Derrick Grimm
Uniontown,Pennsylvania
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Well Tender / Lease Operator
Hickory Energy
Waynesburg, PA
07.2023 - 07.2025
- Daily inspections of wells and equipment like well heads, separators, dump valves, compressor stations, and water tanks. Experience in changing out and adjusting dump valves, soaping well heads, and monitoring gas and water flows. I had to fix small leaks, change flow rates and keep wells producing efficiently. This position had me driving between multiple well sites (a route). My average routes included approximately six to eight wells daily.
Train Conductor
Norfolk Southern
08.2022 - 06.2023
- Supervise train crews on a freight train and coordinate switch engine crews. Place cars to facilitate loading and unloading and the makeup and breakdown on trains in a rail yard, industrial plant, or similar location.
Fluid Tech
Chemstream
01.2021 - 03.2022
- As a fluid tech with Chemstream my primary job was to supply chemicals needed to successfully frac a stage during the completion of a well. I operated hydraulic and electronic pumps regularly. I also had to familiarize myself with Microsoft Excel to successfully complete billing and documents needed for my daily task. My position also required manual labor rigging in and rigging out equipment at the job site.
Frac - Tech
Multi - Chem / Halliburton
02.2018 - 06.2020
- I worked in both the completion and production side of hydraulic fracturing as a frac-tech with Multi-Chem. My duties as a frac-tech was to primarily supply the chemicals needed to successfully frac a stage during the completion of a gas well. These chemicals often included scale inhibitor, biocide, and friction reducer. I also supplied and refilled chemical tanks to producing wells along with checked and maintained pumps affiliated with our company.
Air Traffic Control Specialist (Trainee)
Federal Aviation Administration
03.2017 - 07.2017
- Trained in the safe, expeditious, and and orderly flow of air traffic issuing safety alerts when necessary. Learned in great detail different aircraft and aircraft characteristics and applied that to separating airplanes by either longitudinal, lateral, or vertical separation. I was educated on details about radar and non-radar air traffic separation. A federal secret clearance was mandatory for this position.
Corrections Officer
Fayette County Prison
05.2008 - 03.2017
- Safety oriented correctional officer with more than nine years of experience in a maximum security prison. Resourceful and dedicated with motivational leadership, training, and employee supervision experience. As a corrections officer I was responsible for the care, custody, and control of all the inmates and enforced the policy of the prison. I was in charge inmate workers and supervised that they fulfilled the work duties that they were responsible for. I accessed records using the computer data base that was available. I also inspected worksites and crew trucks for contraband and made security rounds at specified intervals along with conducting headcounts and roll calls.
Education
Associate Degree - General Studies
California University of Pennsylvania
California, PA01-2013
Certification
Pennsylvania Real Estate License
Interests
Student Pilot with over 50 hours of professional logged time in a Cessna 172
Timeline
Well Tender / Lease Operator
Hickory Energy
07.2023 - 07.2025
Train Conductor
Norfolk Southern
08.2022 - 06.2023
Fluid Tech
Chemstream
01.2021 - 03.2022
Frac - Tech
Multi - Chem / Halliburton
02.2018 - 06.2020
Air Traffic Control Specialist (Trainee)
Federal Aviation Administration
03.2017 - 07.2017
Corrections Officer
Fayette County Prison
05.2008 - 03.2017
Associate Degree - General Studies
California University of Pennsylvania