Customer Service Water Treatment
Resume:
Tony Lee Paradis
Las Vegas, NV
*************@*****.***
Objective: To obtain continuous work as Combo welder, pipefitter, or inspector with a company where I can use my skills and knowledge to their fullest and be able to grow, learn, and expand as an inspector.
EDUCATION:
2005-2007 Eastern Maine Community College: Associates in Applied Science Degree in Welding Technology
(Included an extensive QA/QC course, extensive metallurgy course, as well as an extensive blueprint reading and writing course)
Class of 2005 Wisdom Middle/High School
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
~Knowledge of AWS D1.1, D1.5, API 1104, and ASME BPVC, B31.1 and B31.3, NBIC and RCSC Specifications
~Proficient pipe welder and pipe fitter
~Proficient at reading blueprints (structural and mechanical)
~Proficient at reading P&ID’s
~Strong knowledge of both conventional and HRSG boilers
~Experience with MT and PT
~Experience in RT interpretation
~Knowledge of various welding procedures, materials, and their limitations
~Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel
~Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing the work according to the deadline
~Proficient in performing basic and complex math
~Supervisory experience
~Outstanding communication and customer service skills
~Willingness and eagerness to grow and learn
~Experience as a piping consultant overseas
~Highly Adaptable
CERTIFICATIONS:
* AWS CWI cert. # 14050431
* Completed OSHA 30
PERSONAL:
~ TWIC card holder
~ In good health with no physical disabilities.
~ U.S. Citizen and Passport Holder.
~ Canadian Citizen.
~ Fluent in English and French.
EMPLOYMENT:
2016-Present Hyperloop One
-R&D on high speed train
Position Held: CWI
Developed and qualified welding procedures for assembly of the trains vacuum tube. Helped in the development of QC procedures that drastically reduced weld rejection rates. Tracked progress of each weld in production and inspection. Tested welders and inspected production welds to D1.1 requirements.
2016 Bremco Inc
-Outages on HRSG Boilers
Position Held: Site QA/QC Inspector and Combo welder on some projects
Inspected all materials, welds, and various components inside and outside the boiler. Inspected work to NBIC Part 3, ASME Section I, and B31.1 as well as D1.1 for structural components. Weld mapped all welds, coordinated NDT and PWHT, reviewed NDT and PWHT reports. Tested welders to ASME Section IX and D1.1 and updated welder continuity logs. Put together R1 packages and worked with the A.I.’s. Oversaw hydros. I also hold various welding certs with Bremco including P91 certs, INCONEL to P91, and mirror welding certs.
2016 Hetsco Inc
-Praxair Cryogenic unit
Position Held: Combo welder/pipefitter
Welded and fit various sizes of stainless steel pipe, 10% x-ray. Created a 45 degree mitered rolling offset with 20” pipe.
2015-16 Lauren Engineering and Constructors
-Refinery Expansion
Position Held: QA/QC Field Inspector
Inspected and weld mapped welds to ASME B31.3 and AWS D1.1, inspected fire proofing, refractory, heat tracing, concrete, grout, and piping insulation. Made red lines on isometric drawings, and tested welders to ASME Section IX. Did complete hydro package walk downs and inspected vessel closers. Reviewed all RT film. Worked closely with the client and the A.I. on various issues.
2014 Aztech Material Testing Inc
-Repairs to Las Vegas Monorail
Position Held: 3rd Party Weld Inspector
3rd party inspections on repairs to the Monorail in downtown Las Vegas per AWS D1.1 and D1.5. Performed MT on all welds using 14a wet method fluorescent particles. Weld mapped all welds and repairs. Audited welders’ qualifications and monitored in progress welding to ensure compliance with the WPS.
2014 Us Mechanical
-Installed underground 4, 8, 12, and 16” water lines
Position Held: Pipe Welder/Fitter
Welded and fitted carbon steel underground water piping at UNLV. (6010/7018)
2013 McCarthy
-water treatment facility expansion
Position held: Combo Welder
Welded Schd. 10 and 40 SS pipe for oxygen lines. 100% X-ray (B31.1), 0% failure rate. I also assisted in pipefitting and ran ss control tubing to various valves.
2010-2013 Cape Inc
-Aviation Fuel tank farms on military bases and airports
Position held: Piping Foreman
Oversaw the construction, installation, quality of the piping systems being installed and managed all time and expenses for the job. Spent extensive time studying the jobs plans (mechanical, structural, tank, and some concrete) and creating isometric drawing and redline drawings. Often in charge of various sub-contractors and worked directly with the client. Consulted overseas projects in Costa Rica and Panama.
2009-2016 Helfrich Brother Boiler Works
-Outages on trash, wood chip and coal fired boilers
Position held: Tube Welder
Welded waterwall, superheat, and Generator tubes and did other various task in order to complete the outages
2008-9 Performance Contractors
-Refinery Expansion
Position held: Combo Welder
Welded SS, carbon, and chrome (p11, p22, p5, and p91) pipe.
2007-8 Abington Group
-Natural gas compression stations
Position held: Combo Welder
Welded SS and P22 pipe at various natural gas compression stations throughout the east coast.
2006 K-Pell Industrial Services
-Food processing plant
Position Held: Combo Welder
Welded medium pressure steam lines in a food processing plant. This was a summer job between my two years at EMCC
2000-2005 L & L Paradis Farms
-Potato farm
Position Held: Farm hand
Family farm that I worked on from the age of 12. Operated farm machinery, build and repaired hoppers and conveyers, and maintained a various equipment.
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