CWI QA/QC Manager
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Added: 1/19/2011
Last Updated: 1/19/2011
Last Updated: 1/19/2011
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State:
TX Texas
Country:
United States
Status:
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Certifications
AWS Certified Welding Inspector Certification #02070641
Education
Attended North Harris College and completed Welding Inspector Certification Preparation and Standards
(Quality Control Technology).
(Quality Control Technology).
Experience
Relevant
Experience
March 10 - Present
Construction QA Manager, Exterran, DCP Mewbourn II, Platteville Colorado, New Construction of DCP Midstream 125 MMSCFD cryogenic gas plant with compression production and treatment systems.
Manage Quality aspects of all construction activities including all civil, structural, equipment, piping, fabrication and installation. Review and approve all Quality Procedures, WPS’s, PQR’s, etc….Monitor daily construction activities to ensure Quality Procedures are followed. Work closely with Construction Manger and Project Engineer to resolve RFI’s and expedite work activities.
April 09- March 10
Contract 3rd Party Inspector, Various Locations
Performing Various shop inspections, for Clients. Including WPS, review and audits. WPQ’s, Process Monitoring, Hydrotest Acceptance, etc…..
November 06 - April 09
Site Process Quality Manager, CB&I, Sabine Pass LNG
Site Quality Manager, CB&I, Crude Vacuum Distillation , Pre-flash Unit & Coker Expansion
Supervised Inspection Dept. from beginning of foundation pours through system turnover of 95 million dollar Crude Vacuum Distillation & Pre-flash unit Expansion. Currently performing 43 million dollar Coker revamp project including two new Coke Drums. Worked with Project Engineer to establish system turnover & tracking format of Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Piping, Insulation, & Electrical Systems. Supervised monitoring by field inspectors of all construction activities pertaining to each above discipline as well as sub contractors. Forecasted project man-hours for Field Inspectors as well as NDE & PWHT subcontractors. Reviewed & approved bids for NDE & PWHT subcontractors. Supervised welder testing, weld tracking, NDE work, Hydro testing, punch list tracking & System Turnover. Reviewed and/or approved all applicable RFI’s & NCR’s. Maintained constant dialogue with fabrication facilities as well as Vendor Surveillance Supervisor to ensure proper inspection & documentation of equipment & piping components.
Nov 05 - Nov 06
Site Quality Manager, Boiler NOx Reduction Project – Houston, TX
Duties and responsibilities of position include responsibility for the effective development and implementation of policies, procedures & guidelines to ensure successful project execution. Supporting project from beginning of civil work to completion with problem solving standardized guidelines, project specific quality programs and procedures. Perform Pre-hydro inspections, generate work lists and punch list. Inspect all hydro texts, & ensure proper document tracking for close-out packages.
Assignment included:
Working with the contractors to schedule deliveries & provide material receiving inspections, and working with construction manager to approve invoices from vendors
Site procurement of materials
Perform Pre-hydro inspections, generate work lists and punch list. Inspect all hydro texts, & ensure proper document tracking for close-out packages.
Aug 05 – Oct 05
Chief Inspector, Muskegon River Facility, Muskegon River Facility – Marion, MI
Duties and responsibilities of position include responsible for insuring all federal operator qualification requirements have been met on the Winterfield storage facility. Oversee all aspects of safety, quality and production for pipe remediation project. Responsible for identifying, reporting and resolving AOCs (Abnormal Operating Conditions). Create and track a punch list for all contractors. Verify that all contract employees have received operator qualification training pertinent to their task.
Assignment included:
Verify proper WPS is in use and all welders have WPQ documentation.
Insure compliance of all DOT, OSHA, and local regulations.
Maintain custody and control of all project documents required by all codes and specifications to be retained until turned over to owner representative at job completion.
Perform QC inspection of all materials and consumables to be used on a project.
Maintain daily reports of all items and work inspected
Track the progress of the scheduled work and report to owner representative.
