Quality Control Engineer

STANLEY E. GINGRICH, PE (***) ***-

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***** **** ***** *****, ********, CO 80132

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Education: B.S. Welding Engineering; LeTourneau University, graduate work

in Metallurgical Engineering; University of Tennessee, B.A. Business

Administration; Spring Arbor College, MBA, Operations Management & Finance,

Frostburg State University, MD. Numerous Quality, Productivity, Lean

Manufacturing, Problem-solving, and Leadership seminars and training

courses.

Certifications: Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the US (Ohio-61286 &

Colorado-39677) and P.Eng in Alberta, Canada - Welding and Materials

Engineering, Certified Welding Engineer (CWEng), Certified Welding

Inspector (CWI), and Certified Welding Educator (CWE) through the American

Welding Society, Certified Manufacturing Engineer (CMfgE). Certified Level

II NDE MT and PT.

Affiliations:

American Welding Society (AWS)

Distinguished Member for outstanding leadership

Author - Volume 3, 8th edition of the AWS Welding Handbook

Served as a member of several AWS subcommittees

Authored several papers and gave presentations on several technical and

managerial topics such as:

Total Quality Management (TQM), Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Welding

and Fabrication of two- piece aluminum wheels.

Serve as a Welding, Productivity, and Quality Control Consultant to

industry in the areas of welding, materials, automation, manufacturing,

inspection, NDE, process selection, assembly, quality control, training

programs, failure analysis, and procedure development.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

o Member of B31.1 Power Piping - Materials, Fabrication and Examination

Subgroup

o Member - Section IX - Materials Subcommittee

o Member - Section III - Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility

Components

o Participant - Section IX - Welding Procedure and Welder Performance

Qualification Requirements

National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), Society of Manufacturing

Engineers (SME), Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Experience Summary

URS CORPORATION - Energy & Construction

2007 - Present

Large global leader in Engineering, Construction, and Management Solutions

Manager - Welding & Materials Engineering - Responsible for all activities

of the Welding & Materials Engineering Department as it relates to Nuclear

and Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation. Specific responsibilities

include:

Providing technical expertise and support to all projects at all sites as

needed

Perform site welding, materials, and metallurgical problem-solving

Ensure all welding activities meet applicable codes, standards, and

specifications,

Evaluate welding and materials technology to ensure the latest developments

are implemented at project sites in order to maximize efficiency,

productivity, and quality.

SEG TECHNOLOGIES

Welding Engineering & Quality Control Consulting Services

1995 - 2007

Welding Engineering, Productivity, and Quality Control and Construction

Management consulting projects involving CWI services, teaching welding and

welding-related courses, and solving welding and metallurgical related

problems. Served as Program Manager on various teams involving welding

improvement and productivity optimization. Consulted in the area of

welding process development, welding procedure development, weld training,

failure analysis, repair procedures, fitness-for-service, weldment design,

quality control programs, destructive and nondestructive testing, etc.

Wrote numerous welding repair procedures, standards, and, specifications

for various structural and pressure vessel applications and for very

difficult to weld materials in stringent applications.

Proficient in AWS and ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Welding Codes,

including B31.1, B31.3, B31.8.

Director of Quality Assurance for 5 plant complex employing 4000 union

personnel.

Director of Operations for 400 person, 3 shift production operation.

Engineer at CONOCO-Offshore & Refinery Division.

Engineer at Geothermal Power Generation plants overseeing pipeline

replacement activities

Quality Engineering Manager - Cryogenic Gas Plant for Enterprise Products

Owners representative on site for all quality related issues regarding the

fabrication of a Cryogenic Gas Facility

Staffed and led a department of multi-disciplined inspectors; CWI,

Structural, Civil, Mechanical, and I & E.

Worked with senior Constructor management and other subcontractors to

assure conformance to schedule.

Performed numerous inspections in the areas of Welding/Piping, CWI, Civil,

Structural, and Mechanical.

Developed and implemented a site specific Quality Program to meet the

requirements of plant owner.

Monitored all incoming receiving material, reviewed and approved all

procedures, tracked all welding, civil, mechanical, structural, and piping

activities to ensure conformance to applicable codes and specifications.

Quality Engineering Manager at a $2 Billion Coal Fired Power Generation

Plant for Mid-American Energy.

Responsible for all aspects of department management including overseeing

all activities of Inspectors.

Write hydrostatic testing packages for pressure testing of piping systems

and oversee civil activities.

