Engineer Welding

Paulina del Carmen Nava Alvarez

Personal Data

Place of Birth: Teziutlán, Puebla, Mexico.

Date of Birth: 14.04.1979

Nationality: Mexican (American VISA H4)

Marital Status: Married

Objective:

To get a Engineering position that uses my knowledge and enables me to make a positive contribution

Engineering skills:

• Knowledge of AS9100

• Welding and others manufacturing processes experience

• Materials knowledge

• Strong analytical capability

• Blue prints reading

• New product development projects

• Ability to create strong relationships

• Green Belt Certificate

Professional Experience:

October 2009 – Junio 2011. Honeywell Aerospace. (HCMO) Chihuahua, Mexico

Manufacturing Engineer (SCA for Inertia Welding and Fusion Welding)

Activities:

Purchasing of equipment, samples and fillers materials.

Development of new projects (Transition)

Development of welding processes (Inertia Welding and TIG. Materials as: Aluminums, Stainless Steels, Magnesium alloys).

RCCA Audits.

Welders and Welding procedures qualification.

Collaborating in multidisciplinary teams about process optimization.

Collaborating in FMEA’s, 8Ds, PPAP, APQP, etc.

Revision of Engineering Changes, Creation of Operation Instructions, etc.

Applying and Interpretation of Standards as: AWS D17.1.

March 2006 – October 2009. Benteler de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (Automotive Industry for assembly and stamping parts).

Welding Engineer (Jul 07- Oct 09)

Activities:

Maintenance of Parameters System Controls in Welding Processes as: GMAW (MIG/MAG), TIG, Brazing, Resistance Welding, Laser Hybrid Welding.

Strong communication with the customers as: BMW, VW, Ford, Toyota, etc.

Controlling of gas consumption in welding process.

Training about welding issues (Process, Basic Welding Metallurgy, Steels, etc).

Collaborating in multidisciplinary teams about process optimization.

Standardization of: spare parts, consumables, torches and torch cleaners.

Supporting in projects launching and assembly lines.

Participation in Lean Manufacturing team, doing Value Steam Mapping.

Collaborating in FMEA’s, 8Ds, etc.

Realizing Welding Plan Sequence for the process.

Evaluation of consumables in prototypes.

Revision of Engineering Changes, Operation Instructions’, etc.

Applying and Interpretation of Standards as: EN, AWS, ASTM, DIN, VW 11_05, VW 11_06, y Benteler Internal Standards.

Selection of equipments and spare parts.

Technical Trainer

Activities:

Launching Technical Training Center in Benteler Puebla Plant.

Purchase of welding and machining machines and commodities for the Center.

Edition of Technical Information for training apprentices in issues as: Pneumatic, Workbench, Welding, Machining.

Training apprentices in: Pneumatic, welding, basic math, manufacturing process, machining.

I was trained in Benteler AG (Germany) about welding process, machining and pneumatic.

Goals

100% in timeline.

Saving 50,000 USD in purchasing.

July 05 – Jan 06. General Electric Oil & Gas. (Business area by GE that evaluates pipelines integrity.)

Activities

Visual Inspection and analysis of pipelines information by MFL (Magnetic Flux Leakage)

Use of Pipe Image Software.

Detection of corrosion, dents, holes, etc.

Elaboration on reports with pipelines integrity evidence.

Goals

Certified as Pipeimage inspector in 2 weeks (average 4 weeks)

EDUCATION:

2002 - 2004. Master in Metallurgy and Materials Science (CONACYT Scholarship)

Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo – Instituto de Investigaciones Metalúrgicas (Metallurgical Research Institute).

Research Area: Welding.

Knowledge about: Steel Metallurgy, Material characterization, destructive and non destructive tests, finite element method, heat treatment, etc.

Welding application process: GMAW (MIG-MAG), GTAW (TIG), SAW, SMAW, FCAW.

Interpretation and application of Standards ASME, ASTM, AWS, etc.

Thesis: Integral Study in application of SAW process in HSLA Steels (ASTM A131 EH36).

1996 – 2001. B.Sc. Industrial Engineering.

Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Teziutlán.

Knowledge about: Statistics, Experiments Design, Quality, Time and Movements Study, etc.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Software: Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point), Autocad, ANSYS, LABVIEW, SAP.

Courses: Fusion Welding per NADCAP 2010

RCCA/CAMP for AS9100

Green Belt Training

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