Manager Engineer

Donald Weaver

Kingwood, TX ***** 281-***-**** **************@*****.*** http://careerwebfolio.com/donaldweaver/

Director of Quality

Six Sigma Green Belt Certified Welding Inspector Registered Professional Engineer

VP of Operations with a background leading welding, QA/QC, and construction operations teams in the oil, gas, and power sector. Proven success producing profits, savings, and revenues using lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principles. Expertise in welding, managing shop staff, and integrating technology and processes. Reduced costs $700,000 by revamping tool utilization and management protocols at WFS Construction Company. Skilled at forging enduring relationships, collaborating with stakeholders, and creating insightful business operations strategies.

Core Competencies

● Team Building, Mentoring ● Training, Performance, Talent Management ● Leadership

● Manager Development ● Performance Improvement ● Organizational Development

● Business Development ● Best Practices / Metrics ● Change Management

Professional Experience

WFS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Houston, TX 2014 – 2017

A provider of field construction and maintenance/repair of chemical plant equipment, new construction concrete work, and structural steel erection.

Vice President 2015 – 2017

Oversaw operations including one marketing specialist, two sales reps, three estimators, procurement, project controls, a safety manager, a QA/QC manager, five project managers, P&L, business development, and customer relations.

$2 million in additional margin attained by developing business expansion to include small capital work and civil/structural projects and negotiating a lump sum contract strategy to expand the customer base.

$700,000 cost reduction realized by revamping tool utilization and management protocols and solving the issue of tool rental vs purchase by auditing past tool cost expenditures against future project cost forecasts.

$650,000 boost in profits anticipated by reorganizing the crew mix, tightening scheduling, redirecting workflow forecasting future needs, and administering better execution packages.

400% annual profit expansion realized by entering new markets like civil concrete work, structural steel erection, and sum total small capital projects.

10% labor expense decrease, down-time eliminated, and productivity increased by applying lean manufacturing principles and monitoring work crews to expedite package completion.

Director of Operations 2014 – 2015

Directed five project managers. Liaised with corporate risk management and managed risk factors. Established insurance requirements and incorporated environmental safety measures for operations. Negotiated contracts.

Addressed new customer base needs, market requirements and the additional risks associated with the business expansion by redoing the procedures manual and the supervisor training syllabus.

Removed performance obstacles by establishing an organizational initiative, revising job descriptions to align with additional roles and responsibilities, and creating checklists for career development.

Generated continuous productivity gains by applying close progress-tracking, making periodic data-driven changes, using the spot bonus program, and adjusting craft loading and equipment utilization.

WYATT FIELD SERVICE COMPANY Houston, TX 2008 – 2014

A provider of field construction of petrochemical facility equipment for plant turnarounds (TAR).

Director of Quality

Managed 15 QC staff, career development, and training. Reviewed third party non-destructive examination (NDE) and post weld heat treatment (PWHT) procedures. Performed site audits including disposition of non-conformity reports (NCRs). Provided welding procedure specifications (WPS) and procedure qualification records (PQR) for all contracts.

$5 million in annual profit provided by assisting as a six-year member of the Wyatt strategic planning committee and SPC facilitator to focus on preparing a strategic forecast to grow and add new markets and customers each year.

$250,000 average savings per project attained and 75% of customer rejections eliminated by implementing real-time monitoring and quality control at each stage of development.

Maintained certification of the equipment in compliance with state and federal regulations and reduced liability insurance costs by enforcing National Board Inspection Code (NBIC) compliance, completion of R1/R2 forms, and preservation of the NBIC R Stamp.

Drove certification test passing to meet the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), NBIC and state requirements to allow companies to bid work and developed (ASME) ASME Code/Non-Code Tank manuals and ASME Code Stamps (U, U2, and S).

Developed QA and QC to obtain non-destructive examination (NDE) certifications for 15 inspectors and included training for certification in visual testing (VT), ultrasonic testing (UT), and certified welder inspection (CWI).

Established a QA/QC program and staff to create a quality culture and used the safety program to implement a parallel program to raise quality awareness.

5,000-strong welder database built by implementing a real-time welding information management system including continuity records, test results, project specifications and status, and welder performance.

WELDING AND MACHINING SERVICES LLC Houston, TX 2007 – 2008

A specialty offshore pipe fabrication facility.

General Manager

Supervised a shop staff of 20 and oversaw resource allocation, welder productivity, testing, and 3rd party inspections. Utilized SAW, GTAW, GMAW and FCAW processes for developing 4149, 4130, APL 5L piping, stainless steel, and aluminum. Performed welding conceptualization and design.

$300,000 in profit and a 100% upsurge in sales realized by qualifying welding procedures in compliance with API and AWS and expanding by moving into non-pipe related projects.

$200,000 saved and productivity enhanced 30% by restructuring the shop floor.

ZACHRY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY San Antonio, TX 2001 – 2006

A provider of field construction services for the southern United States chemical, petrochemical, and power market.

Welding Engineering Manager

Developed welding procedures for existing and newly developed materials such as P91, V enhanced low chrome materials and C2000, and designed AC procedures utilizing SAW and SMAW to weld low-temperature 9% Ni steel in cryogenic services. Created state-of-the-art preheat and PWHT induction heating.

$1 million in savings produced and the first LNG storage facility enabled by building a new welding process using AC current and submerged arc welding.

$100,000 per project conserved by implementing orbital FCAWs for heavy wall P91 pipe joints.

Education

Bachelor of Science

in Welding Engineering

Ohio State University

Six Sigma Green Belt Certified Welding Inspector Registered Professional Engineer

Contracts Management Leading for Success Sexual Harassment P6 Schedule Change Orders

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Sections VIII, IX National Board Inspection Code (NBIC)

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