Quality Assurance Manager

To apply my skills, abilities and knowledge as a Quality Assurance Manager in a team-oriented company.

April 2009 - Present Bureau Veritas/ North America Houston, TX
Supervising Inspector/ Oil & Gas

Supervise and coordinate all aspects of inspections on two projects for a Brazilian company. Interact with the vendor to ensure that quality is met such as scheduling, visual, dimensional and NDE. Attend all meetings between customer and vendors. Review and verify all documentation such as MTR’s, Data Books, results from testing labs on Mechanical properties of materials, all NDE reports and test procedures used. Performing daily inspections on Oil and Gas equipment (New construction) and ensuring the applicable codes are used. Providing a weekly schedule to the client for inspectors and scheduling inspectors for off site inspection activities. Conduct daily meetings with inspectors to assess any issues that may or have occurred. Review and verify Weld Procedure Specifications, review Inspection Test Plans for the projects and verify the witness and hold points. Witness and verify testing of equipment and procedures.
May 2008 – Feb 2009 M-R Electronics Sugar Land, TX
Director of Quality Assurance
Oversee all aspects of inspections such as customer relations, hiring shop personnel, establishing quality plans for projects, building of data books, non-destructive testing, review of radiography, review of all blueprints and approval on project drawings prior to issuance to the fabrication shop. Write and review all weld procedures, welder’s qualification and continuity logs. Provide assistance in quoting projects such as man hours and equipment needs. Hold kick-off meetings with clients prior to the start of a project. Apply all applicable codes when referencing a particular job and inspections of completed projects prior to shipment.

May 2008 Columbus, OH
Authorized Inspector Course (A)
National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors

1988 - 1992 United States Navy Long Beach, CA
Seaman/Corpsman
USS Prairie AD-15

1986-1988 Alcorn State University Lorman, MS
Associate degree/Business Administration
Football/athletics

1984-1986 Lawrence County High Monticello, MS
Diploma

Seventeen years of supervisory skills and planning with 18 years of experience in inspection of pipe and structural projects and blueprint reading. Skilled with auto-CAD and performing dimensional inspections on chemical refinery vessels. Certified American Petroleum Institute (API) 510,( API )570 and certified weld inspector (CWI) and Level II in liquid penetrate testing (PT), magnetic particle testing (MT), ultrasonic testing (UT), and radiographic testing (RT). Certified as a welder in FCAW, SMAW, GMAW and GTAW by the American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME), section IX.