David Brookins
Freehold,NJ
Summary
Proactive Pipefitter with background protecting components from distortion and producing high-quality work. Dependable, safety-oriented and diligent about accomplishing deadlines by applying excellent welding and fitting abilities. Highly experienced in SMAW, MIG welding, and proficient in TIG. Highly trained Pipefitter offering excellent skills in managing teams and running and cutting copper. Pursuing a similar position where a well-qualified individual with an understanding of assembling and installing pipe systems is highly sought.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pipefitter Foreman
R&S General And Mechanical Contractors LLC
12.2023 - Current
- Increased efficiency by streamlining pipe installation processes and ensuring proper alignment.
- Reduced project timeline for pipefitting projects by effectively managing team assignments and schedules.
- Enhanced safety measures by conducting regular inspections of tools, equipment, and work areas.
- Improved overall quality of workmanship with frequent training sessions on industry standards and best practices.
- Collaborated with project managers to develop accurate estimates for labor and material costs, resulting in more competitive bids.
- Ensured timely completion of projects by monitoring progress, addressing delays, and adjusting resources as needed.
- Developed a solid reputation for excellence within the industry through consistent delivery of superior results on time and within budget constraints.
- Lead teams in complex pipe system installations for various industries including oil and gas, power generation, and commercial construction projects.
- Reduced waste by implementing rigorous inventory control systems, optimizing material usage across all projects managed.
- Mentored junior team members providing guidance, support, and sharing expertise to ensure their growth within the profession successfully progressed over time.
- Established effective communication channels between field personnel, management staff, clients, vendors ensuring smooth operations from start to finish on each project undertaken.
- Performed quality assurance checks regularly identifying potential issues early allowing for swift corrective action minimizing negative impacts on overall timelines.
- Successfully navigated challenging environments such as confined spaces, extreme temperatures, and remote locations to complete pipefitting projects.
- Assisted in the design of custom pipe systems tailored to meet unique specifications demanded by clients across diverse industry sectors.
- Contributed significantly towards maintaining a safe working environment by upholding stringent safety protocols minimizing risks associated with potential workplace hazards.
- Read and interpreted blueprints, diagrams and other technical drawings to determine best installation methods.
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe, and stainless steel tubing.
- Installed new systems and connected piping to existing components by welding, bolting and threading.
- Performed tests to check quality of pipe and piping systems and make adjustments as necessary.
- Fabricated pipe sections and components to specification using cutting, threading and welding equipment.
- Threaded pipes using piping machines.
- Replaced faulty parts and repaired structural damages to pipes and related components.
- Performed preventive maintenance to clean, adjust and lubricate piping systems and parts.
- Inspected and tested existing pipe systems to identify system defects and malfunctions.
- Connected piping systems to water heaters, boilers, pumps and auxillary equipment to complete installations.
- Installed and maintained industrial piping fittings, valves, flanges and clamps to complete systems setup.
- Calibrated piping systems and components to optimize performance.
- Monitored pipeline pressure and flow rates to facilitate safe and efficient operation.
- Appropriately fitted pipes by identifying dimensions, sizes, and shapes needed to replace faulty pipes.
- Reviewed and studied blueprints to double-check installation and implementation project requirements.
- Supervised team of installers and mechanics to complete work on time and to company standards.
- Monitored daily progress and work quality to provide guidance and direction to mechanics and installers.
- Kept watchful eye on equipment inventories, optimizing work readiness and aligning supplies with specifications for each job.
- Utilized proper tools and materials to adhere to safety guidelines.
- Shrunk knowledge gaps with ongoing training and close employee mentoring for new and less experienced team members.
- Evaluated final results to determine quality levels and isolate root causes of any identified faults.
Pipefitter Welder
Power Secure
07.2023 - 12.2023
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Installed and maintained industrial piping fittings, valves, flanges and clamps to complete systems setup.
- Fabricated pipe sections and components to specification using cutting, threading and welding equipment.
