ANDY S. DAVILA

**** ****** **** • ARANSAS PASS, TX 78336 • 361-***-**** • adtoax@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

QUALITY CONTROL (QC) & QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA) INSPECTOR leveraging 32 years of onshore and offshore oil and gas industry experience in welding, leadership, and NDE coordination to progress to roles with increased responsibility throughout career. Self-motivated, loyal, and committed team leader showcasing strong attention to detail regarding safety and regulatory compliance, applying knowledge on OSHA standards to daily operations and team members to ensure the safe and successful completion of projects.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

ü Quality Control (QC)

ü Quality Control/ Quality

Assurance (QC/QA)

ü OSHA Compliance

ü Oil & Gas Industry

ü Quality Inspections

ü Team Leadership

ü Certified Welding Inspector

ü Structural & Pipefitting

ü Flux Core Welding

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Kiewit – Gregory, TX 2020 – 2021

QC Welding Inspector

• Managed quality control initiatives and oversaw all pipe fitters, welders, and painters for teams working for Exxon Mobil in building a chemical manufacturing plant.

• Enforced OSHA work and safety procedures across a broad range of daily operations, including inspections for piping fit ups, root pass, and final weld.

• Signed off on finished piping fishing with third-party inspectors as well as on HYDRO testing.

• Drafted all requests for pipe weld inspections for MT, UT, and RT. LA-Tex Associates – Kennedy, TX 2014 – 2020

Third Party Inspector – Marathon Oil Pipeline, Eagle Ford Shale

• Acted as a third-party inspector contracted to oversee the installation of pipeline for Marathon Oil at the Eagle Ford Shale Project.

• Oversaw pipeline installation including fitting, welding, blasting, coating, and jeeping in addition to all safety procedures and standards, ensuring compliance throughout the project. PTI Group – Vera Cruz, MX 2014

QC/QA Inspector – Subsea 7

• Managed the fabrication process of a seamless pipe for an offshore project in the Gulf of Mexico, working with team members in steel making and casting, rolling of pipe, beveling, and joints cutting.

• Oversaw NDT including post heat treatment, HYDRO testing joints, Vickers hardness, tensile strength ultrasonic, EMI, CTOD, and microstructure testing; maintained signature of record on NDT inspections as well as mill test reports and tally and data books. FMC Technologies – Corpus Christi, TX 2012 – 2014

QC/QA Inspector

• Provided construction oversight of metering, gas, and prover skids for several multinational corporations including TransCanada, Conoco Phillips, Permex, Texaco, and Saudi Aramco. ANDY S. DAVLIA adtoax@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUED

• Ensured contractors met regulations established by OSHA, enforcing work and safety protocols on daily operations for all welders, fitters, and machine operators.

• Oversaw a variety of functions, including NDT personnel inspections, pipe coating as requested by the client, and HYDRO testing and x-ray film for all projects. Producers Assistance Corporation – Kennedy, TX 2012 Project Lead – Conoco Phillips

• Installed low pressure, high pressure, condensate, and fiber spar line for the Conoco Phillips Eagle Ford Pipeline construction project; managed team members in welding, fitting, and coating.

• Oversaw contractors and enforced safety procedures in accordance with regulations set by Conoco Phillips, landowners, and industry regulatory bodies.

• Monitored HYDRO testing and communicated those insights with management in addition to preparing and communicating information from a variety of other reports. Additional Experience: Employed in multiple Welding & Certified Welding Inspector roles 2009 – 2012 Employed in multiple Oil & Gas related roles 1990 – 2009 LICENSURE

Certified Welding Inspector (No. 09021031)

American Welding Society

EDUCATION

High School Diploma

Aransas Pass High School

TRAINING

Base Line Data Training School

SMAW Shielded Metal Arc Welding

GTAW Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

SAW Submerged Arc Welding

NDE Nondestructive Examination

Plasma Torch Cutting • Gas Torch Cutting

ISO 9001 & 14001 Supervisor Training

OSHA Compliance Training: Incident & Accident Free Confined Space Supervisor • Entrant & Attend Training Over Water Training

Operating Large Machinery (Manlift, Scissor Lift, Overhead Crane, Forklift)

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