Engineer Welding

FLOYD KIEL **** Ashford Ave., Ft. Worth, TX ***** 817-***-****

*********@*****.*** cell 214-403-

4239

Objective To increase my employer's profit by applying my extensive

expertise in weld process development, tooling and automation.

Employment History

OIL STATES INDUSTRIES, Arlington, TX Welding Engineer

5/08 - Present

. Equipped and executed an offshore pipe welding program

using automated welding equipment for typical deepwater

quality requirements. Tested and established weld

procedures in accordance with customer specifications.

Successfully specified welding equipment, pipe preparation,

fit-up, and robot programming. Designed and built custom

tooling and gauges for pipe prep and welding equipment.

. Created work instructions for fit-up & assembly of welded

components

. Personally trained personnel on the use of beveling and

automated welding equipment.

. Regularly review customer specifications with project

managers regarding cost and scheduling. This includes

structural designs per AWS D1.1 and weldments fabricated in

accordance with ASME Sec IX as well as DNV-OS-F101.

. Responsible for vendor weld procedure approval and

assignment of internal weld procedures.

4K TECHNOLOGY, Ft. Worth, TX System Integrator

6/01 - 4/08

. Conceived, designed, installed, programmed and supported

automated welding systems. Many of these systems had poka-

yoke features designed into them. These weldments, which

included highway safety, material handling and defense

products, were built in accordance with various codes

including AWS D1.1 and ASME Sec IX. Work instructions were

created for assemblies when required.

. Performed welder qualifications and welding procedure

qualifications for over 50 companies

. Taught metallurgy, inspection and welding classes at

Mountain View College, Dallas, TX

TRINITY INDUSTRIES, Ft. Worth, TX Welding Engineer

8/98 - 5/01

. Identified productivity opportunities by coordinating

integration, installation and tooling of new and existing

robots to a variety of products.

. Created presentations comparing costs vs. payback for new

equipment

. Provided hands on training for automatic welding equipment

HYCO TEXAS L. P., Lancaster, TX (formerly Dana Corp.)

Welding Engineer

3/96 - 7/98

. Created standards and work instructions for quality control

. Designed fixtures for quicker product changeover

. Trained operators on use of automated welding equipment

TITAN WHEEL INTERNATIONAL, Quincy, IL Welding

Engineer

9/91 - 3/96

. Supported manufacturing operations by establishing a

standard weld procedure system for SAW and GMAW

. Trained and tested all welders in accordance with AWS D1.1

. Designed robot fixtures for existing product, tripling

throughput.

. Detailed several cost reduction plans totaling over

$300,000 per year

LULL CORPORATION, Waterloo, IA Welding Engineer

12/89 - 8/91

. Supervised and scheduled daily welding production

. Established and maintained a GMAW and FCAW test area

. Designed and implemented time saving weld and drill

fixtures

. Directed the startup of new assemblies

EAGLE-PICHER INDUSTRIES, Lubbock, TX Welding

Engineer

4/87 - 11/89

. Determined manufacturing procedures for weldments

. Quoted and supervised the startup of new weldments

. Headed cost reduction team reducing the weld time of a

major assembly 20 %

ROCK BIT INDUSTRIES, Ft. Worth, TX

Welding Engineer

1/84 - 6/86

. Provided hands-on engineering support for manufacturing

Education LeTourneau College, Longview, TX, B. S., Welding Engineering

Technology 1983

AWS Certified Welding Inspector #94120191 Level 1 UT Class

Past AWS Section Chairman

Various Juran quality and FMEA training programs

Motoman MRC, ERC, XRC, NX, Motosim Robot Schools

Miller C-1, C-2 Robot School

Panasonic G-1 Robot School

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