Oversee all code and BOP piping fabrication to assure conformance to

applicable ASME codes (Section 1, B31.1, B31.3, Section IX) and contract

documents

Oversee all welding, preheat, PWHT, NDE, and Civil Construction as required

by various codes.

Write and revise Welding Procedure Specifications, qualify welders, and

track welder continuity

Control and monitor all raw material and welding consumables.

Write specialized welding repair procedures and NDE acceptance criteria for

various Carbon, Chromium, Nickel, and Molybdenum metal alloys.

GROVE WORLDWIDE

World's largest manufacturer of Mobile Hydraulic Cranes

1990 - 1994

Manager - Materials and Welding Engineering - Responsible for the

Administrative Management of the Materials and Welding Engineering

Department on a worldwide basis as related to crane design and fabrication.

Write, revise, and maintain Material Specifications for all materials used

for fabrication in cranes and aerial work platforms. Material types

include carbon steel, High Strength, Low Alloy (HSLA), micro-alloyed

steels, Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Forging, Castings, etc.

Investigate new and advanced materials technology for application in

Grove's equipment. This includes feasibility studies, welding performance

evaluation, research and development, prototyping and implementation into

production.

Conduct failure analysis of materials and/or weldments as necessary.

Write, revise, and maintain Welding Design Standards for Engineering use in

all weldment designs.

Evaluate welding consumables to ensure conformance to internal and industry

standards.

Develop and qualify welding procedures as necessary to meet government and

nationally recognized agency standards (AWS, ASME, MIL).

Managed the Quality Control Program for all Materials and Welding-related

issues.

Managed the Welding Procedure and Welder Qualification Program for over 600

welders on 3 shifts.

Work with outside steel companies and/or universities in joint-ventures or

cooperative agreements to identify, evaluate, and implement new materials

technology.

Review all new product structural designs for proper weld joint design,

formability, weldability, and conformance to material specifications.

Work with suppliers and heat-treaters to ensure material property

requirements are met for intended applications.

Evaluate field failures for litigation support and handle many field

structural repairs.

KELSEY-HAYES COMPANY

World's largest manufacturer of automotive wheels and ABS systems

1988 - 1990

Supervisor -Welding Engineering Department - Design, develop, justify, and

implement manufacturing automation for the welded assembly of automobile

and truck wheel fabrication lines.

> Total project management including material, process and equipment

selection, uniformity control, vendor selection, project monitoring up

to installation, quality control, and productivity optimization.

> Train personnel in concepts of Welding Engineering and Automation.

> Materials used include HSLA steel, Aluminum, and Stainless Steel.

Interact with and provide technical support to manufacturing plants as

needed and recommend and implement process improvements.

> Responsibility for prototype and assembly development lab including

supervision of welding technicians.

> Welding process experience includes: Gas-metal-arc, Flux-cored-arc, Gas-

tungsten-arc,

> Shielded-metal-arc, Electron Beam, Plasma-arc, and Laser Welding.

WALKER MANUFACTURING COMPANY,

World's largest manufacturer of automotive exhaust systems

1986 - 1988

Welding Engineering Specialist

> Project Engineering and Management involving welding operation

optimization and cost improvement

within U.S. and European manufacturing plants.

> Projects included specifying, recommending, approving, and installation

of welding automation for the

fabrication of Carbon Steel, Aluminum and Stainless Steel automotive

exhaust systems.

> Automation lines installed included various types of robotic and

automatic dedicated welding equipment.

> Processes used were Gas-metal-arc, Flux-cored-arc, Gas-tungsten-arc,

Plasma-arc cutting and welding.

> Designed and implemented a comprehensive plant welding training &

quality control program.

> Provided technical support to plants and aided in trouble-shooting of

plant welding operations.

> Managed the Loss Prevention and Corporate Safety Program.

MARTIN MARIETTA ENERGY SYSTEMS

Heavy metal fabrication, research, and development for uranium enrichment

plant at Oak Ridge, TN 1984 - 1986

Welding Engineer and Welding Lab Supervisor

Responsible for all technical aspects of the Welding Engineering

Department.

Developed welding, brazing, and NDE procedures for many different

combinations of base metals in accordance with ASME, AWS, and MIL codes.

Developed and taught welding course on the fundamentals of Welding

Engineering to plant management.

Served as group leader on several task forces to improve and upgrade plant

welding program.

Provided consulting to other manufacturing facilities within the U.S.

Department of Energy.

Served as Project Engineer on several heavy metal fabrication projects.

Obtained "Q" clearance level (highest security level obtainable for a

civilian).

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