- Installed new systems and connected piping to existing components by welding, bolting and threading.
- Read and interpreted blueprints, diagrams and other technical drawings to determine best installation methods.
- Appropriately fitted pipes by identifying dimensions, sizes, and shapes needed to replace faulty pipes.
- Performed tests to check quality of pipe and piping systems and make adjustments as necessary.
- Threaded pipes using piping machines.
- Inspected and tested existing pipe systems to identify system defects and malfunctions.
- Replaced faulty parts and repaired structural damages to pipes and related components.
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe, and stainless steel tubing.
- Connected piping systems to water heaters, boilers, pumps and auxillary equipment to complete installations.
- Performed preventive maintenance to clean, adjust and lubricate piping systems and parts.
- Calibrated piping systems and components to optimize performance.
- Operated drill motors, grinders, chop saws, hack saws, and burning torches to perform tasks.
- Measured, threaded, and cut materials to correct angles.
- Filled pipe systems with water and air to determine location of leaks.
- Cut and drilled holes in walls to permit passage of pipes.
- Used clamps and brackets to attach pipes to walls, structures and fixtures.
- Planned pipe system layout, installation and repair according to specifications.
- Fabricated piping pieces and components in line with design specifications for each system.
- Assisted with repairs to steam, drainage, and sewer lines.
Pipefitter, Welder HVAC, Mechanic
Encon Mechanical
11.2021 - 09.2022
- Disassembled defective parts to make proper repairs.
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe and stainless steel tubing.
- Coordinated movement of materials and equipment to job sites.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Installed piping for plumbing systems for domestic and HVAC lines.
- Threaded pipes using piping machines.
- Operated hoists, cranes and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
- Performed tests to check quality of pipe and piping systems and make adjustments as necessary.
- Assembled structural forms such as boiler parts and pressure vessels.
- Supervised apprentices and offered specific recommendations to improve work quality.
- Chipped off excess weld, slag and spatter using hand tools.
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
- Minimized warping using good fitting, burning and welding techniques.
- Over 15 + years piping experience
Pipefitter, Welder, HVAC Mechanic
Statewide Conditioning
12.2020 - 11.2021
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe and stainless steel tubing.
- Threaded pipes using piping machines.
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Performed tests to check quality of pipe and piping systems and make adjustments as necessary.
- Coordinated movement of materials and equipment to job sites.
- Utilized welding equipment and burning tools to safely complete predetermined operations.
- Identified equipment and production non-compliance issues and notified foreman to facilitate resolution.
- Installed piping for plumbing systems for domestic and HVAC lines.
- Supervised apprentices and offered specific recommendations to improve work quality.
- Appropriately fitted pipes by identifying dimensions, sizes and shapes needed to replace faulty pipes.
- Interpreted blueprints to determine locations, quantities and sizes of materials required.
- Fabricated piping pieces and components in line with design specifications for each system.
- Measured, threaded and cut materials to correct angles.
- Eliminated risks by correctly identifying potential safety hazards.
- Read and interpreted blueprints and schematics to determine locations, quantities and sizes of materials required.
- Operated drill motors, grinders, chop saws, hack saws and burning torches to perform cutting and fabricating.
- Located and repaired or replaced worn and broken components to enhance system functionality and durability.
- Filled pipe systems with water and air to determine location of leaks.
- Cut and drilled holes in walls to permit passage of pipes.
- Used clamps and brackets to attach pipes to walls, structures and fixtures.
- Planned pipe system layout, installation and repair according to specifications.
- Secured rising mains and boiler piping to structural supports in new construction and remodeling projects.
- Conducted thorough inspects and tests of previously installed systems to locate and correct faults.
- Requisitioned tools and equipment to select type and size of pipes needed for projects.
- Cut openings in structures to accommodate pipes and pipe fittings with drills and saws.
- Used Pro-Press and Victaulic fittings to fit valves, couplings and assemblies to tanks and pumps.