Jan 05 – Jul 05
Lead QA/QC Coordinator, BP Refinery – Texas City, TX
Duties and responsibilities of position include responsibility for the management of the Quality Control aspects for the 2005 Ultracracker Turnaround.
Assignment included:
Ensuring that all of the contract welders of the various companies are in compliance with applicable codes.
Visually inspecting all work performed by various contractors upon completion of each job note.
Reviewing all documentation provided by the contractors upon completion to ensure proper tracking, code compliance, plant specification & contract compliance.
Perform final walk down of each Job Note with engineering & operations representative. Upon completion of walk down, final sign-off for each Job Note signed by myself, an operations representative & an engineering representative ensuring that all work was complete and performed properly.
Sep 03 – Jan 05
Lead Quality Control Inspector, Vallero Refinery – Ardomore, OK
Duties and responsibilities of position include maintain close relationship with turnaround supervision and planning department to set up job packages for upcoming plant wide turnaround.
Assignments included:
Shell Oil & Chemical- Deer Park, TX (Aug 04 to Dec 04)
Lead QC inspector overseeing all aspects of QA/QC program implementation. Set up code packages. Inspected welding operations, scheduled nondestructive examinations and coordinated work with authorized inspector, for CR-3 T/A, HDU T/A, Coke Drum repairs, and many other capital projects. Responsible for supervising as many as six inspector at one time.
BP Refinery – Texas City, TX (Jun 04 to Aug 04)
QC inspector. I was brought in with approximately 60% of the UU4 project complete to oversee the completion on the new chrome piping installation. Worked closely with Flour Daniel representatives to ensure proper completion and documentation of extensive NDE requirements.
Chevron Phillips Chemicals – Cedar Bayou, TX (Feb 04 to May 04)
Lead QC Inspector- Coordinated NBIC code welding repair plans with production personnel on various pressure vessel repairs. Performed weld inspections, coordinated NDE contractors, weld mapped and maintained weld log for NDE percentage.
Shell Oil & Chemical – Deer Park, TX (Sep 03 to Feb 04)
Lead QC Inspector overseeing all aspects of QA/QC program implementation. Set up code packages. Inspected welding operations, scheduled nondestructive examinations and coordinated work with authorized inspector, for SHCU T/A, DDU T/A, coke Drum repairs, Boiler Repairs and many other capital projects. I was responsible for supervising as many as six inspectors at any given time.
Sep 02 – Aug 03
Quality Control Inspector, TIMEC Companies – Baytown, Texas
Assignments included:
Exxon Mobil/ Flour Daniel – LSM Project (April – Jul 2003) QC Inspector- Set up code packages for nozzle fabrication and overlay welding. Inspected welding operations, scheduled nondestructive examinations and coordinated work with Authorized Inspector.
Tesoro Refinery – DCCU T/A, Salt Lake City (Dec 02- Apr 03)
Lead QC Inspector- set up hydrotest packages, coordinated NDE and stress relieving contractors. Coordinated repair plans with authorized inspectors for NBIC code welding work including nozzle installations, vessel alterations and miscellaneous repairs.
Shell Refinery-Hydrofiner T/A – Los Angeles Refining Company (January 2003)
Night Shift Lead QC Inspector; coordinated NBIC code welding repair plans with production personnel on various pressure vessel repairs. Performed weld inspections, coordinated NDE contractors, weld mapped and maintained weld log for NDE percentages
Equistar Chemicals- Chocolate Bayou (Sep 02- Nov 02)
QC Inspector; performed in process weld inspections and liquid penetrant examinations, witnessed NDE and hydro-testing. Coordinated NDE and stress relieving contractors with production efforts.
Jun 02- Aug 02
Quality Control Inspector – Caledonia, Mississippi
Duties and responsibilities of position include pre-weld fit inspection, post-weld inspection, weld mapping and punch list quality assurance.
