Andrew Cantu
Summary
Pipefitting and piping QC professional with expertise in crew leadership, schedule planning, and material tracking. Proficient in P&ID and isometric interpretation, supporting accurate fabrication and installation. Ensures OSHA compliance while coordinating piping execution from installation through turnover.
Overview
1
1
Certification
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Coordinator
Gulfspan Industrial LLC
Sabine Pass, TX
10.2025 - Current
- Coordinated with engineering to resolve drawing discrepancies, field interferences, RFIs, and design changes, facilitating smooth project execution.
- Coordinated material deliveries and addressed shortages, damaged materials, and incorrect components to ensure project continuity.
- Assist with coordination of pipe fitters, welders, foremen, subcontractors, and support trades.
- Work with civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and insulation teams to avoid work conflicts.
- Planned and ranked work based on project schedules, system priorities, and available work fronts to optimize workflow.
- Support daily piping construction activities from initial layout through mechanical completion.
Pipe General Foreman
Gulfspan Industrial LLC
Sabine Pass, Tx
11.2025 - Current
- Managed system progression from installation through testing, completion, and final turnover, ensuring adherence to project timelines and quality standards.
- Coordinated with QC inspectors to verify piping installation compliance with drawings, specifications, applicable codes, and client requirements.
- Aligned foremen and crews on acceptance criteria and quality requirements, ensuring clear understanding before field execution.
- Evaluated inspection and test plans, work packages, turnover packages, and quality documentation, ensuring readiness and completeness for project milestones.
- Monitored material traceability, weld tracking, NDE progress, pressure testing, reinstatement, and punch-list completion.
- Confirmed completion of required inspections prior to release for subsequent construction stages, facilitating smooth project progression.
- Facilitated closure of nonconformance reports and field deficiencies, driving corrective actions to maintain project integrity.
Foreman
Gulfspan Industrial LLC
Sabine Pass, Tx
11.2025 - Current
- Supervised Gulfspan Industrial crews across fabrication and installation tasks.
- Verified piping materials, fittings, valves, gaskets, and bolting against drawings, specifications, and material requirements.
- Inspected tools, materials, and equipment to ensure quality standards were met.
- Identified quality issues before inspection and coordinated corrections to minimize rework.
- Maintained organized inspection records and documentation to ensure compliance.
- Communicated high standards to employees, addressing issues proactively.
- Enforced site safety rules and ensured proper use of protective equipment.
Piping QC
Pro-surve/Zachry
Orange , Tx
02.2023 - 11.2025
- Confirmed piping installation completion against project drawings, specifications, applicable codes, and client requirements.
- Verified boundaries of piping systems to ensure compliance with project specifications. and verified piping, valves, flanges, supports, vents, drains, instruments, and flow direction.
- Supported piping system walkdowns using turnover packages, P&IDs, isometric drawings, specifications, and inspection checklists.
- Supported hydrostatic testing through test-package review, system-boundary verification, pressure confirmation, hold-time monitoring, leak inspection, and test documentation.
- Ensured test instruments met calibration standards for effective pressure testing.
- Completed post-hydro walkdowns and verified drainage, drying, reinstatement, and removal of temporary test equipment.
- Documented punch-list items and tracked corrections to ensure timely final acceptance.
- Coordinated with construction supervision, craft personnel, engineering, commissioning, and client representatives to efficiently resolve deficiencies and facilitate turnover package completion.
- Reviewed completed work packages for required inspection records, test reports, drawings, punch-list status, and supporting documentation.
- Worked with construction completions and STO teams to support mechanical completion, system turnover, and final package closeout.
Pipefitter
JVIC Industrial
Orange, Tx
11.2022 - 02.2023
- Checked work for correct dimensions, orientation, slope, alignment, fit-up, and match to isometric drawings.
- Verified material specifications, including grades, sizes, schedules, heat numbers, fittings, valves, flanges, and bolting prior to installation to ensure compliance with project requirements.
- Kept material identification and traceability intact through fabrication and installation.
- Prepared piping systems for visual inspection, NDE, hydrostatic testing, pneumatic testing, and final turnover, ensuring readiness for quality assurance processes.
- Resolved punch-list items and collaborated with QC personnel during inspections and system walkdowns to facilitate project completion.
- Followed approved procedures to limit rework and keep installations aligned with project quality standards.
Pipefitter
Fluor
Rosenberg, Tx
02.2021 - 11.2022
- Measure, cut, thread, groove, bend and install piping according to specifications.
- Measured, cut, threaded, and beveled pipe for precise field assembly.
- Interpreted isometric drawings to effectively lay out pipe routes and fittings.
- Aligned piping components to ensure accurate installation using levels, lasers, and hand tools.
- Connected valves, flanges, supports, and hangers to system specifications.
- Prepared joints to ensure precise alignment for successful welding.
- Use hand tools such as saws, drills, wrenches, threaders, to perform tasks related to the job at hand.
- Fabricated and positioned screw pipe, socket weld pipe, and stainless steel tubing to maintain system integrity.
Education
High School Diploma -
Milby High School
Houston Texas05-2012
Skills
- Logistics and project management
- Progress tracking and material oversight
- Scheduling expertise
- Isometric drawing and P&ID analysis
- Excel proficiency
- Effective team communication
- Compliance with OSHA standards
- Expertise in flange assembly
- Design of pipe supports
- Industrial and commercial pipefitting
- Conducting system walkdowns
Certification
- NCCER Industrial Pipe fitter
Timeline
Pipe General Foreman
Gulfspan Industrial LLC
11.2025 - Current
Foreman
Gulfspan Industrial LLC
11.2025 - Current
Coordinator
Gulfspan Industrial LLC
10.2025 - Current
Piping QC
Pro-surve/Zachry
02.2023 - 11.2025
Pipefitter
JVIC Industrial
11.2022 - 02.2023
Pipefitter
Fluor
02.2021 - 11.2022
High School Diploma -
Milby High School