DAN CARACAS, P. Eng.

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Brossard (Québec) J4Y 2N8

450-***-****; 514-***-**** – acb357@r.postjobfree.com

Spoken languages: French, English, German

CAREER OBJECTIVES

Coordinating and supervising conception, fabrication, and quality control teams, applying my

mechanical and quality knowledge for the development and improvement of the company.

EDUCATION

1997-2001 AUDITOR CERTIFICATION FOR QUALITY SYSTEMS

American Society for Quality

1993 MEMBER OF THE ORDRE DES INGÉNIEURS DU QUÉBEC

1975-1980 MECHANICAL ENGINEER DIPLOMA

University of Bucharest, Romania

CONTINUAL EDUCATION

Quality norms ISO – CRIQ Montreal

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- Theory of the solid-rigid - École Polytechnique de Montréal

GRH – École Polytechnique de Montréal

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Valves (safety)– standards – Régie du Bâtiment du Québec and

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National Bord

- Inspection and visual control, ultrasonic and liquid penetrant

tests

COMPUTER SKILLS

Programs: VB 6.0; WP DOS - WIN; AUTOCAD-12; 13; 14; 2006; MS-OFFICE

2003, IHS ENG; HTML, MAINFRAME

Operating systems: WINDOWS 95; 98; NT-4; 2000 ;W-XP; W-7; OS

DAN CARACAS, eng. 450-***-****

PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE

JUNE 2012 - ACUREN INC

Q.A. Manager Québec segment – ISO; CWB; ASME quality syst

- Update and maintain the quality assurance manuals, procedures

- Inspection (NDE) procedures

- Inspection forms for UT; MT; PT; RT per different standards

- Interpretation documentation per different standards

- Internal and External audits

Certification audit – CWB

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- Monthly quality metrics

APRIL 2010-2012 Fall and Winter session: INSTRUCTOR for Réseau des ingénieurs

du Québec– Pressure Vessels Seminar Sections: I; II; V; VIII; IX

CSA B 51 Pressure Vessels Code – Courses are SOFEDUC

accepted

JULY 2008 – 2012 SIMONEAU GROUPINC -

Q.A. Manager – ISO AND ASME quality systems

- Producing contract instructions & IT&P for pressure vessels Sect I; IV;

VIII

- Part of the revision committee of the Code BNQ 3650 for installation

of boilers and pressure vessels

Qualification & Maintenance Audits – to different sub-contractors

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- Audit with ASME; RBQ; TSSA; ABSA auditors

- Revision of Quality Manual, conception of different procedures: repair,

welding, assembling, quality, etc.

- Creation of a quality data base in Access and reconfiguration of the

quality system on the computer.

- Inspections across Canada & USA (some contractors and customers)

INSTRUCTOR for Réseau des ingénieurs du Québec– Pressure Vessels

APRIL 2008 17 & 18

Seminar Sections: I; II; V; VIII; IX – SOFEDUC accepted

JUNE 2007 – May 2008 VELAN INC – PLANT 1 – On contract

Q.A. Manager – ISO AND ASME quality systems

- Producing contract instructions & IT&P for different valves sold to

OPG, Bruce Power, Areva-Framatome, AECL, China Electric, etc. as

per Section III NB, Nc, ND

- Solving all kind of non-conformities for nuclear & commercial (ASME

& ISO) quality systems.

- Participating to audits from NUPIC; AECL; OPG; NRC; RBQ

- All kind of updates for procedures, qualifications for tests, other

EPIC EDU COM Course – Montreal

Febr 2007

Instructor: Seminar: ISO and ASME quality systems; Code ASME

description

OCT 2006- MAY 2007 WHYM METAL INC.

QC Manager ASME (pressure vessels) and ISO 9001 :2000

- Set up of welding procedures for Titanium ; SS ; Monel and welder

qualification – GTAW; SMAW

- Paint, inspection, procedures and forms

- Data base for ASME & ISO quality system in place

SUNCOR OIL INC. – FORT MCMURRY, AB

SEPT 2006

Instructor: Seminar: maintenance equipments, pressure vessels, piping,

safety valves, quality manuals: ISO; ASME

MARCH 2003 – 2006 GROUPE DELOM – OMÉGA MACHINE SHOP INC.

QUALITY MANAGER ISO AND ASME, PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR

- Supervision of welding-assembling activities of the shop (50

employees)

- Continuous contacts with other departments of the company in order

to establish the Development Plan (identification of needs, annual

priorities, objectives, management of priorities)

- Realization of ASME, ISO, technical norms, procedures and their

implementation

- Revision of the quality manual, procedures, ISO documents

- Continual improvement process (5Ss, 5Whys, kan-ban, Kaisen, ERP,

6 Sigma)

- Certification of pressure vessels – all kind: documents approval,

traveller, data rapport, and audits

- Managing all audits with the Government’s Inspectors

- Mechanical Projects: machinery repair, schedules, shutdowns

1995 –MARCH 2003 MONTRÉAL VALVE, Montréal, Québec

PRODUCTION MANAGER, QUALITY (ISO & ASME), MAINTENANCE

- Supervising and implementing the ISO 9002 norms and revisions

- Supervising the production department and the maintenance section

according to the ISO norms

Design of new products – technical projects on ACAD 14; 2000

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- Supervision of machining and assembling activities

- Conception of the ISO Maintenance Manual, welding procedures and

welders approval according to the ASME system Section IX (Régie du

Bâtiment du PQ)

- Conception of the products catalogue of the company (R-13; 14)

- Conception and realization of database in ACCESS, EXCELL

- Conception and realization of the compressor room; sandblast room

Conception and realization of special strainer 24’’ for Halifax Shipyard

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Ltd; realization of multiple projects for Verrault Navigation, Canada

Steamship Line, etc

- Quality Manual for safety valves according with the National Board,

ASTM S IX, and laws of the Régie du Bâtiment du Québec

Business relations with companies, customers – all kind

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- Personnel supervision

1999 -2004

Consultant – design of several technical projects: medical, pulp &

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paper, lasers field for CEMAR Inc

- Conception of progressive dies -Canadian Tooling

Projects for Montréal Valve: all kind of special valves – marine

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application

1993-1994 USINAGE INDUSTRIEL INC., Montréal, Québec

PRODUCTION SUPERVISER

- Supervisor of machining and assembling activities, tests, precisio n

assembling

PROFESIONELLES APTITUDES

- Organized, very responsible

- Team worker

- Able to perform work under pressure

- Able to learn and implement new concepts

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