Quality Assurance Welding
Resume:
ROBERT J. LAWRENCE
San Antonio, TX
***********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:
Seek employment opportunities that will effectively utilize my experience,
education, and capabilities in areas concerned with the management,
inspection, teaching or training of welding / welding related processes and
applications.
KEY SKILLS:
Welding/Welding Processes- Teaching/Training - Visual Inspections -
Auditing (ISO) - Consulting/ Documentation/Metallurgical Properties/Welding
Procedures - Safety - Welding Engineering / Administration /Management -
QA/QC - Computer Applications.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
. Demonstrated ability to teach / educate individuals the practices or
procedures related to inspecting and testing welded joints of work in
progress and of completed units. The spectrum of work was for visible
defects, correct dimensions, joint strength, bead formation, weld
penetration, with regard to conformance to codes, blueprints, work order
specifications, applying knowledge of welding principles and
metallurgical properties. Train and qualify personnel to perform visual
inspections of weld surface quality requirements. Verify alignment and
dimensions of product and equipment setup and fixtures used for work in
progress. Observe and monitor techniques, performance of welders or
processes in shop or at construction site. Mark defective pieces and
recommend scrapping or methods for reworking. Supervise and educate
personnel to properly record inspection data.
. Develop welding techniques, procedures, and application of welding
equipment for programs involving fabrication of metals, utilizing
knowledge of production specifications, properties and characteristics of
metals and metal alloys, and engineering principles.
. Conduct inspections, tests and evaluate data to assist Welding
Engineering / QA / Production personnel in development and application of
new or improved welding equipment; techniques, procedures, and practices.
Assist engineering personnel in testing and evaluating welding equipment,
metals, and alloys.
. Qualified and experienced in areas concerned with
training/education/certification / management of individuals in the
performance of welding, welding inspection, blue print reading and
interpretation of standards, codes, or specifications.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Martifer-Hirschfeld Energy Systems LLC, San Angelo, TX
08/2009 - 03/2011
WELDING ENGINEER / QUALITY- STEEL WORKS / SCWI
Provide Welding Engineering / Quality Assurance support concerning product
quality for Wind Tower and ASME pressure vessel fabrication operations.
Managed and supervised QA/QC personnel. Responsible for the development,
maintenance, control, administration and delivery of Company documentation
per AWS / ASME Standards (AWS D1.1, D1.2, D1.3 / ASME Section VIII,
Section IX, etc.) such as Welding Procedure Qualification Records (PQR),
Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), Welder Performance Qualification
(WPQ) as well as various inspection reports or welder logs concerning
overall Welding /Quality. Prepare and conduct training/certification
programs for Quality Assurance and Manufacturing personnel for the
Company;( i.e., train, educate, and certified personnel ) for Welding or
Welding inspection in accordance with Company standards. Provide team
leadership for the company's successful ASME "U" and NBIC "R" accreditation
process.
Siemens Energy and Automation, Inc.
02/06 - 08/2009
QUALITY ENGINEER / WELDING - CWI
Provide Quality Assurance engineering support and welding engineering
experience concerning product quality for metal fabrication operations.
Responsible for the development, maintenance, control, administration and
delivery of Company documentation per AWS Standards (AWS D1.1, D1.2, D1.3,
etc.) such as Welding Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), Welding
Procedure Specifications (WPS), Welder Performance Qualification (WPQ) as
well as various inspection reports or welder logs concerning overall
welding fabrication quality. Prepare and conduct training/certification
programs for Quality Assurance, Engineering and Manufacturing personnel for
the Company;( i.e., train, educate, and certified personnel ) for Welding
or Welding inspection in accordance with Company standards.
Think Energy Resources, Cattlisburg, KY
11/05 - 01/06
PROJECT QC SUPERVISOR (Contract Assignment)
Supervised and managed 4-5 Quality Control inspectors and inspection
activities in accordance with ASME and NBIC Codes for Repcon, Inc.
industrial Turn/Around Project at Cattlisburg, KY Petro- Chemical
Refinery).
KTA-Tator - Texas and Louisiana
09/05 - 11/05
CWI (CERTIFIED WELDING INSPECTOR) (Contract Assignment)
Perform AWS D1.1 or AISC welding inspections of structural steel buildings
on existing Wal- Mart / Sam's stores in conjunction with their structural
integrity validation program.
ROBERT J. LAWRENCE
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Tyco/ Gem Fabrication - Mansfield, Texas
02/05 - 08/05
QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER/CWI
Managed Plant QMS for an ISO 9001 certified process piping facility. Duties
included performing and supervising NDE processes (VT, PT, MT, and RT),
interpretation of, and control of various job specifications, procedures or
Code (ASME, AWWA) requirements. Also responsible for the development,
maintenance, control, and delivery of project documentation such as welding
Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), Welding Procedure Specifications
(WPS), Welder Performance Qualification (WPQ) as well as various
inspection reports, welder logs, and overall welding, and fabrication
quality.
