Supervised and motivated over 30 personnel in the fitting, and welding departments at this commercial and naval ship repair facility. Developed and qualified welding procedures specifications. Oversaw and maintained all welder qualifications in accordance with ABS. Implemented special welding sequences to control critical weld assemblies and hull repairs. Performed tank and hull inspections to develop contract extras for structural and piping repairs. Obtained 100% on-time completion of all departmental work items.

Review Welding Procedure Specifications for compliance with ASME and AWS Specifications. Give guidance to companies using P91 materials.

Responsible for contract review and launch of all jobs released to production in this ISO and ASME Certified shop. Developed process sheets to outline and optimize fabrication techniques to insure design and quality compliance to customer specification. Increased the quarterly on time job launch percentage from 56% to 86% for critical vacuum chambers.

Developed and oversaw the QC System for fabrication, repair and alteration of ASME Pressure Vessels. Decreased the design budget for pressure vessel design through the evaluation and procurement of pressure vessel design software.

Managed the Welding and Burning departments at this Naval Ship repair facility. Developed instructions to minimize locked in stresses and maintain dimensional tolerances during welding. Satisfactorily controlled the fitting and welding of aluminum Aegis Gun Mount Foundation to eliminate rough machining after welding to within 1/32" flatness tolerance.

Organized and Implemented daily service and installation calls to optimum cost effectiveness. Hands on installation and troubleshoot repair of automated doors, gates, and curtains. Streamlined manpower to be 100% billable and still insure customer satisfaction.

Organized the production and distribution of industrial and medical gases and liquids. Managed the store and warehouse areas to control stock quantities. Promote customer sales and satisfaction through telemarketing. Decreased overtime by establishing weekly production schedules streamlined to projected customer needs.

Responsibilities include providing Engineering support to various Babcock Power Departments on welding related issues. Work with Project Teams to resolve welding Problems and failure analysis by evaluating destructive and nondestructive test results and generate technical reports. Review and develop existing and new Welding Procedure Specifications. Support the development of Quality Programs for supplier fabricators. Review equipment and processes utilized in Environmental and Services Projects. Develop procedures consistent with Company Policies as required to improve performance of the Quality Assurance Department. Monitor the Company's performance to the policies and procedures of ISO-9000 and initiate corrective action as required. Evaluate welding techniques for processes improvement in weld overlay and various boiler and pressure part fabrications.

Provided technical direction to production and quality control departments as it related to welding. Developed and qualified automatic as well as semi-automatic welding equipment for shipyard production use. Performed vendor source, in-process, and receipt inspection to insure product quality and compliance to structural and piping specifications. Liaison between company and ABS/USCG representatives.

Responsibilities include providing Engineering support to various Babcock Power Departments on welding related issues. Work with Project Teams to resolve welding Problems and failure analysis by evaluating destructive and nondestructive test results and generate technical reports. Review and develop existing and new Welding Procedure Specifications. Support the development of Quality Programs for supplier fabricators. Review equipment and processes utilized in Environmental and Services Projects. Develop procedures consistent with Company Policies as required to improve performance of the Quality Assurance Department. Monitor the Company's performance to the policies and procedures of ISO-9000 and initiate corrective action as required. Evaluate welding techniques for processes improvement in weld overlay and various boiler and pressure part fabrications.

Looking for Consultant work ongoing as it relates to issues with Welding and Quality.

Husband to Deborah Chandler

Monitor Quality Workmanship for various construction projects regarding Utility fabrication. Review and approve vendor Welding Procedure Qualification records. Develop and oversee Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) Update various Engineering Standards for fabrication and inspection of specific utility boiler and pressure parts.

Supervised and motivated over 30 personnel in the fitting, and welding departments at this commercial and naval ship repair facility. Developed and qualified welding procedures specifications. Oversaw and maintained all welder qualifications in accordance with ABS. Implemented special welding sequences to control critical weld assemblies and hull repairs. Performed tank and hull inspections to develop contract extras for structural and piping repairs. Obtained 100% on-time completion of all departmental work items.