Aaron Gardner
Limestone,TN
Summary
Dedicated Pipefitter with background in job coordination and worksite setup. Knowledgeable in safety processes, regulations and pipe selection. Offering successful career history comprising more than 15 years.
Pipefitter Apprentice knowledgeable in reading blueprints and specifications. Looking to bring further success to company through troubleshooting and cutting pipe.
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Instructor
Local 538 Union Hall
02.2019 - Current
- Tracked student progress, frequently checking in with struggling students and identifying root causes of problems.
- Observed and adopted new techniques from skilled instructors and lecturers.
- Promoted classroom safety, collaboration and best practices.
- Taught them to understand the reality of job sites, and the way all jobs are different.
- Teach how to lay out, identify, and understand blue prints and PIN & ID's
Union Pipefitter
Local 538 Union Hall
10.2007 - Current
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Installed and maintained industrial piping fittings, valves, flanges and clamps to complete systems setup.
- Fabricated pipe sections and components to specification using cutting, threading and welding equipment.
- Installed new systems and connected piping to existing components by welding, bolting and threading.
- Weld various types of metals and components.
- Read and interpreted blueprints, diagrams and other technical drawings to determine best installation methods.
- Appropriately fitted pipes by identifying dimensions, sizes, and shapes needed to replace faulty pipes.
- Performed tests to check quality of pipe and piping systems and make adjustments as necessary.
- Threaded pipes using piping machines.
Tractor Technician
West Hills Tractor
06.2015 - 04.2016
- Documented and filed records of repair work and maintenance for accurate tracking of labor hours, inventory use and equipment histories.
- Repaired or replaced defective parts using hand and power tools.
- Used operational manuals, maintenance records and forums to gain troubleshooting insight for complex issues.
Groundskeeper
ETSU
05.2006 - 08.2006
- Cleared public and private areas of debris before and after events.
- Used trimmers and chainsaws for grounds maintenance, brush clearing, and tree removal and thinning.
- Complied with safety regulations and procedures to prevent accidents and injuries on job sites.
- Trimmed trees, bushes and shrubs to keep vegetation aesthetically pleasing.
- Loaded and unloaded landscaping equipment and materials safely.
- Provided expert lawn care, mulching, aerating and trimming around walks, walls, and flower beds.
- Performed regular watering and fertilizing of lawns, trees and shrubs to promote healthy vegetation growth.
Education
Journeyman Certificate - Pipefitting/Welding
Local 538 Union Hall
Johnson City, TN07.2013
High School Diploma -
David Crockett High School
Jonesborough, TN05.2007
Skills
- Line Designs
- Maintaining Clean Work Areas
- Burning Torch
- Fall Protection
- Materials Ordering
- Tool Repair and Maintenance
- Special Alloys
- Valve Repairs
- TIG Welding Expertise
- ISO 9001
- Pipe Welding
- Parts Fabrication
- Design Interpretation
- AWS Certified
- Welding Techniques
- Scaffolding Safety
- Structural Welding
- Power Saws
- Heavy Metals
- ISO Quality Standards
- Plasma Cutter
Certification
- Certified Welder and Journeyman Pipefitter, Local 538
- 15 years
Timeline
Instructor
Local 538 Union Hall
02.2019 - Current
Tractor Technician
West Hills Tractor
06.2015 - 04.2016
Union Pipefitter
Local 538 Union Hall
10.2007 - Current
Groundskeeper
ETSU
05.2006 - 08.2006
Journeyman Certificate - Pipefitting/Welding
Local 538 Union Hall
High School Diploma -
David Crockett High School
- Certified Welder and Journeyman Pipefitter, Local 538
- 15 years
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