Gilberto Saenz
Summary
Professional quality assurance specialist dedicated to ensuring product excellence and reliability. Adept at identifying and resolving quality issues, fostering team collaboration, and maintaining high standards. Reliable and adaptable with strong focus on achieving results through effective communication and teamwork.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
QA Manager
Alvarez Testing & Inspections
02.2024 - Current
- Manage a team of third-party inspectors or technicians, ensuring they are trained in relevant standards, testing methods, and safety protocols.
- Assign inspection tasks and oversee their execution to maintain consistency and accuracy.
- Conduct impartial inspections, audits, and tests on client products, processes, or services to verify compliance with industry standards, client specifications, or regulatory requirements (e.g., ISO, ASME, ASTM, or project-specific standards)
- Increased customer satisfaction with products by ensuring consistent quality across all platforms and devices.
- Issue quality certifications, reports, or attestations based on findings, ensuring traceability and transparency.
- Collaborate with clients to understand project requirements, quality plans, and scope of work.
- Provide clear, detailed reports on inspection outcomes, non-conformities, and recommendations for corrective actions.
Non-CDL Owner Operator
Mercury Hotshot Services
04.2022 - 08.2023
- Conducted daily truck and trailer inspection prior to the start of every shift.
- Maintain and keep up driver electronic logbook data.
- Adhere to FMCSA driving regulations to avoid violations and possible out of service penalty.
- Load, secure by using straps or chains or ramps depending on load size and weight, tarping to protect freight from inclement weather and unload freight to avoid damages.
- Coordinated pick up and deliveries sometimes having several pickup or drop off locations.
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
Rope Access Coatings Inspector
Turner Specialty Services
03.2020 - 04.2022
- Used rope access techniques to conduct inspections.
- Collaborated closely with planner to estimate man hours and material for coating projects.
- Conducted paint certification process of personnel.
- Performed inspections to ensure coatings met client specifications.
- Submitted daily QC reports for coating projects.
Safety Technician
Brock Group
11.2019 - 04.2020
- Oversaw lead abatement project on live process lines.
- Tracked and enforced safety lead decontamination procedures as per OSHA and client standards.
- Managed and tracked daily safety and progress reports.
- Overlooked of proper disposal of contaminated soil and bi products of abatement.
- Enforced safety procedures established by OSHA and client safety protocols.
- Identified workforce safety violations and issued violations to maintain integrity of safety program.
Foreman
Brock Group
08.2019 - 10.2019
- Oversaw lead abatement project on live process lines.
- Tracked and enforced safety lead decontamination procedures as per OSHA and client standards.
- Managed and tracked daily safety and progress reports.
- Met client and NACE quality standards.
- Finished project and met deadline established by client.
- Maintained a safe working environment through adherence to safety protocols and regular site inspections.
Painter
McDermott
11.2018 - 08.2019
- Test ambient conditions using Psychrometer to determine RH% and dewpoint.
- Track and analyze Isometric packages to complete tasks.
- Prepare substrate by using solvents, hand tools, power tools and abrasive blasting to client specifications.
- Apply paint with the use of a conventional spray system, paint brush and paint roller to client specifications.
- Operated man lifts and scissor lifts
- Practice safety standards set by OSHA and employer.
Foreman
Insulations Incorporated
02.2018 - 11.2018
- Supervised mixing station to maintain mixing protocols to specifications.
- Kept records of batch numbers and maintained paint stock.
- Supervised tool room operations and inventory
- Tracked and analyzed Isometric packages to complete tasks.
- Evaluated ambient conditions using Psychrometer to determine RH% and dewpoint.
Painter
Summit Industrial Construction
08.2017 - 12.2017
- Prepared substrate by using solvents, hand tools, power tools and abrasive blasting to client specifications.
- Applied paint with the use of a conventional spray system, paint brush and paint roller to client specifications.
Painter
Apache Industrial Services
03.2016 - 07.2017
- Prepared working material by using power tools or sand blasting.
- Repaired industrial infrastructure to client's specifications.
- Mixing of industrial grade paint as per manufactures formulas
- Operated man lifts and light machinery
- Used conventional spraying equipment to complete tasks.
- Tracked and analyzed Isometric packages to complete tasks.
Painter/Insulator
Ziegler Industries
04.2014 - 01.2016
- Prepared job material as well as job site for abrasive blasting, paint and install insulation.
- Operated man lifts and skid steer
- Used hand tools and power tools.
- Cut, measured, and installed insulation to meet blueprint specifications.
- Learned to operate man lift and the installation of insulation.
- Learned to sand blast and sponge blast.
- Mixing of industrial grade paint as per manufactures formulas
Painter
Safway
08.2012 - 02.2014
- Prepared substrate by using solvents, hand tools, power tools to client specifications.
- Applied paint with the use of a paint brush and paint roller to client specifications.
- Operated man lifts and scissor lifts
- Mixing of industrial grade paint as per manufactures formulas
Education
GED -
Simon Rivera High School
Brownsville, TX04-2003
Skills
- Skilled in implementing agile practices
- Skilled in conducting usability tests
- Group cohesion and motivation strategies
- Quality assurance proficiency
- Quality assurance expertise
- Training and mentoring
- Project management fundamentals
- Documentation and reporting
Certification
- Coatings Inspector II, AMPP - Licence # 79224
- Industrial Painter, NCCER - #20306202
- Project Supervision, NCCER
- Field Safety, NCCER
- Safety Technology, NCCER
- Construction Site Technician, NCCER
- Construction Site Safety Supervisor, NCCER
- OSHA 510
- OSHA 30
- TWIC
- Fireproofing Inspection, Corrodore
- Firestop Inspector, IFC
Languages
Spanish
Timeline
QA Manager
Alvarez Testing & Inspections
02.2024 - Current
Non-CDL Owner Operator
Mercury Hotshot Services
04.2022 - 08.2023
Rope Access Coatings Inspector
Turner Specialty Services
03.2020 - 04.2022
Safety Technician
Brock Group
11.2019 - 04.2020
Foreman
Brock Group
08.2019 - 10.2019
Painter
McDermott
11.2018 - 08.2019
Foreman
Insulations Incorporated
02.2018 - 11.2018
Painter
Summit Industrial Construction
08.2017 - 12.2017
Painter
Apache Industrial Services
03.2016 - 07.2017
Painter/Insulator
Ziegler Industries
04.2014 - 01.2016
Painter
Safway
08.2012 - 02.2014
GED -
Simon Rivera High School
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