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Shipfitter and Commercial Diving Supervisor.

Location:

Suffolk, VA

Posted:

February 29, 2024

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PATRICK T. COTTER

**** **** **** ****, *******, Virginia 23434

Cell: 757-***-****

ad30b9@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: Employment with your company

SUMMARY: Completed Shipfitter training at Newport News Shipbuilding to include stick welding, Arcing, Burning, plasma cutting, grinding and document reading and interpretation. Work as a shipfitter on new construction Virginia Class Submarines from June 2020 to June 2023. My work experience also has been as a Commercial Diving Supervisor with over 20 years in the commercial diving industry with experience in almost all aspects of waterfront operations to include forklift and heavy equipment operator. Employed with Huntington Ingalls Industries at Newport News Shipbuilding from June 2020 to June 2023 as a shipfitter on new construction Virginia class submarines to involve welding, burning, arcing, plasma cutting, grinding and fitting of several types of steel along with reading of blueprint drawings on a daily basis. Employed with Tidewater Block LLC as a concrete block molds welder and fabricator to include upkeep and repair from July 2016 to October 2019. Employed with W. F. Magann Corporation as Diving Supervisor from March 2014 to May 2015. Employed with Crofton Diving Corporation from 1993 – 2013 as a Commercial Diver for six years and then Commercial Diving supervisor for 14 years, involved in the planning, mobilization, execution, documentation and demobilization of projects. Possess very strong fundamentals in safety, production, customer satisfaction, communication, and training. Experienced with over 24 years in heavy and light rigging operations. Was a Second Class Petty Officer (QM2 SS/DV) In the US Submarine Force and also a US Navy Diver from 1988-1992. (Gulf War)

Work Experience

• Oct 2023 - Jan 2024: Atlantic Fabrication Boiler Systems (Shipfitter)

• Jun 20 – Jun 23: Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., Newport News Shipbuilding (Shipfitter)

• Jul 2016 – Oct 2019: Tidewater Block LLC. (Concrete block molds & fabricating)

• Mar 2014 – May 2015: W. F. Magann Corp. (Commercial Diving Supervisor)

• Oct 1993 – Oct 2013: Crofton Diving Corp. (Commercial Diving Supervisor)

• Oct 1988 -Oct 1992: U.S. Navy Submariner and U.S. Navy Diver. Certifications

1. DBIDS US Gov. Contractor, Exp: 10/18/2025

2. TWIC, Exp: 11/25/2028

3. OSHA (10-hour Maritime Shipyard Employment), Issued 10/31/2023

• Shipfitter – New construction Virginia Class submarines.

• Forklift Operator- Over 24 years forklift experience making critical lifts and transports.

• Rigger – Over 24 years in heavy and light waterfront crane rigging experience Ships’ Husbandry – Supervised installation of main circulatory and topside accessible cofferdams on US Navy east coast fleet. Removed and installed four rudders on USS Oakhill and USS Whidbey Island. Performed maintenance and repair with up to eight personnel on fast attack submarines at Newport News Shipyard (RADCON trained)

• Nuclear Power Plant Surry, Virginia - Conducted 300 foot pipe penetrations with team of six personnel to provide cleaning at high level and installation of several floating bulkhead cofferdams at low level for the main intake canals

• Salvage - Resurfaced several tugboats and barges in the Hampton Roads area

• Jack test

• Burning - Removal of extensive waterfront bulkheads and powerplant trash racks

• Natural Gas Pipeline - Locating, repair, and inspection of Columbia Gas Pipeline throughout the east coast.

• NDT - Non-Destructive Testing of ships’ hulls and bulkheads

• ABS - American Bureau of Shipping inspections to include videography, photography, and written reports of numerous ships and barges throughout Hampton Roads

• Rigging – Extensive rigging experience in all aspects of crane and diving operations

• PCP – Conducted countless process control and tag out procedures for NAVSEA, NSSA, and US Navy diving operations.

• Dry Dock – Docking and undocking of numerous US Navy and commercial ships at NNSY, Metro, BAE, Colonnas, and Lyons shipyards.

• Railways – Repair, replace, and inspect railways at Colonnas and Lyons

• Cable Lay & Jetting – Performed along with conduit work throughout the east coast waterways.

• Underwater Painting & Epoxy – Performed on several hulls and bulkheads in Chesapeake Bay

• Bridge Inspections - Performed several on Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel

• Pile Wraps and Jackets with forms and concrete pours.

• Docking Plans & Technical Drawings – Used on most ships’ husbandry jobs to include ships’ tag- out procedures.

• Quality Assurance Guidelines & Procedures – Worked side-by-side with QA representatives on US Navy ship jobs.

• US Navy Submariner and US Navy Diver.

Education / Training

OSHA 10-hour Maritime Shipyard Employment, Issued: 10/31/2023 Graduate of Huntington Ingalls Industries Ship-fitting school at Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia. (2020)

Graduate of Divers Institute of Technology, Seattle Washington (1993) Honorable Discharge from US Navy (1992)

Graduate of Naval Diving & Salvage Training Center, Panama City Florida (1991) US Submarine Force (USS Bergall SSN 667) / Submarine Qualified (1988 – 1992) High School Diploma Roanoke Rapids North Carolina (1987) Professional Experience

Kenny Crofton (owner)

Crofton Industries

16 Harper Ave

Portsmouth, VA 23703

757-***-****

Stan Magann (owner)

W. F. Magann Corporation

3220 Mariner Ave

Portsmouth, VA 23703

757-***-****

Gary Parsons (Diving Manager-Ret)

W. F. Magann Corporation