X-Ray Analyst

X-Ray Analyst — Apex Materials Testing

Houston, TX | June 2023 – Present

• Conducted 1,400+ industrial radiographic and X-ray fluorescence scans on aerospace components, identifying microstructural defects and reducing testing cycle times by 22%.
• Implemented automated calibration protocols on 3 Bruker XRD spectrometers, maintaining an equipment uptime of 99.8% and decreasing baseline scan variances by 18%.
• Interpreted digital radiography images for 150+ high-pressure weldments in compliance with ASME Section V codes, reducing client compliance review rejection rates by 27%.
• Authored 85+ comprehensive material analysis reports using LIMS databases, facilitating root-cause failures investigations and saving the engineering group 14 hours per week.

Radiographic Inspection Specialist — Vertex Quality Assurance

Dallas, TX | September 2021 – May 2023

• Operated industrial computed tomography (CT) imaging systems to inspect 650+ complex cast metal structures, flagging critical structural voids before production distribution.
• Standardized NDT testing procedures across 4 regional laboratories, which reduced operational inspection bottlenecks and shortened project turnaround duration by 15 days.
• Managed radiation safety training and compliance logs for 18 laboratory technicians, maintaining a 100% adherence rate to state and federal safety regulations.
• Analyzed phase composition of 320+ geological specimens using Jade phase identification software, increasing mineral classification accuracy rates to 99.5%.

X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), Industrial Radiography, Phase Identification, Microstructural Analysis, Quality Assurance, Radiation Safety, Jade, Bruker DIFFRAC, VGStudio MAX, LIMS, ASTM Standards, ASME Section V, AWS D1.1, Report Generation

Aerospace Weldment Scan Optimization

Role: Lead Radiographer

Tools: VGStudio MAX, LIMS, Digital Radiography

Led the transition from analog film to digital radiography for weldment testing, reducing physical storage requirements by 85% and inspection time by 30%.

XRD Phase Database Upgrade

Role: XRD Analyst

Tools: Jade, Bruker DIFFRAC, MS Excel

Overhauled the crystallographic phase reference library for 1,200+ alloy types, boosting reference matching velocity by 34% and minimizing material classification errors.

• ASNT Level II Radiographic Testing (RT) (2022)
• Certified Weld Inspector (CWI) (2024)

• Professional Affiliations: Active member of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT)
• Languages: English (Fluent), Spanish (Conversational)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice