Hi, I’m
ASTOLFO GARZA
PHARR,TX
Summary
To obtain a position that will best utilize my skills and abilities. I have gained plenty of knowledge over the course of my time in the field. I have shown my skills to those that wanted to learn what I know and in return I took knowledge from them as well to allow me to succeed a little further.
Overview
16
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Bechtel
Pipefitter/ Forman
01.2025 - Current
Job overview
- Established effective communication channels between field personnel, management staff, clients, vendors ensuring smooth operations from start to finish on each project undertaken.
- Enhanced safety measures by conducting regular inspections of tools, equipment, and work areas.
- Ensured timely completion of projects by monitoring progress, addressing delays, and adjusting resources as needed.
- Contributed significantly towards maintaining a safe working environment by upholding stringent safety protocols minimizing risks associated with potential workplace hazards.
Primoris Services Corp
Pipefitter
06.2024 - 10.2024
Job overview
- Installed and maintained industrial piping fittings, valves, flanges and clamps to complete systems setup.
- Read and interpreted blueprints, diagrams and other technical drawings to determine best installation methods.
- Fabricated pipe sections and components to specification using cutting, threading and welding equipment.
- Promoted a safe work environment by adhering to company safety policies and procedures at all times during pipefitting operations.
Turner Construction
Pipefitter Foreman
02.2024 - 04.2024
Job overview
- Ensured timely completion of projects by monitoring progress, addressing delays, and adjusting resources as needed.
- Performed quality assurance checks regularly identifying potential issues early allowing for swift corrective action minimizing negative impacts on overall timelines.
- Lead teams in complex pipe system installations for various industries including oil and gas, power generation, and commercial construction projects.
Process Service Specialist
Pipefitter Foreman
04.2023 - 12.2023
Job overview
- Ensured timely completion of projects by monitoring progress, addressing delays, and adjusting resources as needed.
- Successfully navigated challenging environments such as confined spaces, extreme temperatures, and remote locations to complete pipefitting projects.
- Adhered to strict regulatory compliance requirements while working on various job sites throughout the US market area.
- Managed budgets efficiently while maintaining top-notch quality in pipefitting installations and repairs.
- Performed quality assurance checks regularly identifying potential issues early allowing for swift corrective action minimizing negative impacts on overall timelines.
- Mentored junior team members providing guidance, support, and sharing expertise to ensure their growth within the profession successfully progressed over time.
IVST
Motor Mechanic
01.2023 - 02.2023
Job overview
- Electrical and electronics installers and repairers install or repair a variety of electrical equipment.
Excel
Pipe Fitter
11.2022 - 12.2022
Job overview
- Assemble, install, alter, and repair pipelines or pipe systems that carry water, steam, air, or other liquids or gases.
- May install heating and cooling equipment and mechanical control systems.
- Includes sprinkler fitters.
ICS
Welder Fabricator
09.2022 - 10.2022
Job overview
- Welded components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
- Operated safety equipment and use safe work habits.
- Laid out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.
- Examined work pieces for defects and measure work pieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
- Recognized, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
Fagen INC
Millwright Supervisor / Pipefitter
07.2022 - 09.2022
Job overview
- Cut, thread, or hammer / bent pipes to specifications, using tools such as saws, cutting torches, pipe threaders, or pipe benders.
- Laid out full scale drawings of pipe systems, supports, or related equipment, according to blueprints.
- Assembled or secured pipes, tubes, fittings, or related equipment, according to specifications, by welding, brazing, cementing, soldering, or threading joints.
- Measured and marked pipes for cutting or threading.
- Inspected, examined, or test installed systems or pipe lines, using pressure gauge, hydrostatic testing, observation, or other methods.
- Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in dismantling, moving, assembling, and installing industrial machinery.
- Measures floor distances with rule to verify foundation layouts.
- Verifies dimensions of machine parts, using gauges, calipers, and micrometers.
Fagen INC
Millwright Supervisor / Pipfitter
01.2022 - 03.2022
Job overview
- Cut, thread, or hammer / bent pipes to specifications, using tools such as saws, cutting torches, pipe threaders, or pipe benders.
- Laid out full scale drawings of pipe systems, supports, or related equipment, according to blueprints.
- Assembled or secured pipes, tubes, fittings, or related equipment, according to specifications, by welding, brazing, cementing, soldering, or threading joints.
- Measured and marked pipes for cutting or threading.
- Inspected, examined, or test installed systems or pipe lines, using pressure gauge, hydrostatic testing, observation, or other methods.
- Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in dismantling, moving, assembling, and installing industrial machinery.
- Measures floor distances with rule to verify foundation layouts.
- Verifies dimensions of machine parts, using gauges, calipers, and micrometers.
Fagen INC
Millwright Supervisor / Pipe Fitter
07.2021 - 11.2021
Job overview
- Cut, thread, or hammer / bent pipes to specifications, using tools such as saws, cutting torches, pipe threaders, or pipe benders.
