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Richard Casler

Chugiak,Alaska

Summary

Dynamic and results-driven professional with a diverse skill set aimed at driving team success and achieving organizational goals. Committed to fostering a collaborative work environment while continuously seeking opportunities for personal and professional growth. Adept at utilizing innovative problem-solving techniques to enhance productivity and efficiency. Passionate about contributing to a forward-thinking team that values creativity and excellence.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Mechanical Craftsman

AWWU
05.2021 - Current
  • Currently I am a Mechanic for the Water utility. I do everything from plumbing/pipefitting to working on generators and large industrial water pumps.

Pipefitter Foreman

Jaffa Construction
04.2019 - 09.2019
  • Was a foreman on two power house shutdowns. Lots of piping reworking and maintenance on the boilers and the steam turbines.

Pipefitter Foreman

Haskell
09.2018 - 12.2018
  • Foreman on a refinery shutdown in Kenai. Was responsible for 20 guys and the permitting, safe work practices involved with the work.

Installer

Northern Office Supply
08.2016 - 12.2018
  • Install various shelving and office furniture. Must coordinate with client and line out other workers on the jobsite.
  • Part time

Pipefitter Forman

Mechanical Builders Inc.
04.2018 - 09.2018
  • Built the piping for a new power plant for the village of Kipnuk, Alaska. Ran the pipe from the tank farm to the new plant and also installed some pipelines.

Pipefitter

Price Gregory International
09.2017 - 11.2017
  • Was a part of an Expansion project at pump station 5 for Alyeska. Worked on adding a bypass for the pipeline and setting some platforms onto pilings.

Pipefitter

Nooter Construction
04.2017 - 05.2017
  • Worked a short shutdown in Mandan, North Dakota at the local refinery. Worked on various process pipe systems while the plant was shut down

Pipefitter

Price Gregory International
09.2015 - 07.2016
  • Worked on the new muldoon power plant expansion as a pipefitter. Overseen apprentices and made sure they were doing everything correctly and often was acting foreman.

Pipefitter

CH2M Hill
07.2014 - 09.2015
  • Works at the Anchorage fabrication facility as a pipefitter. Reads/interprets piping prints and fabricates the piping systems shown on the prints. Currently working on modules for Conoco Phillips and piping systems for Point Thompson.

Pipefitter

ASRC Energy Services
04.2014 - 07.2014
  • Worked in the Anchorage Fabrication shop as a pipefitter. Fabricated and built piping systems and modules for the north slope. Worked side by side with other crafts such as electricians and laborers in the installation on piping in modules.

Field Pipe Crew GMT

CH2M Hill
07.2011 - 04.2014
  • Worked as a GMT in the greater Prudhoe bay area for Ch2m Hill. Deals mainly with replacing/ Repairing process piping in the facilities across the oil field. Most work deals with fitting up pipe, bolting up flanges /valves, taking out old piping and installing new pipe.

Plumber Apprentice

Weldin Construction
04.2011 - 05.2011
  • Worked out on Eielson air force base at the sewer treatment plant installing a bypass loop so that existing sump pumps and piping could be replaced. The bypass process involved the welding of hdpe pipe and the installation of abs piping.After Installation of bypass the old sump pumps and piping were unbolted, rigged , and removed so that the new material could be installed.

Plumber Apprentice

Alaska Mechanical Inc.
04.2011 - 04.2011
  • Installed pvc piping and seismic supports on pvc piping in the Fairbanks fish hatchery. Later on Installed Copper piping to tie in chiller units in a college campus building. Tasks included fabricating copper pieces with valves and soldering them in place.

Plumber Apprentice

Patrick Mechanical
03.2011 - 04.2011
  • Assisted in installation of Copper water mains in an old business building. Tasks included cutting copper and installing pipe supports. Later on in job I was out on Eielson air force base installing temporary utilities for a utili-door piping job. Tasks included threading and installing screwed steel pipe and the welding of hdpe plastic piping.

