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William Younie

Burlington

Summary

Adept at welding and fabrication, I've honed my skills at companies like Wold Welding, delivering X-ray quality welds and excelling in problem resolution. My attention to detail and ability to foster strong client relationships have consistently enhanced project efficiency and safety compliance, significantly reducing completion times.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Welder Fabricator

Wold Welding
09.2024 - Current

Work as an independent contractor with company men tool pushers and rig managers to find problems and create solutions.

Develop solutions to problems, often under pressure and with limited resources.

Manage projects to complete in a timely fashion and within industrial standards,

Create strong relationships with clients and deliver reliable quality work.

Preform X-ray quality welds within industrial standards.

Welding Foreman

STI Group
03.2024 - 09.2024
  • Established strong communication channels with clients, ensuring timely updates on project progress and addressing any concerns promptly.
  • Led daily toolbox talks with the welding team, reinforcing key safety messages and updating staff on any changes in project scope or objectives.
  • Developed detailed work schedules for the welding team, ensuring optimal allocation of resources and personnel throughout each project phase.
  • Reduced project completion time by effectively managing resources and prioritizing tasks for the welding team.
  • Check rod slips with line numbers to insure proper welding process and welding material is used for each project.

Welder Fabricator

Wc Welding
11.2021 - 01.2024

Work with oil and gas drilling rigs (SWN, Utica Resources,Greylock, Pioneer, NOV, CNX, Halliburton, Patterson, Diversified, EOG, Grady Rentals, KSW and ARCG ROCK)

Do routine and emergency maintenance on frilling rigs. analyzing problems and creating solutions independently and with jointly with company and rig managers.

Reading blueprints and drawling for piping and structural projects.

Preform X-ray quality welds with tig, stick and fluxcore welding processes.


Combo Pipe Welder

Belcan
04.2021 - 10.2021

Communicate with Tesla Gigafactory engineers and operators design piping systems and structural projects.

Interpreted blueprints and isometric drawings to preform welding tasks, including assembling and fabricating.

Make X-ray quality welds on stainless and carbon alloys.



Pipefitter/Pipe Welder

Local 441
06.2018 - 04.2021
  • Worked in multiple industrial settings (Sunflower Coal power Plant, CHS Refinery, Williams Company under ground gas storages, and Schwan's Pizza Plant) preforming shutdowns and maintenance work.
  • installed and maintained industrial piping fittings, valves, flanges and clamps to complete systems setup.
  • Threaded pipes using piping machines.
  • Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment.
  • Read and interpreted blueprints, diagrams and other technical drawings to determine best installation methods.
  • Making X-ray quality welds on stainless, chrome, inconel and carbon piping within quality control processes with stick and tig welding.

Combo Welder

Industrial Piping Specialists
10.2017 - 04.2018

Communicate with unit operators at CF Industries Fertilizer Plant. to get proper permits and job scope for projects.

interpreted isometric drawings and blue prints for piping and structural projects.

Fabricate and install pipe spools in units. Working with crane operators and bullrigging spools into position.

Work with supervisors and pipefitters in a shop setting at there home base in Tulsa, Ok with strict one hundred percent X-ray piping and tank projects. With tig, stick and fluxcore welding processes on 9 chrome, stainless and carbon steel.


Combo Welder

Copperhead Pipeline and Construction
03.2016 - 10.2017

Interpreted isometric drawings and blueprints for welding tasks and processes.

Work with Coffeyville Resources Chemical Plant operators for permits maintenance and shutdown projects.

Make X-ray quality welds on stainless, chrome, inocel and monel alloys with strict quality control.

Flying spool pieces and equipment into position using cranes and rigging. High torching nuts on large gasifier flanges and reactors.


Piping Foreman

Fluor
12.2015 - 03.2016

Communicate with DOW Chemical Plant Operators for proper safe work permits and ensure proper lockout tag out is in affect for tasks at hand.

Give morning safety meeting with workers to inform hazards and changes in work scope.

Direct and supervise workers and ensure safety compliance.

Look through work packages to order spool pieces and material.

Use beam numbers and elevation shootings to plan scaffolding and structural support.

Education

Certificate - Welding And Pipefitting

Missouri Welding Institue
Nevada, MO
09-2012

Skills

  • Welding
  • Attention to detail
  • Fabrication
  • Blueprint reading
  • Problem resolution
  • Pipefitting
  • Rigging
  • Hand and power tools
  • Safety and compliance

Timeline

Welder Fabricator

Wold Welding
09.2024 - Current

Welding Foreman

STI Group
03.2024 - 09.2024

Welder Fabricator

Wc Welding
11.2021 - 01.2024

Combo Pipe Welder

Belcan
04.2021 - 10.2021

Pipefitter/Pipe Welder

Local 441
06.2018 - 04.2021

Combo Welder

Industrial Piping Specialists
10.2017 - 04.2018

Combo Welder

Copperhead Pipeline and Construction
03.2016 - 10.2017

Piping Foreman

Fluor
12.2015 - 03.2016

Certificate - Welding And Pipefitting

Missouri Welding Institue
William Younie