VICTOR MENDIOLA

Conroe, TX ***** 210-***-**** adnuqp@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Bilingual (English and Spanish) Manufacturing & Welding Engineer

• Expert-level knowledge of GMAW, SMAW, GTAW, PTA, SAW, FCAW, Flame Spray, Hard-facing, and Brazing.

• Stellar experience in the oil and gas and pressure vessel industries, including piping fabrication.

• Strong understanding of material properties and how they determine applicability to design a product.

• Knowledgeable of procedures, material selection and applications to metallurgically join different types of metals.

• Earned multiple “Smart Idea Certificate of Excellence” honors during career for innovation.

• Outstanding listening, verbal communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills.

• Proficient with WPS and PQR welding documentation, Microsoft Office Suite, SolidWorks, Inventor, AutoCAD Sketching & Drawing, JMP Pro, and Stat crunch, as well as reading and interpreting blueprints.

• Experience safely operating 20-ton cranes and rigging equipment. AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Team Leadership Project Management Product Design

Mechanics Research, Design & Development Product Application Software Design Procedures Material Selection Process Improvement Cost Savings Procedures PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NATIONAL OIL WELL VARCO – CONROE, TX Aug. 2017-June 2020 Manufacturing/Welding Engineer

• Led and coordinated a variety of welding projects in varying scope and complexity.

• Demonstrated experience with hard-facing (Brazed Crushed Carbide, Flame Spray, Torch Applied Filler Rods

(Hastelite), as well as PTA and laser-applied applications; Sub Arc (Welding Matrix Bits); GMAW (Spray Arc, Short Arc, Flux core); GTAW (Aluminum Bronze); SMAW (7018 Roller Cone Bits, ER120); and PTA Brazing (Brazing Diamond or Carbide Inserts Onto Down-Hole Drill Bits or Mills).

• Analyzed drawings and documentation to support engineering designs related to welding or brazing. Accomplishments:

• Improved quality and efficiency while spearheading the crushed carbide brazing project on mills.

• Successfully trained and certified welders per company specifications. TEXAS UNIVERSITY – COLLEGE STATION, TX Feb. 2017-May 2017 Welding Lab Technician

• Educated students in best practices of GMAW, SMAW and GTAW welding.

• Instructed students on proper welding procedures and techniques to enhance their welding skills.

• Prepared lab objectives and co-managed all lab activities, including maintaining welding equipment.

• Collaborated with an instructor to troubleshoot and repair equipment.

• Leveraged automated plasma cutters and virtual welders for training applications. Accomplishments:

• Improved the academic performance and welding knowledge of a diverse student body. VICTOR MENDIOLA

Conroe, TX 77303 210-***-**** adnuqp@r.postjobfree.com PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1)

JOHNSON CONTROLS – SAN ANTONIO, TX 1990-2009

Fitter/WeIder Technician, ASME Pressure Vessels

• Designed and built welding fixtures for commercial /industrial HVAC equipment.

• Showcased expertise with Monel, Stainless, Mild Steel, Copper-Nickel, Aluminum, and Chrome-Molly.

• Fitted and welded components to vessels by blueprint accordance to ASME code.

• Used short arc, Spray arc, Pulsed arc, and flux-core applications, as well as oxy-acetylene torch or plasma cutter for nozzle and coupling openings.

• Supported the development of new welding procedures and techniques for fabricating metals to improve performance.

• Established welding procedures to guide production and welding personnel, including for pre-and-post heating procedures that involved complex alloys, unusual fabrication methods and welding of critical joints.

• Trained newly hired staff on proper welding procedures. Accomplishments:

• Saved $550K annually after designing and implementing a laser fixture to align tube supports within vessels in copper tube scrap.

• Saved $2K annually after creating a rolling jig that supported a 700-pound vessel part that reduced installation time.

• Decreased welder carpal tunnel syndrome by designing and building a mechanical welding arm.

• Lowered scrap costs by developing new fixtures for fitments.

• Reduced cost by implementing new ideas that allowed better flow for assembly processes. EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science (BS), Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering Technology, Texas A&M University; May 2017 CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Completed Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Level II Certification

Welding Certificate, Texas State Technical College

Lean Manufacturing Certificate

Completed numerous continuing education course through ASME in FCAW, GMAW, SMAW INDUSTRY AFFILIATIONS

Member, American Welding Society (AWS), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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