Ray Roberts
Culpeper,VA
Summary
Meticulous pipefitter promoting a background in coordinating jobs and setting up work sites. Experienced in safety processes, regulations and pipe selection. Offering a successful career history spanning several years.
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Talented professional with solid background working with systems. Diligent in organizing work assignments, coordinating resources, and maintaining detailed, accurate records of every job. Detail-oriented inspector with service-oriented nature.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Pipefitter
Southland Industries
Laurel, Maryland
02.2024 - 06.2024
- Inspect work areas to ensure that they are clean and free from obstructions.
- Use hand tools such as saws, drills, wrenches, threaders, to perform tasks related to the job at hand.
- Installation of steel piping for water source cooling/heating.
- Read blueprints and diagrams to determine the type of pipe and tools needed for each job.
Pipefitter
Pro-Air Mechanical
Elkridge, Maryland
06.2015 - 02.2024
- Repair or replace worn parts such as seals and bearings on pumps and valves.
- Use hand tools such as saws, drills, wrenches, threaders, to perform tasks related to the job at hand.
- Collaborate with other tradespeople such as electricians or plumbers when necessary.
- Inspect work areas to ensure that they are clean and free from obstructions.
- Assemble and secure pipes by welding joints or using cement or solder.
- Install, maintain, and repair pipes used in heating, cooling, lubricating, sprinkler systems, manufacturing processes, and waste disposal.
- Measure, cut, thread, groove, bend and install piping according to specifications.
- Perform routine maintenance on equipment such as checking fluid levels or replacing gaskets when necessary.
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations while performing assigned tasks.
- Install supports for pipes to keep them in place during installation process.
- Threaded pipes using specified machinery.
- Threaded and installed pipe using pipe wrench and dies.
- Observed safe work rules and utilized fall protection and PPE.
- Read and interpreted specifications, diagrams and blueprints for job.
- Read blueprints and diagrams to determine the type of pipe and tools needed for each job.
- Measured and marked pipes for cutting and threading.
- Cut openings in walls and floors to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings.
- Inspected installations to repair leaks and make adjustments to pipes.
- Cut diverse pipe sizes and lengths to prepare for installation.
- Filled piping systems with water and air to test for leaks.
- Inspected worksites to determine presence of obstructions, unsafe conditions and crew errors.
- Using blueprints, laid out scale drawings of pipe systems and supports.
- Filled pipes with water or air, observing pressure gauges, and pipes to troubleshoot and locate leaks.
- Worked in data centers for the better part of the last eight years.
- Knowledgeable of lay-out and equipment of both indoor and rooftop units.
- In charge of the roof crew, ensuring proper, quality layout and installation of rooftop condensing units.
Pipefitter
John J. Kirlin
, MD
04.2011 - 03.2015
- Repair or replace worn parts such as seals and bearings on pumps and valves.
- Read blueprints and diagrams to determine the type of pipe and tools needed for each job.
- Use hand tools such as saws, drills, wrenches, threaders, to perform tasks related to the job at hand.
- Measure, cut, thread, groove, bend and install piping according to specifications.
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations while performing assigned tasks.
- Install supports for pipes to keep them in place during installation process.
- Threaded pipes using specified machinery.
- Threaded and installed pipe using pipe wrench and dies.
- Observed safe work rules and utilized fall protection and PPE.
- Read and interpreted specifications, diagrams and blueprints for job.
- Performed hydrostatic pressure testing of boilers and pressure vessels.
- Measured and marked pipes for cutting and threading.
- Used valve keys and wrenches to turn valves and shut off water from pipe sections.
- Verified and gathered measurements to determine proper piping sizes.
- Inspected installations to repair leaks and make adjustments to pipes.
Pipefitter
Pierce Mechanical
Alexandria, Virginia
12.2008 - 10.2010
- Read blueprints and diagrams to determine the type of pipe and tools needed for each job.
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations while performing assigned tasks.
- Install supports for pipes to keep them in place during installation process.
- Observed safe work rules and utilized fall protection and PPE.
- Read and interpreted specifications, diagrams and blueprints for job.
- Verified and gathered measurements to determine proper piping sizes.
- Inspected installations to repair leaks and make adjustments to pipes.
- Filled piping systems with water and air to test for leaks.
- Using blueprints, laid out scale drawings of pipe systems and supports.
- Filled pipes with water or air, observing pressure gauges, and pipes to troubleshoot and locate leaks.
- Inspected installed systems using hydrostatic testing or pressure gauges.
- Installed supports from ceiling joists to secure pipes in place.
Pipefitter
Weather Control
Alexandria, Virginia
09.2004 - 11.2005
- Worked doing installation of grocery store refrigeration systems.
- Read blueprints and diagrams to determine the type of pipe and tools needed for each job.
- Install supports for pipes to keep them in place during installation process.
- Braze and solder copper piping.
- Leak checked refrigeration piping with nitrogen using gauges and leak checking sensor…
Truck Driver/Pipefitter
R.E. Roberts, Inc.
Springfield, Virginia
03.1999 - 09.2004
- Grocery store refrigeration.
- Filled out material orders and transported them to job sites.
- Started 602 apprenticeship.
- Learned how to braze, solder, and insulate refrigeration piping.
- Assisted on compressor, fan motor, condenser change-outs
Education
Mechanical Trade
UA Pipefitting Apprenticeship
Landover, MD06-2009
Skills
- Maintenance and repair
- cGMP compliance
- Pipefitting
- Cutting and threading
- Safety Procedures
- Construction management
- Blueprint Analysis
- Project Management
- HVAC Systems
- Leak detection
- Pressure testing
- Blueprints and Specifications
- Worksite safety
- Hand and power tools
- Emergency Repairs
- Brazing Joints
- Pipe Insulation
- Pipe Hanger Installation
- Flange Assembly
- Soldering Copper Pipes
- Pipe Measuring
- Decision-Making
- Detail Oriented
- Problem-Solving
- Conflict Resolution
- Basic math aptitude
- Analytical Thinking
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Code Compliance
- Multitasking
- Quality Control
- Power Tool Operation
- Self Motivation
Timeline
Pipefitter
Southland Industries
02.2024 - 06.2024
Pipefitter
Pro-Air Mechanical
06.2015 - 02.2024
Pipefitter
John J. Kirlin
04.2011 - 03.2015
Pipefitter
Pierce Mechanical
12.2008 - 10.2010
Pipefitter
Weather Control
09.2004 - 11.2005
Truck Driver/Pipefitter
R.E. Roberts, Inc.
03.1999 - 09.2004
Mechanical Trade
UA Pipefitting Apprenticeship