Confidential Resume of
Lawrence T. Menard **** County Road 826 Buna, Texas 77612
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QUALITY ASSURANCE / QUALITY CONTROL
Auditor Analysis Boiler Inspection Pressure Vessels Tank Inspection Business Systems Six Sigma Lean Manufacturing ISO 9000 Warranty Metrics Life Cycles Zero Defects Facilitator Trainer Failure Analysis Quality Maintenance Programs Material Qualification
25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE OPTIMIZING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, CONTROLLING COSTS, MAINTAINING SAFETY STANDARDS FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND KEY PLAYERS IN THE PETROCHEMICAL, MANUFACTURING, TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE INDUSTRIES. A DEEP CONVICTION FOR QUALITY DRIVING CREATIVITY RESULTING IN REDUCING COSTS AND INCREASING EFFICIENCIES FOR PROFIT MAXIMIZATION.
CAREER TRACK
CONSULTING PROJECT MANAGER 2012 - Present
MUSTANG GAS COMPRESSION Houston, Texas
Consulted stakeholders in reversing losses of $95,000 per month to a $68,000 profit.
Provided technical support of quality initiatives.
Integration of performance excellence practices.
Adopted/trained assembly personnel in manufacturing & quality techniques.
Audits of technical documentation, drawings, schematics, codes and physical plant.
Organized work flows of manufacturing processes for gas compression.
Preparation & Estimating bid packages for manufacturing of gas compression equipment.
Provided technical assistance to incorporate manufacturing as a secondary revenue stream.
MATERIALS QUALITY AUDITOR 2011 - 2012
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON Beaumont, Texas
Qualification of vessels, pumps, compressors, industrial parts, raw materials and equipment for the manufacture of refinery modules.
Auditing and inspection of stored materials insuring that equipment & raw materials
Meet ANSI, ASME, ASTM, API codes and client expectations.
Developing preventative maintenance schedules and monitoring maintenance personnel and inspection programs.
Maintain PMI verification and reporting, also training others with PMI & Standards.
EXPEDITOR / NIGHT MATERIALS SUPERVISOR 2010 - 2011
BECHTEL INC. Port Arthur, Texas
Designed and managed preventative maintenance programs.
Shipped, received modules and materials necessary for manufacture of
Motiva’s Deep Conversion Project.
Organized and planned new yards for modules, structural materials and pipe materials.
Coordinated with day shift to order, transport and meet the demands of multiple foremen.
Data entry with corporate materials management program, providing real time accountability.
Read engineering documents such as blueprints, schematics, ISO’s, and PNID’s for proper sequencing of material demands.
WAREHOUSING JOURNEYMAN 2009 - 2010
FLUOR INC. Port Arthur, Texas
Organized and maintained warehouse & issuing protocols for multiple contractors.
Researched materials and verification of receipt for payment
Worked with expeditors, managers with backlog & delayed materials preventing work stoppages.
Utilized inventory management software.
Shipped and received pipe, equipment, valves, electrical, and instrumentation materials.
FOUNDER / DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL SERVICES 1998 - 2011
ADVANCED DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. Nederland, Texas
Consulted refineries in Six Sigma practices, resulting in 1.2 million dollars in savings identifying inefficient practices.
Consulted purchasing departments with the City of New York and Texas Department of Transportation identifying cost-effective practices concerning re-manufactured products.
Designed systems reducing waste optimizing accuracy and profitability for customers.
Utilizing root causes, created preventive maintenance programs improving productivity and lower costs for petrochemical industry.
Performed failure analyses identifying root causes and implemented corrective actions.
Instituted quality metrics for client safety, logistics and customer support systems.
Author and instructor of quality principles for a national magazine.
Began quality programs and metrics quantifying employee, departmental and company efficiencies.
INSPECTION & MAINTENANCE MANAGER 1992 - 1998
EXXON USA Houston, Texas / Europe / Middle East / Pacific Rim
Appointed to the Presidential Safety and Process Improvement Council identifying inefficiencies, safety hazards and risk exposures in a fleet of 13 vessels.
Audited safety records and maintenance logs insuring adequate corrective actions.
Maintained high volume pump equipment, configuration of chemical pipelines, transfer and storage of bulk hazardous chemicals, electronic systems; key contributions to cost reduction.
Implementation of corrosion control practices.
QUALITY CONTROL LEADER Prior to 1993
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES Houston, Texas
Saved $360,000 in yearly expense by streamlining purchasing and logistics practices; converted Japanese technical standards for US regulatory agencies; led Zero Defects team initiatives.
Collected data for United Laboratories (UL), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and warranty claims.
MILITARY SERVICE
Supply Chain Management, Quality Engineering United States Navy - Europe / Middle East Honorable Discharge with Merits
ORGANIZATIONS & ASSOCIATIONS
Evaluator Texas Award for Performance Excellence / Malcomb Baldridge /ASTM 1506
LEARNING CREDENTIALS
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND MANAGEMENT
Texas A&M University College Station, Texas
GRADUATE: Supply Chain Management/ Quality Engineering
C-1 Engineering Systems Inspection and Maintenance San Diego, California
United States Department of the Navy Electronics Systems Engineering Center San Diego, California
Supply Chain Management, Restricted Materials Charleston, South Carolina
CERTIFICATES & LICENSES
United States Department of Defense Top Secret Security Clearance
Evaluator-Texas Award for Performance Excellence
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES
Microsoft productivity tools QuickBooks Lotus Notes
PERSONAL
Willing to perform work-related travel / willing to relocate