- Laid out full scale drawings of pipe systems, supports, or related equipment, according to blueprints.
- Assembled or secured pipes, tubes, fittings, or related equipment, according to specifications, by welding, brazing, cementing, soldering, or threading joints.
- Measured and marked pipes for cutting or threading.
- Inspected, examined, or test installed systems or pipe lines, using pressure gauge, hydrostatic testing, observation, or other methods.
- Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in dismantling, moving, assembling, and installing industrial machinery.
- Measures floor distances with rule to verify foundation layouts.
- Verifies dimensions of machine parts, using gauges, calipers, and micrometers.
Erector Services INC ESI
Millwright Supervisor
03.2021 - 06.2021
Job overview
- Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in dismantling, moving, assembling, and installing industrial machinery.
THIO
Welder Fabricator
12.2020 - 03.2021
Job overview
- Welded components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
- Operated safety equipment and use safe work habits.
- Laid out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.
- Examined work pieces for defects and measure work pieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
- Recognized, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
Space Exploration Technologies
Pipefitter
04.2020 - 11.2020
Job overview
- Lay out, assemble, install, or maintain pipe systems, pipe supports, or related hydraulic or pneumatic equipment for steam, hot water, heating, cooling, lubricating, sprinkling, or industrial production or processing systems.
Wyatt Field Service Company
Pipefitter
01.2020 - 02.2020
Job overview
- Lay out, assemble, install, or maintain pipe systems, pipe supports, or related hydraulic or pneumatic equipment for steam, hot water, heating, cooling, lubricating, sprinkling, or industrial production or processing systems.
Tws welding services
Pipefitter
07.2015 - 05.2016
Job overview
- Installing fabricating and ,repair and welding for CF industries and doing hydro test for all piping performs.
- Assemble or secure pipes, tubes, fittings, or related equipment, according to specifications, by welding, brazing, cementing, soldering, or threading joints.
Universal power services
Pipefitter
01.2015 - 05.2015
Job overview
- Assemble or secure pipes, tubes, fittings, or related equipment, according to specifications, by welding, brazing, cementing, soldering, or threading joints.
- Inspect, examine, or test installed systems or pipe lines.
ETS Industrial
ComboWelder
08.2014 - 11.2014
Job overview
- Turn valves to allow measured amounts of air or gas to pass through meters at specified flow rates.
- Report hazardous field situations and damaged or missing meters.
- Disassemble and repair mechanical control devices or valves, such as regulators, thermostats, or hydrants, using power tools, hand tools, and cutting torches.
- Disconnect and/or remove defective or unauthorized meters, using hand tools.
- Lubricate wearing surfaces of mechanical parts, using oils or other lubricants.
- Test valves and regulators for leaks and accurate temperature and pressure settings, using precision testing equipment.
I A H D Industrial
Welder and fitter and Q/c assistant
04.2014 - 05.2014
Job overview
- Welding pipe for and fitting and fabricating supports.
Meitic Inc
Welder
01.2013 - 11.2013
Job overview
- Use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations.
- Also fabricated supports for electrical work.
TWS
Pipefitter and Mechanic
09.2012 - 10.2012
Job overview
- Pipefitter and Pipewelder, welding pipe supports and fabrication.
Flour Daniel Services
Welder/Boilermaker
04.2012 - 05.2012
Job overview
- Position, align, and secure structural parts and related assemblies of pressure vessels, such as boilers, tanks, and vats in specified relationship for subsequent permanent assembly.
- Align parts to specified fit, using dogs, wedges, turnbuckles, jacks, hammers, and drift pins.
- Cut, file, and grind seams and joints to attain specified fit, using cutting torch, file, and power grinder.
- Straighten or reshape bent plates or structure; Clamp, bolt, or tack-weld parts in place for final welding or bolting.
- Climb framework or ladders to position, fit, or secure parts.
D C Power
Boilermechanic and Combo welder and Q/c asssistant
06.2011 - 11.2011
Job overview
- Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections, so that they can be repaired.
- Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together, using wrenches or welding equipment.
- Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.
- Repair or replace defective pressure vessel parts, such as safety valves or regulators, using torches, jacks, caulking hammers, power saws, threading dies, welding equipment, or metalworking machinery.
- Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place.
- Bell, bead with power hammers, or weld pressure vessel tube ends to ensure leakproof joints.
- Lay out plate, sheet steel, or other heavy metal and locate and mark bending and cutting lines, using protractors, compasses, and drawing instruments or templates.
- Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, or feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers, using hand tools.
- Straighten or reshape bent pressure vessel plates or structure parts, using hammers, jacks, or torches.
Tws
Pipefitter and Mechanic
02.2011 - 05.2011
Job overview
- Plan pipe system layout, installation, or repair, according to specifications.
- Inspect, examine, or test installed systems or pipe lines, using pressure gauge, hydrostatic testing, observation, or other methods.
- Attach pipes to walls, structures, or fixtures, such as radiators or tanks, using brackets, clamps, tools, or welding equipment.
