CHARLES EARLE

• Enhanced welding quality by following precise welding procedures and maintaining proper equipment settings.
• Completed welding projects using manual pulse/spray welding and mechanize spray/pulse welding on frame to hull and various parts of submarine construction.
• Collaborated with team members for seamless project execution, improving overall productivity.
• Conducted thorough inspections of welds to ensure adherence to industry standards and codes.

X-Ray pipe welder at Piedmont Natural LNG plant

UT welder on gas line piping at Marshall Steam Station.

X-ray Pipewelder at the Shell Cracker Plant.

Fabrication and Installation of  6" gas vent lines, as supervisor, led a team of pipe fitters, welders,scaffold builders, and riggers in delivering the final product in safe and timely manner. Prepared and presented detailed reports to upper management in addition to keeping detailed records of process lines, work orders and system upgrades. Condenser

tube replacement.

• Observed NDE and dimension tolerance tests to evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications.
• Interpreted written instructions from work orders, drawings, and procedures to successfully complete PMs and NSMs tasks.
• Analyzed and identified equipment failure root causes and initiated correction actions.
• Supervised all craft employees by coaching on daily duties and delegating tasks.
• As a Oral Board qualified supervisor, able to direct all crafts such as staging, rigging, electrical and piping.
• Certified clearance holder and tagger (red tags)
• Lead team in planning, prefabrication and installation of piping to support Fukushima modification.
• Help plan outages and reviewed PMs and modification packages before final closeout .
• Prepared packages to be utilized in execution of work processes.
• Coordinated preventative maintenance schedules, verifying equipment safety and function.

Prefabrication,welding and installation of 6"& 3" process pipe.

Certified Chrome and specialty welder, completed welds in critical piping systems.

Achieved and maintained a high percentile x-ray record, which help boost the overall rate of projects turned back over to operations to help meet  their scheduling objectives, As pipe fitter/ lead person, proficient in Portal J, Word, Excel and Nuclear
Asset Suite which solidified initiating, execution and completion of work order tasks. Certified dry cask automatic welder.

Achieved excellent x ray percentile on chrome alloy, s/s, carbon steel.
Trained and  certified approximately 50 welders as well as supervised a crew of 12 which led to a more skilled and productive workforce.