Jul 01- Jun 02
Pipefitter, Cobb Mechanical – Houston, Texas Duties and responsibilities of position include pipefitter for HVAC upgrade of central plat for Reliant Energy and upgrade of Terminal A at Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Assignment included:
Fabrication and installation of piping tools
Preparing and performing hydro-test packages on piping systems
Designing isometric drawings for weld mapping.
Feb 01 – May 01
Leadman, Technip USA – Greenville Mississippi Duties and responsibilities of position include leadman on pipe crew building compressor stations for El Paso Energy.
Assignments have included:
Leading pipe crew on installation of over four miles of underground piping, as well as new compressor station construction.
Sep 00- Dec 00 Pipefitter/Foreman, Conex International – Port Arthur, Texas Duties and responsibilities of position include pipe foreman overseeing crew of 15 pipefitters, welders and equipment operators; ensured proper fabrication of piping stools during pre-down work; installed same spools during shutdown.
Jun 00- Sep 00 Pipefitter, Spantee Engineering – Rainer, Oregon Duties and responsibilities of position include as pipefitter in a paper mill, performing pump tie-ins and alignment as well as other basic pipefitter duties.
Apr 00– Jun 00 Pipefitter, Conex International – Ackerman, Mississippi Duties and responsibilities of position included as pipefitter in Red Hills Power Plant, fit and installation of heavy wall, big bore pipe.
May 98 – April 00 Pipefitter, Conex International – Port Arthur, Texas Duties and responsibilities of position included cat-craker expansion at Motiva Enterprises Oil Refinery, installing underground pipe; fabricating and installing piping spools, installing pump tie-ins.
Jun 95 – Feb 98
Pipefitter, Brown & Root, Port Arthur, Texas Duties and responsibilities of position included worked maintenance contract at Chevron Oil & Chemical in Port Arthur, Texas. Assignments have included:
General plant maintenance
Small capital projects
Periodically worked turnarounds on Benzene, Amine & Ethylene units.
Aug 94 – Apr 95 Pipefitter Apprentice, CA Turner – Port Arthur, Texas Duties and responsibilities of position included joined pipefitter’s Local 195 and began apprentice program n Bridge City, Texas. Worked 40 hours/week and attended classes 4 hours a week.
Experience
March 10 - Present
Construction QA Manager, Exterran, DCP Mewbourn II, Platteville Colorado, New Construction of DCP Midstream 125 MMSCFD cryogenic gas plant with compression production and treatment systems.
Manage Quality aspects of all construction activities including all civil, structural, equipment, piping, fabrication and installation. Review and approve all Quality Procedures, WPS’s, PQR’s, etc….Monitor daily construction activities to ensure Quality Procedures are followed. Work closely with Construction Manger and Project Engineer to resolve RFI’s and expedite work activities.
April 09- March 10
Contract 3rd Party Inspector, Various Locations
Performing Various shop inspections, for Clients. Including WPS, review and audits. WPQ’s, Process Monitoring, Hydrotest Acceptance, etc…..
November 06 - April 09
Site Process Quality Manager, CB&I, Sabine Pass LNG
Site Quality Manager, CB&I, Crude Vacuum Distillation , Pre-flash Unit & Coker Expansion
Supervised Inspection Dept. from beginning of foundation pours through system turnover of 95 million dollar Crude Vacuum Distillation & Pre-flash unit Expansion. Currently performing 43 million dollar Coker revamp project including two new Coke Drums. Worked with Project Engineer to establish system turnover & tracking format of Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Piping, Insulation, & Electrical Systems. Supervised monitoring by field inspectors of all construction activities pertaining to each above discipline as well as sub contractors. Forecasted project man-hours for Field Inspectors as well as NDE & PWHT subcontractors. Reviewed & approved bids for NDE & PWHT subcontractors. Supervised welder testing, weld tracking, NDE work, Hydro testing, punch list tracking & System Turnover. Reviewed and/or approved all applicable RFI’s & NCR’s. Maintained constant dialogue with fabrication facilities as well as Vendor Surveillance Supervisor to ensure proper inspection & documentation of equipment & piping components.