Pipefitter Apprentice

Houston Contracting Company
06.2010 - 12.2010
  • Performed general maintenance on the Valdez Marine Terminal. Tasks included fit up and welding of replacement pipe sections for various parts of the terminal. Rigging, lifting and bolt up of the pipe sections and their Flanges followed. Took part in the Overhaul of Crude storage tanks that involved unbolting pipe flanges, rigging, and lifting them out so that they could be cleaned and inspected. Also ran cold cutting machines during a maintenance shutdown where large bore pipe was cut out and removed.

Pipefitter Apprentice

Doyon Associated
01.2010 - 04.2010
  • Was part of a Team that Fabricated and installed Piping in Alyeska Pump Station one on the north slope. Tasks involved the rigging, lifting, and bolt up of large bore pipe flanges in the pump station. Work was also preformed on the outside of the building which consisted mostly of installation of new pipe at elevated heights where scaffolding and man lifts were used.

Pipefitter Apprentice

American Mechanical Inc.
07.2009 - 09.2009
  • Installed new piping in the utili-doors of Eielson air force base. Piping consisted of new steam, condensate, water, and sewer mains and laterals. Piping included welded steel pipe and also grooved ductile pipe that required Victaulic couplings. Pipe had to be graded according to what type it was and what it carried. Bolt up of steam flanges with flexitallic gaskets was required.

Pipefitter Apprentice

Price Gregory
01.2009 - 05.2009
  • Was part of a team that constructed oil lines on the north slope. Tasks included cutting and fitting pipe and also assisting welders while the line was being welded. Also fabricated Welding shacks to be used for the next pipeline season on the north slope.

Welder/ Fabricator

Loadman Northwest
02.2008 - 09.2008
  • Was a welder/Fabricator in a load scale installation shop in Renton, Washington. Tasks included welding and fabricating systems using .52 dual shield wire and installing systems on various types of heavy machinery.

Education

Journeyman Pipefitter -

Plumbers And Pipefitters Apprenticeship
Fairbanks, AK
01.2011

High school diploma -

Glennallen High School
Glennallen, AK
01.2007

Welding Certification -

Testing Institute of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
01.2006

Skills

  • Welding and fabricating processes
  • Cutting, fitting all sizes of pipe
  • Bolt up procedures on all sizes of pipe flanges and valves
  • Hdpe pipe welding
  • Brazing
  • Soldering
  • Pipe threading
  • Certified Aquatherm welder
  • Experienced on cold cutting machines
  • Basic drywall
  • Basic carpentry
  • Basic electrical
  • Basic painting
  • Knowledge of refinery piping systems
  • Knowledge of oil and gas piping systems
  • Knowledge of steam piping systems
  • CDL class b with tanker endorsement
  • Certified backflow tester
  • Certified Welder
  • Certified Plastic Welder

Timeline

Mechanical Craftsman

AWWU
05.2021 - Current

Pipefitter Foreman

Jaffa Construction
04.2019 - 09.2019

Pipefitter Foreman

Haskell
09.2018 - 12.2018

Pipefitter Forman

Mechanical Builders Inc.
04.2018 - 09.2018

Pipefitter

Price Gregory International
09.2017 - 11.2017

Pipefitter

Nooter Construction
04.2017 - 05.2017

Installer

Northern Office Supply
08.2016 - 12.2018

Pipefitter

Price Gregory International
09.2015 - 07.2016

Pipefitter

CH2M Hill
07.2014 - 09.2015

Pipefitter

ASRC Energy Services
04.2014 - 07.2014

Field Pipe Crew GMT

CH2M Hill
07.2011 - 04.2014

Plumber Apprentice

Weldin Construction
04.2011 - 05.2011

Plumber Apprentice

Alaska Mechanical Inc.
04.2011 - 04.2011

Plumber Apprentice

Patrick Mechanical
03.2011 - 04.2011

Pipefitter Apprentice

Houston Contracting Company
06.2010 - 12.2010

Pipefitter Apprentice

Doyon Associated
01.2010 - 04.2010

Pipefitter Apprentice

American Mechanical Inc.
07.2009 - 09.2009

Pipefitter Apprentice

Price Gregory
01.2009 - 05.2009

Welder/ Fabricator

Loadman Northwest
02.2008 - 09.2008

Journeyman Pipefitter -

Plumbers And Pipefitters Apprenticeship

High school diploma -

Glennallen High School

Welding Certification -

Testing Institute of Alaska