Erick Mendez
Saint Clairsville,OH
Summary
Pipeline construction professional with 10+ years of hands-on experience supporting right-of-way preparation, pipe handling, and mainline welding. Proficient in pipe stringing, ditching, and coordination for mainline and tie-in ditching. Trained in sandblasting and coating to meet AMPP industry requirements. Bilingual in English and Spanish. I plan on getting my AMPP Cert 1 this coming December.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Heavy Equipment Operator
Pinebelt Energy Services
Lumberton, Mississippi
11.2025 - 09.2026
- Operated heavy equipment safely on construction and energy sites.
- Completed mainline and tie-in excavation and backfill.
- Cleared right-of-way areas, facilitating efficient access for construction operations.
- Restored right-of-way areas, ensuring compliance with environmental standards post-construction.
- Assisted with pipe stringing and bending, contributing to seamless project execution.
Heavy Equipment Operator
Overland Pipeline & Energy LLC
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
03.2025 - 10.2025
- Operated track hoe for mainline and tie-in ditch excavations.
- Executed pipe stringing for construction projects, including bending, lowering, padding, and backfilling to ensure proper installation.
- Assembled and placed trench boxes to maintain safety and stability during excavation.
- Supported safe heavy equipment operations on construction and energy job sites.
- Conducted right-of-way restoration and reclamation activities to restore job sites to original conditions.
Heavy Equipment Operator
Brex Enterprises
Irwin, Pennsylvania
11.2024 - 03.2025
- Operated multiple pieces of heavy equipment safely and efficiently to excavate land for construction projects.
- Installed trench boxes in ditch to provide excavation protection and site stability.
- Built timber mat bridges over creeks and streams to support safe site access.
- Assisted with jeeping and coating repair on dual lay pipelines to maintain pipeline protection using Denso 2-part epoxy and RD6.
- Monitored environmental control devices to ensure compliance with Pennsylvania regulations.
- Supported hotline exposure work on long wall panel project to assist accurate installation.
Heavy Equipment Operator \ Laborer
Frontier Environmental Services
Jones mills , PA
03.2017 - 11.2024
- Operated excavator and dozer during site work.
- Coordinated pipe stringing activities and provided assistance with bending for efficient pipeline setup. mainline and tie-in ditch work.
- Completed lower-in for mainline sections and creek crossings.
- Helped load and unload pipe trucks for field delivery.
- Set up skids and assisted with pipe tailing for mainline welding support.
- Prepared pipe for lower-in work through jeeping and repairs.
- Supported right-of-way activities to keep pipe crew work moving.
- Completed sand blasting and coating using Denso 2-part epoxy and RD6, Powercrete 95.
- Set up test stations and performed Cad-weld installations at designated locations.
- Monitored backfill and reclaim work to support site restoration.
- Installed timber mat air bridge and road approach to support access.
- Assisted with bolt-up and testing procedures.
laborer
NMR Pipeline LLC
Eunice, New Mexico
06.2016 - 03.2017
- Assisted with sandblasting and epoxy coating on mainline sections using Denso, 2-part epoxy.
- Bolted and torqued valve flanges to specification.
- Helped with joint stringing and setup for mainline welding.
- Installed test stations.
- Prepared and painted valve settings and facility electrical posts.
- Supported cleanup and right-of-way organization.
Education
Certificate of Technical Studies - Diesel Preventative Maintenence
San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino, CA04-2011
High School Diploma -
Eric Birch High School
Rialto, CA06-2010
Custom Section 1
- Edy Ramos
- Superintendent
- 619-850-2111
- Charles Hale
- Superintendent
- 724-331-0592
- Don Skinner
- Pipeline Inspector
- 3046694470
- DeVon Stewart
- Pipeline Inspector
- 740-921-4659
- Dalton Coulter
- Pipeline Inspector
- 304-280-5652
Timeline
Heavy Equipment Operator
Pinebelt Energy Services
11.2025 - 09.2026
Heavy Equipment Operator
Overland Pipeline & Energy LLC
03.2025 - 10.2025
Heavy Equipment Operator
Brex Enterprises
11.2024 - 03.2025
Heavy Equipment Operator \ Laborer
Frontier Environmental Services
03.2017 - 11.2024
laborer
NMR Pipeline LLC
06.2016 - 03.2017
Certificate of Technical Studies - Diesel Preventative Maintenence
San Bernardino Valley College
High School Diploma -
Eric Birch High School