Santos Sanchez IV
Corpus Christi, Texas ***** • ***************@*****.*** • 361-***-****
Instrument Technician
Lead-by-example, meticulous, and conscientious Certified Instrumentation Technician and Fitter with own tools, Nccer, Nccer Plus, Delta V and PLC training, and years of experience working with electrical systems, craft-specific drawings, and hand and power tools. Adept at conducting calibration of electronic and pneumatic instrumentation, field and control room, and installation of instrument loops. Able to work productively and professionally alone, or as a collaborative member of a team. Excellent communication skills. Able to work well against deadlines and remain calm in potentially-stressful situations. Proficient working with fasteners, delays and timers, and grounding and shielding of instrumentation wiring.
•Gauging shore tans, barges, and product storage tanks
•QA/QC pressure
•Hydro testing
•Craft-specific drawings
•Receiving, inventorying, and cataloguing instruction for calibration
•Inspecting meters
•Calibrating instruments
•Delta V and Nuclear Level transmitters and sources
•Electrical systems
•Using hand and power tools
•Setting up calibration and loop files
•Coordinating and running loop checks
•Adherence to OSHA and regulatory standards
•Digital logic
•Control systems
•Fasteners, relayers and timers, and grounding and shied of instrumentation wiring
•Installing air tubing and control tubing runs
Experience
Instrumentation Technician 2017-Present
MMR Group Corpus Christi, Texas
Rabalais Corpus Christi, Texas
Momentum Pecos, Texas
Excel Lake Jackson, Texas
Meyer, Corpus Christi, Texas
EXCEL Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SMW PROJECTS, INC. Lumberton, Texas
MMR GROUP Baton Rouge, Louisiana
As an Instrumentation Technician, consistently demonstrate exceptional skills in monitoring atmospheric and environmental changes in industrial areas and buildings, using a variety of instruments and devices to record and report these changes, will test, calibrate, install, repair, and inspect monitoring devices. You'll also perform general maintenance on the equipment and design new measuring and recording equipment. On a typical day, you will work with scientific and analytic computer software, calculators, voltage and current meters, and electronic probes in order to diagnose faults in circuitry.
AT Momentum- Assisted with hot start up support, trouble shoot loops involving temperatures, pressures, flow transmitters, and pumps/motors. Some mechanical issues with fisher valves
At Excel- Installed new pneumatic controllers, positioners, level/pressure/flow transmitters, pressure switches, TE’s, and TI’s. Rotated valves to correct orientation for easy access to field Vue positioners.
At Meyer- Troubleshoot, calibrate and install PLC’s, PLC panels, relays, gauges and instruments.
At Excel - a premier provider of construction, maintenance, turnarounds, fabrication, specialty
services, building services, disaster recovery, and project management, work on nuclear source and
transmitter installation and calibration projects. Troubleshoot, perform PMs, and calibrate
instruments. Verify documentation is correct and has necessary information, including loop
drawings, P&IDs, location drawings, spec sheets, and instrument check records for folder PMs.
Perform function checks, loop checks, and installation. Inspect and purchase instrumentation from
contractors, and verify proper loops checks.
As a Lead Instrumentation Technician with SMW PROJECTS, INC. during 3 month contract, oversaw and led a team of technicians -- ensuring construction and QAQC perform proper installation, identification, and calibration of Instrumentation. Led team of system owners in Pre- Start Up Safety Review (PSSR) walks. Verified correct installation of Transmitter dekoron tubing (High Side-Low Side). Orifice plate direction and signal to control room. Verified FPLs were ready for turnover and C-Certificate.
During 1-month contract with the MMR Group – a leader in the electrical and instrumentation industry, performed troubleshooting on various transmitters. Reconnected and disconnected DPT, PT, FT, LT, and valves. Calibrated and installed various transmitters utilizing HART 3 Point testing loop checks. Inspected and tested electronic, mechanical, and pneumatic systems. Installed,terminated, and performed function tests on I/P transducers, solenoids, and PMV positioners.
Instrument Fitter 2015-2017
TURNER Corpus Christi, Texas
MMR GROUP Ingleside, Texas
SCOTT ELECTRIC Corpus Christi, Texas
As an Instrument Fitter at various contracted job sites, assembled and installed precise instruments that measure, indicate, transmit, record and control.
While contracted at Turner for three months, fabricated and installed tubing, channel tray, supports, instruments, and QAQC pressure. Read P&IDs, location, tubing schedule, and detailed drawings. Assisted GATE with commissioning instruments and screw pipe.
During 15 months at the MMR Group, fabricated and installed tubing, channel tray, supports, instruments, QAQC pressure, nitrogen, and hydro testing. Reading P&IDs; location, tubing schedule, and detailed drawings. Installed, terminated and performed function tests, I/P transducers; solenoids valves. Calibrated instruments, shoot loops, and 3-point testing.
7-month contract with Scott Electric encompassed fabricating/installing tubing, perforating angle tray, supports, Instruments, and dekoron to analyzers.
Instrument Apprentice 2014-2015
BAY LTD Corpus Christi, Texas
MMR CONSTRUCTORS, INC. Corpus Christi, Texas
Completed a 5-month apprenticeship at Bay Ltd – fabricating, installing, and perforating angle tray, uni-strut supports, tubing, and instruments, including: PDTs TEs, T’s, PIs, PTs, RTDs, and others.
During a 4-month apprenticeship at MMR Constructors, Inc., performed pressure testing, Nitrogen testing, cutting, fabricating, installing tubing, tray, and Instruments.
Education
Integrated Automation Solutions
Fundamentals of Delta V Configuration
PLC Training{Current}
Delta V Certification of Completion
Houston, Texas
National Center for Construction Education and Research
Certified Instrumentation Technician and Fitter
CRAFT TRAINING CENTER
Corpus Christi, Texas
DEL Mar College
CRIMINAL JUSTICE/COMPUTER NETWORKING
Corpus Christi, Texas