WILLIAM G GALBREATH

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Cleburne, TX. 76031-333

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acvpuy@r.postjobfree.com

Career Objectives

A Full Time Position, Drafting for a Company That Can Use My Varied Skills & Experience, While I Further My Education

Summary of Qualifications

I have utilized my Associate Degree in CAD in various fields, Architectural, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Structural Steel, Piping, and Sheet metal. Prepare bid packages and preliminary drawings.

Work History

Texas Correctional Industries, Teague, Texas

Drafter Management/Checker/Cost Analysis/Bids/QC/Production

Jul 01, 1999 - 2012

AutoCAD, Drafting, Solid modeling, of Stainless steel, Mild Steel, Aluminum, and Wood products. Even Facilities, for the state of Texas and its entities. From water treatment plants, warehouses, to extremely large custom/commercial kitchen equipment. Using and producing Engineering and Architectural drawings from and for TDCJ, County, City and Other State facilities, DPS, Colleges, Texas Dept. Wildlife, etc. Cost analysis estimates for in shop projects/Installation and Bid packages, QC for Presentation drawings, Structural Steel drawings. Piping drawings, Schematics, Architectural drawings, Part drawings, Assembly drawings, Detail drawings, Isometric drawings, Exploded view drawings, Drafting Management, and drawing checker for five other drafters. Production and QC for finished shop manufactured products.

Pipefitters Local #195, Beaumont, Texas

Pipefitter/Welder/Rigger/Drafter/QC/Foreman/Supervisor

Dec 15, 1980 - Jul 11, 1997

Blueprint Reading, Drawing, Elevation Views, Plan Views. Isometric Views, Part Drawings, Exploded Views, Assembly Views, Bills of Materials, Detailing, Flow Sheets, Field Engineering. Instrumentation & Calibration. Design, Build, & Install Pipe. Flanged, Screwed, & Welded using: MIG, TIG, Stick, Gas, Brazing, Sweating Copper, Silver Soldering, and Plastic Fabrication. Structural Steel, Design & Install Braces, Supports, Hangers & Pipe Racks. QA/QC on welds, Hydro testing, heavy Rigging, Clean Room Fabrication, Installation, Foreman, Safety & OSHA Compliance.

United States Army, El Paso, Texas

Warehouseman

Aug 30, 1976 - Aug 29, 1979

Worked In Unit Supply. Providing supplies to keep Unit at a Functional Level. To include Bookkeeping, Inventory, Purchasing, and Receiving. Honorably Discharged.

Education

Windham, Teague, Texas

3+ Years College, technical or vocational school

Major: Sheet metal, Minor: Layout, GPA: 4.0

Lamar University Institute of Technology, Beaumont, Texas

Associates Degree/Graduated Summa cum Laud

Major: Computer Aided Drafting, GPA: 3.9

Pipefitter’s Local #195 Apprentice school, Beaumont, Texas

4+ Years technical or vocational school

Major: Piping, Minor: Structural Steel Supports GPA: 3.8

Educational Training

Lamar University Institute of Technology CAD Courses

Structural Steel,

Course required foundation, grade beams, slab beams, footings, Sizing beams, columns, and connections after weight assigned. Plan views, Elevation views. All part, detail, fabrication, and assembly/connection details. Stairs, parking lot design, sloped contours for drainage, the drainage systems and tie-ins with reinforced steel and rebar.

Survey,

In field use of survey equipment to determine, elevations, distances, plots, etc. Use AutoCAD to transfer information obtained in the field to plot out survey drawings.

Electrical,

Schematics, Components, Conduit, Support, Structural Support, Detail & fabrication Drawings. Bills of Materials

Mechanical,

Solid Modeling, Drawings and conversions for CNC's, Plasma, Laser cutters etc. Tool and Die drawings with req. Tolerances and Specifications. Assembly views, Isometric Views, Top, Front, Right Side Views, Exploded Views, Detail Drawings, and the Material Specifications.

Piping,

Plan views, elevation views, isometric views, assembly drawings, part drawings, detail drawings, structural and support drawings, blue printing drawings, solid modeling, and material take offs

Basic Mechanical & Computer Drafting,

Learn line types, object, lettering, dimensioning. Drawing types: plan views, elevation views, isometric views, exploded views, assembly views, detail drawings, solid modeling, plotting, printing and blueprinting.

Pipefitters #195 Apprentice school:

Safety and Quality Control,

Comply with OSHA standard rules and regulations for our industry. Read x-rays to find bad welds. Hydro testing of low and high pressure piping. Verifying locked out lines, work permits, hot work permits, confined space permits etc.

Instrumentation-pneumatic and electrical,

Use flow sheets to install instrumentation, POVs, MOVs, LT's, Orifices, etc. Learn to calibrate PRs, LTs, etc.

Heavy Rigging,

Learn lifting capacities and how to lift heavy loads safely. Use of Spreaders, chain falls, chokers, shackles, on Cherry Pickers, on up to large Manitowoc cranes which must be assembled on site in order to make these heavy lifts safely.

Blueprint Reading, Drawing and Figuring Take Offs

Learn to Read and Draw, Plan Views, Elevation Views, Isometric views, Top, Front, Right/Left Side Views, and Presentation Drawings as required. Part drawings for Fabrication, and do Material Take-offs

Fabrication

Learn to assemble pipe per blue prints and make different pipe fittings. Tees, saddles, reducers, mitered joints, caps, etc.

Welding, TIG, MIG, & Stick

Learn to prepare Pipe, Plate, and Structural components before welding. Learn how to do initial tack welds. The root pass, the hot Pass, the filler, and to cap the weld in various fixed test positions. Welds must pass an x-ray or a destructive test on cap/root bends.

Computer Skills

Typing Speed 20 Words per Minute

●Graphics & Drawing Software (Photoshop, etc.)

●Basic Spreadsheet Software (Calculator, Excel, etc.)

●Word Processing Software (Word, WordPerfect, etc.)

Additional Computer Skills AutoCAD Release 11 - 2012, MicroStation, Printers, Plotters, Blueprinting, Used custom software for cost analysis and produce bid packages, on Sheet Metal, Pipe, Installation, etc.

Additional Skills

Work well with others in both Supervisory and subordinate positions. Have worked in a fast pace environment, able to multi-task, and a fast learner. Dependable, self-motivated, good communication skills. I am an honorably discharged veteran, and Have good driving record and transportation.

Driver's License and Language Skills

English - Excellent (Read Write Speak)

Class C - Standard Driver's License

References upon Request

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