Jonathan Topham

Experience

1. Fabrication Sme

   Wood

   Jan 2025 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Operational Leadership. Support day-to-day fabrication, ensuring workflow, resource utilization, and production schedules. Code Compliance. Ensure adherence to all applicable codes (e.g, ASME Section Div. 1, B31.1, B31.3). Part of Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC). Develop and implement, and QA/QC procedures. Direct QC personnel. Standardize requirements, establish ITPs and perform inspections. Implement Global Assurance program, risk based with metrics, to assess locations and ensure adherence. Safety Management. Conduct safety audits and risk assessments. Team Leadership & Development. Mentor and motivate a team. Oversee training, performance reviews, and workforce plan. Production Planning & Scheduling. Collaborate with project management and engineering teams to meet project deadlines. Client Relationship Management. Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with existing clients. Estimating & Proposal Development: Work with engineering and estimating teams to prepare bids, proposals, and contracts for pipe fabrication, pressure vessel, and skid projects. Present proposals to clients. Supplier Management. Oversee supplier delivery. Enhance supplier performance by implementing corrective and preventive actions, driving improvement initiatives, and developing risk mitigation. Technical responsible for four shops (two in the US, one in Trinidad and Tobago, and one in Brazil) and field ops. Total revenue of shops $50M/yr. Capex improvements with process cost reduction of 50%. Developed standardized internal procedures across the four shops with cost savings of $2M.

Education

• Spanish Welding Society, CESOL. Madrid, Spain

  International Welding Engineer (IWE)

  2010 — 2012

• CEFOREM

  Occupational Risk Prevention Technician

  2009 — 2010

• Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

  Industrial Engineer

  2003 — 2010