Timothy Taylor
Pipe Welder/Fitter
Clovis,CA
Summary
Dynamic and results-oriented Lead Welder with extensive experience in gas tungsten arc welding and blueprint reading, honed at Thermaflo Engineering and C&C Boiler Sales & Service. Excelled in supervising teams to exceed quality standards, showcasing strong leadership and mechanical knowledge. Certified in 6G heavy wall stainless and carbon, with a proven track record of achieving top-notch weld quality and efficiency.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Welder
Tnt Construction
Shaver Lake, CA
08.2024 - 12.2024
- Performed gas tungsten arc welding with filler rods as needed on small bore/2" Stainless pipe.
- Cleaned joints before beginning any type of welding process by chipping off slag with a hammer or wire brush.
- Laid out, positioned, aligned and secured parts and assemblies with straightedges, squares and calipers.
- Determined equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry and welding techniques.
- Ensured that all welds met code requirements through visual inspection methods such as radiography testing where applicable.
- Marked or tagged material with job number, piece marks and other identifying marks.
- Conducted x-ray, hydrostatic and tolerance tests on welded parts to verify weld quality and conformance to specification.
- Read blueprints, drawings related to projects in order to determine proper dimensions of components being fabricated, welded together.
- Inspected completed work for conformance to specifications using various instruments.
Welder/Fitter III
American Spiral Welp Pipe
Columbia, SC
10.2022 - 06.2024
- Aligned and clamped workpieces using rules, squares or hand tools.
- Set up equipment and welded parts according to welding chart specifications and type.
- Troubleshot problems related to welds including porosity issues caused by improper shielding gas flow rates.
- Read blueprints, drawings related to projects in order to determine proper dimensions of components being fabricated, welded together.
- Prepared broken parts for welding by properly grooving and scarfing surfaces.
- Ensured that all welds met code requirements through visual inspection methods such as radiography testing where applicable.
- Operated manual and semi-automatic welding equipment in vertical, horizontal and overhead positions.
- Lay out the base pipe for Crouch plates and outlets.
- Tack/weld using the Dual Shield Flux MIG process.
Lead Welder
Thermaflo Engineering
Newberry, SC
03.2021 - 09.2022
- Supervised other welders in the shop to ensure quality standards were met.
- Utilized various tools such as grinders, saws, drills and measuring devices during fabrication process.
- TIG weld all parts and components, carbon and stainless.
- Build clean steam systems from start to finish, including the skids they mount to.
- Install electrical panels and wiring for the control systems on each unit.
- Create the consumables and materials list each week to ensure we do not run out of materials for the jobs.
- Build units off of engineering drawings.
- All welds were inspected by outside AI.
Code Welder/Boilermaker Foreman
C&C Boiler Sales&Service
Columbia, SC
10.2016 - 09.2020
- Boiler repairs/tube repairs
- Acted as lead foreman on various jobs and installations, such as Westinghouse, Kiswire, Samsung, and Shaw.
- All welds are to code specifications.
- TIG and stick welding processes and held certifications for 6G 2" heavy wall stainless steel and carbon.
- Burner conversion.
- Annual inspections.
- Feedwater patches.
- Boiler room demos and remods.
- Retubes
- Replace mechanical piping and heat exchangers.
Fabrication Welder/Mechanical Welder
Carolina south mechanical
Lexginton, SC
08.2010 - 10.2016
- Assisted with the installation of fabricated items at customer sites.
- Mechanical maintenance on numerous hospitals and military bases.
- Run copper pipe.
- Weld stainless pipe.
- Weld carbon pipe, fab brackets.
- Demo/install cooling towers, chillers, and heat exchangers, and rework piping for new units.
- Lead the crew on some jobs when we had a lot going on.
Welder/Welding Fabricator
El Camino Machine and fab
Salinas, CA
11.2007 - 03.2009
- Set up welding machines based on the job at hand.
- Repair equipment for customers.
- Fabrication of new equipment.
- Weld stainless, carbon, and aluminum.
- Basic fab shop work.
Welder
Sierra Design and MFG
Modesto, CA
09.2004 - 03.2007
- Weld food-grade pipe.
- Repair food-grade equipment.
- TIG weld stainless pipe.
- All welds are made to spec, and to ensure that no food or bacteria get stuck in the lines.
- Helped build the Hilmar Cheese Plant.
Education
GED -
Cathedral City High
Cathedral City, CA01-2002
Skills
- Gas tungsten arc welding
- Blueprint reading
- Weld inspection
- Welding techniques
- Equipment setup
- Quality assurance
- 6G Heavy wall Certified Stainless and Carbon
- 6G Certified small bore Stainless
- 1,2,3G Plate Certified
- Plasma Cutter
- Mechanical Knowledge
- Equipment operator
- Forklift Certified
- OSHA 10 Certified
- ASME codes & Standards
- CPR/BBP Certified
- Supervisor/Foreman Experience
- CDL Class A
Affiliations
- On my off days I spent time with my family.
- Hiking, Fishing and camping.
- Work out every day to stay fit.
Certification
- 6G heavy wall Carbon/Stainless Tig and Stick
- 1,2,3,4G Plate Certified Flux Mig and Tig
- CDL Class A
- OSHA 10
- CPR/BBP
- Forklift
- Fitter/Rigging Card
Languages
English
Professional
Websites
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Welder
Tnt Construction
08.2024 - 12.2024
Welder/Fitter III
American Spiral Welp Pipe
10.2022 - 06.2024
Lead Welder
Thermaflo Engineering
03.2021 - 09.2022
Code Welder/Boilermaker Foreman
C&C Boiler Sales&Service
10.2016 - 09.2020
Fabrication Welder/Mechanical Welder
Carolina south mechanical
08.2010 - 10.2016
Welder/Welding Fabricator
El Camino Machine and fab
11.2007 - 03.2009
Welder
Sierra Design and MFG
09.2004 - 03.2007
GED -
Cathedral City High
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