- Laid out full-scale drawings of pipe systems, supports and related equipment according to blueprints.
- Used 300 pipe threading machine and steel pipe cutter to cut and thread pipes to specifications.
- Loaded and unloaded building materials to prepare materials for construction.
- Assisted with repairs to steam, drainage and sewer lines.
- Inspected and testing pipe systems through compressor air testing bubble leak detection to verify safety and reliability.
- Inspected sewers and piping systems to assess quality and condition.
- Tested and operated hydraulic and pneumatic equipment for heating and cooling systems.
- Appropriately fitted pipes by identifying dimensions, sizes, and shapes needed to replace faulty pipes.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
- Operated hoists, cranes, and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe, and stainless steel tubing.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
- Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Installed and maintained industrial piping fittings, valves, flanges and clamps to complete systems setup.
- Fabricated pipe sections and components to specification using cutting, threading and welding equipment.
- Installed new systems and connected piping to existing components by welding, bolting and threading.
- Calibrated piping systems and components to optimize performance.
- Connected piping systems to water heaters, boilers, pumps and auxillary equipment to complete installations.
- Performed preventive maintenance to clean, adjust and lubricate piping systems and parts.
- Read and interpreted blueprints, diagrams and other technical drawings to determine best installation methods.
- Inspected and tested existing pipe systems to identify system defects and malfunctions.
Pipefitter, Welder
Local # 9 Plumbers & Pipefitters
07.2009 - 12.2020
- Performed tests to check quality of pipe and piping systems and make adjustments as necessary.
- Threaded pipes using piping machines.
- Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
- Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Minimized warping using good fitting, burning and welding techniques.
- Salvaged and rebuilt parts to achieve cost savings and reduce waste.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Maintained correct arc length and movement speed to form specified fusion depth and bead.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions.
- Repaired manufactured products by dismantling, straitening, reshaping and reassembling parts.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
- Assembled structural forms such as boiler parts and pressure vessels.
- Operated hoists, cranes and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
- Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Installed piping for plumbing systems for domestic and HVAC lines.
- Supervised apprentices and offered specific recommendations to improve work quality.
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe and stainless steel tubing.
- Chipped off excess weld, slag and spatter using hand tools.
- Identified equipment and production non-compliance issues and notified foreman to facilitate resolution.
- Coordinated movement of materials and equipment to job sites.
- Observed hydrostatic and dimension tolerance tests to evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications.
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc and shielded metal arc equipment.
Education
HVAC Certification - Heating, Air Conditioning, And Refrigeration Installation And Repair
Lincoln Technical Institute
Union, NJ08.2020
Skills
Pipe Welding
Precision Measuring Tools
Welding and Bolting
Fabrication Experience
Crane and Hoist Equipment Operation
Calculations and Measurements
Isometric Drawing
Shielded Metal Arc Equipment
Hand and Power Tool Operation
Interpret Blueprints
Instrumentation and Controls
Maintaining Clean Work Areas
Fall Protection
Pipe Measuring and Cutting
Piping Layout
Pipe System Maintenance
Hydraulics
Certification
Universal Refrigeration Certification
R410A High Pressure Refrigerant Certification
Telehandler Offroad Forklift Trained and Certified
OSHA 30 Trained
Safety and CPR Trained
Timeline
Pipefitter Foreman
R&S General And Mechanical Contractors LLC
12.2023 - Current
Pipefitter Welder
Power Secure
07.2023 - 12.2023
Pipefitter, Welder HVAC, Mechanic
Encon Mechanical
11.2021 - 09.2022
Pipefitter, Welder, HVAC Mechanic
Statewide Conditioning
12.2020 - 11.2021
Pipefitter, Welder
Local # 9 Plumbers & Pipefitters
07.2009 - 12.2020
HVAC Certification - Heating, Air Conditioning, And Refrigeration Installation And Repair
Lincoln Technical Institute