DEAN J. DUPRE JR.
Houma,Louisiana
Summary
Seasoned Operations Manager with background in streamlining business processes to improve efficiency and profitability. Skilled at managing teams, reducing operational costs, and implementing strategic business plans. Strengths include leadership, problem-solving skills, quality management, resource allocation, client interface, and ability to make impactful decisions that drive company growth.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Manager and ATF Lab Coordinator
Fletcher Technical Community College
09.2021 - Current
- Oversee quality and execution of Fletcher Community College AWS ATF testing program.
- Quoting and purchasing guidance of program tooling and equipment.
- Responsible for creation and implementation of ATF program.
Corporate Quality Control Manager
Gulf Island Fabrication
Houma, Louisiana
07.2018 - Current
- Overseeing and execution of Gulf Island Fabrication Inc’s. Quality Management System including ISO-9001 2015 Certification, ASME U&R Stamp Program, Inspection & Testing, and Welding Compliance for all divisions.
- Coordination of Quality Staff to facilitate Client and Project needs.
- Estimating and Budget Control of Project NDE and Inspection cost.
- Responsible for estimating, engineering, and client interaction with regards to creating, testing, and application of company weld procedures.
- Control and coordination of all fabrication activities at facility including structural, piping, subsea and roll mill facilities.
- Responsible for innovation and automation for the company including automated welding and cutting equipment.
- Liaison for all Client relations involving Quality Assurance for Gulf Island Fabrication Inc.
- Execution of Quality Assurance Risk Program for Projects and ISO-9001.
- Responsible for employee and community engagement opportunities.
- Overseeing and execution of Gulf Island Fabrication Inc’s. Quality Management System including ISO-9001 2015 Certification, ASME U&R Stamp Program, Inspection & Testing, and Welding Compliance for all divisions.
QC Manager
Gulf Island Fabrication & Services
Houma, Louisiana
01.2017 - 07.2018
- Responsible for Quality Assurance for Gulf Island Fabrication & Services Divisions.
- Management of Quality Control Dept. to facilitate customer needs and job requirements.
- Ensuring yard process procedure verification and development of project Inspection Test Plans.
- Management of Quality Dept. to facilitate project documents including metrics, NDE, welding continuity, ITR’s, weld procedure creation, and final dossiers.
- Responsible for Gulf Island’s Service’s Vessel Construction & Repair U & R stamp program.
- Management of Gulf Island Fabrication and Services Division’s ISO-9001 2015 program.
- Liaison for all customer relations involving Quality of Gulf Island LLC. & Gulf Island Services LLC.
QC Manager
Gulf Island Services
Houma, Louisiana
02.2016 - 01.2017
- Responsible for all Quality Assurance aspects of Dolphin Services including Welding, ISO-9001, NDE, and Customer relations.
- Responsible for project Welding and NDE bids.
- Creation and verification of Inspection Test Plans, NDE Matrixes, Welding Matrixes and Metrics for Customer projects.
- Responsible for Customer Audits and maintenance of Customer Specific Quality Requirements in addition to ISO-9001.
- Management of Quality Dept. to facilitate customer needs including metrics, NDE, welding continuity, weld procedure creation, and final dossiers.
- Responsible for maintenance of DSLLC’s U & R stamp program and individual job ASME U & R stamp projects.
Operations Manager/ Quality Manager
Power Fabrication
Houma, Louisiana
03.2014 - 02.2016
- In charge of all daily Operations of the Company.
- Responsible for quoting and creating Job plans to meet customer deadlines.
- Ensuring work is being completed to customer completion dates.
- Management of all workers to complete job task.
- Constant job tracking of job PO’s, Work Order Trackers, P-N-L Statements, and Customer Invoicing threw created company spread sheets.
- Working with all customers to ensure Job Delivery, Quality and Overall Customer Satisfaction for all Power Fab Jobs.
- Forecasting of budgets and job hours to keep company profitable on all customer jobs.
- In charge of all hiring and termination of shop and office personnel.
- Responsible for all job Safety and offsite job management of Company employees.
- Responsible for ordering Job Material though Company approved AVL to meet Customer Job Requirements.
- Responsible for reviewing all Customer Contracts and insuring Company can meet the Customer’s Expectations prior to contract award.
- Working with Engineers to design and develop Customer Skids and Piping Systems to applicable Codes.
- Quality Management Responsible for creating Company AVL and constant monitoring of vendors for compliance.
