Engineering manger, SME metallurgy
Resume:
Steluta (Stella) Moscalu
Metallurgy and Welding Engineering Subject Matter Expert (SME)
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Curriculum Vitae
Academic and Professional Attainment
Bachelor and Master Engineering Degree, Metallurgical Engineering – Metallurgical Processes University of Galati subsidiary of Polytechnics University of Bucharest, 1984 Professional Engineer, Ontario, Canada since 2004
Extension Diploma – Welding Metallurgy, ASM International, 2008 Summary of Professional Experience
A total of 34 years’ experience in steel, stainless steel, aluminum production, manufacturing and product design of steel, stainless steel, aluminum, Ni alloys production for a variety of industries.
More than 20 years’ of metallurgical experience in the manufacturing and product design of pressurized vessels, piping and tubing.
Areas of expertise:
1. Manufacturing of steel, stainless steel, aluminum (plates, hot rolled/cold rolled sheet, forgings, line pipe, tubulars)
2. Quality Assurance and Quality Control of steel, stainless steel, aluminum, Ni alloys products (plates, forgings, tubulars, line pipe)
3. Design and Fabrication of Pressurized Equipment
• Pressure Vessels
• Drilling Equipment (wellhead system, casing, production tubing)
• Subsea Equipment (BOP, manifolds, trees, riser, flow loop)
• Tubular products (casing, line pipe)
4. Subject Mater Expert in Failure Analysis (lead, single point of contact for APC and the selected Labs, to identify the root cause, implement corrective/preventive actions to reduce/eliminate the risks)
Subject Matter Expert for Anadarko to API SC20, SC21 (voting member) and for SC5 and SC19 participate in different work groups where materials, selecting, testing, qualification is required.
Subject Matter Expert for Anadarko to API 17TR8 - welding, cladding, NDE requirements as well as materials testing environment, Annex D.
Last Position
Sr. Staff Metallurgy and Welding Engineering, Design, Manufacture, QA/QC, environmental, and operational assistance:
• 20A Project – qualification, testing and validation of new metallics and welding procedures (for all products)
• Tubular products (casing, piping, etc.) design, special projects, high temperature applications, threading, onshore and offshore,
• Welding critical processes, applications, qualification and validation of new components, onshore and offshore
• Subject Matter Expert for Anadarko on Global Basis for all Metallurgical Requirements and representation in the JIP’S (joint industry project). Detailed Professional Experience
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation / OXY 2014 - May 2020 Responsible for the Materials qualification and Validation for 20ksi HPHT system Responsible for Materials selection, testing protocol for qualification of materials used for HPHT system:
1 Fracture mechanics assessment for fatigue life:
Assessment of tubing hanger bodies: Alloys 625+, 725, 945, 718, Assessment of solid CRA piping and heavy section cladding alloy 625, 625 butt welds, 2. Cladding and clad pipe assessment for direct input to the SN assessment: For clad bodies and clad pipe,
For low alloy steel closure weld and 13.40 butter
3. Material testing and evaluation protocol consisted of development of material properties required for a fracture mechanics (FM) based design; fatigue testing employed only when materials could not be tested through an FM approach 4. Responsible for Fracture Mechanics program for development of 20 ksi Equipment Responsible for the qualification of Q125 production liner material in the Shenandoah environment.
Subject Matter Expert for Anadarko in the Joint Industry Project (JIP) – Hydrogen Stress Cracking - the intent was to answer if the microstructure evaluation is sufficient to assess the HISC or if there is a simple, HE test that could be used as a qualification method for PH Ni Alloys used for high strength well components.
Subject Matter Expert for Anadarko in the Joint Industry Project (JIP) – Development of an industry standard for subsea bolting requirements
Subject Matter Expert for Anadarko in the Joint Industry Project (JIP) – Rapid characterization of materials for HPHT applications
Subject Matter Expert for Anadarko to API for representation in the materials and welding subgroups for: API 17TR8 Annex D, API SC 21 bolting, API SC 20E and F and API 17G FMC Technologies 2007 - 2014
Products/Projects QA/QC Manager 2010 - 2014
• Responsible for all projects QA/QC functions to the following product groups: Chokes, Well Access Systems (Risers, open water intervention systems, Intervention work over riser systems, etc.) Sub Sea Processing (subsea separation systems, pumps, and boosting systems) with a total volume of $200 mil.
• Direct responsibility to interpret customer/project requirements for creating ITP's, QM, incorporating control, verification and validation of requirements with the customer.
• Act as a Supplier Audit Leader and participate in the Project Management audits; work with the suppliers to develop and maintain approved quality plans, continuous improvement projects to meet all requirements and effective communication with them.
