Herbert-Frank Gruenwald

Lead Senior Inspector/QC Coordinator at Primetals Technologies

Northern Mindanao, Philippines

About

32 years (22 international) experience in the steel industry; QA/QC - Expediting, Manufacturing and Site Supervision. Broad-based trained and educated in Europe; College for Mechanical Engineering; Apprenticeship/Vocational school as pipe-fitter/welder, State enrolled welder with 4 years working experience (MIG/MAG, TIG, Oxy-Acetylene); NDT - level 2 (VT-PT-MT) QA Supervisor, Manufacturing Supervisor, Technical Lead/Consultant, Assembly/Maintenance Supervisor Experience with ASME Section VIII, Division 2 Pressure Vessels, ASTM, AWS D1.1, ASME, ANSI Based in the Philippines; Working proprietor of a registered company (GSS-Gruenwald Supervision System); Freelance

Experience

  • Primetals Technologies (9 yrs 4 mos)
    • Project QC Coordinator
      Mar 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 4 mos

    • Senior Inspector - Expediting & Quality Control
      Mar 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 4 mos

  • Primetals Technologies (4 mos)
    • Technical Advisor
      Sep 2016 - Nov 2016 · 3 mos

      Converter/Trunnion Ring - VAI Con Link 2.0 Assembly and Inlay welding at AK-Steel/USA

    • Site Supervisor (Welding DIN EN 1090)
      Aug 2016 - Sep 2016 · 2 mos

      Converter/Trunnion Ring assembly and welding, Piping work, Pressure test Final Acceptance Inspection with Client; HKM Germany

  • Site Supervisor at Primetals Technologies
    Sep 2015 - Dec 2015 · 4 mos

    Site Assembly Supervison, Assembly of CCM3 Modification, Caster Equipment

  • QA/QC-Supervisor/Expediter at Siemens VAI
    Jul 2010 - Aug 2015 · 5 yrs 2 mos

    • Review & witness of a material testing and mill certificates. • Material inspection, heat treatment chart review. • W.P.S & P.Q.R review, welder & welding operator test, prepare of WPQR & WPS and welder qualification test, welding procedure qualification tests. • Visual inspection of welding & dimension during fabrication and installation. • Visual and dimensional inspections at machining, assembly inspection. • N.D.E (RT, UT, MT, PT) • Witnessing of hydrostatic and pneumatic pressure tests. • FAT´s factory acceptance tests, functional and performance tests, mechanical running tests, commissioning, field installation and maintenance inspections. • Visual inspection of surface preparation and painting inspection • Pre-Shipping Inspections • Packing & marking inspection • Progress expediting • Review of contract & job specification • Supervisory activities & expediting for shop fabrication Project handling, Project documentation, Release for dispatch. Responsible for technical queries and the professional execution of the equipment according Siemens and international standards. CCM-Equipment, Converter

  • Quality Assurance Specialist at SMS Siemag AG
    Mar 2007 - Jun 2010 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    QA/QC Supervision at shop fabrication (BLHI Changzhou/China) - Steel Plant Equipment - Hot Rolling Mills - Strip Processing Lines - CCM Manufacturing Supervision (Material Inspections, Welding supervision and dimension inspections,Heat Treatment witness and chart review, Machining dimensions inspections, surface treatment preperation check and inspection, Pre-assembly and pre-shipping inspections) Documentation review and acceptance - Release for dispatch