- Created with 3rd party consultant Company ISO 9001 Program.
- Implemented ISO 9001 program in 2015.
- Responsible for keeping Company up to date with all ISO 9001 requirements.
- Worked with consultant to develop Company Quality Management System.
- Researched, developed, and wrote all Power Fab welding Procedures to date.
- Developed and implemented Power Fab’s shop and field QC Program.
- Daily observation and management of Power Fab’s QC Inspector.
- Responsible for approval and awarding NDE bids for Power Fab Jobs.
- Responsible for keeping up with calibration for welding machines and measuring equipment.
Lead Job Specific Quality Manager
Gulf Island Fabrication
Houma, Louisiana
07.2011 - 03.2014
- Ensuring all work is being completed to customer specifications.
- Coordinating all ABS and Coastguard inspections for the project.
- Attending all job meetings representing GIF’s Quality Dept.
- Performing visual inspections and traceability for all piping and structural welds.
- Auditing all outside vendors work for project.
- Working with the company PM to ensure quality hold points are being completed and not effecting the job schedule.
Surveillance Inspector
Bureau Veritas (Acadian Inspection)
, Louisiana
06.2011 - 07.2011
- Inspected IBOP’s built at M&M International.
- Witnessed dimensional, assembly, and coating of IBOP’s to M&M International Procedures.
- Inspected hydro-tests of IBOP’s to API Spec 7.
- Inspected 5year recertification hydro-tests of Riser Lubricators and function test of a 15K BOP at STS Rental Services in Houma LA.
- Hydro-test were inspected to API 6A.
- Inspected hydro-test of 2 1/16 choke valves at T-3 Energy Services in Houma LA.
- Hydro-test Were inspected to T-3 Energy Factory Test Procedure and API 6A.
- Inspected hydro-tests and pull-tests of two land 5-head flare burners at Spirit Industries in Lafayette LA.
- The test were inspected to Spirit Industries Factory Test Procedures.
Chief Inspector
Tennessee Gas Pipeline
05.2011 - 06.2011
- Inspected Merit Pipeline Abandonment to Tennessee Gas SSTIA.
- Insured that Merit’s Contractors completed their abandonment to Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s approved procedure.
- Insured that Blind Flanges were torqued to Elpaso’s Specs and the assembly was properly supported and covered.
CWI Inspector
Partek Laboratories/ Tailing LLC
03.2011 - 05.2011
- Recorded and overseen welding procedures.
- Insured that welding procedures were welded to designed parameters for Petrobras and ATP.
Chief Inspector
Southern Natural Gas
12.2010 - 01.2011
- Recorded and overseen welding procedures.
- Insured that welding procedures were welded to designed parameters for Petrobras and ATP.
Inspector
Apache/ Marnier
10.2010 - 11.2010
- Inspecting platform salvage projects for Apache Corporation.
- Overseeing job tasks are completed to preapproved procedures.
- Ensuring contractors are not overcharging for extra work and the platforms are removed safely.
Inspector
Elpaso/ Tailing LLC
09.2010 - 11.2010
- Working with Project Managers and Offshore Coordinators on pipeline abandonment projects.
- Ensuing projects are completed safely and in a timely manner.
- Overseeing tasks to ensure contractors are completing work scopes to Elpaso’s Hazard Operating Plan.
Foreman/Fabricator
A.S.A.P. Industries
05.2010 - 09.2010
- Responsibilities include working with project coordinator and salesman to insure jobs are completed for due dates.
- Cutting and fabrication of skids units to customers’ specifications.
- Inspecting quality and size of welds to customers specifications.
Lead Fabricator/ Welder
A.S.A.P. Industries
01.2008 - 01.2009
- Responsibilities included repair and manufacture of blow-out preventers, space spools and drilling spools; manufacture of sand separator units; rebuilding and inlaying of stainless and Inconel ring grooves.
Welder/ Fitter
Dolphin Services
01.2003 - 01.2006
- Responsibilities included fitting and welding on production piping, structural welding on decks, jackets and pylons with FCAW; pipeline welding of 42”, 48” and 60” pipeline for LOOP.
- Worked offshore hook-ups and additions on platforms (Nansen, Boomerang, Gunnison, Mardi Gras, Loop, and Thunderhorse).
