Joshua Perkins
Pitkin,LA
Summary
Accomplished Pipefitter with extensive experience at Turnaround Welding Services, skilled in pipe installation and blueprint reading. Proven ability to ensure safety compliance and perform hydrostatic testing. Strong problem-solving and communication skills enhance team efficiency and project success. Committed to maintaining high standards in all aspects of work.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pipefitter
Turnaround Welding Services
Gonzales, Louisiana
04.2023 - 04.2025
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations while performing assigned tasks.
- Inspect work areas to ensure that they are clean and free from obstructions.
- Read blueprints and diagrams to determine the type of pipe and tools needed for each job.
- Measure, cut, thread, groove, bend and install piping according to specifications.
- Install supports for pipes to keep them in place during installation process.
- Use hand tools such as saws, drills, wrenches, threaders, to perform tasks related to the job at hand.
- Performed hydrostatic pressure testing of boilers and pressure vessels.
- Fabricated and positioned screw pipe, socket weld pipe, and stainless steel tubing.
Tanker Man
Kirby Inland Marine
Channelview, TX
06.2022 - 03.2023
- Responsible for maintaining a clean working environment by cleaning tanks, pipes and related equipment after each use.
- Monitored gauges during cargo transfer operations to ensure that pressure levels remain within acceptable limits.
- Ensured that proper safety procedures are followed when handling hazardous materials or operating heavy machinery.
- Operated pumps to load and unload barges with liquid cargos such as fuel oil, crude oil or other hazardous materials.
- Complied with federal regulations governing tankerman activities.
- Maintained accurate records of all cargo transfers, ensuring that all paperwork is completed accurately and on time.
- Supervised barge loading and unloading operations, ensuring safe practices are followed at all times.
- Loaded and unloaded ships with petroleum products using hoses connected to storage tanks or pipeline systems.
Education
High School Diploma -
Fairview High School
Grant La05-2022
Skills
- Pipe installation
- Blueprint reading
- Safety compliance
- Hydrostatic testing
- Welding techniques
- Pipe fabrication
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Communication skills
- Material prepping
- Pipefitting
- OSHA rules and regulations
Certification
- OSHA 10
- TWIC
- Merchant Mariner Credintial
Timeline
Pipefitter
Turnaround Welding Services
04.2023 - 04.2025
Tanker Man
Kirby Inland Marine
06.2022 - 03.2023
High School Diploma -
Fairview High School