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Quality Assurance Control

Location:
Burbank, CA, 91501
Salary:
open
Posted:
April 26, 2013

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Resume:

Joe Alaniz

**** ****** ** ******

Burbank, CA ***01

818-***-****

************@*****.***

Objective

Quality Assurance Inspector holding numerous certifications, with extensive experience

testing quality of minor and major infrastructure projects throughout the U.S. and overseas

seeks a QA or QC position in which skills and knowledge can be applied on available projects.

Bilingual, willing to travel or relocate, with a strong reputation for being a responsible, hard-

working, team player.

Qualifications and Certifications

Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) #05041321

NDT/NDE Ultrasonic II, Magnetic Particle II

PCI Level II: Precast Pre-stressed Concrete Institute

American Concrete Institute (ACI) concrete Field Testing Technician –Grade I

AWS D1.5 Section 12, Lead Fracture Critical Member (FCM) Qualified

9 Years of Bridge Inspection Experience (AWS D1.5)

AWS D1.1 expertise with 12 years experience in Structural Steel Inspection Industry

Expertise in special provisions and standard specifications related to Caltrans

Experienced in various testing methods: ASNT, NACE, and SSPC national codes

Series to degree of Level II: RT (100+ hours of experience; assistant)

International Inspection Experience (API, major ship building repair and surveying)

Dye Penetrant II: Metal, Welds, Steel

Certified for Radiation Safety & use of Nuclear Gauges

Inspection Experience

Caltrop Corporation (Riverside, California) February 2009 – Current Month

Senior Quality Assurance Level II Inspector July 2010 – April 2013

• Perform quality assurance (QA) inspections and non-destructive testing (NDT) at various

sites and facilities throughout the U.S. for the Caltrans (DOT) for an expiring project.

• Monitor welding procedure specifications (WPS) and welder qualification testing.

• Oversee contractors’ quality control activities; perform NDT testing verifications and source

verifications – sampling material for the Structural Materials Testing Lab.

• Execute fit-up, in-process, final weld, process and final coating inspections.

• Complete daily inspection reports for the California DOT: Caltrans Materials Engineering

and Testing Branch.

• Communicate with Site Engineers as the Point of Contact Representative for the California

DOT (Caltrans).

• NDT Equipment Manager, calibrating NDT equipment per relevant code and contract

requirements.

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Caltrop Corporation (Shanghai, China) February 2009 - Present

Lead Senior Quality Assurance Level II Technician February 2009 – July 2010

Quality Assurance inspector on-site at the ZPMC fabrication facility in China for the new, self-

anchored, San Francisco/Oakland Bay Suspension Bridge - East Span -Seismic Safety

Project: Superstructure and Tower.

• Conducted QA verification inspection and NDT of the OBG segments and Tower sections.

• Verified conformance of California special provisions and specifications throughout the

duration of the project.

• Prepared daily inspection reports for the California DOT (Caltrans) Engineering branch.

• Communicated with Site Engineers as the Point of Contact Representative for Caltrans.

Global Fabricators (Shafter, California)

Quality Control Manager December 2007 – February 2009

• Managed the Quality Control (QC) Dept and staff for a major fabrication company.

• Developed an approved written procedure for Level II MT/UT, which qualified the company

to conduct MT and UT inspections.

• Performed 100% of the Company’s NDT services as the only Level II qualified employee.

• Responsible for Company’s PQR, WPS, daily and observation inspection reports.

• Reviewed contracts, specifications and ensured the proper implementation of QC practices.

• Performed ROCAP testing, (Skidmore-Wilhelm), for in-house/field fastener installation.

• Performed major and minor condition surveys (NDT & VT Inspection), refurbished and

repaired inspection on drilling rigs for major oil producing companies located in California,

including: Chevron, Key Energy, Nabors Drilling, Weatherford, and Shell.

Mactec Engineering, Inc. July 2006 – December 2007

Senior Engineering Technician II

Performed Quality Assurance on major California DOT (Caltrans) projects including:

Safety Platform for the Coronado Bridge

Ventura Freeway Widening Project (Johnson Bridge)

Highway 14 Tunnel, Fire Damage

• Administered quality assurance of overhead sign structure fabrication at U.I.S. in Utah.

• Perform Quality Assurance on testing of material at various testing laboratories.

• Conduct Quality Assurance NDT Methods at on-site fabrication facilities and off-site

infrastructures, assuring conformance with code and regulations.

• Execute quality assurance of contractors’ concrete samples and tests (concrete testing).

• Provided in-process and final coating inspection.

• Prepared daily inspection reports and corresponded as point of contact for Caltrans.

Global Fabricators (Shafter, California)

QC Lead Inspector February 2004 – July 2006

• Achieved lead inspector position in only 2 years.

• Led inspection for Caltrans major and minor bridge components.

• Conducted weld tests, welder qualification records, PQR, WPS, and daily observation

inspection reports.

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Consolidated Testing (Porterville, California) May 2003 - February 2004

Lab/Field Technician

• Field Testing: Soil & asphalt compaction testing, concrete testing, street/subdivisions &

County water plant.

• Lab testing: moisture/density, particle size evaluation, consolidation, unconfined

compression, R-Value, CA bearing ratio, permeability testing.

International Inspection (Santa Fe Springs, California) February 2002 - May 2003

NDT Inspector

California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska

• Conducted critical area inspection & corrosion surveys: VT, UT, MT.

• NDT inspection of offshore oil pipelines, hulls, water-container tanks, ships and barges

including API, ATC & U.S. Navy vessels

• RT inspection of structural welds, concrete foundations on major projects such as: NASA,

Universal Studios and CBS.

• AutoCAD operation including drafting blueprints and final inspection reports.

Education

National Polytechnic College of Oceaneering 2000 - 2002

Major: Marine Technology

Specialty: Non-Destructive Testing Technology

(Graduated with NDT Certification)

Bakersfield College 1993 - 1994

Major: Architectural Draft

Technical: Welding

(Trained on all welding processes)

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