Welder/ Fitter
Southport/ Gulf Island Fabrication
01.2001 - 01.2003
- Responsibilities included fitting and welding and fabrication of offshore living quarters, structural welding of jackets, decks and derrick bridges.
Fabrication Shop Foreman
International Quarters/ General Marine Leasing
01.1997 - 01.2001
- Responsibilities included fabrication and repair of aluminum and steel offshore living quarters; inspection and ensuring quality of buildings in accordance with Coast Guard standards, interaction with engineers, drafting and design, contractors and purchasing; ordering supplies, time keeping, and involvement in all decisions made throughout fabrication shop.
Education
NACE CIP 1 -
01.2020
Certified Radiographic Interpreter -
12.2019
Senior CWI Course & Test Senior Certified -
02.2018
Internal Auditor Training - Quality Involved
02.2018
Bureau Veritas - ASME Section 9 Seminar
08.2013
Freshman Courses -
Nicholls State University
01.2000
Diploma -
Ellender Memorial High School
01.1997
Skills
- Operation and division management
- Financial review
- Cost control
- Forecasting
- Client relationship management
- Budget control
- Operational improvements
- Business development understanding
- Building and facility management
- Welding compliance
- Inspection techniques
- Risk assessment
- Cross-functional coordination
- Team leadership
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Attention to detail
- Project management
- Budget preparation
- Strategic planning
- Contract review and recommendations
- Resource coordination
- Performance evaluations
- Supply chain management
Division and Operations Manager
- Division and Operations Manager - Gulf Island Services, 6/01/2024 - Present. Responsible for Safety, Quality, Productivity, and Efficiency of 200 employees ranging from Accounting, Craft Personnel, Account Managers, Superintendents, Project Coordinators, Logistics, and Material Coordinators. Responsibilities include client management, attending meeting, socials, training fairs, cookout events, involving client engagement, business development, problem solving and account management. Responsible for hiring of resources to execute client schedules. Resource and equipment management to support offshore and fabrication teams. Evaluation of rental cost and efficiency of 3rd party vendors for execution to support offshore teams. Special project execution and management to support Gulf Island and our client needs with regards to shut ins and outages. Consulting Client's quality and safety teams with interface for efficient solutions ensuring success for project start ups as well as solution issue revamps. Responsible for facility maintenance upkeep and coordination.
Certification
- AWS Senior Welding Inspector, #18030338
- AWS Certified Radiographic Interpreter, #1812001N
- Certified ISO 9001 Internal Auditor
- NACE CIP 1, #081864
Summary Of Experience
29 years experience in Operations Management, Corporate Quality Management, Company Owner/Operator and Field Construction experience working in the oil and gas industry.
Timeline
Quality Manager and ATF Lab Coordinator
Fletcher Technical Community College
09.2021 - Current
Corporate Quality Control Manager
Gulf Island Fabrication
07.2018 - Current
QC Manager
Gulf Island Fabrication & Services
01.2017 - 07.2018
QC Manager
Gulf Island Services
02.2016 - 01.2017
Operations Manager/ Quality Manager
Power Fabrication
03.2014 - 02.2016
Lead Job Specific Quality Manager
Gulf Island Fabrication
07.2011 - 03.2014
Surveillance Inspector
Bureau Veritas (Acadian Inspection)
06.2011 - 07.2011
Chief Inspector
Tennessee Gas Pipeline
05.2011 - 06.2011
CWI Inspector
Partek Laboratories/ Tailing LLC
03.2011 - 05.2011
Chief Inspector
Southern Natural Gas
12.2010 - 01.2011
Inspector
Apache/ Marnier
10.2010 - 11.2010
Inspector
Elpaso/ Tailing LLC
09.2010 - 11.2010
Foreman/Fabricator
A.S.A.P. Industries
05.2010 - 09.2010
Lead Fabricator/ Welder
A.S.A.P. Industries
01.2008 - 01.2009
Welder/ Fitter
Dolphin Services
01.2003 - 01.2006
Welder/ Fitter
Southport/ Gulf Island Fabrication
01.2001 - 01.2003
Fabrication Shop Foreman
International Quarters/ General Marine Leasing
01.1997 - 01.2001
NACE CIP 1 -
Certified Radiographic Interpreter -
Senior CWI Course & Test Senior Certified -
Internal Auditor Training - Quality Involved
Bureau Veritas - ASME Section 9 Seminar
Freshman Courses -
Nicholls State University
Diploma -
Ellender Memorial High School