James Block

PLANT MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR, NCCER PLUS PIPEFITTER, INDUSTRIAL SKILLS

INSTRUCTOR & SALES MANAGER

Sugar Land, TX 77479

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+1-832-***-****

I have many years experience in piping systems and plant Maintenance and have been a Supervisor 8- times, my last Supervisor job for 5yrs I was an Industrial Skills Instructor for Aramco Oil teaching Saudi nationals print reading, metal fabrication and cutting, tack Welding, also tool and plant safety.. the 5yrs before that I was a Plant Maintenance Supervisor in-charge of 52 craftsmen for new fabrication and Maintenance... I also have Sales experience I owned three Hair Salons & stores in Houston was also a Store Manager for Mattress One

Work Experience

Plant Maintenance Technician & Fitter

Brown & Root at Shell Technology Center - Houston, TX November 2018 to April 2022

I did plant Maintenance on machines, pumps, motors, vessels etc, also all fabrication for current and new plant projects

LEAD-MAN PIPEFITTER

TIC at GE OIL & GAS 402-***-**** ) - New Braunfels, TX December 2017 to October 2018

LEAD PIPEFITTER in-charge of fabrication of large Natural Gas Skids for GE Oil & Gas, fabling and installing all structural items, fittings, instruments and pipes from sizes 1" to 24" LEAD PIPEFITTER

PCL Construction 281-***-**** ) - Freeport, TX

September 2016 to September 2017

LEAD PIPEFITTER FABRICATING AND INSTALLING ALL SIZE PIPE FOR A NEW WATER TREATMENT PLANT AT DOW CHEMICAL

LEAD PIPEFITTER

BECHTEL ENGINEERING 888-***-**** ) - Baytown, TX October 2015 to August 2016

LEAD PIPEFITTER AT EXXON MOBIL FABRICATING AND INSTALLING PIPES FROM 2" to 48' FOR A NEW GAS TREATMENT PLANT

INDUSTRIAL SKILLS INSTRUCTOR

ARAMCO OIL TRAINING CENTER ( 966-*-***-**** )

October 2007 to October 2013

Industrial Skills Instructor, teaching Saudi nationals pipe & structural fabrication, which includes metal cutting, print reading also tack welding, tool and plant safety. PLANT MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

Al-Qahtani Pipe Coating Industries ( 966-*-***-**** ) February 2002 to February 2006

Plant Maintenance Supervisor, in-charge of 52 craftsmen, Fitters, Welders, Machinist & Helpers for all fabrication and plant maintenance. I had two Plant Maintenance crews, one Welding crew and a Machinist crew

Education

High school or equivalent in INDUSTRIAL

ARAMCO TRAINING CENTER

October 2007 to January 2008

Thermotics Welding School

March 1974

Texas Southern University - Houston, TX

January 1973

Skills

• WELDING Intermediate NCCER PLUS, PIPEFITTER Advanced INDUSTRIAL SKILLS INSTRUCTOR Advanced FABRICATION Intermediate AUTO CAD Beginner FORK-LIFT & MAN LIFT CERTIFIED Advanced

• Construction (10+ years)

• Sales Management (10+ years)

• Plumbing (5 years)

• Manufacturing (10+ years)

• Merchandising

• Hand tools (10+ years)

• ASME codes & standards

• Power tools25

• Oil & gas (10+ years)

• SAP

• Mechanical knowledge (10+ years)

• CAD

• Assembly (10+ years)

• Basic math (10+ years)

• English (10+ years)

• Computer literacy

• Welding (5 years)

• MIG welding (5 years)

• Stick welding (5 years)

• Blueprint reading (10+ years)

Certifications and Licenses

Forklift Certification

National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies NCCER PLUS CERTIFIED PIPEFITTER

March 2014 to Present

First Class Journeyman, can read prints, isometric drawings, flow sheets, can fabricate, tack weld and I use to teach tool & plant safety in Saudi Arabia

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