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Brendan Vavrek

Address: ***** **** ** ****** ******* County

Cell Number: 403-***-****

Home phone: 403-***-****, Sylvan Lake, AB

Email: adcm84@r.postjobfree.com

Related Work Experience

Aurora Controls: Grande Prairie –October 2019 – Present (Full Time)

Instrumentation Apprentice 3rd year

Performed Maintenance and Repairs on Hydraulic Pumps such as Bettis’s and Weirs

Installed and ran tubing

Replaced packing on D4 dump valves

Performed work on valve positioners

Performed Compressor checks testing thermocouples doing oil bath calibrations

Phoenix Energy Services: Grande Prairie –July 2019 – September 2019 (Full Time)

Instrumentation Apprentice 2nd year

Maintenance and repairs on chemical pumps, valves and actuators

Bench prove water and condensate turbines and flowmeters

Built quick dumps and amot valves/switches together and mounted pressure gauges on wells

Installed and ran tubing

Performed fire and gas calibration checks off various detectors

Worked on compressors & vessels repairing/replacing thermocouples, RTU’s, pressure switches, level switches, switch checks on open and closed loops

Prodigy Tech Group: Grande Prairie – April 2019 – June 2019 (Full Time)

Instrumentation Apprentice 2nd year

Maintenance and repairs on chemical pumps, valves and actuators

Installed and ran tubing

Benched proved water and condensate turbines and flowmeters

Fixed and repaired tubing connected to different kinds of piping like instrument air and sour gas piping.

Medallion Instrument Services: Grande Prairie – January 2019 – April 2019 (Full Time)

Second year Instrumentation Apprentice

Construction, Repairs, and Preventive maintenance on compressors, plants, and well sites

Calibration & repair on various pressure sensors, flow & level and verification of transmitters using a HART meter

Install and run tubing

Install, repair, and preventive maintenance on solenoids, actuators, gate & globe valves, hydraulic pump controllers, flow/level/pressure transmitters, sight glasses, vibration switches, manifold valves, and emergency shutdown systems

Managed and documented asset lists of various instruments & devices for client preventive maintenance programs.

WISE INTERVENTION SERVICES: Red Deer-August 2017-September 2018 (Full-time)

Lead E-Tech at the company

Installed various electronic equipment and cabling

Have a knowledge of how 4-20 Milliamp signals work

Repaired and troubleshoot Webasto heater systems on all units.

Performed repairs, preventative maintenance inspections, troubleshooting, and worked on various high pressure pumping equipment, flow control, metering instruments, pressure sensors, level probes, ups systems, communication devices, data acquisition, and Alan Bradley PLC’s, and, PC systems.

CANADIAN TIRE: Sylvan Lake – November 2015 – July 2017

Sales Associate & Cashier

Operate the till, manage cash & other transactions

Serve customers; dealt with customer returns and issues

Re-stock shelves, organize displays and store merchandising

General clean up and aisle maintenance

T & N FAMILY FARMS: Summer Position – 2014 & 2015

Worked on the family farms doing outdoor chores, operating light machinery.

Assisted with outdoor landscaping projects that involved tree planting, gardening, and heavy lifting of materials.

Operated various equipment including ride-on mowers, garden cultivators, lawnmowers, snow blowers, and weed eaters.

GENERAL REPAIR MAN: 2006-2008

Assisted my Dad as a facility Care taker, Electrician and Handyman St. Albert The Great Church & Daycare facilities in Calgary.

Assisted with Plumbing, Electrical, and Carpentry.

Assisted with yard maintenance and Landscaping.

Education & Safety Training

Completed 2nd year registered Instrument Control Tech Apprenticeship. Currently registered 3rd year

Possess a high school diploma.

Achieved honor role status for Grades 10, 11, and 12. Final overall high school average is 80%.

Completed course electives include: Workplace Safety Systems; Media/Visual Design; Outdoor Education; Sports Medicine; Elite Sports Performance.

Completed Injury Management in First Aid, CPR course.

Fall Protection

Swagelok certificate

H2S alive

CSTS

Aerial Lift

EGSO

WHMIS & TDG

Special Skills and Abilities

Possess safety tickets such as:

-Equipment and Tool Hazards

-Hazard Management

-Electrical Safety

-Drug and Alcohol Awareness

-De-energization of Stored Energy

-Housekeeping

-Lift Trucks/Forklifts

-Personal Protective Equipment

-Workplace Violence

-Company Orientation

Possess valid Operator’s License- Class 5.

Certification in First Aid and CPR.

Certification in H2S

Possess a Swagelok Tube bending certificate

Possess a Webasto Specialist training certificate

Completed first year Electro-Tech course and learned how to Souder, complete basic circuiting, and how to build PC Boards.

Proficient in Windows, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint.

Possess a valid Drivers & Boaters License – very knowledgeable about boats and marine products

Hobbies and Interests

Played competitive rugby for the past 7 years: Notre Dame Cougars, Red Deer Titans, Grande Prairie Centaurs RFC.

Played on school & senior men’s community basketball teams.

Enjoy many outdoor activities, boating, fishing, hiking, wakeboarding, tubing, and mountain biking.

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