JAMES POWERS
Early,TX
Summary
I have much knowledge of welding that should be passed on to the younger generation. Some day it will be up to them to carry the torch into the future. I feel that I would be an asset to the TSTC welding program.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Combo Rig Welder
Digby Construction
Hermleigh , TX
03.2013 - 03.2023
- Performed pre-welding inspections on welding equipment and materials to ensure safety and quality standards were met.
- Fabricated, assembled, and welded components for industrial rigs according to blueprints and technical specifications.
- Checked the quality of welds with x-ray machines and other non-destructive testing instruments.
- Fabricated carbon steel and stainless steel piping for Kinder Morgan CO2 and water injection.
Combo Rig Welder
RIGJR
Snyder , TX
06.2011 - 03.2013
- Fabricated carbon steel and stainless steel piping for Kinder Morgan water and CO2 well injection.
Rig Welder
Elkhorn Construction
, Tx. N.M. Wy.
2005 - 2011
- Worked for Elkhorn at Navajo Refinery in New Mexico, a compressor station in Wyoming,and Texas. Built a water station in Snyder, Texas. Worked other jobs in Coyanosa, Tx.,Odessa Tx.,Sundown Tx.,Seminole Tx.,and Hobbs N.M.
- Fabricated carbon steel, and stainless steel.
Combo Rig Welder
T.I.C. Wyoming
La Barge , WY
2005 - 2011
- Worked for T.I.C. on an Exxon-Mobile expansion in La Barge, Wy.
- Worked for T.I.C. on a gas plant expansion in Lost Cabin, Wy.
- Worked for T.I.C. on a refinery shutdown at the Sinclair refinery in Sinclair, Wy.
- Fabricated carbon steel, stainless steel, and inconel piping
Combo Rig Welder
Weaver Pipeline
Snyder , TX
2008 - 2009
- Performed pipe fabrication for Oxy-Permian injection piping,carbon steel and stainless steel.
Combo Rig Welder, Welding Foreman
H.B. ZachryEngineering & Construction
Port Arthur , TX
1992 - 2001
- Worked several different jobs for H.B.Z. during this time
- Worked an expansion to the sulfer recovery unit at the Chevron refinery in Port Arthur, Texas.
- Built a water treatment plant at the Chevron Refinery in Port Arthur, Texas
- Built the worlds largest steam cracker in Port Arthur, Texas
- Worked refineries in Deer Park, Texas and Pasadena, Texas
- Welded carbon steel and stainless steel
Pipe Welder
Brown and Root
Houston , TX
1984 - 1990
- Worked a shutdown at the Exxon Refinery in Baytown, Texas
- Worked for B&R at the nuclear power plant in Glen Rose, Texas Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station. (CPSES)
Combo Welder
Fluor Global Services
Glen Rose , TX
1984 - 1989
- Other nuclear plants worked
- Cooper Nuclear Station Brownville, N.E. refueling outages 1989,1991,1993,1995,1997,2003, 2009 a combo welder, weld supervisor, weld tester.
- Palo Verde Nuclear Station Wintersburg, AZ. refueling outages 1997,1998,2010 combo welder
- CPSES Glen Rose, Texas refueling outages 1986,1988,1990
Pipe Welder
Fluor Daniel Construction
, Tx.
1984 - 1993
- Worked shutdowns on TXU conventional power plants (coal and natural gas)
- Worked at Big Brown Plant in Fairfield,Tx.
- Worked at Martin Lake Plant in Tatum, Tx.
- Worked Lake Ray Hubbard Plant in Dallas, Tx.
- Worked the power plant in Rockdale, Tx.
Welder
PPM
Society Hill , SC
1990 - 1992
- Worked some paper mill jobs during this time
- Evadale,Tx.
- Society Hill, S.C.
Welder
Downs and Clark
Brownwood , TX
1977 - 1979
- Passed first welding test in this shop. They built semi trailers for hauling acid and cement in the oil field.
Education
High School Diploma -
Winters High School
Winters, TX05-1974
Welding Instructor
ABC School
Nederland, TXSkills
- Pipe Welding
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- Gas Metal Arc Welding
- Torch Cutting
- Fabrication
- Welding
- Stick Welding
Timeline
Combo Rig Welder
Digby Construction
03.2013 - 03.2023
Combo Rig Welder
RIGJR
06.2011 - 03.2013
Rig Welder
Elkhorn Construction
2005 - 2011
Combo Rig Welder
T.I.C. Wyoming
2005 - 2011
Combo Rig Welder
Weaver Pipeline
2008 - 2009
Combo Rig Welder, Welding Foreman
H.B. ZachryEngineering & Construction
1992 - 2001
Pipe Welder
Brown and Root
1984 - 1990
Combo Welder
Fluor Global Services
1984 - 1989
Pipe Welder
Fluor Daniel Construction
1984 - 1993
Welder
PPM
1990 - 1992
Welder
Downs and Clark
1977 - 1979
High School Diploma -
Winters High School
Welding Instructor
ABC School
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