Josafat Maldonado
Brownsville
Summary
Pipefitter seeking opportunity to launch career in entry-level role with growing organization. Well-versed in reading and interpreting schematics and blueprints, fabricating and fitting pipes and working as part of a team to achieve project goals.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
2015
2015
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Boilermaker
Performance Contractors
Port Sulphur
10.2024 - 08.2025
- Fabricated and assembled metal structures using blueprints and engineering specifications.
- Operated welding equipment to join and repair metal components effectively.
- Conducted safety inspections of tools and equipment prior to use.
Boilermaker
Wyatt Field Service
Lima
09.2024 - 10.2024
- Used hand tools such as wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers and pliers to complete repairs on boilers.
- Maintained a clean and organized workspace for optimal safety and productivity.
- Assisted in the installation of boilers and pressure vessels in various settings.
- Maintained and operated boilers to ensure optimal performance.
- Assisted other tradespeople in completing their tasks related to the installation of new boilers.
- Repaired worn or damaged parts of boilers, tanks, and vats by cutting out defective areas and replacing them with new plates or sections.
- Cut materials to size with torches and hand tools.
- Studied blueprints to determine locations, relationships, and dimensions of parts.
- Used hoist to load structural parts of boilers, pressure vessels, and tanks on pallets.
- Replaced gaskets, valves, piping connections, and other components as needed.
- Measured and marked cutting lines on material using a ruler or scribe.
- Installed and repaired boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, and other heavy metal fabrications.
- Tested equipment for proper operation following repairs or maintenance activities.
- Installed insulation on pipes, tanks, and other mechanical systems.
- Examined boilers, pressure vessels, tanks and vats to locate leaks, weak spots and defective sections.
- Identified issues and brought to attention of foreman.
- Cleaned pressure vessel equipment by using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents.
- Inspected welds visually for defects such as cracks or porosity.
- Mentored apprentices and inspected finished work to verify compliance with established requirements.
- Read and understood drawings and used mathematical calculations for accurate results.
- Opened, cleaned and repaired pressure vessels.
Pipefitter
Limitless Construction
Osceola
05.2024 - 08.2024
- Installed and repaired piping systems in residential and commercial buildings.
- Collaborated with construction teams to ensure project timelines were met.
- Interpreted blueprints and technical drawings for accurate pipe placement.
- Use hand tools such as saws, drills, wrenches, threaders, to perform tasks related to the job at hand.
- Measure, cut, thread, groove, bend and install piping according to specifications.
- Read blueprints and diagrams to determine the type of pipe and tools needed for each job.
- Read and interpreted specifications, diagrams and blueprints for job.
- Handled all responsibilities for piping systems, including fabricating, assembling, installing and maintaining.
- Fabricated and positioned screw pipe, socket weld pipe, and stainless steel tubing.
- Measured and marked pipes for cutting and threading.
- Install supports for pipes to keep them in place during installation process.
- Assembled and disassembled boilers, tanks, vats, pressure vessels, exchangers and heaters according to blueprint specifications.
- Cut openings in walls and floors to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings.
- Threaded and installed pipe using pipe wrench and dies.
- Drilled and tapped holes for installation of studs.
- Repair or replace worn parts such as seals and bearings on pumps and valves.
- Used valve keys and wrenches to turn valves and shut off water from pipe sections.
- Perform routine maintenance on equipment such as checking fluid levels or replacing gaskets when necessary.
- Performed hydrostatic pressure testing of boilers and pressure vessels.
- Mounted casings of water tube boilers and attached davit heads, burners and furnace casing to fire tube boilers.
- Connected fire tubes to heads as well as water tubes to drums and headers of boilers.
- Cut diverse pipe sizes and lengths to prepare for installation.
- Performed rigging and forklift operations to maneuver parts and machinery.
- Verified and gathered measurements to determine proper piping sizes.
- Using blueprints, laid out scale drawings of pipe systems and supports.
- Inspected installations to repair leaks and make adjustments to pipes.
- Filled piping systems with water and air to test for leaks.
Boilermaker
Universal Plant Services
Rawlins
04.2024 - 05.2024
- Fabricated and assembled metal structures using blueprints and engineering specifications.
- Operated welding equipment to join and repair metal components effectively.
- Conducted safety inspections of tools and equipment prior to use.
- Use hand tools such as saws, drills, wrenches, threaders, to perform tasks related to the job at hand.
- Read and interpreted specifications, diagrams and blueprints for job.
- Assembled and disassembled boilers, tanks, vats, pressure vessels, exchangers and heaters according to blueprint specifications.
- Performed hydrostatic pressure testing of boilers and pressure vessels.
Boilermaker
Timec Specialty services
Salt Lake City
03.2024 - 04.2024
- Fabricated and assembled metal structures using blueprints and engineering specifications.
- Operated welding equipment to join and repair metal components effectively.
- Conducted safety inspections of tools and equipment prior to use.
- Repaired worn or damaged parts of boilers, tanks, and vats by cutting out defective areas and replacing them with new plates or sections.
- Used hoist to load structural parts of boilers, pressure vessels, and tanks on pallets.
