Andrew Garris
Aberdeen,MD
Summary
Hardworking Pipe Layer with safety-driven mentality in hazardous and benign environments. Personable employee with over 9 years of assembling pipes and laying out pipe routes. Skilled applying general rules to identify and solve problems.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Pipelayer
Kinsley Construction
York, PA
10.2019 - 10.2022
- Assembled and installed underground pipe, fittings and valves of various sizes.
- Used hand signals to direct equipment operators and alert to hazards.
- Observed all safety measures and company equipment policies to prevent job site accidents.
- Handled all repairs for sanitary and storm water sewer structures and pipe systems.
- Checked and tested underground gas lines and pipes to verify proper functionality.
- Used equipment such as rollers, dump trucks and front-end loaders to move important supplies.
- Graded or leveled trench bases using tamping machines or hand tools.
- Covered completed pipes with earth or materials and prepared sites for grading.
- Followed plans to locate existing utilities prior to digging and flagged locations for operators.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Read and understood drawings, written instructions and blueprints to plan work and layout pipe.
- Located existing pipes needing repair or replacement using magnetic or radio indicators.
- Checked slopes for conformance to requirements using levels or lasers.
Pipelayer
Concrete General
Gaithersburg, MD
10.2016 - 10.2019
Pipelayer
Iacoboni Site Specialist
Baltimore, MD
06.2013 - 10.2016
Customer Service Representative
Verizon Wireless
Bel Air, MD
03.2009 - 11.2012
- Handled customer inquiries and suggestions courteously and professionally.
- Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor.
- Answered constant flow of customer calls with minimal wait times.
- Answered customer telephone calls promptly to avoid on-hold wait times.
- Updated account information to maintain customer records.
- Maintained customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns.
Shift Leader
Papa John's Pizza
Bel Air, MD
09.2004 - 03.2009
- Trained new employees and delegated daily tasks and responsibilities.
- Completed cash and credit card transactions accurately using POS software.
- Resolved customer complaints and issues and offered thoughtful solutions to maintain customer satisfaction.
- Managed shift operations, supplied resources and monitored team performance to keep business profitable and running smoothly.
- Maintained clean and well-organized production areas to avoid violations or unnecessary work delays due to hazards or inefficient layouts.
- Managed inventory and ordered supplies to keep location well stocked with necessary supplies.
Education
High School Diploma -
Bel Air High School
Bel Air, MD06.2007
Skills
- Effective Communication
- Safety Procedures
- Heavy Lifting
- working in fast paced environments
- hard worker
- Positive Working Relationships
- Manhole Setting
- Pipeline Servicing
- Equipment Operation
- Pipe Laying
- PPE Use
Timeline
Pipelayer
Kinsley Construction
10.2019 - 10.2022
Pipelayer
Concrete General
10.2016 - 10.2019
Pipelayer
Iacoboni Site Specialist
06.2013 - 10.2016
Customer Service Representative
Verizon Wireless
03.2009 - 11.2012
Shift Leader
Papa John's Pizza
09.2004 - 03.2009
High School Diploma -
Bel Air High School