Nov 05 - Nov 06
Site Quality Manager, Boiler NOx Reduction Project – Houston, TX
Duties and responsibilities of position include responsibility for the effective development and implementation of policies, procedures & guidelines to ensure successful project execution. Supporting project from beginning of civil work to completion with problem solving standardized guidelines, project specific quality programs and procedures. Perform Pre-hydro inspections, generate work lists and punch list. Inspect all hydro texts, & ensure proper document tracking for close-out packages.
Assignment included:
Working with the contractors to schedule deliveries & provide material receiving inspections, and working with construction manager to approve invoices from vendors
Site procurement of materials
Perform Pre-hydro inspections, generate work lists and punch list. Inspect all hydro texts, & ensure proper document tracking for close-out packages.
Aug 05 – Oct 05
Chief Inspector, Muskegon River Facility, Muskegon River Facility – Marion, MI
Duties and responsibilities of position include responsible for insuring all federal operator qualification requirements have been met on the Winterfield storage facility. Oversee all aspects of safety, quality and production for pipe remediation project. Responsible for identifying, reporting and resolving AOCs (Abnormal Operating Conditions). Create and track a punch list for all contractors. Verify that all contract employees have received operator qualification training pertinent to their task.
Assignment included:
Verify proper WPS is in use and all welders have WPQ documentation.
Insure compliance of all DOT, OSHA, and local regulations.
Maintain custody and control of all project documents required by all codes and specifications to be retained until turned over to owner representative at job completion.
Perform QC inspection of all materials and consumables to be used on a project.
Maintain daily reports of all items and work inspected
Track the progress of the scheduled work and report to owner representative.
Jan 05 – Jul 05
Lead QA/QC Coordinator, BP Refinery – Texas City, TX
Duties and responsibilities of position include responsibility for the management of the Quality Control aspects for the 2005 Ultracracker Turnaround.
Assignment included:
Ensuring that all of the contract welders of the various companies are in compliance with applicable codes.
Visually inspecting all work performed by various contractors upon completion of each job note.
Reviewing all documentation provided by the contractors upon completion to ensure proper tracking, code compliance, plant specification & contract compliance.
Perform final walk down of each Job Note with engineering & operations representative. Upon completion of walk down, final sign-off for each Job Note signed by myself, an operations representative & an engineering representative ensuring that all work was complete and performed properly.
Sep 03 – Jan 05
Lead Quality Control Inspector, Vallero Refinery – Ardomore, OK
Duties and responsibilities of position include maintain close relationship with turnaround supervision and planning department to set up job packages for upcoming plant wide turnaround.
Assignments included:
Shell Oil & Chemical- Deer Park, TX (Aug 04 to Dec 04)
Lead QC inspector overseeing all aspects of QA/QC program implementation. Set up code packages. Inspected welding operations, scheduled nondestructive examinations and coordinated work with authorized inspector, for CR-3 T/A, HDU T/A, Coke Drum repairs, and many other capital projects. Responsible for supervising as many as six inspector at one time.
BP Refinery – Texas City, TX (Jun 04 to Aug 04)
QC inspector. I was brought in with approximately 60% of the UU4 project complete to oversee the completion on the new chrome piping installation. Worked closely with Flour Daniel representatives to ensure proper completion and documentation of extensive NDE requirements.
Chevron Phillips Chemicals – Cedar Bayou, TX (Feb 04 to May 04)
Lead QC Inspector- Coordinated NBIC code welding repair plans with production personnel on various pressure vessel repairs. Performed weld inspections, coordinated NDE contractors, weld mapped and maintained weld log for NDE percentage.
