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Dusty Hale

Delhi,LA

Summary

At Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, I excelled as a Sr. Field Tech, leveraging my field service management and troubleshooting skills to enhance equipment reliability and team competency. My proactive safety measures and adeptness in customer relations significantly minimized incidents, while my technical expertise in pipeline upgrades and turbine maintenance underscored my ability to drive project success and efficiency.

Knowledgeable Senior Field Technician with 11 years of Field Tech experience. Familiar with equipment operation, troubleshooting and repair. Skilled in completing maintenance and installation tasks within tight deadlines. Driven professional adept at maximizing team efficiency.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Field Tech

Boardwalk Pipeline Partners
01.2014 - Current
  • Performed troubleshooting and diagnostics of malfunctioning equipment, machinery, tools, and components.
  • Calibrated new and existing equipment for optimal performance.
  • Enacted successful repairs by applying technical skills and operations knowledge.
  • Set schedules, monitored inventories and conducted training.
  • Reduced equipment malfunctions by conducting thorough inspections prior to project commencement, identifying potential risks early on.
  • Implemented safety protocols for field operations, minimizing workplace incidents and ensuring compliance with industry regulations.
  • Performed regular inventory audits to ensure proper stock levels were maintained at all times, avoiding unnecessary delays or additional costs due to insufficient resources available on site.
  • Trained junior field technicians, improving overall team competency and promoting professional growth among staff members.
  • Maximized project efficiency by utilizing advanced diagnostic tools during troubleshooting processes, quickly identifying root causes of technical issues.
  • Communicated with supervisor to report progress, discuss issues and seek guidance.
  • Collaborated with other field technicians to resolve complex technical issues.
  • Identified potential problems and prevented equipment failure through performing regular equipment inspections.
  • Utilized safety practices with no complaints or accidents.
  • Worked with diverse types of weather and ground conditions.

Safety Relief Valve Tech

Industrial Valve Sales and Service
08.2002 - 12.2013
  • Worked as a Field tech for 5 years coordinating jobs and doing repairs making sure shutdowns were finished on time. In 2007 I moved into the shop safety valve department lead managing 8 to sometimes 14 guys ordering parts, QC all valves before leave for customer. During this time I learned to machine simple parts and worked on some manual valve. And last but not least Expressed the core value in safety.

Education

High School Diploma -

Epps High School
Epps, LA
05-2002

Skills

  • Field service management
  • Troubleshooting skills
  • Customer relations
  • Worked with projects on Solar Turban change outs
  • Multiple expansion pipeline upgrades
  • Been involve and over seen Catapilar 3608 engine rebuilds and aerial compressor over hauls
  • Located and profiles pipeline
  • Coordinate supervise Ride away maintenance (bush hogging, mulching and any grade fills
  • Pull monthly oil and glycol samples for analyses on Turbans and Cat generators
  • Take tank level reading and inspections monthly
  • Pigging projects on 42" pipelines across North East La smart pig and maintenance pigs
  • Most recently helping with operation and maintenance on 4 turbans 1 Titan 130, 2 Mars 100 and 1 Tarus 70
  • Been a OQ evaluator for 5 or 6 years
  • Coordinated Safety meeting in the field as well as in office with always expressing the value in safety first

Languages

English

Timeline

Sr. Field Tech

Boardwalk Pipeline Partners
01.2014 - Current

Safety Relief Valve Tech

Industrial Valve Sales and Service
08.2002 - 12.2013

High School Diploma -

Epps High School
Dusty Hale