Derrick Gordon
Houston,TX
Summary
Safety-minded Pipe Layer tasked with repairing sanitary and stormwater sewer structures and pipe systems. Enthusiastic employee promoting excellent attendance record and skill properly aligning and positioning pipes.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Pipe Layer
PLW Waterworks
02.2019 - Current
- Assembled and installed underground pipe, fittings and valves of various sizes.
- Handled all repairs for sanitary and storm water sewer structures and pipe systems.
- Used hand signals to direct equipment operators and alert to hazards.
- Observed all safety measures and company equipment policies to prevent job site accidents.
- Read and understood drawings, written instructions and blueprints to plan work and layout pipe.
- Used equipment such as rollers, dump trucks and front-end loaders to move important supplies.
- Checked and tested underground gas lines and pipes to verify proper functionality.
Welder
Eastern Shipbuilding
01.2011 - 01.2019
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
- Completed welding projects using gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, and shielded metal arc equipment.
Education
Welding
Wallace State Community College - Hanceville
Hanceville, AL05.1996
Computer Drafting
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA08.1999
Skills
Operating bobcat,excavator, front end loader,
- Water and Sewer Piping
- Pipe System Layouts
- Welding
- Pipefitting
Timeline
Pipe Layer
PLW Waterworks
02.2019 - Current
Welder
Eastern Shipbuilding
01.2011 - 01.2019
Welding
Wallace State Community College - Hanceville
Computer Drafting
Southeastern Louisiana University
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