Loveland, Ohio, United States
Engineering professional with expertise in welding & metallurgy in manufacturing environments including heavy mining equipment, energy, & construction. Proven track record in developing sound welding procedures and conducting failure analysis. Specialties: Standard cost estimating, technical support, customer and union relations, technical writing, quality control
Coordinated the day-to-day activities of eight inspectors that performed weld and dimensional inspections in accordance with applicable codes and assembly drawings. Maintained capability to fabricate pressure vessels and piping through successful completion of triennial ASME review using U, R, S, PP, and NB Certificates of Authorization. Indoctrinated employees and subcontractors to NQA-1 procedures. Evaluated and accepted NIAC audits for approved suppliers’ list.
Wrote and qualified welding procedure specifications for FCAW, GMAW, GTAW, and Stud Welding processes in accordance with ASME Section IX, ANSI/AWS D1.1, AWS D1.3, and AWS D1.6 welding codes. Performed commercial grade dedication of raw materials and purchased items for nuclear components critical to power plant safety.
-Proposed a welding process improvement through the use of semi-automatic tractors, resulting in a $90,000 yearly savings. -Detailed correct method performing repairs by writing GTAW, FCAW, and SAW procedures for carbon, low alloy steels, and castings. -Provided standard labor costing of electric mining shovel, blast-hole drill, and walking dragline parts through step-by-step detailed shop routings. -Applied lean manufacturing concepts adopted from Toyota’s Production System to enhance problem solving skills.
-Checked the Procedure Qualificatication Record and Welding Procedure Specification of the Inconel 182 SAW surface overlay for compliance with ASME Section IX pressure vessel code. -Verified material test reports of purchased materials for traceability. -Welded ladders, painters’ rings, water tower access tubes and access doors for production using FCAW. -Drafted storage tank components using MicroStation software. -Calculated and verified drawing dimensions for water draw-off piping in flat-bottom storage tanks. -Estimated quantities of welding consumables required for a given contract. -Composed nondestructive examination checklists in accordance with API 650 and AWWA codes. -Created radiography schedules for flat-bottom storage tanks in accordance with API 650. -Obtained qualifications to weld in the horizontal and vertical uphill positions using the SMAW and FCAW processes per ASME Section IX for production.
-Calibrated AMI 415 welding power source and Allen-Bradley controlled turntables. -Constructed welding procedures database for compliance with NAVSEA 250-1500-1 naval code. -Assisted Quality Control in evaluating parts through visual, radiographic, ultrasonic, and liquid dye-penetrant inspections. -Evaluated welder performance qualifications for brazing, OAW, and GTAW processes. -Collaborated with other engineers and personnel on failure analysis of GTAW corrosion resistant cladding operation. -Toured Praxair plant in North Royalton, Ohio as a potential customer of inert shielding gases.