Heidi Figueroa
Timnath
Summary
I would like to express my interest in the the Team Lead, Service/Safeguard Assurance position. The opportunity presented by Chevron is appealing, and with my 10+ years of managerial experience in Oil and Gas field, this makes me a competitive candidate. The key strengths that I possess for success as an organized QC Specialist dedicated to meticulous inspections and collaborating with various departments. In addition, highly proficient with daily tasks and performing accurate audits. Here are additional examples of what I am confident to contribute: Provide exceptional diligence and organization. Strive for continued excellence. Effective communication among departments. I am an initiative-taker that leads by example. Strong computer skills. Achieve & Expedite deadlines Supervise multiple job sites. Communicate effectively with my team, coworkers, & other departments and vendors daily. Over the years I have developed great relationships with co-workers, along with team members outside of my department. I have patience to properly learn my job as required of me. I am open to expanding my education, taking any courses as needed to comply for this position, as well as limited traveling if requested.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
I&E QC Specialist
Chevron
Greeley
10.2022 - Current
- Guide and direct personnel to set-up and performance of tests, I&E quality control and site inspections
- Device and application testing procedures for parts or sub-assemblies received from outside vendors
- Participate in the development, maintenance, and refinement of internal quality control and reliability programs
- Ensure that the company and safety requirements assigned products, programs, areas, or functions.
- Recommends corrective action to quality problems.
- Provides technical support with NWO, Production, IOC, Construction and other engineering groups.
- Prioritize and organize tasks to efficiently assist in I&E service needs.
- Plan and complete group projects, work smoothly with others.
- Assist Production and answer questions to improve facility commissioning.
- Motivate and encourage team members to communicate more openly and constructively with each other.
- Maintain multiple project schedules to meet deadlines.
- Review completed work to verify consistency, quality and conformance.
- Monitor employee productivity to provide constructive feedback and coaching.
- Comply with company policies, objectives and communication goals.
- Navigate through Brownfield & Greenfield online systems to obtain documentation.
- Delegate work to staff, based off of site priority.
- Plan and lead team meetings to review current project status, communicate new and ongoing priorities.
I&E QC/Commissioning Assistant Foreman
Chevron Contractor, MDLI Services, INC
Greeley
10.2018 - 10.2022
- Guide and direct personnel to set-up and performance of tests, I&E quality control and site inspections
- Device and application testing procedures for parts or sub-assemblies received from outside vendors
- Participates in the development, maintenance, and refinement of internal quality control and reliability programs
- Ensures that the company and safety requirements assigned products, programs, areas, or functions
- Recommends corrective action to quality problems
- Provides technical support with NWO, Production, IOC and other engineering groups.
Quality Assurance Automation Lead
Noble Energy, Inc, Eagle Automation
Greeley
10.2017 - 10.2018
- I inspect, test and document that automation requirements based off work requests, engineered documentation specifications as well as piping and instrumentation diagrams
- I lead my team with troubleshooting, designing, installing, commissioning, and maintaining all control systems, electrical, hydraulic, motor control, SCADA, EFM, radios, and solid-state controllers
- I also collaborate with the Production team in the daily operation needs of the field
- Tested functionality, performance, and compliance of each product against design specifications to maintain strong development standards and high production satisfaction
- Simulated software production environments to allow for enhanced testing
- Documented, triaged, and managed defects in PLC site specific programs (Allen Bradley/IsaGraf) and collaborated with programmers to facilitate timely resolutions.
Automation Technician
Noble Energy, Inc, Eagle Automation/Silverline
Greeley
02.2014 - 10.2017
- I was involved with the Research and Development team; here I learned about PLC's, how to program and equipment that is currently in place to monitor and how the safety feature’s function
- I worked with multiple departments on implementing new equipment and programs to improve daily business for Noble Energy
- I was a member of the Automation Quality Control team; I engage in all the distinct types of automation installation that is in our field operations
- I follow our current P&IDs along with Cause and Effects to confirm that the implemented settings and functions are in place
- I work alongside the Automation Install and Econode teams to confirm that all automation across all departments is functioning and communicating properly.
Automation Admin Assistant
Noble Energy, Inc, Eagle Automation
Greeley
05.2013 - 02.2014
- Provide clerical and administrative support to ensure efficient office operations
- Type, edit, format, and print a wide variety of documents into final form, technical notes, and reports, as well as organizational proposals
- Automation Research and Development in following a structured plan to improve Automation in various departments within Noble Energy
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services
- Collaborated closely with team members to deliver project requirements, develop solutions, and meet deadlines
- Juggled multiple projects and tasks to ensure high quality and timely delivery.
Branch Manager
Wilson Supply
Gillette
01.2009 - 07.2011
- I am responsible to maximize return on operating assets
- I am to train, educate, and empower employees by creating and maintaining a healthy, safe, and productive work environment
- I manage sales, processes and procedures, company policies
- I must maintain great customer service, an interpersonal relationship with employees and open communication
- I have for the past 5 years learned to create and complete work orders, issue, and receive purchase orders as well as maintain relationships with customers.
