Andrew Castile

• I travel the country fabricating and welding pipe in power plants, paper mills, refineries, and other industrial sites.
• Able to make specialty welds, with different types of material and processes with extremely low tolerances for industrial operations.
• Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
• Able to Interpret verbal and written instructions from work orders and welding blueprints.

• I traveled the country working in power plants, refineries, chemical plants, paper mills, etc
• Doing maintenance, welding, rigging, fabrication and reading blue prints
• Specializing in mig, tig, and stick welding processes.
• Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
• Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
• Maintained compliance with all safety procedures from both client and employer.
• Removed boiler casings, grades, handrails, manhole and hole covers to facilitate access to boilers or other vessels for repair.
• Visited work sites to upgrade components, boiler tubes and ductwork.

• Made small and big bore X-ray pipe welds.
• Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, and shielded metal arc equipment.

• Worked from ladders, scaffolds and lifts to install, maintain or repair electrical wiring equipment and lighting fixtures on residential houses.
• Installed and wired receptacles, fans, lights, service panels, and circuit breakers.

I was the night shift superintendent for the fall of 2023 outage at Southaven Combined Cycle.