- Assemble or secure pipes, tubes, fittings, or related equipment, according to specifications, by welding, brazing, cementing, soldering, or threading joints.
- Turn valves to shut off steam, water, or other gases or liquids from pipe sections, using valve keys or wrenches.
- Cut, thread, or hammer pipes to specifications, using tools such as saws, cutting torches, pipe threaders, or pipe benders.
- Remove and replace worn components.
Flour Daniels
Boilermaker Mechanic/Welder
06.2010 - 11.2010
Job overview
- Turn valves to allow measured amounts of air or gas to pass through meters at specified flow rates.
- Report hazardous field situations and damaged or missing meters.
- Disassemble and repair mechanical control devices or valves, such as regulators, thermostats, or hydrants, using power tools, hand tools, and cutting torches.
- Disconnect and/or remove defective or unauthorized meters, using hand tools.
- Lubricate wearing surfaces of mechanical parts, using oils or other lubricants.
- Test valves and regulators for leaks and accurate temperature and pressure settings, using precision testing equipment.
Tei Ibberson
Combo welder
05.2010 - 09.2010
Job overview
- Turn valves to allow measured amounts of air or gas to pass through meters at specified flow rates.
- Report hazardous field situations and damaged or missing meters.
- Disassemble and repair mechanical control devices or valves, such as regulators, thermostats, or hydrants, using power tools, hand tools, and cutting torches.
- Disconnect and/or remove defective or unauthorized meters, using hand tools.
- Lubricate wearing surfaces of mechanical parts, using oils or other lubricants.
- Test valves and regulators for leaks and accurate temperature and pressure settings, using precision testing equipment.
Flour daniel services
Boiler maker and combowelder
02.2010 - 05.2010
Job overview
- Construct, assemble, maintain, and repair stationary steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries.
- Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame tanks or vats, following blueprints.
- Work involves use of hand and power tools, plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles.
- Assist in testing assembled vessels.
- Direct cleaning of boilers and boiler furnaces.
- Inspect and repair boiler fittings, such as safety valves, regulators, automatic-control mechanisms, water columns, and auxiliary machines.
RBT Welder Inc.
Pipe Fitter and Structure Fitter
09.2009 - 12.2009
Job overview
- Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors.
- Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding, and submerged arc welding.
- Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
- Examine workpieces for defects and measure workpieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
Teibberson
Welder and Fitter
03.2009 - 08.2009
Job overview
- Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
- Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
- Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits.
Education
PSJA High SchoolPharr, TX
GED from Basics
05.1996
Skills
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively
- Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
Occupational Licenses Certificates And Training
TWIC Card, TSA, 01/14
Available To Start Work Immediately
True
Personal Information
Willing To Relocate: True
Certification
Welding
AWS
OSHA10
OSHA30
NCCER 13286682
Languages
English
Professional Working
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Pipefitter/ Forman
Bechtel
01.2025 - Current
Pipefitter
Primoris Services Corp
06.2024 - 10.2024
Pipefitter Foreman
Turner Construction
02.2024 - 04.2024
Pipefitter Foreman
Process Service Specialist
04.2023 - 12.2023
Motor Mechanic
IVST
01.2023 - 02.2023
Pipe Fitter
Excel
11.2022 - 12.2022
Welder Fabricator
ICS
09.2022 - 10.2022
Millwright Supervisor / Pipefitter
Fagen INC
07.2022 - 09.2022
Millwright Supervisor / Pipfitter
Fagen INC
01.2022 - 03.2022
Millwright Supervisor / Pipe Fitter
Fagen INC
07.2021 - 11.2021
Millwright Supervisor
Erector Services INC ESI
03.2021 - 06.2021
Welder Fabricator
THIO
12.2020 - 03.2021
Pipefitter
Space Exploration Technologies
04.2020 - 11.2020
Pipefitter
Wyatt Field Service Company
01.2020 - 02.2020
Pipefitter
Tws welding services
07.2015 - 05.2016
Pipefitter
Universal power services
01.2015 - 05.2015
ComboWelder
ETS Industrial
08.2014 - 11.2014
Welder and fitter and Q/c assistant
I A H D Industrial
04.2014 - 05.2014
Welder
Meitic Inc
01.2013 - 11.2013
Pipefitter and Mechanic
TWS
09.2012 - 10.2012
Welder/Boilermaker
Flour Daniel Services
04.2012 - 05.2012
Boilermechanic and Combo welder and Q/c asssistant
D C Power
06.2011 - 11.2011
Pipefitter and Mechanic
Tws
02.2011 - 05.2011
Boilermaker Mechanic/Welder
Flour Daniels
06.2010 - 11.2010
Combo welder
Tei Ibberson
05.2010 - 09.2010
Boiler maker and combowelder
Flour daniel services
02.2010 - 05.2010
Pipe Fitter and Structure Fitter
RBT Welder Inc.
09.2009 - 12.2009
Welder and Fitter
Teibberson
03.2009 - 08.2009
PSJA High School
GED from Basics
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