Bay, Ltd. - Corpus Christi, Texas 03/02 - 08/04
QUALITY CONTROL SUPERVISOR / SITE QA/QC MANAGER (CWI/CWE, Level II-PT, MT,
RT-I)
Managed and supervised the daily activities of 5-20 QC Inspectors (CWIs) in
the performance of their duties and job assignments on Construction or
Industrial Projects for the company. Those duties included performing and
supervising NDE processes (VT, PT, MT, RT, and UT), interpretation of, and
control of various job specifications, procedures or Code (ASME, AWS, and
NBIC) requirements. Also responsible for the development, maintenance,
control, and delivery of project documentation such as welding Procedure
Qualification Records (PQR), Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS),
Welder Performance Qualification (WPQ) as well as various inspection
reports, welder logs, and overall welding quality. Managed QA/QC Department
and supervised Inspectors (as Project QA/QC Manager) for the Industrial
Division Turn/Around Project at Equistar Chemical Refinery (CCO T/A 2004).
Managed and supervised inspectors working on offshore platforms at the
Shop/ Docks Division Projects for Pride/Exxon (Kizomba), Paragon Stolts
Project, Pemex Ixtal "A" Project, and Sunoco Equipment Modules.
Trinity Industries, Inc. - Dallas, Texas
06/94 - 07/01
Corporate Training & Development, Corporate Quality Assurance, Corporate
Welding Engineering
SR. QUALITY ANALYST/AUDITOR / W.I.S. - CWI TRAINING ADMINISTRATOR -
INSTRUCTOR /WELDING ADMINISTRATOR / WELDING TECHNICIAN
Trained, qualified welders, monitored quality, procedures, setup/monitored
welding equipment/operators and supported the Company's manufacturing
process as needed. Initiated, managed, and coordinated activities of
Company welding programs and operations. Prepared, performed, and conducted
performance qualification testing of company's welders and welding
procedure specifications (WPS). Prepared and conducted
training/certification programs for Welding Engineering and Quality
Assurance personnel for the Company;( i.e., trained, educated, and
certified personnel ) for Welding Inspection in accordance with Company
standards and the AWS Standard for Welding Inspectors, QC2. In 1995,
Trinity bought and adopted the W.I.T. (Welding Inspection Technology, used
for CWI training) training course from the American Welding Society for the
internal standard for their W.I.S. program. Monitored, verified, analyzed,
and audited systems used by the Company relating to its Welding Engineering
Operations and Quality Assurance programs.
WELDING EXPERIENCE:
Fluor Daniel Maintenance - Dallas, Texas 08/92 -
02/94
Brown & Root, Inc. 11/82 - 07/92
Job location: Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Station, Glen Rose, Texas
FOREMAN / COMBINATION PIPE WELDER
Supervised 10 -25 personnel in fabrication of piping and components. Welded
pipe and mechanical components associated with maintenance of an operating
nuclear power generating facility.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:
Auditor Training Institute - RAB, 36 hours ISO Lead Assessor training
course
Senior Certified Welding Inspector (SCWI) per the AWS Certification #
10090018
Certified Welding Educator (CWE) per the AWS Certification # 9704005E
Previous certification in accordance with ASNT TC -1A Level II in PT, MT,
and RT Interpretation
Real Educational Services, Inc. - 2005 / Training for ASNT TC-1A Level II
(PT, MT, RT-I) and 2010 / SCWI Preparatory Training
American Welding Society (AWS) Training for presentation of the Welding
Inspection Technology (W.I.T.) course (2.4 CEU's)
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology - Preparatory Training
Course for the Certification of Welding Inspectors (7.0 CEU's)
Brown & Root, Inc. - Quality Management & Supervisory training
John Constanza Institute of Technology - Demand Flow Technology & Business
Strategy Workshop
New Horizons Computer Learning Center - MS Word, MS Excel, MS Office, MS
Power Point, etc.
Trinity Industries Training and Development - Train the Trainer
Previous certification in the following welding processes: SMAW, GTAW,
FCAW, SAW, OAW - (AWS, ASME, API, ABS, MIL)
Knowledgeable in various Codes (AWS, ASME, AISC, NBIC, API, ABS, ISO) and
Military Specifications (MIL-STD-2219A)
AFFILIATIONS:
Member American Welding Society
Past member of the AWS Education Committee and the AWS Educator's Committee
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