- Replaced gaskets, valves, piping connections, and other components as needed.
- Installed and repaired boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, and other heavy metal fabrications.
- Installed insulation on pipes, tanks, and other mechanical systems.
- Examined boilers, pressure vessels, tanks and vats to locate leaks, weak spots and defective sections.
- Identified issues and brought to attention of foreman.
- Cleaned pressure vessel equipment by using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents.
- Inspected welds visually for defects such as cracks or porosity.
- Mentored apprentices and inspected finished work to verify compliance with established requirements.
- Read and understood drawings and used mathematical calculations for accurate results.
- Worked with team to lift heavy sections into place using rigging and signals.
- Opened, cleaned and repaired pressure vessels.
- Designed, installed and repaired boilers used to heat water for generating electric power or providing heat.
Boilermaker
SWAT Services
Corpus Christi
01.2024 - 02.2024
- Fabricated and assembled metal structures using blueprints and engineering specifications.
- Conducted safety inspections of tools and equipment prior to use.
- Maintained a clean and organized workspace for optimal safety and productivity.
- Assisted in the installation of boilers and pressure vessels in various settings.
- Followed company safety protocols to minimize risks during operations.
- Communicated progress updates to supervisors regarding ongoing tasks and challenges.
- Followed safety procedures and protocols to minimize equipment mishaps.
- Repaired worn or damaged parts of boilers, tanks, and vats by cutting out defective areas and replacing them with new plates or sections.
- Studied blueprints to determine locations, relationships, and dimensions of parts.
- Signaled to crane operator to lift components to specific positions.
- Used hoist to load structural parts of boilers, pressure vessels, and tanks on pallets.
- Replaced gaskets, valves, piping connections, and other components as needed.
- Installed and repaired boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, and other heavy metal fabrications.
- Examined boilers, pressure vessels, tanks and vats to locate leaks, weak spots and defective sections.
- Identified issues and brought to attention of foreman.
- Cleaned pressure vessel equipment by using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents.
- Cleaned boiler firetubes with wire brushes to remove soot deposits after shutdowns.
- Opened, cleaned and repaired pressure vessels.
- Worked with team to lift heavy sections into place using rigging and signals.
Pipefitter
Performance Contractors
Morgan City
10.2023 - 01.2024
- Use hand tools such as saws, drills, wrenches, threaders, to perform tasks related to the job at hand.
- Measure, cut, thread, groove, bend and install piping according to specifications.
- Observed safe work rules and utilized fall protection and PPE.
- Read blueprints and diagrams to determine the type of pipe and tools needed for each job.
- Read and interpreted specifications, diagrams and blueprints for job.
- Handled all responsibilities for piping systems, including fabricating, assembling, installing and maintaining.
- Fabricated and positioned screw pipe, socket weld pipe, and stainless steel tubing.
- Measured and marked pipes for cutting and threading.
- Install supports for pipes to keep them in place during installation process.
- Threaded pipes using specified machinery.
- Cut openings in walls and floors to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings.
- Threaded and installed pipe using pipe wrench and dies.
- Drilled and tapped holes for installation of studs.
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations while performing assigned tasks.
- Inspect work areas to ensure that they are clean and free from obstructions.
- Perform routine maintenance on equipment such as checking fluid levels or replacing gaskets when necessary.
- Troubleshoot malfunctioning systems by diagnosing issues with components such as valves or pumps.
- Performed hydrostatic pressure testing of boilers and pressure vessels.
- Identifying signs of potential problems with boilers and pressure vessels, such as tube leakage, scaling, pitting, metals discoloration and refractory failures.
- Cut diverse pipe sizes and lengths to prepare for installation.
- Performed rigging and forklift operations to maneuver parts and machinery.
- Verified and gathered measurements to determine proper piping sizes.
- Filled pipes with water or air, observing pressure gauges, and pipes to troubleshoot and locate leaks.
- Cut or threaded pipes to blueprint or drawing specifications.
- Installed supports from ceiling joists to secure pipes in place.
- Using blueprints, laid out scale drawings of pipe systems and supports.
- Filled piping systems with water and air to test for leaks.
Pipefitter
JVIC Industrial
Plaquemine
08.2023 - 09.2023
- Use hand tools such as saws, drills, wrenches, threaders, to perform tasks related to the job at hand.
- Measure, cut, thread, groove, bend and install piping according to specifications.
- Observed safe work rules and utilized fall protection and PPE.
- Measured and marked pipes for cutting and threading.
- Install supports for pipes to keep them in place during installation process.
- Threaded pipes using specified machinery.
- Assembled and disassembled boilers, tanks, vats, pressure vessels, exchangers and heaters according to blueprint specifications.
- Cut openings in walls and floors to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings.
- Drilled and tapped holes for installation of studs.
- Inspect work areas to ensure that they are clean and free from obstructions.
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations while performing assigned tasks.
- Performed hydrostatic pressure testing of boilers and pressure vessels.
- Identifying signs of potential problems with boilers and pressure vessels, such as tube leakage, scaling, pitting, metals discoloration and refractory failures.
