material control. Documentation was gathered in accordance with engineering design and ISO, AWS/ANSID1.1 Mill-STD 1941 and Mill-1261 for Up Armored Vehicles. Became the liaison between contractor and supplier insuring time lines and quality was met. Onsite audits were conducted at the manufacturing facility, documenting trends in welding procedures and fabrication techniques. Compilation of the data received from these audits, were presented in a power point presentation to the Army Corps of Engineers on a weekly basis.
Pacific Welding & Inspection Incorporated / Anaheim, California
Owner
Owned and operated a fabrication and welding inspection Company. The company specialized in design build projects that supported the oil gas industry (drilling structures, land rig rebuilds, refineries, oil field support equipment) and building construction (structural steel, light gauge, and pipe fabrication, and installation). Designed quality programs and provided expertise in welding and bonding of metal components utilizing the most traditional and contemporary processes, i.e., manual, semi-Auto, MIG, and TIG processes. Developed new weld techniques and processes, particularly with regards to 304 / 308 piping. Advised prime contractors on metallurgical issues when material welding, bonding, or fusion is of issue (ductile iron, metal casting). Teamed with prime contractors and provided input on welding industry standards: AWS, ABS, NACE, API, ISO, ASTM, and ASME. Worked with engineering and design teams to optimize structural and pipe welding and fit-up. Assisted in failure analysis and applied expertise to recommend and evaluate specific tests required to fully understand failure issues. Developed and implemented quality control plans and guidelines produced welding procedures per project code requirements and standards, provided on-site visual inspection with level II testing (UT, RT, PT), and conducted welder qualification practical exams. Consulting services provided before, during and after projects to anticipate and identify issues, and guided our clients to be proactive in detecting future concerns. Estimated time and analyzed cost for the customer according to the project needs. Negotiated and coordinated supplies with vendors to ensure material was available and delivered to limit project downtime.
Pacific Welding - Notable Projects
Land Rig Commissioning (British Petroleum) Houston, Texas
Structural Inspector Consultant / Auditor, Applicable codes – API, ABS, AWSD1.1, ASTI and IACS
Audited land rigs for British Petroleum, assessing the drilling contractor’s maintenance systems. Ensured maintenance activities and associated records complied with specified code requirements. Completed a full structural survey within the Derrick, substructure and inspected the critical load path of the drill rig. Visually inspected and assessed all drilling support equipment to ensure the quality of equipment coordinated with the maintenance activity that was documented. Compiled and completed comprehensive reports and audits, identifying specific patterns for each geographical area.
Contact: Wayne Mayo, Operation Manager
Jack-up barge, Skate III (Sea Core) Anchorage, Alaska
Fabrication Commissioning Lead Contractor / Welding Inspection Lead, codes – API, ABS
Contact: Dan Meyer, W/ Gregg Drilling and Testing
Land Rig Refurbishment (Beylik Drilling) Kona, Hawaii
Fabrication Commissioning Lead Contractor / Welding Inspection Lead, codes – API, AWSD1.1
Contact: Bill Godwin, VP. Beylik Drilling
Land Rig Rebuild (Layne Christensen) Fontana, California
Fabrication Lead Contractor / Welding Inspection Lead, codes – API, AWSD1.1
Contact: Jerry Zyex, Contract Engineer
Land Rig Refurbishment (Best Well and Pump) Fontana, California
Fabrication Lead Contractor / Design Lead / Welding Inspection Lead, codes – API, AWSD1.1
Contact: Mark Best, President
Water Main Extension (San Bernardino Water district) San Bernardino, California
Installation & Welding Contractor – codes used - API
Contact: Craig Quinn, Project Engineer
Sanitary Waste Removal Rehabilitation (Riverside County) Riverside, California
Storage Tanks & Re-piping Shut-Down/Piping & Structural Lead Contractor – codes AWSD1.1
Contact: Bob Hendrickson, Project Engineer (Griffith Company)
Venoco Oil distribution Center Shut-Down (Venoco Inc.) Beverly Hills, California
Welding / Piping Lead Contractor, code – API / AWSD1.1
Contact: Sally English, Operations Supervisor
Storm Water Treatment (Caltrans Project) Los Angeles, California
Welding Inspection Lead Contractor, code - API
Contact: Kevin McGillicuddy, Director of Operation (Roscoe Moss Company)
Storm Water Treatment, (Caltrans Project) San Diego, California
Welding Inspection Lead Contractor, code – AWSD1.1
Contact: Brian Elliot, Steel Fabrication Manager
Santa Ana Pipeline Refurbish (Buso Constructors, Inc.) San Bernardino, California
Welding Inspection, Piping Lead Contractor, code – AWSD1.1
Contact: Greg Buchanan, President
Other Significant Experience
AC Machining Inc. / Pico Rivera, California Welding Foreman / Welder / Machinist
Welding foremen duties included, ensuring quality and performance according to job specifications and scope. Estimated projects; analyzing time requirements and resources needed for successful completion. Procured office, shop and tooling supplies maintaining inventory stock levels. Machinist duties included, operated and maintained boring and impression mills, engine lathes and drill presses per project scope, ensuring job completion according to client’s standards, specifications and time line.
Fluor Daniel / Chicago, Illinois
Construction Forman
Supervised thirty separate AT&T cellular construction sites throughout Chicago, verifying sub-contractors and field employees were performing responsibilities according to the engineering and construction design. Provided over site of the drilling contractors, iron workers and documented the results of concrete compaction tests and slump test. Surveyed potential cellular antenna sites; recommending construction procedures to correct issues relating to project location. Submitted daily reports summarizing activities, job progress, quality control issues and monitored the safety level to ensure employee and public safety.
Beylik Drilling Inc. / La Habra, California 1992-1997
Well Driller, Derrick Man, Roustabout
Successfully drilled and built over 100 municipal, industrial, agricultural, injection, and gas monitoring wells throughout the western United States. Trained and proficient in drilling methods that include; mud rotary, air casing hammer, diesel casing hammer, drive and drill, auger and air water injection. Responsibilities included: operate and maintain drilling equipment, supervise safety and motivation of drilling crew, coordinate daily activities with the onsite engineer, generate quality reports and data logs (daily construction report, time sheets, payroll, inventory charge outs), became the field liaison between client and company, maintaining a positive relationship and addressing needs and concerns. Trained to operate heavy equipment i.e., 5ton cranes, front-end loaders, excavators, scrapers, backhoes, forklifts.
Teaching Experience
Fullerton College / Fullerton, California
Welding Instructor
Educated students on the fundamentals of welding technology. Prepared lesson plans and lectures for both beginning and advanced welding and cutting procedures. Educated students on the most current safety practices, industry standards, specifications, and code requirements, per specific regions. Students learned the basics of metallurgy, the process of determining the correct filler metal for joining base metals, the elementary practices of structural and pipe lay-out, reading welding symbols and blue prints. The goal as a welding instructor was to prepare the students for a career in the welding, fabrication and steel industry.
