BRIAN TINDELL
Fort Worth,TEXAS
Summary
Highly qualified Welder and Pipefitter with 24 years experience working in the power plant, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical industries. I have successfully completed the Plumbers and Pipefitters apprenticeship program. I am a AWS Certified Weld Inspector and a combo welder. I am currently working to complete my teaching certification with the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters, and Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, MI.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Instructor / UA welder certification program Administrator
Plumbers and Steamfitter LU 146 Pipe Trades Training Center
Ft Worth, TX
10.2010 - Current
- Welding Instructor for 1st- 5th year Apprentices
- Oxyacetylene cutting
- Shielded metal arc welding
- Gas metal arc welding
- Gas tungsten arc welding
- Flux core arc welding
- Welding safety
- UA welder certification program
- Visual inspection
- Administration of weld test
- Control/ordering of materials and consumables
- Administration of certification paperwork and welder continuity
Welder/Pipefitter/Superintendent
A&G Services Inc.
Fort Worth, TX
11.2005 - Current
- Maintenance, fabrication, and installation of piping systems at Alcon Laboratories
- Steam piping systems
- Boiler maintenance and installation
- HVAC piping systems and chillers
- High purity pharmaceutical piping systems
- Control valve repair and installation
- Sterilizer maintenance and installation
- Heat exchanger maintenance and installation
- Pump maintenance and installation
- Structural fabrication and installation
- Rigging and moving of large equipment
- ASME coded vessel repair
- Weld inspection QA/QC
- Visual (VT)
- Dye penetrant (PT)
- Supervisor
- Bid work
- Takeoff and ordering of material for jobs
- Make Drawings for piping systems and structural design
- Supervise on going work
- Time and T&M sheets
Apprentice Plumber/Pipefitter
Brandt Engineering
Dallas, TX
11.2003 - 11.2005
- Layout, fabrication, and installation of plumbing and industrial piping systems
- DFW airport terminal D
- Plano Presbyterian Hospital
- TI RFAB Richardson
Combo Welder/ Formen
Welding Services Inc.
Atlanta, GA
08.2000 - 11.2003
- Company Overview: Welding Services Europe
- Shutdown maintenance at refineries and power plants in the United States, Netherlands, England, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, South Africa, and Belgium
- Automatic and manual overlay welding
- Nozzle and man way replacement in reactor vessels and power boilers
- Boiler tube replacement
- Piping and structural fabrication and installation
- Welding Services Europe
Education
Plumbers and Steamfitter LU 146 Pipe Trades Trainning Center
Ft Worth, TX01.2025
Certificate of Completion - Plumbing, Pipefitting, and Welding
Ft. Worth Plumbers and Steamfitters Pipe Trades Trainnig Center
Ft Worth, TX, United States01.2009
UA Instructor Training Program
Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesSkills
- Certified Pipe Welder
- AWS- Certified Welding Inspector
- ASME code knowledge
- Blueprint fluency
- Pipefitting processes expertise
- Welder testing
- Non Destructive Testing (NDT)
- Magnetic Particle Testing (MT)
- Dye Penetrate Testing (PT)
- Adult learner instruction
- Welding instructor
- Advanced plan reading
- Isometric drawing instructor
- Basic math aptitude
- Time management
- Supervision
Certification
- UA Authorized testing representative (ATR)
- American Welding Society Certified weld inspector (AWS-CWI)
- UA/Welder Training & Testing Institute. Non destructive testing (NDT) level 2 certification in dye penetrate testing (PT) and magnetic particle testing (MT)
- OSHA 10
- OSHA 30
- Signalperson Qualification
Coursescompleted
- Planning, Teaching, and Assessing effective lesson plans Beginner 1001.
- Planning, Teaching, and Assessing effective lesson plans intermediate 1002.
- Planning, Teaching, and Assessing effective lesson plans Advanced 1003.
- Course planning and problem solving 1004.
- Public Speaking 1005
- Teaching advanced plan reading and isometric drawing.
- ASME section IX welding code.
- High pressure piping code.
Timeline
Lead Instructor / UA welder certification program Administrator
Plumbers and Steamfitter LU 146 Pipe Trades Training Center
10.2010 - Current
Welder/Pipefitter/Superintendent
A&G Services Inc.
11.2005 - Current
Apprentice Plumber/Pipefitter
Brandt Engineering
11.2003 - 11.2005
Combo Welder/ Formen
Welding Services Inc.
08.2000 - 11.2003
- UA Authorized testing representative (ATR)
- American Welding Society Certified weld inspector (AWS-CWI)
- UA/Welder Training & Testing Institute. Non destructive testing (NDT) level 2 certification in dye penetrate testing (PT) and magnetic particle testing (MT)
- OSHA 10
- OSHA 30
- Signalperson Qualification
Plumbers and Steamfitter LU 146 Pipe Trades Trainning Center
Certificate of Completion - Plumbing, Pipefitting, and Welding
Ft. Worth Plumbers and Steamfitters Pipe Trades Trainnig Center
UA Instructor Training Program
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