GILBERT CHARLES
DeRidder,LA
Summary
Leadership capabilities. Skilled Laborer with excellent interpersonal skills. Works in a timely and efficient manner to see tough jobs through to completion. Willing to relocate: Anywhere and authorized to work in the US for any employer.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Combo Pipe Welder
Brown and Root
Sulphur, LA
11.2025 - Current
- Fabricated and assembled piping systems following industry standards and specifications.
- Performed MIG, TIG, and stick welding techniques to ensure structural integrity of welds.
- Conducted inspections and tests on welds to maintain compliance with safety regulations.
- Collaborated with project teams to optimize workflow and improve operational efficiency.
- Troubleshot welding equipment issues to minimize downtime and maintain project timelines.
- Optimized material usage by accurately measuring, cutting, and fitting pipes according to project specifications.
- Improved weld quality by consistently adhering to proper welding techniques and maintaining a high level of precision in pipe alignment.
- Addressed potential issues promptly through thorough visual inspection of welds and making necessary adjustments when required.
- Demonstrated versatility in welding techniques such as SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, and FCAW, adapting to various project requirements with ease.
- Regularly utilized industry-specific tools such as welding torches, grinders, and cutting equipment with proficiency and precision.
- Consistently met or surpassed productivity goals while maintaining strict quality control standards for all completed work.
- Maintained clean workspaces by proactively removing debris and hazardous materials from the job site, promoting a safe working environment for all personnel.
- Welded in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Bolted, clamped and tack-welded parts to secure components prior to welding.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
- 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.
- Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Chipped off excess weld, slag, and spatter using hand tools.
- Maintained correct arc length and movement speed to form specified fusion depth and bead.
Welder
Power Process Industrial
DeRidder, LA
03.2018 - Current
- Weld on reboilers fabricate and weld stainless steel pipe make critical lifts with crane, do bull rigging to get pieces in place signal crane by hand or radio demo old boilers, weld tubes in mud drums and steam drums of boilers. Lay out and cut and fabricate from iso's and prints from raw material to produce the customers demand tig weld stick weld 6010 7018 downhill, uphill. Operate JLG man baskets, operate forklift, sky tracks, do my own pipe fitting, structural fitting, grinding, welding and anything else needed to complete the job scope at hand.
Welder/Fitter
Performance Contractors
DeRidder, LA
03.2022 - 03.2023
- Welding Stainless Steel pipe in the field and in the shop, also weld carbon pipe, using Tig, and stick welding. Cut and bevel pipe, prep and fabricate when needed, also do install on piping, and install valves and blinds when needed to hydro test lines before putting into service bolt up flanges.
Combo Pipe Welder
Bilfinger
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
09.2022 - 01.2023
- Weld sch 10 stainless steel pipe and fit pipe when needed and bolt up flanges, cut and prep pipe to be welded
Combo Pipe Welder
Bradley Industrial Construction
DeRidder, LA
06.2021 - 11.2021
- Combo pipe welder, pipe fabrication some fitting mainly Tig weld Stainless Steel pipe from 3" sch10 wall to 10" sch40 wall Stainless pipe, weld on sch80 carbon pipe with 7018 stick weld process, cut, grind, and prep pipe for welding, build pipe system from iso's and prints help fitters when needed, would also hang piping and bolt up in unit pipe racks using hand tools and rigging and bull rigging practices to get piping to end point in pipe racks using slings, chokers, chain falls and come-alongs also demo old piping out to install new built systems.
Rig Welder
Platinum Pipeline Services, LLC
Big Spring, TX
08.2017 - 01.2018
- Weld pipe out in field from 20" to 8" pipe grind and make repairs out in the field, build tanks such as heater treaters, separators, fire tubes, headers and much more that pertains to the oilfield also fabricate from raw material for the customer build risers, pig launchers and receivers, built skids to mount launcher and receivers on make hot taps on live natural gas lines have about 9 years oilfield experience weld on heavy equipment operate backhoes, track hoes skid steer built headers run plumbing to tank batteries.
Rig Welder
Strickland Welding
Big Spring, TX
05.2017 - 10.2017
- Weld pipe and tanks out in the field, fabricate from raw metals according to prints or ISO's.
Welder
Southwest Tool
Big Spring, TX
12.2014 - 02.2017
- Accurately estimated time and materials costs for projects.
- Assembled structural forms such as boiler parts and pressure vessels.
- Observed hydrostatic and dimension tolerance tests to evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications.
- Removed rough spots from work pieces with portable grinders, hand files and scrapers.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent, ground, and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
- Skilled with gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding and submerged arc welding.
- Set up and operated hand and power tools, including shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment. Operated hoists, cranes, and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts. Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Bolted, clamped and tack-welded parts to secure components prior to welding.
- Blew out machines, checked welding leads and wiring and changed filters for preventative maintenance. Repaired manufactured products by dismantling, straitening, reshaping and reassembling parts. Salvaged and rebuilt parts whenever possible hoists and cranes to lift work pieces to machine. Also welded aluminum with tig on Simi trucks for various companies such as Basic, Phoenix, and couple other trucking companies. Would win weld on aluminum fuel tanks to patch up leaks and fabricate from new aluminum pieces to give customer what they asked for.
Welder
PFI
Big Spring, TX
07.2012 - 02.2013
- Assembled structural forms such as boiler parts and pressure vessels.
- Observed hydrostatic and dimension tolerance tests to evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications.
- Skilled with gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding and submerged arc welding.
Education
GED - undefined
Bay City High School
Bay City, TX01.1999
Skills
Blueprints (2 years), Fast learner (Less than 1 year), inspection (2 years), MIG (6 years), welding (9 years), TIG welding (6 years)
Communication
Fusing
Cutting and measuring tools
Basic computer skills
Structural welding
Good multi-tasker
Have own tools
MIG experience
Proficiency at reading blueprints
Plasma cutting
Equipment repair
Mechanic Experience
Handyman
Schematics
Construction management
Brake repair
Agile
Mechanical knowledge
English
Welder Fabricator (9 years)
Fabrication (4 years)
Flux (2 years), Square
Hand/power tools experience
Fast learner and knowledge of metal part and assemblies
Bilingual Spanish/English communication skills
Good judgment familiarity with weld inspection process
Backhoe operation
Boiler
Construction
Forklift
Remodeling
Welding
Fabrication
Heavy Equipment Operation
Rigging
Flux welding
MIG welding
Certification
- TWIC Card
- ASSESSMENTS
- Construction Safety — Proficient November 2020
- Using safe practices while on a construction site Full results: Proficient
- Work Style: Reliability — Familiar June 2019
- Measures a candidate's tendency to be dependable and come to work. Full results: Familiar
- Mechanical Knowledge — Familiar June 2019
- Measures a candidate's ability to understand and apply mechanical concepts and processes. Full results: Familiar
Timeline
Combo Pipe Welder
Brown and Root
11.2025 - Current
Combo Pipe Welder
Bilfinger
09.2022 - 01.2023
Welder/Fitter
Performance Contractors
03.2022 - 03.2023
Combo Pipe Welder
Bradley Industrial Construction
06.2021 - 11.2021
Welder
Power Process Industrial
03.2018 - Current
Rig Welder
Platinum Pipeline Services, LLC
08.2017 - 01.2018
Rig Welder
Strickland Welding
05.2017 - 10.2017
Welder
Southwest Tool
12.2014 - 02.2017
Welder
PFI
07.2012 - 02.2013
GED - undefined
Bay City High School