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Miguel Valenzuela

Odessa,TX

Summary

Enthusiastic Pipefitter offering 10+ years of experience in fabricating and installing plumbing systems. Sharp and highly trained with a desire to work within the industrial sector.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Pipefitter / QC

Optimized Process Designs LLC, OPD
Midland, TX
11.2023 - 03.2024
  • Using blueprints, laid out scale drawings of pipe systems and supports.
  • Utilized blueprint reading skills to complete installations accurately.
  • Assessed client needs to recommend appropriate solutions.
  • Filled piping systems with water and air to test for leaks.
  • Cut diverse pipe sizes and lengths to prepare for installation.
  • Welded piping using specialized techniques and computer-assisted fabrication.
  • Performed rigging and forklift operations to maneuver parts and machinery.
  • Inspected installed systems using hydrostatic testing or pressure gauges.
  • Trained apprentices in plumbing techniques and safety procedures.
  • Collaborated with other trades on construction sites.
  • Verified and gathered measurements to determine proper piping sizes.
  • Installed water heaters, boilers, and related equipment.
  • Conducted regular inspections of plumbing and piping systems.
  • Troubleshot complex issues with plumbing systems effectively.
  • Cut or threaded pipes to blueprint or drawing specifications.
  • Performed pipefitting for commercial and industrial projects.
  • Observed safe work rules and utilized fall protection and PPE.
  • 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.
  • Threaded pipes using specified machinery.

Pipefitter

NTACT Operations
Odessa, TX
09.2021 - 10.2023
  • Verified and gathered measurements to determine proper piping sizes.
  • Filled piping systems with water and air to test for leaks.
  • Fabricated custom pipe assemblies for specialized applications.
  • Threaded pipes using specified machinery.
  • Assembled and disassembled boilers, tanks, vats, pressure vessels, exchangers and heaters according to blueprint specifications.
  • Handled all responsibilities for piping systems, including fabricating, assembling, installing and maintaining.
  • Fabricated and positioned screw pipe, socket weld pipe and stainless steel tubing.
  • Fabricated metal components using welding and cutting tools.

Ironworker / Crane Rigger

Superior Steel
Odessa, TX
02.2021 - 09.2021
  • Ensured proper installation of reinforcing bars (rebar) in concrete forms.
  • Read blueprints and followed project specifications accurately.
  • Secured structures using bolts, clamps, and welding techniques.
  • Set up hoisting equipment to lift and place structural steel items.
  • Completed necessary field measurements for accurate installations.
  • Fabricated steel frames, columns, beams and girders according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
  • Assembled rigging equipment for hoisting materials.
  • Installed and connected steel girders, columns, and beams.

Scaffold Builder

F&H Construction
Odessa, TX
08.2020 - 02.2021
  • Took accurate measurements to calculate size and amount of materials needed for project completion.
  • Erected new scaffolding for large-scale commercial projects safely.
  • Utilized various tools, equipment, materials and forming systems to complete construction tasks.
  • Framed walls, floors, and ceilings for new builds.

Pipefitter

Optimized Process Designs LLC, OPD
Mentone, TX
06.2019 - 11.2019
  • Reviewed blueprints and building codes to determine details and procedures for work.
  • Verified and gathered measurements to determine proper piping sizes.
  • Filled piping systems with water and air to test for leaks.
  • Fabricated custom pipe assemblies for specialized applications.
  • 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.
  • Fabricated and positioned screw pipe, socket weld pipe and stainless steel tubing.
  • Measured and marked pipes for cutting and threading.

Pipefitter

Specialty Welding and Turnarounds LLC
Odessa, TX
09.2018 - 06.2019
  • Reviewed blueprints and building codes to determine details and procedures for work.
  • Verified and gathered measurements to determine proper piping sizes.
  • Repaired or replaced damaged sections of piping systems.
  • Filled piping systems with water and air to test for leaks.
  • Fabricated custom pipe assemblies for specialized applications.
  • Cut diverse pipe sizes and lengths to prepare for installation.
  • Cut or threaded pipes to blueprint or drawing specifications.
  • Performed pipefitting for commercial and industrial projects.
  • Utilized blueprint reading skills to complete installations accurately.
  • Using blueprints, laid out scale drawings of pipe systems and supports.

Pipefitter

Spartan
Odessa, TX
11.2017 - 09.2018
  • Reviewed blueprints and building codes to determine details and procedures for work.
  • Verified and gathered measurements to determine proper piping sizes.
  • Inspected installed systems using hydrostatic testing or pressure gauges.
  • Fabricated custom pipe assemblies for specialized applications.
  • Cut diverse pipe sizes and lengths to prepare for installation.
  • Cut or threaded pipes to blueprint or drawing specifications.
  • Performed pipefitting for commercial and industrial projects.
  • Utilized blueprint reading skills to complete installations accurately.
  • Performed rigging and forklift operations to maneuver parts and machinery.
  • Handled all responsibilities for piping systems, including fabricating, assembling, installing and maintaining.
  • Fabricated and positioned screw pipe, socket weld pipe and stainless steel tubing.

Education

High School Diploma -

Liberal Sr High School
Liberal, KS
05-2010

Skills

  • cGMP compliance
  • Maintenance and repair
  • Job order prioritization
  • Leak detection
  • Pneumatic Systems
  • Safety Procedures
  • Cutting and threading
  • Blueprints and Specifications
  • Work Order Management
  • Material prepping
  • Pipe welding
  • Worksite safety
  • Equipment testing
  • Material Cutting
  • Pipe cutting
  • Blueprint Analysis
  • Commercial construction experience
  • Piping specifications
  • Pipefitting
  • Pressure testing
  • Diagram interpretation

Timeline

Pipefitter / QC

Optimized Process Designs LLC, OPD
11.2023 - 03.2024

Pipefitter

NTACT Operations
09.2021 - 10.2023

Ironworker / Crane Rigger

Superior Steel
02.2021 - 09.2021

Scaffold Builder

F&H Construction
08.2020 - 02.2021

Pipefitter

Optimized Process Designs LLC, OPD
06.2019 - 11.2019

Pipefitter

Specialty Welding and Turnarounds LLC
09.2018 - 06.2019

Pipefitter

Spartan
11.2017 - 09.2018

High School Diploma -

Liberal Sr High School

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