William Berry
Boyce,LA
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Rigger
Acadian Contractors Inc.
07.2022 - 04.2024
- My daily task as a Rigger for Acadian Contractors first and foremost every day, organization of tools and equipment needed for each and every task at hand
- As well as making sure all PPE is readily available for each and every employee on site
- Writing the JSA's, making sure all appropriate signatures are needed for each, and as well as work permits, are a few other significant obligations I performed daily
- As a qualified Rigger, I have been presented with a wide range of essential jobs needed for construction of the oil and gas industry
- Installing new living quarters on platforms, demolition, hot work, pipe replacement, to name a few
- While also working at heights and on the lower decks of the platform.
Heavy Equipment Operator
Siema Construction, LLC
05.2020 - 01.2022
- As a heavy equipment operator at Siema my daily task included, first checking all the fluids on the equipment followed by warming them up before any operations began
- My was at the Lafayette airport building the new terminal
- On any given day I could or would be operating a skidsteer doing final grades, an excavator loading as well as unloading dirt or sand to get the grade for different applications, like concrete or asphalt
- I also operated mini excavators and loaders
- My job was sadly cut short due to transportation issues at the time.
Heavy Equipment Operator
Progressive Construction LLC
05.2018 - 12.2019
- In my time with Progressive I was tasked for a very wide range of developments
- Interstate 49 new median wire line development, commercial land development from start to finish, and demolition with reconstruction of land in the Cleco, Brame Energy Power Station
- Both roads and a new storm water system throughout the plant
- In all projects completed I was responsible every morning for checking all systems in each piece of equipment
- GPS systems, control functions, and refiling all fluids as needed before daily operations began
- Excavators both big and small, dozer, frontend loaders, skitters, backhoes, and compacting equipment are what I was responsible for operating and running.
Heavy Equipment Operator
Redeker Excavating Incorporated
05.2017 - 02.2018
- While only at Redeker for a short period due to moving my family to Louisiana from Colorado, I learned a great deal about wind energy
- Working with Excel Energy each day, developing all the land plots for each windmill, cutting roads across natural untouched terrain, and working in and around electrical substations, were a daily task
- Operating Cat 966 and 972 front end loaders, excavators, and skid steers were the pieces of equipment I was assigned to daily.
Heavy Equipment Operator / Assistant Superintendent
Reunion Homes
11.2014 - 05.2017
- As an operator, daily tasks were final grades around homes under construction, digging sewer and water, as well as other miscellaneous dirt work, concrete demolition, and snow and ice removal
- Assistant Superintendent daily objectives were home inspections, making sure daily functions of all trades were being completed, and making sure all needed calls and appointments were set for other building objectives to be completed.
Floor Hand
Parker Drilling Co
02.2014 - 11.2014
- I Received my, Supervisory and Mentoring, and Training Measured mud weight, tripped pipe, and running casing were daily objectives after being promoted from Roustabout to Floor hand
Hydrotesting and Skilled Laborer
Midstream Pipeline Services
12.2011 - 12.2013
- Working on petroleum, natural gas, crude oil, diesel, and as well as propane and other chemicals flowing through American pipelines
- While on pipeline jobs, objectives were pipe replacement, asbestos removal, running pigs, and smart pigs threw the pipelines to remove mercury and other materials from the lines
- Contracted threw Kinder Morgan, opportunities were given to receive Operational Qualifications (OQ's), which I was taught aspects of hydrotesting including how to, why its done, and pressures to safely test each line.
Sales Associate and Receiving
Home Depot
05.2009 - 10.2011
- Helped customers in Garden, Flooring, Kitchen and Bath, Tool Rental, and Receiving
- As a receiving associate, responsibilities were to receive all products and enter into the computer what was shipped in as well as products being shipped out to other Home Depot Locations.
Medical Administration
United States Air Force
08.2005 - 03.2009
- Performed all administration duties within the medical field
- Helped with Enlistments as well as Officers in all branches of the military at Air Force Bases worldwide with their medical care questions and concerns
- Entered into the CHCS Air Force Medical system every small detail of patient information about their past history and present, while at the same time being able to locate paperwork from patient records from all around the world.
Education
Bachelor's Of Science Criminal Justice - Criminal Justice
Colorado Technical University
Colorado Springs, COArchitecture and Mechanical Engineering -
Pikes Peak Community College Colorado Springs
06.2016
OSHA 30 -
Texas A&M
07.2014
Cypress Creek EMS
12.2010
Architecture and Mechanical Engineering -
Pikes Peak Community College Colorado Springs
12.2009
Medical Administration -
US Air Force
12.2005
Architecture -
North Western State University
07.2005
Skills
- OSHA-30 With significance to oil and gas certificate
- First Aid/CPR/AED/BBP
- Fall Protection User/Rescue
- Time-Out - Stop Work Authority
- Water Survival/HUET (METS)/ positionSwing Rope
- IADC Rig Pass
- Qualified Rigger
- IADC T-1 Well Control certificate
- API-RP2D Rigger certificate
- Supervisory and Mentoring certificate
- Heavy equipment operating
- Residential, commercial, as well as land development
- Finish work / final grade for future construction of highways, homes, as well as large commercial buildings and runways for airports water/sewer installation and replacement, ditching for natural gas lines, and loading trucks
- Loader, Skidsteer, Excavator, Dozer, Backhoe, Roller, Scrapper/Earth movers, and Haul trucks
- Algebra, Geometry, Math, Tutoring, CAD, SolidWorks, Blueprint Reading
Timeline
Rigger
Acadian Contractors Inc.
07.2022 - 04.2024
Heavy Equipment Operator
Siema Construction, LLC
05.2020 - 01.2022
Heavy Equipment Operator
Progressive Construction LLC
05.2018 - 12.2019
Heavy Equipment Operator
Redeker Excavating Incorporated
05.2017 - 02.2018
Heavy Equipment Operator / Assistant Superintendent
Reunion Homes
11.2014 - 05.2017
Floor Hand
Parker Drilling Co
02.2014 - 11.2014
Hydrotesting and Skilled Laborer
Midstream Pipeline Services
12.2011 - 12.2013
Sales Associate and Receiving
Home Depot
05.2009 - 10.2011
Medical Administration
United States Air Force
08.2005 - 03.2009
Bachelor's Of Science Criminal Justice - Criminal Justice
Colorado Technical University
Architecture and Mechanical Engineering -
Pikes Peak Community College Colorado Springs
OSHA 30 -
Texas A&M
Cypress Creek EMS
Architecture and Mechanical Engineering -
Pikes Peak Community College Colorado Springs
Medical Administration -
US Air Force
Architecture -
North Western State University