Joseph Oliva
Tallahassee,FL
Summary
Highly trained Pipefitter offering excellent skills in managing teams and running and cutting copper. Pursuing a similar position where a well-qualified individual with an understanding of assembling and installing pipe systems is highly sought. Dedicated Pipefitter with a background in job coordination and worksite setup. Knowledgeable in safety processes, regulations, and pipe selection. Offering successful career history comprising more than 19 accident-free years. Competent Pipefitter offers a wealth of experience in fabricating and installing plumbing systems. Excited to take the next career step with a competent company. Have reliable transportation and my own tools and am ready to travel.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
CNC Machinist
Danfoss Turbocour
Tallahassee, FL
10.2021 - Current
- Manually set up machinery, lathes and grinders.
- Properly loaded and unloaded materials in and out of machines.
- Maintained tight tolerances with design specifications.
- Trained and coached new team members on proper machine set-up procedures.
Pipefitter Journeyman
KBR Mechanical Contractors
Mobile, AL
06.2020 - 05.2021
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Performed tests to check quality of pipe and piping systems and make adjustments as necessary.
- Threaded pipes using piping machines.
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe and stainless steel tubing.
- Supervised 12 apprentices and offered specific recommendations to improve work quality.
- Measured, threaded and cut materials to correct angles.
- Fabricated piping pieces and components in line with design specifications for each system.
- Interpreted blueprints to determine locations, quantities and sizes of materials required.
- Planned pipe system layout, installation and repair according to specifications.
- Read and interpreted blueprints and schematics to determine locations, quantities and sizes of materials required.
Journeyman Pipefitter
Performance Contractors
Meridian, MS
10.2019 - 04.2020
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Fabricated, assembled, installed and maintained piping systems.
- Threaded pipes using piping machines.
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe and stainless steel tubing.
- Appropriately fitted pipes by identifying dimensions, sizes and shapes needed to replace faulty pipes.
- Fabricated piping pieces and components in line with design specifications for each system.
- Interpreted blueprints to determine locations, quantities and sizes of materials required.
- Read and interpreted blueprints and schematics to determine locations, quantities and sizes of materials required.
- Cut openings in structures to accommodate pipes and pipe fittings with [Tool] and [Tool].
- Secured rising mains and boiler piping to structural supports in new construction and remodeling projects.
Pipefitter Foreman
Yates Mechanical Contractors
Meridian, MS
09.2017 - 08.2019
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Performed tests to check quality of pipe and piping systems and make adjustments as necessary.
- Threaded pipes using piping machines.
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe and stainless steel tubing.
- Supervised 12 apprentices and offered specific recommendations to improve work quality.
- Monitored safety compliance to maintain strict standards and protect team members from harm.
- Reviewed and studied blueprints to double-check installation and implementation project requirements.
- Installed piping for plumbing systems for domestic and HVAC lines.
Pipefitter Foreman
Jacobs Industrial Services
Jesup, GA
07.2016 - 01.2017
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Performed tests to check quality of pipe and piping systems and make adjustments as necessary.
- Threaded pipes using piping machines.
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe and stainless steel tubing.
Journeyman Pipefitter
Matrix Group
Morenci, AZ
10.2015 - 03.2016
- Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
- Fabricated, assembled, installed, and maintained piping systems.
- Threaded pipes using piping machines.
- Fabricated and installed screw pipe, socket weld pipe, and stainless steel tubing.
- Utilized welding equipment and appropriate tools to safely complete predetermined operations.
- Performed tests to check qthe uality of pipe and piping systems and make adjustments as necessary.
- Filled pipe systems with water and air to determine location of leaks.
- Fabricated piping pieces and components in line with design specifications for each system.
- Interpreted blueprints to determine locations, quantities and sizes of materials required.
- Planned pipe system layout, installation and repair according to specifications.
- Cut openings in structures to accommodate pipes and pipe fittings with appropriate Tools. [Tool].
- Loaded and unloaded building materials weighing up to 50,000 pounds to prepare materials for construction.
Education
Associate of Science - Construction Management
Tallahassee Community College
Tallahassee, FL2022
Skills
- Machine Assembly
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Design Specifications
- Blueprint Reading
- Lock Out Tag Out
- Confined Space Certified
- OSHA Compliance
- Fall Protection trained
- Critical Lift certified
- Proficient in signaling Cranes
Additional Information
-['allahassce . Irl. 32i I 2 ( tt 50 ) 75 9-2009 - crai gol i va663 (argtnai l.cor.r't PnornssroNAl SumYranY Results-driven prolcssional wrth 22 years of expcricnce alrd focrts on performance' Dernonstrated skill in follorving btucprints and schentatics for accurate work. Skillcd in conlpletipg physically-denranding rvork u'ith great planning. mnltitasking and timc lranagcp-lcnt abilitics. Safc with hand ancl powcr tools arld traincd in heavy ecluiprrtcnt opcration. Proactivc in spotting and prcvcnting or corrcctillg crrors ttr work. Accidcnt frec Career. Sxtlr,s . Illucprint, ISO intcrprctatiorr.OSIIA (,orllpliancc o Detail Oriented o Saf-ety Protocols o Problern Solving o Quality Control o 'leanr Building . Vcrbal and Writtcn Cot-unlunication o I)ccision Making o Pipelltting o Piping specifications . Skilled with both hand and po\\'er o I)iagnostics and TroLrbleshooling ttlols Wonx lltsronY 0612020 to 0.5,202 I Pipetitter JourneYman KBR Mechanical Contractors Mobilc' Alabarna . IrabricatccJ piping picccs and compotrents in linc rvith dcsign specilications tbr each systclll. o }abricatcd. asscrnblcd, installed and rnaintaincd piping systcl-lls. . Read and intcrprctcd blucprints and schcmatics to dctcrtninc locatiotls, cluatttttics and sizcs of materials required. . Mcasured. threadcd and cut materials to correct angles' . perfonncd tcsts to chcck quatity o1-pipc and piping systclns and nlakc ad.ittstnlcrtts as ncccssa$/. o Supervised l0 apprentices and o1'ferecl spccific rccourmendations to improve u'ork cluality l0/201 9 to 0112020 Pipetitter .lourncvnran Perlbrmance Contractors }laton Ilotrgc, LA o Irollorvcd sa[-c u,ork practiccs. which includcd tirll protcctiott and pcrsonal
Affiliations
- Toastmasters
Marine Corps Veteran 1987-1992
Crew Chief on UH-1 Bell Helicopters, MOS- 6531, Stationed at New River Air Station, Jacksonville, North Carolina From 10-1987 to 10-1992.
Timeline
CNC Machinist
Danfoss Turbocour
10.2021 - Current
Pipefitter Journeyman
KBR Mechanical Contractors
06.2020 - 05.2021
Journeyman Pipefitter
Performance Contractors
10.2019 - 04.2020
Pipefitter Foreman
Yates Mechanical Contractors
09.2017 - 08.2019
Pipefitter Foreman
Jacobs Industrial Services
07.2016 - 01.2017
Journeyman Pipefitter
Matrix Group
10.2015 - 03.2016
Associate of Science - Construction Management
Tallahassee Community College