BRADLEY "AARON" HEARL
Abingdon,VA
Summary
Pipeline Professional with 11 years of experience in gas and liquid petroleum lines. Worked the row from dirt to tie ins, being involved with the installation of large and small pipe on mainlines, creek crossings, bores, directional drilling and as a part of hill crews. Helped with zinc ribbon, diodes and test leads for cathodic protection and corrosion. Also 10 years in grade work as a foreman reading blueprints to install utilities, including water, sewer, storm, and poly pipe for methane gas.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Heavy Equipment Operator
North Country HDD
08.2024 - Current
- Responsible for setting up and tearing down directional drill and mud system, assist with adding drill stem on rig side.
- Ran exit side of HDD adding tail string and running mud swivel.
- Assisted with fine details of HDD pilot hole
- Assisted with mud pass aware of torque on rotary and pull while reaming
- Operated range of heavy equipment on regular basis with advanced skill.
- Adding and Removing reamers being aware of condition both in service and when removed
- Met project demands consistently through careful and consistent operation of heavy equipment.
- Adapted quickly to changing project requirements or unexpected obstacles encountered during the course of work assignments.
- Operated with environmentally safe operations and safety guidelines were adhered to throughout the HDD operations process
Heavy Equipment Operator
Various Pipeline Contractors
01.2013 - 08.2024
- Lead hoe hand on tie-in crews to dig ditch, lower and align oil and gas lines
- Build Right of Way (ROW) and Bridges during construction
- Install and maintain Erosion Control Devices
- Assist with Cathodic & Corrosion installation.
- Build road approaches for pipeline crossings
- Demonstrated versatility in skillset by operating multiple types of heavy machinery to accommodate project needs.
- Improved safety records, leading by example in wearing protective gear and following all site safety guidelines.
- Assisted in the welding and coating operation for tie ins
Foreman/Heavy Equipment Operator
Ryan Central Inc.
01.2010 - 03.2013
- Assisted in running a 30 man team for million yard excavation project
- Performed layouts, shot grade, and established elevations for million-yard projects and large landfills
- Operated excavators and dozers to build cells for coal powerplants and landfills
- Fused and laid HDPE pipe for methane gas and storm drainage
Foreman/Heavy Equipment Operator
W-L Construction
01.2002 - 01.2010
- Managed the installation of utilities with a 4-6-person crew, which consisted of checking slopes for conformance to requirements, shooting grade, setting and aligning a laser for laying storm and sewer pipes
- Set and read grade stakes with surveyors to construct roads, parking lots, building pads, and sediment ponds
- Operated heavy equipment, including excavators and dozers, to lay out and dig ditch
- Installed sanitary sewer lines and stormwater structures along with ductile iron waterlines and pipe for new or existing roadways
- Trained others in pipe-laying techniques
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Information Technology
Virginia Highlands Community College
Abingdon, VASkills
- Crew oversight
- Worksite safety
- Good Judgement
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Pipeline Tie-ins
- Right of Way Building
- Pipe Laying Expertise
- Safe Equipment Operation
- Construction background
- Following Directions
- Blueprint reading abilities
- Managing materials
- Enviromental Drainage Control
Certification
CPWI+V #63731723
Exp Nov 2027
AMPP/NACE CIP1 #107917
Exp Dec 2025
API 1169 #121056
Exp Aug 2027
Timeline
Heavy Equipment Operator
North Country HDD
08.2024 - Current
Heavy Equipment Operator
Various Pipeline Contractors
01.2013 - 08.2024
Foreman/Heavy Equipment Operator
Ryan Central Inc.
01.2010 - 03.2013
Foreman/Heavy Equipment Operator
W-L Construction
01.2002 - 01.2010
Some College (No Degree) - Information Technology
Virginia Highlands Community College
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