Israel Valdiviez
Brownsville,TX
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Rope Access Technician Level Two/ Mistras
Mistras
Houma
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Experience working and helping Intertek NDT technicians inspecting platform integrity using MPI systems
- While working for Mistras I worked on BP facilities, Thunderhorse, and Atlantis hand in hand with construction crew and paint crew
- Working in these facilities I got extensive hands-on experience working closely with level 3 technicians rigging up all new job scopes and setting up machinery
- When working at these facilities I worked extensively with sand and blasting systems and needle scalers
- Job scopes also required me to handle industrial paint in accordance with BP job scope specifications
- Working at these facilities allowed me to get experience and adept using and setting up various rigging systems and rescue systems.
Welder/ Fitter
Keppel Amfels
Brownsville
01.2017 - 01.2019
- While working here I was later moved to the NDT group of the company and got extensive hands-on experienced testing all of company 100% welds with ultrasonic testing under the supervision of my NDT leadman
- When company started to get an enormous amount of increased work, I was let to conduct my own NDT testing, testing all specified welds with Vacuum testing and MPI therefore getting an enormous amount of hands-on experience on both processes
- In my first years working for Keppel, I was a structural welder welding 100% welds joining big parts of ships and oil rigs
- While working I was in charge of welding all walls, beams, angles, and supports in the ship compartments
- I got much work experience using gouge systems, flux cored welding, and shielded metal arc welding
- I also got plenty of hands-on experience doing structural fitting for the project using overhead cranes to bring in new compartments for ship and fitting them up according to blueprint specification
- Safe use of welding, tools, and equipment to improve a safe work environment
- Helped new workers learn several welding processes including, oxy-fuel torch cutting techniques and safe overhead crane operation
- Maintenance for ships coming to port, changing out rusted pipes with new flanges bolts and gaskets.
Fabricator/ contractor
Brownsville
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Build custom and modified enclosure for apartment complex under city code and regulation
- While in college I started getting many contract jobs for construction of apartments and the fire department fabricating needed components for different costumers
- While getting jobs with the fire department I got experience in welding and changing out damaged water tanks for fire fighting trucks and making new water systems from galvanized pipe with pinpoint precision
- Built custom trailers for various costumers with different use and applications
- I was also under contract of Levi transport; I gave welding maintenance to heavy duty 80,000-pound capacity 18 wheelers when they were damaged due to excess loadings.
Education
Associate of Arts -
Texas Southmost Technical College
Harlingen, TX12-2019
Skills
- Trained and certified in Rope access to access difficult to reach locations without the use of scaffolding or cradles
- Trained and experienced in the use of Nondestructive processes such as MPI, Vacuum testing, Pressure room testing, UV dye penetrant, and ultrasonic testing
- Trained to program and operate automated processes: Robotic welding, Gold track, AMI, Orbital tube welding, and M-300c CRC Evans external pipe welding systems
- Trained to test physical and mechanical properties of materials as related to weldability and service application to increase product quality also tensile testing on pipes
- Proficiency in the selection of proper welding process, procedure, filler metal, shielding gas, equipment, and supplies based on cost limitation and service application
- Trained to perform welding qualification test procedures in conformity with AWS, API, and ASME code
- Certified structural welder with the following process, SMAW, GMAW, TIG, FCAW (1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G)
- Skilled in the use of welding calculator to compute correct variables based on material type and thickness
- Highly skilled in layout, cutting, fitting, fabrication, repair, and assembly of components to Blueprint and or manufacture specifications
- Experienced in structural fitting and repair with the use of oxy acetylene cutting and expert in Gouge cutting
- Extensive hands-on experience using overhead crane to move various components of project parts around for further work
- Skilled and experienced in pipe maintenance using a series of tools such as come along hydraulic jacks levers and pulleys and rigging pipes in order to change out damaged flanges and gaskets for new bolts, bells, and Gaskets
- Trained and experienced to work on offshore facility rope access job scopes, in compliance with offshore parameters and specifications
- Experienced and comfortable working under industrial inshore and offshore safety procedures
- Extensive work in using rope access systems offshore blasting and painting
- Comfortable and extensive hours
Languages
Fluent in English, and Spanish
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Rope Access Technician Level Two/ Mistras
Mistras
01.2019 - 01.2021
Welder/ Fitter
Keppel Amfels
01.2017 - 01.2019
Fabricator/ contractor
01.2015 - 01.2017
Associate of Arts -
Texas Southmost Technical College
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