Diego Villarreal
Los Fresnos,TX
Summary
Enthusiastic Pipefitter eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in this industry.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pipefitter Fabricator
Bay Ltd.
Texas City, TX
08.2022 - Current
- Valero Texas city
- Prioritized and planned work activities to meet deadlines; used time efficiently
- Identified and resolved fabrication problems in a timely manner to ensure on-time delivery of product to customer
- Fabricated piping from isometric drawings
- Cut, grind, fit various sizes of piping
- Pulled field measurements, verifying dimensions on drawings
- Worked with various of rare metals such as monel, inconel, carbon steel, stainless steel, chrome.
- Fabricate pipe supports
- Hydro-test piping spools, using hand pumps and compressors
- Installation of piping
- Read PI&D drawings
- Worked with exchangers, heaters.
- Rigging
Pipefitter
Elite Piping And Civil
Pasadena, TX
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Read blueprints
- Installed pipe onto pipe rack using rigging
- Bull rigged pipes into pipe rack
- Install supports for pipes to keep them in place during installation process.
- Fabricated spool pieces for pipe racks
- Measured and marked pipes for cutting
- Filled pipes with water or air, observing pressure gauges and pipes to troubleshoot and locate leaks.
Pipefitter
Zachry
Channelview , TX
06.2020 - 08.2021
- Threaded pipes using piping machines.
- Fabricated, assembled, installed piping and piping supports
- Aligned piping for pumps
- Field measurements
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe and butt weld pipe
- Read and interpreted blueprints and schematics to determine locations, quantities and sizes of materials required.
- Worked with carbon and stainless steel metal piping
Pipefitter Helper
S&B Engineers And Constructors Ltd.
Sweeny, TX
11.2019 - 06.2020
- Fabricated, assembled and installed screw pipe, socket weld, butt-weld, stainless steel, and carbon steel pipes on pipe racks.
- Threaded, cut pipes using piping machines such as beveling machines and threading machines.
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Inspected and tested pipe systems through air and water testing to verify safety and reliability.
- Used u-bolts, guides, and stops to attach pipes to pipe racks and structures.
- Cut and drilled holes on I-beams and structures.
- Read and interpreted blueprints and schematics to determine locations, quantities and sizes of materials required.
- Bull rigged pipe with chain falls, come-a-longs.
Pipefitter Helper
Zachry Group
Freeport, TX
03.2018 - 09.2019
- Read iso prints correctly and pulled take offs for fittings and pipe lengths.
- Worked with metals from carbon steel and stainless steel.
- Installed pipe in racks, wall mounts, above and below ground.
- Prepared pipe, fittings and flanges with assorted grinders.
- Used proper methods for valve installation and removal.
- Beveled various size pipes, installed different size flange's, and fitted-up Buttweld, socket-weld, and threaded pipes.
- Field verified measurements on drawings and gathered new measurements depending on job.
- Cut, fit and aligned piping for boil on gas compressors.
- Commissioning/Start-up
- Assisted in repairing leaks and making adjustments to pipe systems.
- Flushed, tested and commissioned the systems.
Pipefitter Helper
Bilfinger Westcon
Pasadena, TX
06.2016 - 02.2018
- Pit 11 Kinder Morgan project
- Assisted Pipefitters & Welders in measuring, cutting, grinding, fitting and threading pipes for installation.
- Rigged various loads of pipe for crane using come-a-longs, chain-falls.
- Performed bolt up of valves, flanges, etc.
- Read isometric & P&ID blueprints.
- Used beveling machines to cut piping.
- Cut and fused HDPE underground piping.
- Provided support in lifting heavy materials onto work platforms or scaffolding.
- Assembled supports for pipes prior to installation according to manufacturer's instructions.
- Filled piping systems with water and air to test for leaks.
Education
High School Diploma -
San Benito High School
San Benito, TX06.2016
Skills
- Reading and understanding blueprints
- Advanced math
- Knowledgeable at operating industrial tools
- Safety and compliance
- Communication
- Maintenance and Repair
Certification
- NCCER Plus Pipefitter Certified
Timeline
Pipefitter Fabricator
Bay Ltd.
08.2022 - Current
Pipefitter
Elite Piping And Civil
08.2021 - 06.2022
Pipefitter
Zachry
06.2020 - 08.2021
Pipefitter Helper
S&B Engineers And Constructors Ltd.
11.2019 - 06.2020
Pipefitter Helper
Zachry Group
03.2018 - 09.2019
Pipefitter Helper
Bilfinger Westcon
06.2016 - 02.2018
High School Diploma -
San Benito High School
- NCCER Plus Pipefitter Certified
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