Senior Welding Inspector

Senior Welding Inspector or QA/QC Manager

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
About thirty eight (38) years experience in a wide range of environments in the field of Welding,
Non-Destructive Testing, Corrosion Engineering and repair/calibration of Pressure Safety Valves. This covers Oil and Gas pipelines / installations Onshore/Offshore, Power plants, Petro-Chemical, Refineries, Storage Tanks and Fabrication yards. Experience in evaluate results and compile reports, preparing, reading, and/or interpreting piping, structural drawings, and also in preparing take-offs and ordering piping materials, structural steel, and general construction materials and tools.
Computer knowledge: Microsoft: Word, Excel; Power point, Project and Auto CAD (basic)

High school

EWF - European Welding Inspector Level 3 November 1995
CSWIP - Senior Welding Inspector 21/08/1994 – Renwed 2004 Cert. N? 16618 (Valid until 21-08-2009)
CSWIP - Welding Inspector ( Ref WO 5252) 02/10/89
Ultra-sonics Level II SANDE - ASNT 28/04/1989
Interpretation of Radiographs Level II SANDE- ASNT 06/09/90
Coded Welder ( SMAW, TIG; MIG-MAG, SAW ) from 1969 to 1981
OSHAS – 18001 – Safety and Health Management Systems

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
COMPANY LYON – Construç?es e Manutenç?es Metalomecânicas, SA Angola
Nature of Business Heavy Engineering
Position QA/QC Manager
Duties • Coordinating a team of 8 NDT technicians and 4 Welding Inspectors to ensure the quality standards required by our clients during the fabrication of pipelines, pressure vessels, storage tanks, LPG spheres, etc…
• Responsible for the issue and control of all documentation.
• Responsible to produce technical and operational procedures for the Quality Manual during Lyon ccertification according to ISO 9001:2000; OSHAS 18001:1999 and ISO 14001:2004

Period From April 2003 to 31-03-2007 (Finishing date).

COMPANY INSTITUTO DE SOLDADURA E QUALIDADE - ISQ - Portugal
Nature of Business Inspection, Research, Training etc... (Welding Institute)
Position Welding / Fabrication Inspector
Duties • From July 1998 to date seconded to Fina Petroleos de Angola, providing welding / fabrication inspection, ensuring and maintaining the standard of quality in accordance with the ASME, ANSI, TEMA and API Codes on the Refinery including the Power Station.
• From July 1997 to July 1998 seconded to CERN ( European center for nuclear research in France / Swiss ) doing the inspection/certification of high pressure vessel´s.
• From January 1996 to July 1997 seconded to EDP providing the preparation and the inspection during the maintenace of the Sines Power Station boilers.