Rusty Dugger
Summary
Sociable, Dedicated, and self-motivated seeking career opportunity to fully utilize my training and skills. Knowledgeable in Microsoft word and Excel. Strong safety record and history of completing quality work.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Mechanical Foreman
Yates Construction Company
Memphis, TN
02.2024 - 07.2024
- Ensured all workers adhered to company policies and procedures.
- Provided guidance, direction, and technical assistance to crew members.
- Supervised activities of personnel assigned to various tasks during construction jobs.
- Monitored job progress and ensured completion within budget constraints.
QA/QC MANAGER
Global Turbine Services
Atlanta, GA
09.2024 - 05.2025
- Monitored and supervised mechanical activities in workshop to ensure operational efficiency.
- Developed and implemented preventive maintenance programs for all plant machinery.
- Inspected construction sites to verify compliance with safety regulations.
- Coordinated and supervised worker activities across all phases of construction projects.
- Created work plans, assigned tasks, and tracked progress for timely project completion within budget.
- Managed daily assignments by delegating tasks and overseeing workflow.
- Performed internal audits of production processes to identify areas of improvement and non-conformities.
- Provided technical guidance on quality control activities to support efficient operations.
- Established procedures for inspection and testing of incoming raw materials, components and finished products prior to shipment.
- Prepared reports summarizing findings from inspections, tests, investigations and other QA activities for senior management review.
- Developed and maintained quality documentation, including quality manuals, procedures, and records.
QA/QC MANAGER
TECI
Kingsport, TN
11.2022 - 12.2023
- Monitored production processes to ensure quality standards were met and documented results of inspections.
- Maintained records of all nonconforming products and completed corrective actions as required.
- Generated red line drawings per clients specifications.
- Wrote detailed reports outlining performance, quality and defect rates.
- Communicated effectively with management regarding progress toward meeting quality objectives.
- Examined products and materials for defects or deviations to remove or discard non-conforming items.
- Documented inspection results by completing reports and logs and summarizing and entering data into quality database.
- Inspected products for defects and conformance to customer specifications using precision measuring instruments.
- Generated final turnover packages for the client.
Combination Pipe Welder
PPM International
Kingsport, TN
08.2022 - 11.2022
- Welded fabrication materials, continuously checking for safety and quality.
- Measured pipe routings and fabricated to fit existing in-line piping systems.
- Welded and worked with stainless steel and various alloys.
- Completed skilled welds on pressure-tested pipe.
- Joined components with job-specific welding techniques.
Combo Pipe Welder
Thompson Construction Group Inc.
Radford, VA
02.2020 - 08.2020
- Welded and worked with stainless steel and various alloys.
- Avoided errors by carefully reading blueprints and specifications to correctly lay out parts and plan welding processes.
- Welded components in flat, vertical or overhead positions.
- Completed skilled welds on pressure-tested pipe in [Type] installations.
Specialty Welder/Pipe Fitter
Mcdermott
Arden, NC
04.2018 - 01.2020
- Boilermaker
- Fabricating and installing pipe into turbine and boiler
- Certified chrome welder.
- Inspected completed welds to ensure they met quality standards.
- Fabricated new piping components according to blueprints or specifications.
Combo Welder
Patriot Modular
Savannah, GA
01.2018 - 04.2018
- Fabrication and installing pipe
- Operating JLG and scissor lifts
- Welding stainless and carbon.
Combo Welder
Yates Contractors
Kingsport, TN
10.2017 - 01.2018
- Fabricating and installing pipe per blueprints
- Operating JLG and scissor lifts
- Welding stainless and carbon.
Combo Welder/NCCER Pipe Fitter
Fluor Corporation, V.C. Summers Nuclear Facility
Jenkinsville, SC
07.2016 - 07.2017
- Pipe & structural welding.
- Determined equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry and welding techniques.
- Welded fabrication materials, continuously checking for safety and quality.
- Welded components in flat, vertical or overhead positions.
General Foreman
Performance Contractors Incorporated
Greeneville, TN
09.2015 - 04.2016
- Supported project quality assurance and quality control planning for assigned tasks.
- Performed final walk throughs of each package and turned over to client
- Completed inspections of torque, location, and material.
- tracked welds, heat numbers, and material per line and or package.
- Monitored project progress to enforce adherence to deadlines and quality standards.
- Reviewed project blueprints and specifications to determine number of workers needed to complete jobs.
- Studied project specifications to plan sequence and schedule for pipe installations.
Education
Welding certification -
Tennessee Technology Center
06.2010
High School Diploma -
Happy Valley High School
05.1997
Skills
- Sharepoint
- Welding Techniques
- Test procedures
- Document control
- Performance Management
- Microsoft Excel, outlook
- Data Collection
- Quality Testing
- Troubleshooting
- Microsoft Word
- Weld testing to ASME 9
- Blueprint reading
- Specifications conformance
References
Tommy Baines (423)-741-4144 Jamie Jackson (803)-493-0375 Niel Robinson (423)-863-7243
Certification
- OSHA 30 * NDT VT II certification
Timeline
QA/QC MANAGER
Global Turbine Services
09.2024 - 05.2025
Mechanical Foreman
Yates Construction Company
02.2024 - 07.2024
QA/QC MANAGER
TECI
11.2022 - 12.2023
Combination Pipe Welder
PPM International
08.2022 - 11.2022
Combo Pipe Welder
Thompson Construction Group Inc.
02.2020 - 08.2020
Specialty Welder/Pipe Fitter
Mcdermott
04.2018 - 01.2020
Combo Welder
Patriot Modular
01.2018 - 04.2018
Combo Welder
Yates Contractors
10.2017 - 01.2018
Combo Welder/NCCER Pipe Fitter
Fluor Corporation, V.C. Summers Nuclear Facility
07.2016 - 07.2017
General Foreman
Performance Contractors Incorporated
09.2015 - 04.2016
Welding certification -
Tennessee Technology Center
High School Diploma -
Happy Valley High School
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