Patrick Carter
Clemmons,NC
Summary
Diligent and meticulous candidate with experience in inspecting completed welds, maintaining workplace safety, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Skilled at managing projects, and assessing weld quality.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Welder/Welding Fabricator
Thermcraft
07.2024 - Current
- Cut bent, and formed sheet metal and other materials using press brakes, rolls, and shears.
- Ensure job specification compliance by inspecting welds and checking critical measurements, achieving optimal safety & functionality.
- Constructed verification lists to establish the appropriate components listed on the Bill of Materials.
- Has knowledge of various metals characteristics and qualities including the welding processes required and the effects of welding on the material.
- Used Gas Tungsten Arc Welding process to perform welding on various thicknesses of metal.
- Comprised First Article reports, travelers, weld stamps, and weld map logs to establish traceability throughout fabrication process and ensure quality.
Combination Pipe Welder/ Pipe Fabricator
Environmental Air Systems
12.2023 - 07.2024
- Used tape measures, levels, protractors, squares, plumb bobs, calipers, fillet weld gauges, flashlights, telescoping mirrors, and Hi-Lo gauges throughout the entire fabrication process to ensure appropriate dimensions and tolerances were achieved.
- Operated hoists, cranes, and power tools to install, and when required dismantle pipe for the finding and removal of defective parts on industrial chiller units.
- Operates calculator to calculate take-off's and total dimensions approximate to blueprints and specifications.
- Managed work scope by adhering to project schedules, ensuring 100% timeous project completion.
- Welded pipe under time sensitive conditions while maintaining the ability to accomplish quality standards and safety requirements.
- Examined product at various stages during fabrication to identify any discontinuities and remove them.
Combination Pipe Welder/ Pipe Fabricator
U.S. Industrial Piping Company
09.2021 - 12.2023
- Held a position with U.S. Industrial Piping working on projects contracted by Google and Siemens.
- Worked under the supervision of a CWI performing dye penetrant testing to ensure defect removal during repair applications.
- Achieved certifications within the company to weld pipe and structural steel with the following processes: Flux Cored Arc Welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Submerged Arc Welding.
- Utilized mechanized welding machines, semi-automatic, and handhelds to deposit welds on carbon and stainless steel pipe ranging from (3/4"-36") diameter, pipe schedules ranging from (Sch10- Sch80).
- Fabricated weld pipe fit-up tolerances within 1/32" maximum allowance.
Combination Pipe Welder/ Pipe Fabricator
Morgan Corporation
04.2021 - 09.2021
- Held a position at Duke Energy's largest coal burning ash plant in the Carolina's, working on a project that required great precision and attention to detail.
- Utilized Gas Tungsten Arc Welding to perform welding on Schedule 80 stainless steel piping.
- Execution of welding in various positions 2G, 3G, 5G, 6G, in conjunction with numerous joint configurations.
- Installed pumps with hand tools to support piping systems.
- Exercised the ability to work 12 hour shifts with temperatures exceeding 95 degrees fahrenheit.
- Worked with foreman, project managers, and team members to achieve daily and intermediate goals.
- Observed much attention to detail throughout all stages of the welding process to ensure that completed welds met the criteria listed in ASME B31.1 welding code.
Combination Pipe Welder/ Pipe Fabricator
Environmental Air Systems Inc
12.2018 - 04.2021
- Used in house cranes/ rigging to assemble piping for industrial chiller units.
- Fit-up, welded and installed flanges, elbows, couplings, tee's, unions, nipples, socket welds, reducers and valves.
- Exercised the ability to climb, kneel, crouch, and stand for extended periods of time.
- Attended daily "toolbox talk" safety meetings in conjunction with company mandated safety training for the following: forklift, crane operation, fall protection, appropriate PPE, hot work permits.
- Utilized Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding (pulse, short-circuit, and spray transfer modes), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding.
- Traveled to on-site locations to perform repairs for customers (Google).
Combination Pipe Welder/ Pipe Fabricator
AC Corporation
06.2017 - 12.2018
- Connected piping systems to water heaters, boilers, pumps and auxiliary equipment to complete installations.
- Installed new systems and connected piping to existing components by welding, bolting and threading.
- Replaced faulty parts and repaired structural damages to pipes and related components.
- Collaborated with team members to establish the piping systems layout, fabrication, and installation according to blueprints and specifications.
- Followed Operational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations to promote safe equipment operation and workplace safety.
Combination Pipe Welder
Carolina Process Piping
02.2016 - 06.2017
- Utilized Shielded Metal Arc Welding in conjunction with Gas Tungsten Arc Welding process to weld various joint configurations on carbon steel and stainless steel piping, primarily tubing.
- Conducted special welds with extremely low tolerances for industrial operations within chemical plants, pharmaceutical, and medical sectors.
- Operated orbital welding machines to create welds in accordance with ASME B31.3 Code.
- Interpreted verbal and written instructions from leadership and welding blueprints.
Combination Pipe Welder
Boiler Masters
11.2015 - 02.2016
- Interpreted isometric drawings for assembly and fabrication.
- Beveled, cut and prepared piping using band saws, threading machines, handheld grinders, and cutting torches.
- Set up and operated Gas Tungsten Arc Welding and Shielded Metal Arc Welding to fabricate boiler tubes and piping systems.
- Assembled and installed copper piping and hangers according to blueprints.
Education
Certificate of Technical Studies - Structural Steel & Pipe Welding
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Troy, OH01-2015
Skills
- (AWS) Certified Welding Inspector
- (AWS) D11 Structural Welding Code
- OSHA 10 Safety Certification
- Documentation skills
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Computer Proficiency
- Defect Identification
- Measurement techniques
- Workflow Management
Timeline
Welder/Welding Fabricator
Thermcraft
07.2024 - Current
Combination Pipe Welder/ Pipe Fabricator
Environmental Air Systems
12.2023 - 07.2024
Combination Pipe Welder/ Pipe Fabricator
U.S. Industrial Piping Company
09.2021 - 12.2023
Combination Pipe Welder/ Pipe Fabricator
Morgan Corporation
04.2021 - 09.2021
Combination Pipe Welder/ Pipe Fabricator
Environmental Air Systems Inc
12.2018 - 04.2021
Combination Pipe Welder/ Pipe Fabricator
AC Corporation
06.2017 - 12.2018
Combination Pipe Welder
Carolina Process Piping
02.2016 - 06.2017
Combination Pipe Welder
Boiler Masters
11.2015 - 02.2016
Certificate of Technical Studies - Structural Steel & Pipe Welding
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
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