Certified Welding Inspector with over twenty years of commercial diver/welder/fitter fabricator experience. Accomplished industrial maintenance contractor. Able to take projects from inception to completion. Experienced team leader working with crews performing new construction and/or repairs to existing equipment while ensuring safety and quality that meets or exceeds the clients standards.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Journeyman Pipefitter/Welder
University Mechanical
01.2016 - Current
Fabricated, assembled, installed and maintained piping systems.
Completed complex projects on time through efficient time management and prioritization of tasks.
Ensured safe work environments by strictly adhering to industry safety standards and procedures.
Prevented potential delays in construction schedules by proactively identifying potential hazards or obstacles in the workspace.
Established strong working relationships with colleagues across trades for better collaboration during multi-disciplinary projects.
Diver / Welder / Inspector
Phoenix International Holdings, Inc.
03.2007 - 01.2014
Highly qualified Diver 3 with over 2,000 hours of water experience logged as diver/welder with no incidents
Perform sub-sea wet and dry (hyperbaric) welding procedures on oil field equipment and NAV-SEA repairs/inspections for 6 years
Master Fabricator-Design/Build-Research and Development
Lead on all new and first run projects
Key player in the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier repair project (2009-2011); over 25,000 linear inches of underwater welding using Broco mild steel and Sureweld Nickel wet welding rods
Capable of evaluating, recommending and executing complex repair procedures in support of NAV-SEA diving services
Fully qualified as an ASNT Level II inspector in 4 RFP specified NDT operations
Fully qualified welder in every Phoenix procedure all positions with a wide range of materials including HY '80-90-100, copper-nickel, Monel (nickel-copper), SS (316,440,duplex) cast steel and aluminum
All disciplines Stick,Tig,Mig
Fully trained in Phoenix's workmanship program, in all welding and NDT governing instructions, including NSTM Chapter 074, NSTM 248, AWS D3.6, UWSH Manual, and the JFMM
Safety training per DOT, US Coast Guard, Dept of Labor Commercial Diving, OSHA, and the Association of Diving Contractors International Standards
Design Build/Fabricator
True Silver Enterprises
01.2006 - 01.2007
Worked part time while attending commercial diving school
Fabricated from prints and design/build if you can imagine it I can create it, an idea or picture is all that is needed
Custom built equipment for various marine applications
Utilized lathes, milling machines, ironworkers, skilled in all types of welding
Key player in concept, design, and fabrication of wheel houses, oil boom equipment, radar arches, and fuel tanks
Education
Certified Welding Inspector
American Welding Society
03-2025
Commercial Diver/Welder Tech
College of Engineering
Wilmington, California
01.2007
Some College (No Degree) - Welding/Machining Technologies
Beaufort County Communication College
Washington, North Carolina
Skills
Certified Welding Inspector
Certified Structural Steel and Bolting Special Inspector