- Cut diverse pipe sizes and lengths to prepare for installation.
- Performed rigging and forklift operations to maneuver parts and machinery.
- Verified and gathered measurements to determine proper piping sizes.
- Cut or threaded pipes to blueprint or drawing specifications.
- Filled pipes with water or air, observing pressure gauges, and pipes to troubleshoot and locate leaks.
- Inspected installations to repair leaks and make adjustments to pipes.
- Using blueprints, laid out scale drawings of pipe systems and supports.
- Filled piping systems with water and air to test for leaks.
- Inspected and tested installed systems to isolate and identify faults.
Boilermaker
Turner SWS
Philadelphia
06.2023 - 08.2023
- Fabricated and assembled metal structures using blueprints and engineering specifications.
- Conducted safety inspections of tools and equipment prior to use.
- Maintained a clean and organized workspace for optimal safety and productivity.
- Assisted in the installation of boilers and pressure vessels in various settings.
- Followed company safety protocols to minimize risks during operations.
- Used hoist to load structural parts of boilers, pressure vessels, and tanks on pallets.
- Studied blueprints to determine locations, relationships, and dimensions of parts.
- Cut materials to size with torches and hand tools.
- Replaced gaskets, valves, piping connections, and other components as needed.
- Measured and marked cutting lines on material using a ruler or scribe.
- Installed and repaired boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, and other heavy metal fabrications.
- Examined boilers, pressure vessels, tanks and vats to locate leaks, weak spots and defective sections.
- Identified issues and brought to attention of foreman.
- Cleaned pressure vessel equipment by using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents.
- Inspected welds visually for defects such as cracks or porosity.
- Opened, cleaned and repaired pressure vessels.
Boilermaker
Wyatt
Beaumont
11.2022 - 02.2023
- Fabricated and assembled metal structures using blueprints and engineering specifications.
- Conducted safety inspections of tools and equipment prior to use.
- Assisted in the installation of boilers and pressure vessels in various settings.
- Maintained a clean and organized workspace for optimal safety and productivity.
- Followed company safety protocols to minimize risks during operations.
- Followed safety procedures and protocols to minimize equipment mishaps.
- Cut materials to size with torches and hand tools.
- Signaled to crane operator to lift components to specific positions.
- Studied blueprints to determine locations, relationships, and dimensions of parts.
- Used hoist to load structural parts of boilers, pressure vessels, and tanks on pallets.
- Replaced gaskets, valves, piping connections, and other components as needed.
- Tested equipment for proper operation following repairs or maintenance activities.
- Examined boilers, pressure vessels, tanks and vats to locate leaks, weak spots and defective sections.
- Cleaned pressure vessel equipment by using scrapers, wire brushes, and cleaning solvents.
- Opened, cleaned and repaired pressure vessels.
Piefitter helper
S & B Plant Services
Mont Belvieu
10.2018 - 04.2019
- Assisted skilled pipefitters in assembling and installing piping systems.
- Maintained tools and equipment for optimal performance and safety compliance.
- Prepared work areas by cleaning, organizing, and ensuring material availability.
- Followed safety protocols to promote a secure work environment.
- Collaborated with team members to complete tasks efficiently and effectively.
- Assisted in cutting, threading, and bending pipes according to specifications.
- Participated in training sessions to enhance skills and knowledge in pipefitting tasks.
- Assisted Pipefitters in measuring, cutting, and threading pipes for installation.
- Cleaned and inspected pipes for defects before installation.
- Repaired damaged pipelines using various tools like wrenches and pliers.
- Ensured that all safety procedures were followed during each job task.
- Maintained tools and equipment used in pipefitting operations.
- Grinded welds to ensure a smooth finish on the surface of the pipes.
- Fabricated pipeline components using cutting torches or grinders when necessary.
- Replaced worn parts such as gaskets, valves, seals and other components.
- Assembled supports for pipes prior to installation according to manufacturer's instructions.
Education
Homer Hanna High School
Brownsville , TXSkills
- Rigging
- Parts fabrication
- Tube installation
- Hand and power tools
- Grinding techniques
- Boiler installation
- Pipefitting
- Pipe cutting
- Tool operation
- Task prioritization
- Power tools usage
- Heavy lifting
- Repair work
- Leak detection
- Structural fittings
- Blueprint reading
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Italian
Limited
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Boilermaker
Performance Contractors
10.2024 - 08.2025
Boilermaker
Wyatt Field Service
09.2024 - 10.2024
Pipefitter
Limitless Construction
05.2024 - 08.2024
Boilermaker
Universal Plant Services
04.2024 - 05.2024
Boilermaker
Timec Specialty services
03.2024 - 04.2024
Boilermaker
SWAT Services
01.2024 - 02.2024
Pipefitter
Performance Contractors
10.2023 - 01.2024
Pipefitter
JVIC Industrial
08.2023 - 09.2023
Boilermaker
Turner SWS
06.2023 - 08.2023
Boilermaker
Wyatt
11.2022 - 02.2023
Piefitter helper
S & B Plant Services
10.2018 - 04.2019
Homer Hanna High School