• Manage the Quality System Programs for my groups,
• Supervise and approve 3-rd party inspection agency to perform quality surveillance in accordance with the customers’ requirements.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of the new process to build the system documentation internally to achieve zero defects capable process. Senior Metallurgist - Manifolds and Piping Systems 2007 - 2010
• Fully responsible for the design and the manufacture of FMC manifolds and piping systems in the specification, selection, qualification, testing, and failure analysis of piping, forgings, induction bending, processing, and structural materials for the manifolds and piping systems group.
• Subject matter expert, metallurgy, piping, forging, heat treat; assist in creating design guidelines and educate new employees with new processes
• Responsible to revise internal specifications for construction, purchasing, and fabrication of materials to implement lessons learned and current industry standards.
• Responsible to mentor internal and external customers to select the best and most efficient materials to meet environmental and federal requirements within oil and gas industry; participate when necessary to failure analysis investigations. Alcan Rolled Products 2005 - 2007
Development Engineer Heat Exchangers
• Fully responsible for product development for specialty (brazing) sheet, managing
$750,000.00/year; development and implementation of best practices for new or existing alloys (brazing);
• Responsible for Design, and Implementation of R&D projects (alloy and process development); direct response to the allocated customers with: general metallurgical questions, customer technical issues, salvaging, specifications, practice review/update.
• Conducting trials to develop new products or improve the quality and/or cost of production for existing products.
• Leading, responsible or participating in failure investigations, evaluation and metallurgical recommendation; using effectively the problem solving technique in solving reoccurring quality problems and providing permanent continuous improvements.
• Responsible for the testing and evaluation of alloy properties to be used in conducting trials and design of experiments to explore, evaluate and develop new processing for new products. STELPIPE Ltd (Energex tube part of JMC Steel Group) 1999 - 2005 Senior Metallurgist/ Quality Engineer (ERW/SRM/Cold Draw) Canada
• Responsible for the metallurgy and quality of more than 50,000 metric tons of ERW (electric welded), SRM (stretch reduced), and CD (cold drawn tubulars) tubulars produced annually.
•Responsible for Initiating failure investigations (root cause analysis, brainstorming, fish bone diagram, etc.) evaluation and metallurgical recommendation.
• Asses process capability, prioritize process improvement opportunities and implement them; develop and transfer all technical knowledge at the new partner Wheatland Tube location in Kentucky.
• Reasonable/lead for development of a new cold drawn product (stabilizer bar, two sizes developed for GM), which increased the company revenue by 32% per year.
• Prepare and present technical data and recommendation at technical reviews. Tubecon, South Africa 1998 - 1999
Production Manager for tube, pipe steel plant
Managed the production floor in the pipe mill plant with four supervisors (crew of 40 people): received orders, schedule the working stations, for meeting the deliveries, assist in mill schedules, etc.
Main products were steel and stainless steel conduit, tubes, conveyor tubes, air heater and water pipes. Secondary products were cold formed sections, flat and elliptical tubes and customized profiles tubes.
Managed and coordinated activities in production in accordance with the written procedures/work instructions; provided instructions to hourly and salaried employees, managed labor and employee relations consistently with collective agreements and company policy.
Manage the manufacturing of the product to be within customer specification and quality standards and still meeting the financial objectives. South African Navy 1994 - 1998
Metallurgist – Consultant
Worked as a Consultant (contract) to South African Navy in material selection, standardization, logistics, sourcing and biding acceptance for refurbish, replace, and repair all equipment from frigates to submarines.
ArcelorMittal – Sidex Romania 1984 - 1992
Metallurgical Engineer
Engineer-in-training in an integrated steel plant gaining experience from: receiving the raw iron ore to, melting casting and rolling in plates; hot rolled coils; cold rolled coils. The steel plant included different grades of steel, supplied to mining industry, international gas pipelines, automotive industry, and nuclear industry.
Additional professional training
• BS/MS in Metallurgical Engineering/Metallurgical Processes
• Professional Engineer, Ontario, Canada since 2004
• Certified in Statistical Engineering and Design of Experiments at University of Waterloo: Mathematics: Business and Industrial Statistics Group: Ontario - Canada
• Achieved certification for “Principles of NDE” – Canadian Institute of NDE
• Achieved lean 6 sigma/green belt certification – Alcan Lucas Group Incorporated
• Achieved “Welding Metallurgy” - Extended Diploma - ASM International –USA
• Complete/mastered Leadership Development Program – FMC - Sept.2011
• Complete Project Academy Modules A&B – June 2012
• Attended "Imagine for managers" development by Philip Crosby and Associates
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