Billy Owens

• Provide customers with x-ray quality code enforced welding using various welding processes including GTAW/SMAW/GMAW/ GMAW-P FCAW/ SAW/RMD/ STT .
• Established, built, and maintained customer base by prioritizing their goals and adhering to their request.
• Maintained safety culture that promotes health and well-being of its workers and clients. Full Pen Fabrication follows Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and guidelines, as well as best practices in welding industry.
• Working with Project managers to achieve their goals on time and profit orientated.
• Enhanced operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets, accounts, and costs.
• Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.

2022-2023 Projects include

University of Connecticut Storrs, CT

Pfizer Groton, Ct

Wesleyan University MIddletown, Ct

Connecticut Children's Medical Center Hartford, Ct

BYK, USA Wallingford, CT

Kaw Lake Project Ponca City, OK

Saint Gobain Worcester, Ma

• New capital construction of FPL Gas turbine power generation
• LPG tank maintenance
• Works with exotic materials while observing precise pre and post-heat temperatures
• Weld with Chrome Grade P5, P9, P11, P22, P91, P92, stainless piping, 308L, 316L, nickel alloy materials, duplex, and super duplex stainless steel
• Weld processes used GMAW-P/ SMAW GTAW FCAW.

• Petrochemical industrial tank maintenance and outage for Par Fab Hawaiian and Island energy services
• API codes 653 and 650 repairing floating roofs and sump piping
• Processes used FCAW, SMAW, oxy-fuel cutting, and plasma cutting to bring their facility up to date following NDT guidelines.

• Industrial Pipe maintenance following API guidelines
• Polypropylene injection mold facility updates (Star Pet)
• Interpreted verbal and written instructions from work orders and Isometrics
• Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, and shielded metal arc equipment

• Erecting, maintaining, and repairing above ground storage tanks to American Petroleum Institute standards working with various materials, including carbon steel, aluminum, stainless steel, and duplex steel
• Managed site development with civil engineers' assistance and complied with city and county ordinances
• Tanks built range from 8'up to 300'with various roofs, including cone, umbrella, geodesic, and flat
• Maintain and oversee multiple cohesive and safety-focused crews and projects that meet deadlines and objectives set by Mechanical Systems and customers
• Supervised subcontractors to enforce adherence to OSHA regulations and work safety guidelines
• Complied with safe operating practices and assessed operational procedures against best practices
• Kept sites compliant with OSHA, federal, state, and local regulations to prevent unnecessary delays
• Maintained zero site accidents or lost workdays for over 1 million man-hours
• Supervised contractor work processes and adherence to project schedule.

• New construction of API storage tanks and piping for air products including oil & gas facilities
• Schedule 10 stainless and carbon schedule 40-80 and aluminum
• All work was completed in confined spaces using safe and hot work permits
• Weld processes used were FCAW, SMAW, and SAW following API 653,620,650,1104
• Planned and scheduled field activities according to set timelines and order of operations
• Promoted availability of vendor resources through continuous contact and coordination
• Coordinated site operations by established timelines
• Oversaw daily operations at site, keeping team production moving at optimal pace.

Worked for various employers including Taylor Forge in Tulsa, OK, Jacobs Field Service / Worley in Cedar Rapids Ia and Matrix Service in Catoosa, OK.

· Pipe maintenance and outages for food-grade facilities, ethanol, oil, and chemical plants.

· Responsible for fabrication and repair of spool piping and code vessels with GTAW, FCAW, and SMAW welding process on Schedule 10 through Schedule 80 stainless steel pipe and carbon pipe using positioner and field welds when necessary.

· Observed hydrostatic and dimension tolerance tests to evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications.

• Created secure joints by properly preparing materials and components before welding.
• Coordinated with field labor crews to complete efficient site work.
• Secured parts in position by bolting , clamping and tack-welding pieces.
• Worked effectively from verbal directions, isometrics, blueprints and specifications to complete highly accurate work.