Operations Manager
Wilson Supply
Gillette
01.2008 - 12.2008
- I assisted the temporary Branch Manager with any daily duties
- My day consists of taking sales orders over the phone from various customers, inventory adjustments, ordering inventory, customer discrepancies, and assisting in managing a 5-person crew
- Making sure that all employees are complying with their daily requirements and that they have a safe work environment
- Oracle issued Sales Order & Purchase Order Requisitions
- Directed day-to-day operations by spearheading implementation of short-term and long-term strategies to achieve business plan and profitability goals
- Managed scheduling, training, and inventory control
- Recruited, hired, and trained crew members on application of projects, customer relations and customer service
- Guided employees on understanding and meeting changing customer needs and expectations
- Reviewed daily financial reports and reconciled accounts to keep information current and accurate
- Aided senior leadership during executive decision-making process by generating daily reports to recommend corrective actions and improvements.
Inside Sales Representative
Wilson Supply
Gillette
07.2007 - 12.2008
- Provide services to customers such as pricing, sourcing, delivery, value added services and solutions
- Attain sales goals and maximize profits on sales while I have developed favorable relationship with customers.
Warehouse Delivery Driver
Wilson Supply
Gillette
10.2006 - 07.2007
- I completed inbound and outbound transfers within Wilson US branches; pulling parts for customer sales orders, receiving inbound motor and UPS freight, enter walk in orders for customers
- I also delivered material to customers to their local office as well as to field locations
- As well as completed weekly and monthly cycle counts
- I maintained a clean and safe warehouse.
Forklift Operator
Tri-State Industries
Gillette
08.2006 - 10.2006
- I un-loaded and loaded material with forklift or skid steer loader, cleaned yard, picked up supplies and helped inside shop building skids for various customers.
Yard Hand
Yates Petroleum, Adecco
Gillette
02.2006 - 07.2006
- I unloaded and loaded material with forklift, cleaned yard, picked up supplies, data entry, entered tickets and pulled Purchase orders.
Forklift Operator
Donaldson Company INC
Rensselaer
11.2004 - 12.2005
- I worked in Rensselaer, Indiana in a large warehouse pulling, picking, and packaging orders
- I drove forklifts
- I loaded pallet orders on motor freight trucks as well as packing orders
Education
Dale Carnegie Leadership Course -
Dale Carnegie of Colorado
03.2023
Allen Bradley Introduction Course -
Control Logic Training
Denver, CO07.2018
Leadership Skills for Managers Certificate -
USA
Houston, TX09.2010
GED -
Morgan Community College
Fort Morgan, CO11.2003
Some College (No Degree) - Liberal Arts Business/Communications
Aims Community College
Greeley, COSkills
- Safety precautions and measures
- First Aid/CPR/Fall Protection/PPE
- Computer skills
- Communication
- Multitasking
- Flexible
- Schematic reading
- Quality assurance controls
- Dependable and trustworthy
- Organization
- Supervision & leadership
- Excellent work ethic
- Fluent in Spanish
- Team management
- Wellhead Christmas Tree SIMOPS Controller
- Wellhead Install/POP Handover
- Systems and Automation applications
Languages
- English
- Spanish
- Native/ Bilingual
Additional Information
You will find me to be well-spoken, energetic, confident, personable; the type of person on whom Chevron can rely on. I ensure that my level of experience will provide the versatility to place me in several contexts with certainty that the level of excellence you expect will be met. I hope that you'll find my experience and interests intriguing enough to warrant a face-to-face meeting, as I am confident that I could provide value to you and the the various groups as a member on your team. I appreciate your time and consideration, I look forward to speaking with you.
Best Regards,
Heidi Figueroa
Timeline
I&E QC Specialist
Chevron
10.2022 - Current
I&E QC/Commissioning Assistant Foreman
Chevron Contractor, MDLI Services, INC
10.2018 - 10.2022
Quality Assurance Automation Lead
Noble Energy, Inc, Eagle Automation
10.2017 - 10.2018
Automation Technician
Noble Energy, Inc, Eagle Automation/Silverline
02.2014 - 10.2017
Automation Admin Assistant
Noble Energy, Inc, Eagle Automation
05.2013 - 02.2014
Branch Manager
Wilson Supply
01.2009 - 07.2011
Operations Manager
Wilson Supply
01.2008 - 12.2008
Inside Sales Representative
Wilson Supply
07.2007 - 12.2008
Warehouse Delivery Driver
Wilson Supply
10.2006 - 07.2007
Forklift Operator
Tri-State Industries
08.2006 - 10.2006
Yard Hand
Yates Petroleum, Adecco
02.2006 - 07.2006
Forklift Operator
Donaldson Company INC
11.2004 - 12.2005
Dale Carnegie Leadership Course -
Dale Carnegie of Colorado
Allen Bradley Introduction Course -
Control Logic Training
Leadership Skills for Managers Certificate -
USA
GED -
Morgan Community College
Some College (No Degree) - Liberal Arts Business/Communications
Aims Community College