Andy Rodriguez

Experience

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  Florida State University

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  Experimental Condensed Matter Physics• Interpreted the surface structure and dynamics of various inorganic compounds utilizing Lab- VIEW with data collected from a helium atom surface scattering experiment at the Center for Materials Research and Technology (MARTECH).• Participated in the running of experiments and maintenance of the experimental setup (com- ponents, electronics, crystal placement).

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  Louisiana State University

  Jan 2004 - Jul 2007

  Graduate Research Assistant

  Experimental General Relativity• Completed a search for gravitational radiation of primordial black hole binary systems as the principal analyst utilizing detection algorithms, signal processing, and distributed computing for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) 3rd science run.• Optimized the search using results from Monte Carlo simulations.• Developed a statistical test to reduce the number of false binary star system gravitational radiation signals, which has been implemented for present and future analyses.• Wrote MATLAB scripts for post-processing and interpreted results. Show less

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  Tuboscope™

  Jul 2007 - now

  * Maintain and enhance the company’s leadership role in the field of Inspection Technology.* Collaboration with the Tuboscope sales groups to provide technical expertise to both the sales staff as well as their individual customers.* Responsibility for providing technical expertise to Tuboscope's global customer base on the capabilities of the various inspection technologies.* Collaboration with the marketing department to develop new forms of advertisements on all aspects of the Inspection product line.* Provide insight into the development of the next generation pieces of equipment.* Responsible for all aspects of technology related to the Inspection product line, including: working closely with the customer base to convey their needs and goals in both current and next generation products, the design and development of new testing methods and methodology that accurately mimic the conditions seen in real world applications and involvement in industry specific technical meetings to ensure the company is represented in the industry. Show less • Member of the multidisciplinary Quality and Technical Services group specializing in the non-destructive testing (NDT) of tubulars in the oil and gas industry• Developed several inspection method courses including Phased Array Ultrasonic (PAUT) and Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD) Testing.• Written standard operating procedures for PAUT and TOFD methods.• Contributed to several American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) technical documents including E-0273 and E-0213.• Led ISO9001, Process and Radiation Safety audits.• Certified to teach several NDT inspection methods, including Phased Array Ultrasonic (PAUT) Testing, Time of Flight Diffraction. Show less Product Research & Development• Contributed to the development of several NDT instruments including the tubular laser OD inspection instrument (US patent US 2013/0160309 A1) and the phased array contact full length inspection system TruPhase 360 .• Developed TruMap, a multi-dimensional NDT inspection and measurement package, to analyze inspection data and generate inspection reports for customers.Inspection Engineering• Member of product installation team whose responsibilities include electronics installation, instrument calibration, and operator training.• Experience designing NDT instrument standard inspection and calibration procedures in collaboration with the Quality and Technical Services group.• Experience working directly with the American Petroleum Institute (API) on dimensional mapping for performance properties (API WI-2353).Customer and Sales Support• Experience working directly with customers on inspection deliverables.• Routinely provides customized TruMap inspection reports to over 17 different customers.• Experience working with sales group on product demonstrations for customers including Shell, BP, Chevron, and US Steel among others.• Experience collaborating with technical sales to promote NOV Tuboscopes product line via technical presentations and customer meetings. Show less

  • Director of Inspection Technical Support

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Inspection Technical Specialist

    Nov 2019 - Jun 2024

  • Software Engineer

    Jul 2007 - Nov 2019