Shell Oil & Chemical – Deer Park, TX (Sep 03 to Feb 04)
Lead QC Inspector overseeing all aspects of QA/QC program implementation. Set up code packages. Inspected welding operations, scheduled nondestructive examinations and coordinated work with authorized inspector, for SHCU T/A, DDU T/A, coke Drum repairs, Boiler Repairs and many other capital projects. I was responsible for supervising as many as six inspectors at any given time.
Sep 02 – Aug 03
Quality Control Inspector, TIMEC Companies – Baytown, Texas
Assignments included:
Exxon Mobil/ Flour Daniel – LSM Project (April – Jul 2003) QC Inspector- Set up code packages for nozzle fabrication and overlay welding. Inspected welding operations, scheduled nondestructive examinations and coordinated work with Authorized Inspector.
Tesoro Refinery – DCCU T/A, Salt Lake City (Dec 02- Apr 03)
Lead QC Inspector- set up hydrotest packages, coordinated NDE and stress relieving contractors. Coordinated repair plans with authorized inspectors for NBIC code welding work including nozzle installations, vessel alterations and miscellaneous repairs.
Shell Refinery-Hydrofiner T/A – Los Angeles Refining Company (January 2003)
Night Shift Lead QC Inspector; coordinated NBIC code welding repair plans with production personnel on various pressure vessel repairs. Performed weld inspections, coordinated NDE contractors, weld mapped and maintained weld log for NDE percentages
Equistar Chemicals- Chocolate Bayou (Sep 02- Nov 02)
QC Inspector; performed in process weld inspections and liquid penetrant examinations, witnessed NDE and hydro-testing. Coordinated NDE and stress relieving contractors with production efforts.
Jun 02- Aug 02
Quality Control Inspector – Caledonia, Mississippi
Duties and responsibilities of position include pre-weld fit inspection, post-weld inspection, weld mapping and punch list quality assurance.
Jul 01- Jun 02
Pipefitter, Cobb Mechanical – Houston, Texas Duties and responsibilities of position include pipefitter for HVAC upgrade of central plat for Reliant Energy and upgrade of Terminal A at Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Assignment included:
Fabrication and installation of piping tools
Preparing and performing hydro-test packages on piping systems
Designing isometric drawings for weld mapping.
Feb 01 – May 01
Leadman, Technip USA – Greenville Mississippi Duties and responsibilities of position include leadman on pipe crew building compressor stations for El Paso Energy.
Assignments have included:
Leading pipe crew on installation of over four miles of underground piping, as well as new compressor station construction.
Sep 00- Dec 00 Pipefitter/Foreman, Conex International – Port Arthur, Texas Duties and responsibilities of position include pipe foreman overseeing crew of 15 pipefitters, welders and equipment operators; ensured proper fabrication of piping stools during pre-down work; installed same spools during shutdown.
Jun 00- Sep 00 Pipefitter, Spantee Engineering – Rainer, Oregon Duties and responsibilities of position include as pipefitter in a paper mill, performing pump tie-ins and alignment as well as other basic pipefitter duties.
Apr 00– Jun 00 Pipefitter, Conex International – Ackerman, Mississippi Duties and responsibilities of position included as pipefitter in Red Hills Power Plant, fit and installation of heavy wall, big bore pipe.
May 98 – April 00 Pipefitter, Conex International – Port Arthur, Texas Duties and responsibilities of position included cat-craker expansion at Motiva Enterprises Oil Refinery, installing underground pipe; fabricating and installing piping spools, installing pump tie-ins.
Jun 95 – Feb 98
Pipefitter, Brown & Root, Port Arthur, Texas Duties and responsibilities of position included worked maintenance contract at Chevron Oil & Chemical in Port Arthur, Texas. Assignments have included:
General plant maintenance
Small capital projects
Periodically worked turnarounds on Benzene, Amine & Ethylene units.
Aug 94 – Apr 95 Pipefitter Apprentice, CA Turner – Port Arthur, Texas Duties and responsibilities of position included joined pipefitter’s Local 195 and began apprentice program n Bridge City, Texas. Worked 40 hours/week and attended classes 4 hours a week.
