President

Mr. Marcelo B. Villanueva

Qualification & Certification:

Licensed Metallurgical Engineer
Certified Welding Inspector by the American Welding Society (AWS)
Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Level III Examiner
Welding and NDT Consultant

Professional Associations:

President, Philippine Welding Society (PWS), 1998
Director, Society of Metallurgical Engineers of the Philippines
Director, Philippine Instrumentation & Control Society

Business & Work Experience:

WITCO CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Nov 1994 to Present : President / General Manager
Founded the Company in 1994 to provide specialized steel fabrication and construction services such as Fuel Storage Tanks, Smokestacks, Penstocks, Communication Towers, process Piping, Boiler Tube panels, etc.

Major Projects Participated:

• Construction of Underground Fuel Hydrant System for NAIA Terminal 1 & 2
• Rehabilitation of Power Boilers of National Power Corporation’s Malaya, Manila, Bataan and Calaca Power Plants
• Fabrication of Boiler tube panes for various overseas power plant contracts of Babcock Hitachi Phils.
• Fabrication and construction of Communication Cellsites for SMART, ISLACOM< NEXTEL and DIGITEL.
• Fabrication and erection of Smokestacks for MIRANT Power Plant in Iloilo and Aklan.
• Fabrication of Oil Storage and Handling facilities of PIlipinas Shell Petroleum Company (PSPC) in the Phils.and the Republic of Palau.
• Site erection and installation of structural steel, tanks, smokestacks, piping , handling and process equipment at Masbate Gold Project for Leighton Contractors Asia Ltd.
• Field installation of 2.6mØ Penstock of Ambuklao Hydro Power Plant – McConnell Dowell Phils. Inc.

WITCO INSPECTION & TESTING CORPORATION

(Formerly Welding Inspection & Testing Corporation – WITCO)
July 1991 to Present : President
Founded the Company in 1991 to provide Testing and Inspection services such as Welding Inspection, Radiographic Testing, Ultrasonic Testing, Magnetic Particle Testing & Dye Penetrant Testing, Holiday Testing, Post Weld Heat Treatment, Pressure Testing and Third Party Inspection.

ATLANTIC, GULF & PACIFIC CO. OF MANILA, INC. (AG&P)

1990 to Jan. 1991: Assistant Vice President, Manager, Marine Division
1987 to 1989 : Assistant Vice President, Manager, QA and Safety
1981 to 1987 : Quality Assurance Manager

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT AT AG&P

• Responsible for setting-up the Quality Assurance System and organization for steel fabrication and offshore construction. The system, which is presently enforced, meets the requirements of International Clients and the various International Engineering, Construction and Fabrication Codes such as ASME, AWS, API, AISC, etc.
• Responsible  for  the successful application  of  AG&P for the prestigious American Society  of  Mechanical Engineers  (ASME)  Pressure Vessel (“U”) and Power Boiler (“S”) Certificates of Authorization.
• Responsible  for obtaining  for  AG&P,  the American Petroleum Institute (API) Authorization to use the API Monogram for structural pipe fabrication.
• Participated  in the planning and fabrication of  over 1,000 tons Duplex Stainless Steel for the Sour Service requirement  of the ONGC South Bassein Field and Process Platform.
• Participated in the planning and execution of the various construction and fabrication projects such as offshore oil production facilities for Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Alaska.

METALS INDUSTRY RESEARCH & DEV’T. CENTER (MIRDC)

1978 to 1981 : Materials Testing & Research Manager
1974 to 1978: Asst. Manager for Testing & Inspection
1971 to 1974 : Testing & Inspection Engineer

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT AT MIRDC

Responsible for the planning, construction and start-up of the various Materials Testing Laboratories of MIRDC. These include the Chemical, Mechanical, Metalographic, NDT, Corrosion and Sand Laboratories.

Special Training and Seminars

• 1972 to 1973 – Government sponsored training in Metallurgy, Quality Control and Inspection at the Federal Republic of Germany Trained at Bureau Veritas, Essen West  Germany, on  third  party inspection
• 1976 -Workshop Seminar on ASEAN  Steel Standardization (Kuala Lumpur)
• 1978 -Seminar on Management of Technology Transfer Sponsored by the European
• Economic Community on INSEAD of France (Bangkok)
• 1979 -Seminar on Modern Techniques  in Non-destructive Testing sponsored by the Federal Republic of Germany and Singapore.
• 1980 -Study tour on Iron and Steel Standardization sponsored by the United  Nation Development Program (UNDP) – East Germany Belgium, France,  Luxembourg, Russia, Argentina, Chile and Japan.
• 1982 -Production Welding  Seminar at Lincoln Electric Company U.S.A.
• 1982 -Study tour  on  Fabrication  of Pressure Vessels at various fabrication shops in the USA.
• 1982 -Training  on Ultrasonic  Testing at Magnaflux Corporation, U.S.A.
• 1986 -Seminar and Study tour on Duplex Stainless Steel Fabrication Holland, Sweden, England, Germany and Japan.

Lecturer and Resource Speaker on:

• Metallurgy
• Welding Engineering
• Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
• Materials Testing
• Quality Control and Inspection
• Post Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT)