ALEX VALLES
Deer Park,Texas
Summary
Motivated individual with over thirteen years in the Oil & Gas industry and who served honorably in the U.S. Army. Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth. Knowledgeable in oilfield equipment components/tools, quality control standards, and document review.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Control Expert
Baker Hughes
02.2024 - Current
- Assisted and participated in an ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Survey transfer of the Nuclear certification from one site to another.
- Serving as the site's Nuclear Certified Inspector in performing incoming inspection, commercial-grade dedication, in-process inspection, and final inspection of all Nuclear functions in accordance to ASME, ANI (Authorized Nuclear Inspector) and Customer requirements.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with supervisors from departments such as Warehouse, Procurement, Assembly, and Planning to coordinate effective solutions to systemic problems, resulting in direct reductions in error and rework rates.
- Supervising and directing quality control personnel through effective mentoring, coaching, and work delegation.
- Developing comprehensive training materials to ensure consistent performance among team members.
- Report on short and long-term trends in production to help management make proactive decisions.
- Support day to day functions across Masoneilan and Consolidated products.
Quality Control Inspector IV
Baker Hughes
05.2022 - 02.2024
- Managed and maintaining documents, organizing, and filing records, and providing administrative support to ensure smooth operations.
- Schedule TPI for various Hold, Witness, Review and Monitor points per the required quality plan.
- Building data books per internal and customer requirements.
- Receiving inspection of incoming orders and ensuring it meets specified engineering requirements which includes dimensional and documentation review of turkey components/tools from vendors/suppliers.
- Review and interpret internal and customer quality plans to ensure requirements are met.
- Point of contact for TPI and customer questions and/or concerns
- Support down hole pressure temperature gauges with document and dimensional inspections.
Quality Control Inspector III
Baker Hughes
12.2014 - 05.2022
- Knowledge of completion products from components, sub-assemblies, to assembled tools, i.e. packers, liner hangers, frac plugs, and gas lift.
- Daily use of precision instruments such as inside/outside calipers, vernier calipers, dial/digital calipers, outside micrometers, optical comparator, telescoping gages, tri-mics, and dial bore gages.
- Assisting procurement/suppliers with inquiries involving material, polymer, heat treat, and coating specifications.
- Review all documentation of turkey components/tools from vendors/suppliers during receiving inspection (MTRs etc.).
- Studied engineering drawings and design specs to uphold best-in-class knowledge of oilfield products.
- Issue Non-Conformance Reports (QN) against internal/external discrepancies found.
- Proposing improvements to manufacturing processes.
- Extensive involvement with engineering support.
- Keeping measurement equipment operating accurately by following calibration requirements and calling for repairs.
- Knowledgeable of final inspection of assembled tools prior to shipping to customer/districts.
- Monitored performance and generated reports detailing quality of product and defect rates.
- Supporting warehouse operations during busy periods, developing new skills while boosting warehouse efficiency.
- Addressed internal supply problems head-on and developed creative solutions to prevent delays and missed targets.
- Managed and mentored less experienced inspectors on inspection fundamentals.
- Proposing improvements to manufacturing processes.
Signal Support Systems Specialist (25)
UNITED STATES ARMY
03.2008 - 03.2016
- Install and maintain all communication equipment vital for various exercises.
- Maintain radio and data distribution systems.
- Provide desktop support for essential personnel at battalion/brigade level.
- Perform signal support functions and technical assistance for computer systems.
- Provide technical assistance and training for local area networks.
- Maintenance for equipment, terminal devices, assigned vehicles and power generators.
- Maintained secure communication channels through proper handling of classified materials and cryptographic keys.
Quality Control Manager
J&B Fasteners LP
05.2014 - 12.2014
- Generate non-conformance/corrective action reports to ensure that the Quality Management System is being effectively used.
- Manage a quality control team on a day-to-day basis, training employees on safety, and other different functions related to quality.
- Establish collection and analysis systems of statistical data to predict trends that will affect improvement of product quality.
- Reviewing customer requirements.
- Purchasing of different instruments used in the quality department.
- Making sure that all incoming certifications conform to the internal QMS.
- Identified staffing and capital needs, collected relevant data and wrote justifications for established needs.
Quality Control Inspector/Inspection Coordinator
U.S. BOLT MANUFACTURING INC
01.2011 - 05.2014
- Inspecting and checking operations output and measuring its performance as per established parameters.
- Able to read customer drawings and interpret to a dimensional spread sheet with tolerances according to the drawing. Knowledge and understanding in the International Fastener Institute "Inch Fastener Standards" as well in an ISO-9001 environment.
- Analyzing customer requirement in connection with products and checking the products quality and performance. Finding out defects and verifying accuracy and exactness of production processes to determine necessary modifications. Testing the products with a variety of mathematical and statistical tools and techniques to ascertain its quality performance, before selling them into the market. Keep records of all quality checks and inspection services for reporting, such as nonconformance and corrective action reports.
- Excellent knowledge of precise measuring instruments for example inside/outside calipers, vernier calipers, dial/digital calipers, outside micrometers, and pitch diameter micrometers. Also a great understanding of different types of threads such as UNC, UNR, UNJF, and Stub Acme threads as well as corresponding gages.
- General knowledge of ASTM E18 in both Hardness Rockwell B and C. Daily calibration of hardness testers as well as performing test.
Education
Associate of Arts - Business
San Jacinto College District
Pasadena, TX01-2025
High School Diploma -
Cesar E. Chavez High School
Houston2008
Skills
- Employee Supervision
- Strong verbal communication
- Fluent in Spanish
- Advanced SAP knowledge
- Effective team leader
- Planning and Coordination
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Microsoft Office products
- Production and Scheduling expertise
- Reporting and Analysis
- Process Improvement
Timeline
Quality Control Expert
Baker Hughes
02.2024 - Current
Quality Control Inspector IV
Baker Hughes
05.2022 - 02.2024
Quality Control Inspector III
Baker Hughes
12.2014 - 05.2022
Quality Control Manager
J&B Fasteners LP
05.2014 - 12.2014
Quality Control Inspector/Inspection Coordinator
U.S. BOLT MANUFACTURING INC
01.2011 - 05.2014
Signal Support Systems Specialist (25)
UNITED STATES ARMY
03.2008 - 03.2016
High School Diploma -
Cesar E. Chavez High School
Associate of Arts - Business
San Jacinto College District