Billy Almanza seeks a challenging position to maximize experience as a team player and achieve corporate goals. He has over 15 years of experience in quality control and document review for nuclear fabrication projects, ensuring compliance with regulations and safety standards. Almanza has held several supervisory roles overseeing personnel and meeting construction schedules. He is proficient in welding, piping, Microsoft Office, and has obtained numerous safety and leadership certifications.
1. OBJECTIVE
Obtain a position where I can maximize my experience in a challenging environment as a
team player in order to achieve the corporate goals.
Education
May, 1991 | Diploma
Aldine High School
WORK EXPERIENCE
Chicago Bridge and Iron (CB&I)
July 2010 – Present
Turnover Document Reviewer/PackageCloseout Specialist
Ensure all nuclear quality related documents submitted for approval are complete
and accurate per prescribed procedures
Review Welding Procedure Specifications, Quality Control Inspection processes
in the Turnover department to maintain compliance with structure fabrication
codes, AISC, AWS D1.1, D1.4, and D1.6, ASTM, ASME and ANSI to the NQA-1
nuclear quality standard.
Ensure contractual regulation as determined by the 10 CFR 52 are fulfilled in the
document turnover process.
Interact with Source Inspectors to properly convey documentation quality
expectation to all involved in the department.
Work with multiple departments including but not limited to Quality
Assurance/Quality Control, Engineering, Production, Records Management
Document Control to determine processes and set procedures that meet and exceed
both NRC regulations and CB&I safety and quality requirements.
Assist with New Hire Orientation Kaizen Training; Train Turnover Document
Review personnel in the review steps.
Help train various departments in improving quality of documents and other
related turnover documents. Assisted in the setup and development of the
Systematic Approach to Training ( SAT ) for Production.
Coordinate internally with other execution disciplines and external suppliers both
within the Company prescribed policies/procedure and/or direction from the
owners.
Production Supervisor
Supervised 4 Foremen and 26 craft employees.
Billy Almanza
billy.almanza@cbi.com
Phone: 337-263-2120
3234 J. A. Young Lane
Sulphur, LA 70663
2. BillyAlmanza
Problem solving and conflict resolution
Work with other supervisors to meet construction schedule.
Set up a work schedule to effectively communicate priorities and to ensure first
time quality is met safely and efficiently
Communicate with site inspectors; interact with CQR personnel; verify work was
performed to specifications as per the traveler sequence requirements.
Production Foreman
Oversee 8 craft employees
Set up personnel for daily tasks; perform pre-job brief; ensure first time quality is
met safely and efficiently.
Interact with Quality personnel; verify work was performed to specifications as
per the traveler sequence requirements.
Teach personnel how to read WPS; how to properly set up welding machines;
teach them sound welding techniques in order to produce repeatable first time
quality welds.
KJ Services, Sulphur, LA
November, 2004 – July, 2010
Welder/Leadman
Welded high pressure piping
Fit piping assemblies; layout, cut, dress/prep pipe fittings and valves for all area
chemical/fossil fuel refineries under ASME codes; B31.1, B31.3, AWS D1.1,
D1.6
Skills
Exceptional in use of all Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Power Point, Publisher.
23 years Certified Welder.
Professional results with a focus on quality.
Capable of managing multiple tasks and ensuring compliance with company policies in a
fast paced, challenging environment.
Certifications
RCA Training for Team Lead
Leadership Actions to Create a Healthy Nuclear Safety Culture
Train the Trainer
Leadership Training for Managers, Supervisors and Foremen
Advanced Nonconformance Program Implementation
ASQ/CQE Training
First Aid Certified
