Manuel Espindola
National City
Summary
Team-oriented individual highly skilled in blueprint reading and operating pipefitting tools. Desiring a Pipefitter position with a manufacturing company.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Pipefitter Journeyman
NSC Technologies
03.2018 - 09.2021
- Read and interpreted blueprints and schematics to determine locations, quantities, and sizes of materials required. Performed rip outs ,valve removals
- Fabricated pipe sections and components to specification using cutting, threading and welding equipment.
- Performed tests to check quality of pipe and piping systems and make adjustments as necessary.
- Fabricated piping pieces and components in line with design specifications for each system.
- Installed new systems and connected piping to existing components by welding, bolting and threading.
- Read and interpreted blueprints, diagrams and other technical drawings to determine best installation methods.
- Used hangers ,clamps and brackets to attach pipes to bulkheads, overhead ,and decks
- Filled pipe systems with water and air to determine location of leaks.
- Cut and drilled holes in walls to permit passage of pipes.
- Operated drill motors, grinders, chop saws, hack saws, and burning torches to perform tasks.
Pipefitter Journeyman
Cem-corp
01.2001 - 10.2003
- Filled pipe systems with water and air to determine location of leaks.
- Installed and maintained industrial piping fittings, valves, flanges and clamps to complete systems setup.
- Operated drill motors, grinders, chop saws, hack saws, and burning torches to perform tasks.
- Cut and drilled holes in walls to permit passage of pipes.
- Read and interpreted blueprints, diagrams and other technical drawings to determine best installation methods.
Pipefitter Journeyman
NASSCO
01.1994 - 06.1998
- Read and interpreted blueprints, diagrams and other technical drawings to determine best installation methods.
- Installed and maintained industrial piping fittings, valves, flanges and clamps to complete systems setup.
- Operated drill motors, grinders, chop saws, hack saws, and burning torches to perform tasks.
- Cut and drilled holes in walls to permit passage of pipes.
- Secured rising mains and boiler piping to structural supports in new construction and remodeling projects.
Pipefitter Journeyman
Campbells Shipyard
02.1991 - 08.1993
- Filled pipe systems with water and air to determine location of leaks.
- Installed and maintained industrial piping fittings, valves, flanges and clamps to complete systems setup.
- Operated drill motors, grinders, chop saws, hack saws, and burning torches to perform tasks.
- Cut and drilled holes in walls to permit passage of pipes.
Education
GED -
La Jolla High School
La Jolla, CASkills
- Burning Torch
- Piping Fabrication and Installation
- HVAC Systems
- Safety Techniques
- Safe Work Practices
- Blueprints Analysis
- New Installations
- Scissor Lifts
- OSHA Rules and Regulations
- Pipe Fabrication
- Pipe Measuring and Cutting
- Blueprints and Specifications
- Piping Layout
- Maintaining Clean Work Areas
Timeline
Pipefitter Journeyman
NSC Technologies
03.2018 - 09.2021
Pipefitter Journeyman
Cem-corp
01.2001 - 10.2003
Pipefitter Journeyman
NASSCO
01.1994 - 06.1998
Pipefitter Journeyman
Campbells Shipyard
02.1991 - 08.1993
GED -
La Jolla High School
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