Nick Thornton

Heavy equipment operator/ Labor/ house pipping & Re-light tech

Portage, IN 46368

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+1-219-***-****

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Willing to relocate: Anywhere

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Wheel loader operator

Irving Materials Inc. - Monon, IN

March 2020 to Present

Ran a wheel loader cat 938-M I was loading hoppers with material such as sand and number eight stone for the production and making of concrete and maintained material within the yard also I would load any other leftover material in to trucks I also did maintenance on the plant when it needed to be done.. Pipefitter/Laborer

Northern Pipeline Construction (NPL) - Kokomo, IN

September 2019 to Present

1. As I worked for NPL I started out fusing pipe which includes the following ( butt fusion, electrofusion, stab couplings ). I Would do tie-in points, and bypasses. when doing a service I would fuse the service to the main, then once the service T was cool down enough I would put my service on test to ensure there were no leaks once the test was complete I would tap the service putting the service back in use with natural gas once that was done I would go to the residence riser and purge the riser until it was at 100% natural gas once that was complete I would hook up my locator at the riser and I would locate the service all the way to the main and as doing so would mark with yellow paint, and flags the exact path that the new Natural gas service is located so that future contractors can identify that there is natural gas in that exact location.

2. I also labored for Northern Pipeline which doing so I dug the holes for Tie-ins and I burnt on anodes for cathodic protection onto the main. I dug riser holes I installed PE pipe for Services and set the riser at the location of the residence I backfilled And have done lots of cleanup work. I also located utilities before we did any type of work in that location for a Cautionary measure. 3. utilities include, Electric (red), water (blue), fiber optic / Cable TV (Orange), natural gas (yellow), sewers (Green), While locating now it’s utility I would also Mark with the appropriate color paint the Exact locations of each utility So that we knew exactly where each utility was located for safe working. Heavy equipment operator

Push Inc - Saginaw, MI

May 2019 to September 2019

I was very proficient digging with a John Deere combination belt holes for connection points for fiber optic conduit after digging them up I would cut them and coupling them together and backfill I also ran a front and loader for hauling out spoil. I became proficient in operating a plow for plowing and mainline conduit for fiber optic as well

Natural gas Re-light tech/ labor/ Heavy equipment operator

(Meade)

May 2014 to July 2019

I was qualified and I am still qualified to fuse any aspect of pipe for Nipsco and peoples gas and Columbia gas I am qualified through Columbia Gas & Nipsco for re-lights and house piping and identify the hazards of blowing gas i am able to go out on my own when a re-light needs to be done Nipsco certified me and did my ride along’s in Kokomo Indiana while I worked for Meade I have certificates and qualification papers that follow me. I labored for just about six years also labored prior to working for (Meade) ran heavy equipment for the last eight years personally also side jobs.i’ve operated the following, a Back Hoe (combination) a 314 cat excavator, a mini excavator also loader a dozer and a skid loader. I am very confident in my experience and capabilities of operating heavy equipment digging ditch to lay pipe I did a lot of joint trench working with MEADE. While doing joint trench I set primary pedestals, secondary pedestals and transformers We was averaging 1200 Ft a day not including my stub outs i’m very qualified and have lots of experience on big jobs. digging around lots of utilities will not be an issue because I have done a lot of that...I am also qualified through Nipsco to Füse PE pipe on the job was qualified and the Laporte Indiana office..

Natural gas Re-light tech/pipefitter

Meade Electric - Chicago, IL

Education

High school or equivalent

Addison High School

Skills

• Heavy Equipment (10+ years)

• Excavator (10+ years)

• Dozer (10+ years)

• Caterpillar (10+ years)

• Backhoe (10+ years)

• Mechanic Experience (8 years)

• Loader Operation (10+ years)

• Transmissions (8 years)

• Blueprint Reading (10+ years)

• Construction (10+ years)

• Welding (10+ years)

• Next Generation Sequencing

• Skid stir (10+ years)

• Directional Drilling (10+ years)

• Heavy equipment operation

• Construction

• Blueprint reading

• Welding

Certifications and Licenses

D.O.T. Operator qualification series

April 2019 to Present

1. NGS 2.1 - maintaining compliance W/ natural fuel gas code NFPA #54 2. GDS 1.1s - identifying basic properties of fuel gases 3. GDS 1.2s - Measuring natural gas in a transmission and distribution system 4. GDS 5.1s - Identifying fundamentals of venting and ventilation Utility Locating

Present

Locating utilities and marking the placement of specific utilities such as electric, natural gas, fiber- optic/cable TV, sewers. Marking the exact location of specific utilities for a contractor with the correct colored paint and flags is very important doing so identifies the specific utility that’s buried underground is in the location that is marked or specified so that contractors can have a safe Work zone and have the knowledge to wear specific utilities are located under ground. Operating engineers Local # 150

Present

Heavy equipment operator for the Local #150 for the past eight years before that operating heavy equipment on the farm pertaining to infield digging ditch for drainage and water line for Main feed

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